Jones High School

🏀Tournament Info:🏀 Jones boys will play at 4:30 today!

D.C. last year, NYC this year, Boston in 2026! There is an informational meeting on January 29th from 5-6pm at JHS in Ms. Bennington's classroom. Please RSVP! Come to the meeting to learn more about this tour, including: • What we’ll see and do • Travel logistics • Earning high school or college credit • Affordable payment options-- the sooner you enroll, the smaller your monthly payment • How to enroll on this trip—before it fills up!! https://rsvp.efexploreamerica.com/sj5657t

🏀The Jones Kiwanis Tournament begins on Thursday, January 23rd! Adult tickets are $7.00, and student tickets are $5.00.🏀

🏀Tonight's basketball games have been canceled.🏀

Brittney Loyd, junior at JHS, had the awesome opportunity to sing in the OkMEA All State Treble Choir this week. She was one of 136 students grades 10-12 in the state of Oklahoma selected to participate in this choir. After three long days of rehearsals, the week was concluded by a FABULOUS concert at the Tulsa PAC. Congratulations and bravo to Brittney! 💚

Jones High School presents City of Stars. Prom will take place on Saturday, April 26th, from 7-10 pm. Ticket sales will go on sale on March 1st. Stay on the lookout for the ticket link!

JHS 9-11 grade students interested in Military Academy for your college. I have put together this attached document to give you information on how to achieve that goal. If this is what you want, please make sure you reach out to me so we get this plan rolling for you https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/5201470/MILITARY_ACADEMY_INFORMATION_.pdf

JHS 9-11 students your transcripts with first semester grades are also available in parchment. You can request one at https://www.parchment.com/u/registration/20100/institution

JHS Seniors: 7 semester transcripts should be ready by end of day and uploaded to parchment. You can request to have seven semester transcript sent to any college or scholarship entity through parchment at the following website https://www.parchment.com/u/registration/20100/institution

🤘Thank You, Jones Public Schools Board Members! 🤘 We deeply appreciate your dedication to the students, families, and community of Jones. Your leadership and service make a lasting impact on our schools and the future of our students.💚 #SchoolBoardAppreciationMonth #JonesPublicSchools #ThankYou #CommunityLeaders

Seniors whose parent is an active member of Cooperative Council of School Administrators(CCOSA): CCOSA has 9 scholarships that you can apply for. Deadline is March 7 for more information and to apply go to https://www.ccosa.org/about/awards-scholarships/scholarship https://files.constantcontact.com/9d54e86a401/9b1dd18e-7248-46ea-a63e-f6b973b44146.pdf?rdr=true

Seniors! If you ordered graduation announcements through Jostens, they will be here at lunch (12:10-12:40) on Friday, January 24 for you to pick up.

2025 Service Scholarship Do you know a high school senior who displays leadership skills in the area of service, sustainability, and environmental initiatives? Encourage them to apply for our $2,500 service scholarship! See details below. Details & Application Process Scholarship Amount: $2,500 Due: February 16, 2025, end of day Qualifications: High school seniors who live or go to school in the Oklahoma City metro and have displayed leadership skills in the area of environmental stewardship. Special consideration will be given to students who have shown an emphasis in environmental and sustainability initiatives in their school or community. APPLY: Complete online application and submit one letter of recommendation https://www.okcbeautiful.com/scholarship

JHS student Lucy Stanolis had the chance to participate in the OkCDA All State Honor Choir Festival this weekend. She got to rehearse with the best of the best in her age group and perform in an AMAZING concert this afternoon. Congratulations, Lucy! Way to represent JHS! 💚

JHS Seniors wanting to attend OU upon graduation: OU's admissions application deadline is fast approaching February 1. You can complete application at https://hello.ou.edu/apply/

JHS SENIORS: THE LONGHORN TEAM ONE SCHOLARSHIP IS NOW OPEN. THIS IS A $2000.00 award. See attached application and complete and submit as soon as possible. https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/5171338/TEAM_ONE_SCHOLARSHIP.pdf

JHS Students: The Attached document has over 40 scholarships that you may be eligible to apply. There are scholarships in this document for every grade level 9-12. Check it out and apply for any and all you can. Some of the scholarships have deadlines as early as January 10 and some have deadlines in March. https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/5165687/SCHOLARSHIPS_FOR_ALL.pdf

JHS Juniors: The Horatio Alger Awards 600 scholarships ranging between $10000 and $25000 to deserving Juniors every year. Eligibility Requirements: Be enrolled full time as a high school junior in the United States Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree at an accredited non-profit public or private institution in the United States immediately after high school graduation (students may start their studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution) Demonstrate financial need ($65,000 or lower adjusted gross family income is required) Be involved in co-curricular and community service activities Display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity Maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 Be a United States citizen For more information and to apply go to https://horatioalger.org/scholarships-and-services/undergraduate-scholarships/

The deadline to submit your Senior Tribute to the yearbook is Wednesday, January 15th. Please contact our yearbook sponsor at drowlen@jonesps.org with any questions. Welcome back!

Congratulations to JHS teacher, Mr. Gierhart! Of over 500 applicants, Mr. Gierhart was 1 of 26 teachers selected to receive an Oklahoma CLASS grant for his Physics and Mathematics classes.