JHS Athletes and Parents: One additional item I wanted to share with you in regards to the recruiting process. When college coaches come to visit and get information for their decision making. They are not asking coaches or counselors about your athletic ability or stats, they already have that information. The questions they are asking us are:
1) Are you coachable?
2) How do you handle adversity and setbacks?
3) How are you with your teammates(are you a team player)
4) How are you in the classroom?
5) How are you in the school hallways and community?
6) How are you in practice?
7) These college coaches are asking us about things that they cant see in game film, highlights, and state sheets. They want to know about you, your character, your work ethic.
THEY WANT THE BIG PICTURE OF YOU SINCE THEY ARE LOOKING TO INVEST A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY BY BRINGING YOU INTO THEIR TEAM.
TAKE CARE OF THE LITTLE THINGS BECAUSE THEY ARE THE BIG THINGS
JHS Student Athletes and Parents:
I wanted to share out the information I presented last night in the athletic meetings in case you missed any of the information.
College Coaches want you as a student athlete eligible to receive academic scholarships. Full- Ride athletic scholarships are almost non-existent. Coaches have limited number of athletic scholarships to award so they try to divide one scholarship between multiple athletes. NCAA Division 3 does not award athletic scholarships. How do you get in position to get academic scholarships:
a. Test scores (ACT or SAT)—Get them as high as possible. Take advantage of ACT Prep to raise score. See Mr. Moses for ACT prep options
b. GPA—Take care of business in the classroom. Get good grades, higher GPA allows for academic scholarships
c. Service—Be involved
d. Leadership—Be involved
e. Senior year apply to colleges interested in and colleges that are recruiting prior to their scholarship deadline
If you are in 8, 9, 10 or 11 grade apply for Oklahoma’s Promise at www.okpromise.org
If you are eligible financially apply!!!! It is better to have it and not use it than need it and not
have it
When Oklahoma College Coaches come to JHS the first question they ask about a potential recruit is if they are on Oklahoma’s Promise.
In the last few years they only sport at some schools that has left scholarship money unused is Women’s Golf.
Finally never pay anyone to get your student athlete scholarships. This would include those various recruiting services. These entities are going to charge a lot of money to provide same service you can get from your high school coaches and high school counselor.
If you need more information or have any questions, please reach out to Mr. Moses.
JHS Students that are residents of the Jones District. If you are interested in attending Jones Virtual Academy for the 2023-2024 school year, you will need to complete the application at the link below:
https://forms.gle/1Bschgfrbd8zjETr8
Reminders:
1) After application is completed you will be scheduled with meeting with student, parent, principal and counselor to evaluate whether virtual is the best educational placement.
2) Students in Virtual Academy are not eligible to participate in extracurriculars such as athletics, band, choir or Ag
3) if accepted into the virtual academy you will be required to participate in weekly visits with your virtual academy teacher.
If you have any questions you can email Mr. Moses
Congratulations to JHS Alumni, Jackson Young and Lucas Collier. Both graduated from OSU this past weekend. They both get about a week off and then start graduate school.
#ITSAGREATDAYTOBEALONGHORN
We have 56 yearbooks left for sale. Each school site has yearbooks for $60. Bring cash or a check made out to JHS on Monday to get your copy!
Yearbooks will be distributed tomorrow. May 11th at each school site. Email cmilligan@jonesps.org if you have questions or wish to buy a yearbook. They are currently on sale for $60.
See the attached flyer for information regarding physicals for next school year!
SCHEDULE CHANGE: Today's baseball games have been cancelled due to weather. They have been rescheduled for tomorrow at 4:00. Winners will play at 6:30.
SCHEDULE CHANGE: Jones will be playing at 3:00 today. We will be keeping an eye on the weather and post any further changes. Tickets can be bought here: https://gofan.co/app/events/986631?schoolId=OSSAA
Today our Leadership class traveled to the Regional Food Bank to volunteer. In 2.5 hours the kiddos packed 673 boxes which of bread which equates to 7,291 meals! We are so very proud of the work these students have not only done today, but throughout the whole school year. They have “lead by example” and demonstrated what it truly means to be a longhorn! It is always a great day to be a LONGHORN!!!
#regionalfoodbank #JHSleadership #leadbyexampe #servantleader #TTHL
Baseball Regionals starts on May 3rd! Jones will play at 1:30 on Wednesday. Online tickets can be bought here: https://gofan.co/app/school/OSSAA
Tomorrow, Wednesday the 26th, is the last day to order Powder Puff tee shirts! There will not be extras, so don’t miss out!
https://gogearup.io/jones-powder-puff23
Join us in celebrating the academic excellence of some incredible Longhorns on May 15th! In addition to classroom awards, Seniors who have received scholarships and have notified the counseling office will also be recognized.
We are proud of our students, teachers, and community on our School Report Card. We received a "B" overall, which is up a letter grade of a "C" from previous reporting year. We still have work to do but we are headed in the right direction.
https://oklaschools.com/school/1453/
Prom 2023 “Enchanted Evening” was a success! Many memories were made and we were excited to crown our 2023 Prom King and Queen! Congratulations to Mr. Ty Young and Abigail Grant! We would also like to thank our prom committee, leadership and junior class officers for all your hard work, numerous hours, and dedication! We will see you all in 2024!
Superintendent update from Jones School Board
https://5il.co/1sqnr
I had the privilege of taking Jessica Dooty and Heath Chapman to the Oklahoma City Community Foundation Scholarship Luncheon where they were given all the specifics on the $3000 CFS scholarship
#CF SCHOLARS
#ITSAGREATDAYTOBEALONGHORN
Time is 💃🕺 out! SUNDAY is that last day to purchase tickets. Use the link below to purchase with card. 💚Jones Seniors are FREE, but must see Mrs. Neal or Ms. Bennington to receive their prom ticket!
💜We look forward to seeing you at our “Enchanted Evening”!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jones-high-school-prom-2023-tickets-539074665837
On Thursday, April 6, three of our Athletes competed in Area Track and Field events. They walked away with four First place ribbons and two Second place ribbons. All three of these athletes, along with two from the middle school, will represent Jones Public School in the Summer Games at Stillwater May 17th and 19th.
