Jones High School

Kochhar & Co. Scholarship - $1,000 – 1 Award (Deadline: March 31, 2025) To be eligible for the scholarship a student must: A) Be attending college or university on a full-time or part-time basis no later than September 2026. B) Have achieved a GPA of 2.5 or greater during the last academic year. https://kochharandco.ca/application

Beyond the Cure Ambassador Scholarship - $3,500 - 58 Awards (Deadline: March 31, 2025) To be eligible for the scholarship a student must: A) Be a childhood cancer survivor under the age of 25 and diagnosed before the age of 18. B) Be accepted into a post-secondary school for the fall semester of the upcoming academic year. https://thenccs.org/scholarship/

Foundation for Women in Accounting Scholarships - $10,000 – 8 Awards (Deadline: March 30, 2025) To be eligible for the scholarship a student must: A) Identify as a female and be accepted or enrolled in a degree with a focus in accounting. B) Demonstrate financial need https://www.efwa.org/scholarships.php

Shell Oil Company Technical Scholarship - $2,500 - 20 Awards (Deadline: March 15, 2025) To be eligible for the scholarship a student must: A) Plan to enroll full-time in one of the following majors: geology, geophysics, physics, chemical, civil, electrical, geological, geophysical, mechanical or petroleum engineering. B) Be a graduating high school senior with an interest in the energy industry and demonstrated aptitude in mathematics and science. https://www.shell.us/careers/about-careers-at-shell/shell-graduate-program/scholarships.html

Children of Warriors National Scholarship - $5,000 - 15 Awards (Deadline: March 1, 2025) To be eligible for the scholarship a student must: A) Be a daughter, son, grandson, granddaughter, great-granddaughter, great-grandson of a veteran who served in the Armed Forces. B) Excel in academics at school and participate in volunteer activities outside of school. https://www.legion-aux.org/Scholarships/Children-of-Warriors

Profile in Courage High School Awards - $10,000 – 17 Awards (Deadline: January 17, 2025) To be eligible for the scholarship a student must: A) Be a United States high school student in grades nine through twelve. B) Be attending public, private, parochial, or home schools and be under the age of twenty. https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/education/profile-in-courage-essay-contest

Boeing Scholars Program - $7,000 – 10 Awards (Deadline: January 15, 2025) To be eligible for the scholarship a student must: A) Be enrolled as a high school senior and plan on joining a career in the aviation industry. A) Be interested in aeronautical science or aviation maintenance science. https://www.tmcf.org/students-alumni/corp-scholar-programs/boeing-scholar-program/

Arthur M. & Berdena King Eagle Scout Scholarship - $10,000 – 15 Awards (Deadline: Dec. 31, 2024) To be eligible for the scholarship a student must: A) Be a high school senior that plans on attending college or university in the Fall of 2025. B) Be an Eagle Scout who is registered in an active unit and has not reached their nineteenth birthday https://www.sar.org/arthur-m-berdena-king-eagle-scout-contest/

Dell Scholars Program - $20,000 - 300 Awards (Deadline: December 1, 2024) To be eligible for the scholarship a student must: A) Be on track to graduate from an accredited high school in the current academic year. B) Demonstrate a need for financial assistance. https://www.dellscholars.org/

JHS Students wanting to take the December ACT: Registration deadline is coming up. Deadline is Friday November 8 Register at https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act.html

JHS Students: Check out this internship opportunity https://www.csr.utexas.edu/education-outreach/high-school-internships/sees/

The Oklahoma Junior Chamber International (JCI) Senate joins the United States JCI organization in presenting scholarships to selected high school seniors. Below you will find a link to the application forms and information. These scholarships will be presented in the late spring of 2025. The application should be completed in its entirety and returned postmarked to me on or before January 17, 2025. Each application will be screened based on appearance, neatness, content, scholastic abilities, extracurricular activities, financial need, and correctly following the directions. The Oklahoma JCI Senate awards two (2) $500 scholarships. Those recipients will then be forwarded to the US JCI Senate for national judging. If our recipients are chosen on the national level they will receive an additional $1,500 scholarship from the US JCI Senate. We are very proud that we have presented over twenty national scholarships to Oklahoma students since 2001. This year in addition to the two college scholarships there will be one vocational scholarship and this winning application will also be submitted to the US JCI Senate for national judging. Go to the website https://oklahomajcisenate.org and find the scholarship section. Print out the documents, instructions and application. The application may also be filled in and printed directly from the electronic form. The current application is the ONLY application which will be accepted for judging.

Our own Chloe Todd has been nominated for Student of the Week in the Oklahoman's Student of the Week Poll. Go vote for Chloe! Can vote daily and multiple times per day. https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/11/04/the-oklahoman-student-of-the-week-poll-vote/75962687007/

🛑JPS has CANCELED CLASSES for Monday, Nov.4🛑 due to the current & and potential weather conditions for the day. 💚The JES Storm Shelter will be available in the event sirens sound. 💚Stay Safe, Longhorns!

JHS Seniors: The CFS Scholarship closes on December 1. That is about thirty days out. IF you have been putting off applying, please do not wait any longer. Go to www.occf.org/scholarships and create your account and complete application for this scholarship. This is $3000.00 scholarship that you do not want to leave laying on the table.

JHS Seniors: Please make sure you keep Mr. Moses informed of scholarships you have been awarded.

JHS Seniors: The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is pleased to offer 26 different national scholarships for graduating high school seniors through their online application portal https://dar.academicworks.com/ Applications open November 1 and Close January 31. If you need local chapter information for your application see Mr. Moses

Senior picture retakes will be November 5th from 9-11am. Senior baby pictures need to be turned in to the yearbook staff by November 15th. You may email them to Ms. Rowlen at drowlen@jonesps.org or bring a physical copy to the library.

JHS Students: You have a chance to share your voice and win up to $10,000 for your college education future through the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest™. This annual essay competition invites high school students to delve into the concept of political courage, using President Kennedy's book "Profiles in Courage" as a guide. It’s an excellent opportunity for students to enhance their critical thinking, research, and writing skills while reflecting on the importance of ethical leadership in our society. Essay Prompt: Describe an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official who served during or after 1917, the year John F. Kennedy was born. Include an analysis of the obstacles, risks, and consequences associated with the act. Prizes: Students have the chance to win up to $10,000. Deadline: Submissions are open now through January 17, 2025. To learn more about the contest, submission guidelines, and additional resources, please visit https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/education/profile-in-courage-essay-contest

JHS Students looking for ACT prep. Check out this attached Flyer for Steve Bowlware's December workshop https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/4968362/December_ACT_flyer__5_.docx