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From Dr. Powers
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"The Other JCP"
"Growth is never by mere chance; it's a result of
forces working together."
James Cash Penney
(1875-1971)
I proudly wear my Jones baseball cap wherever I go. However, people sometimes look at the "JCP" on the front and assume I work for J.C. Penney's. From a farm in Caldwell County, Missouri, to his first "Golden Rule Store" in Kemmerer, Wyoming, James Cash (J.C.) penney began a journey that led to the building of one of the largest department store chains in the world. Penney believed in the "Golden Rule," hard work, self-reliance, and goal-oriented thinking. These precepts helped him to become a leading philanthopist and helped his company survive the challenge of the Great Depression, survive and prosper for more than 100 years.
Although I do not work for Penney's, I think much of his philosophy does and should apply to organizations such as our own JCP. Our growth and success as a learning community are the result of all of us working together, building a school to benefit our kids and their families, now and in the future. Like Mr. Penney's namesake company, our JCP is not the result of "mere chance." We and our predecessors have made it possible.
Happy new year!
Sincerely,
P. Joseph Powers, Ph.D.
Principal
Jones College Prep
700 South State Street
Chicago, IL 60605
773-534-8606
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Class News
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Spirit Week in Review
Students capped off 2016 with Spirit Week, a week of color-coordinated apparel, Eagle Games, pep rallies, and of course the Homecoming Dance, which sold out in record time (attendance was capped around 800).
 
Students poured spare change into a fundraising collection box in a fundraising competition won by the SENIORS! Congrats to the class of 2017.
Thanks to all the volunteers who worked the dance. Among other duties, they manned the world's most orderly gear check in the cafeteria (pictured below).
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Blueprint
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Just before winter break, the second edition of the student newspaper Blueprint was published. It covered:
* the new landscaping in the Jones courtyard designed to combat rats (which appears to have worked;
* students with extracurricular bands and independent music projects;
* the new aquarium in the Jones library;
* the trials of a transfer student;
* girls and boys basketball teams;
And much more. Read it on line HERE.
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Annual Fund
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 Thank you to everyone who recently gave during our year-end Annual Fund drive. Here's where we stand:
Contributions to date: $65,000
Our goal: $200,000
There's still time to give!
The Annual Fund is used to bridge the gap between what CPS gives to run the school, and what it really takes. And this school year, that CPS figure was reduced by more than $200,000.
Thus, our goal remains: $200,000
$5, $20, $1,000, $5,000 - all donations are welcome.
To make your contribution, please
click the lin
k below.
Thank you and Happy New Year!
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Library News
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JUST TAKE A BOOK WEEK
The school library reading campaign JUST TAKE A BOOK WEEK was a big success! More than 500 books were checked out from the library during the
 last seven school days before the winter break.
Warm thanks to the many English teachers who brought their classes down to the library for quick checkouts! Enjoy your books, everybody! Books checked out that week are due on January 20.
Check out this brief screencast on
YouTube or
Google Drive to easily renew your books if you need more time to finish them.
Happy reading and Happy New Year to all!
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CREATE Lab
On December 15, the Jones School Library partnered with Chicago Public Library's YOUmedia program to host a visit by a team of educators from
the CREATE Lab at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh.
Jones teachers and students joined the visitors to network and exchange ideas with the CREATE Lab educators about a wide range of intersections between technology and Jones coursework and extracurricular activities.
Thank you to Julie Koslowsky of CPL's YOUmedia and Jessica Pachuta of CREATE Lab.
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FOJ Spring Event
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Please help us plan the Spring Event!
The Spring Event committee will hold a meeting at the school for those who would like to get involved. Please come out on January 19 at 7pm to find out how.
Questions: Please contact
Barbara Kizziah and/or
Ginger Hecht,
Spring Event Co-Chairs.
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This Week
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Monday 1/9
A Day
Tuesday 1/10
B Day
4:45pm Freshmen Girls Basketball at Senn
5pm Boys Basketball at King
5:30pm LSC Meeting
Wednesday 1/11
A Day
5pm Girls Basketball vs Hyde Park
5:30pm Diverse Learners Parent Support Group
Thursday 1/12
B Day
8am FOJ meeting
5pm Boys Basketball at Hope
5pm Boys Swimming v. Von Steuben/LP
Friday 1/13
A Day
5pm Girls Basketball at Phillips
Saturday 1/14
8am Boys Swimming City Relays
4:30pm Boys Basketball at St. Ignatius
See future events at the Jones College Prep
calendar.
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Friends of Jones
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Join us!
The next FOJ Board meeting will be held on Thursday, January 12, 8 am, in the school library.
Friends of Jones is the parent-led non-profit that raises money, volunteers and enthusiasm for the school. Last year we raised over $500,000 to go toward JCP school expenses not funded by Chicago Public Schools. These include iPads, research subscriptions, sports teams and band transportation and much more.
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FOJ Newsletter
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Remember to submit text and photos of interest and importance to the JCP community for possible inclusion in future editions of this newsletter.
Email us with your submissions at
FOJ newsletter. The newsletter is published every other week.
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