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On Friday, May 9th, JCMS will be celebrating the 8th grade class with an event called 8th Grade Glow Night! This will be a casual, memorable event for our 8th graders!

The event will take place this Friday, May 9th starting at 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Students should be picked up promptly at 8:00 PM. There will be pizza, desserts, and the concession stand will also be open for purchases. There will be games, dancing, a photo booth, and lots of other memory-building experiences with classmates. Students are encouraged to wear neon colors or something that will glow under a blacklight. Come and enjoy the fun!

A couple of reminders:

• Students must be in attendance for the school day to be able to attend.
• Discipline issues can affect a student being able to attend.

If you have any specific questions feel free to reach out to Mrs. Garrett, Mr. Rigby, or Ms. VanLandeghem!

JCMS is beyond proud at the seriousness our students are taking this spring's ILEARN test! We've had to make some adjustments to our testing schedule, so students feel they have an ample amount of time to complete their tests.

Below is our testing schedule:

• Monday, May 5th and Tuesday, May 6th: (Block Scheduling)
• Performance Task: English-Language Arts
• Wednesday, May 7th: (Alternative Schedule)
• Performance Task: Math

The Panther Perspective is an online news up date that our Advanced Media students create each month. Here is April's!

We are incredibly proud to wish the best of luck to our Jennings County Middle School Bullseye and 3D Archery teams as they travel to Louisville, Kentucky on Thursday, May 8th, to compete in the 2025 NASP/I.B.O. Eastern Nationals Tournament!

This is a major achievement for the program! A total of 24 of our Bullseye archers qualified for Nationals, along with our entire 3D Archery Team—an outstanding accomplishment for both groups. These qualifications were earned based on their performance at the Indiana NASP/I.B.O. State Tournament.

Although our Bullseye team narrowly missed reaching their ultimate team goal, their collective effort and scores still secured them a well-deserved spot at Nationals. Their determination, sportsmanship, and growth throughout the season have been remarkable.

We couldn’t be more excited to see these talented student-athletes represent JCMS on a national stage. Their dedication, discipline, and passion for archery are truly inspiring.

Best of luck, archers—shoot straight, stay focused, and bring home a win!

Article by: Brentley Norris

As our end of the school year is approaching, we will be hosting our fourth quarter celebration on the last day of school. Just like past celebrations, there are some criteria that students have to meet in order to attend:

Students should not have:

• No failing grades this quarter
• No more than three unexcused absences this quarter
• No more than three discipline referrals this quarter

The school year has been full of unforgettable moments—spirit days, sports victories, classroom fun, and friendships that will last a lifetime. Now, it’s time to make those memories last forever with your very own Jennings County Middle School 2024-2025 Yearbook!

**Yearbooks are officially available to order, but don’t wait too long—**all orders must be placed by Friday, May 16th. You can easily order your copy by visiting our yearbook order site:

👉 https://store.shopyearbook.com/jcms25

Don’t miss out on this special keepsake from a fantastic school year!

The Jennings County Active Transportation Committee is hosting a Spring Bike Maintenance Clinic on

Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 10am to 12 noon in the parking lot of St. Mary's School. Bring your kids (or your own) bike for a quick inspection of the basic maintenance and preparations that should be done prior to every ride, and some quick recommendations on other issues that may need to be

addressed on your bikes for an enjoyable and safe ride. Help your kids learn the ABCs of bike safety

that should be done prior to every ride.

More info you may contact Jeff Walker at the Jennings County Extension Office 812.352.3033 or 859.553.4117. Registration is NOT required.

Families of JCMS students,

You might be thinking it's too early to start thinking about college, but it's not! 21st Century Scholars is an Indiana scholarship where students can get up to 100% of their tuition paid at any public college in the state of Indiana and a portion of their tuition paid at private or independent colleges.

Students of families who meet the income requirements for Free & Reduced Price lunch are AUTOMATICALLY enrolled in 21st Century Scholars. If you are unsure about your student's enrollment status, please go to www.learnmoreindiana.org to double check. The deadline to ensure your student is enrolled is JUNE 30th of their 8TH GRADE YEAR.

It's best to have a safety net in case your student decides they want to further their education after high school. Log on NOW!

For any current 5th, 6th or 7th grader who plans to participate in sports for the 25-26 school year. Fall sports will begin before school starts. Be on look-out for more info.

Here is a link to the IHSAA Physical Packet!

Lady Panther Basketball is excited to announce the dates/times of our spring "Get Better" sessions. These sessions are FREE of charge and are open to girls currently in 5th through 11th grade (groups separated based on skill level).

For those new to Lady Panther Basketball, these are great opportunities to become familiar with our program, learn the game, and work with members of our Lady Panther coaching staff.

Who: Girls currently in 5th - 11th grade

Location: JCHS Main Gym, unless specified.

If you have any questions, please reach out to ladypantherhoops@gmail.com.

Reminder: to participate in athletics, student athletes MUST have a sports physical on file at JCMS and must be registered on Final Forms.

Schneck Urgent Care at 1124 Medical Pl. Seymour, IN 47274 is open from 8 am to 8 pm Monday-Friday and 8 am to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday. This location offers sports physicals for $25 cash/debit/credit (meaning they do not run insurance)

If your athlete attended tonight’s after school workout and did not have a physical on file, they received a form that can be filled out and taken to their physical. Having this filled out ahead of time will make your trip much quicker. If they do not have a form, they can get one from the JCMS athletic office!

For any questions about this process, please contact the JCMS Athletic office during school hours. We look forward to all of our athletes being able to participate!

Many students often want to know ahead of time what is served for lunch each day. Here is the upcoming menu for the month of April. We appreciate all of the time and effort our lunch crew puts into making our lunches each day. Thank you to all of them!

Monday, May 5, 2025:

• Panther Game Club - 3:15 - 5:00 PM
• Golf (HOME) against Seymour Middle School - 4:30 - 6:30 PM
• Track & Field (HOME) against South Decatur Jr-Sr High School - 5:30 - 7:30 PM

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

• Track and Field @ Madison Consolidated 5:30 - 7:30 PM
• Girls Tennis @ Southwestern Middle School - 5:00 - 7:00 PM

• Builder's Club - 3:15 - 4:15 PM

• Golf @ Austin Middle School - 4:30 - 6:30 PM

• Washington, DC Pre-Trip Meeting - 6:00 - 7:00 - North Gym

• Girl's Tennis @ Hauser Jr-Sr High School - 5:30 - 7:30 PM

• Girls Tennis @ Brownstown Central Middle School - 5:30 - 7:30 PM

• 8th Grade Glow Night