Jonathan Alder Junior High

JAJHS Families,

I hope you and your family have had a great week!

We’ve had a busy few weeks around JAJHS as we move towards the middle section of the second quarter! Please be sure to stay up-to-date on your student’s progress through Canvas.

We’re grateful for a positive guest speaker earlier this week as part of our Future-Ready series. Mr. Tim Harman and Mrs. Holly Tong spoke with our students about recognizing and developing passions and skills as they begin to identify potential pathways for the next chapters of their lives.

Lastly, please also see our separate email regarding upcoming activities for next week’s Service Learning Day and a message of gratitude.

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Ryan Malany

Principal

November 27th-29th - Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL

November 26th - JAJHS PTO Fundraiser Pickup - 4 P.M. - 6:30 P.M.

November 26th - Choir Fundraiser Pickup at the HIGH SCHOOL (Updated location!)

December 10th - Winter Choir Concert

December 17th - Winter Band Concert

December 23rd - January 3rd - Winter Break - NO SCHOOL

January 10th - End of 2nd Quarter

Mrs. Lupia posted information on her Canvas page about the ROX (Ruling Our eXperiences) Program. ROX is a fantastic program run by Mrs. Lupia for girls who want to learn better communication skills, gain more confidence, and build leadership skills. ROX is for ANY and ALL girls who want to make a positive difference within themselves, their communities, and the world!

If your daughter is interested in ROX, she can visit the sign up sheet in the office and Mrs. Lupia will contact you with a digital permission slip. Feel free to email Mrs. Lupia with any questions you may have- lupiaka@japioneers.org

Thank you for those who were able to support the Choir Fundraiser. These items will be available for pick-up on Tuesday, November 26 from 2:45 - 6:00 PM at the High School (updated location!). If you have any questions, please reach out to Mr. Mayes.

Pick up your winter flowers at JA Junior High main entrance on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, from 4:00 - 6:30 P.M. For questions please reach out to Nicole Jasinski at 937-594-0191.

Cooper Fleming, one of our favorite former students, and his family, are collecting socks for the homeless in honor of his sister, Carly. For those that don't know, on Christmas Eve of 2020, at the young age of nineteen, Carly tragically lost her life in a car accident.

Carly LOVED socks, so please grab some NEW, warm, woolly socks to help Cooper and his family help The Open Shelter bless those without permanent housing this winter! Students can drop off socks in the office! Please brings socks by Friday, December 1st!

When: Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024, 06:30 PM

Where: Jonathan Alder High School, U.S. 42, Plain City, OH, USA

JUNIOR HIGH

• Students are to be at the school by 5:45 PM in formal attire in the HS choir room (front of the building)
• Students will warm-up and practice singing in the auditeria with their accompanist
• Concert will start right at 6:30 PM
• At the conclusion of the concert, patrons are asked to promptly vacate the theater as HS students and parents will be entering for their concert.
• JH students are encourage to stay for the HS concert if they would like to continue singing in choir into High School.

HIGH SCHOOL

• Students arrive at 6:30 in the HS Band room (Section leaders take attendance)
• BASS CHOIR is in Concert Black
• TREBLE CHOIR is in Concert Black
• SYMPHONIC CHOIR is in their concert outfits.
• SYMPHONIC Presidents will lead warm-ups with the group.
• Be prepared to sign through songs at 6:50 with Mayes
• Concert begins promptly at 7:30 PM

Sugar Plum Lane: On December 10th before and after the Junior High Winter Concert, there will be a cookie sale to raise money for the Music Booster Scholarships that go out to HS seniors. This fundraiser is possible through cookie donations from parents and community members alike.

CLICK HERE to sign-up for a cookie donation.

Thank you all for the continued support! It truly takes a village to make sure our students have the experiences they deserve.

Tuesday, December 17th @ 7:00 p.m.

in the Jonathan Alder High School Auditeria

• This is a dress-up occasion.

Clothing Options: Nice Shirt, Nice Pants,

Nice Skirt/Dress of modest length, and Nice Shoes.

**No Flip-flops, Shorts, T-shirts, or Jeans***

• Doors will open by 6:00 pm

• 7th Grade Band should report to the Band Room by 6:15pm.

• 8th Grade Band should leave cases in the Choir Room and report to the Stage by 6:15pm.

• This concert is a required event and is a large portion of the student’s grade for this 9-weeks.

We look forward to performing for you and seeing you there!

OSU Swim Coach Bill Dorenkott and former OSU swimmer Hannah Bach came to Mrs. Huber's enrichment class to speak about future ready skills needed to be successful in high school, college, and beyond.

A friendly reminder from the Transportation Department: due to student capacity on our school buses, we are not able to accommodate bus passes for students to go home with other students. If you have an urgent situation, please contact Misti Graber in the transportation department.

Please see the flyer below for an important announcement from our PTO!

Please review this link to learn about our personal communication device policy updates.

Commonsense Media is an online tool that can help parents and students make informed decisions regarding media use. This tool can be used for many types of media, including books, movies, video games, and apps.

Our website contains information and helpful digital learning tools for our

JA families. Please click here to access helpful resources such as Canvas

support, digital safety, forms, communication, and more!

Sometimes parents ask that school personnel administer medication to their child during the school day. When this is necessary, we require written permission and instructions from the parent and in some instances from the doctor. The required form must be completed and turned in to the junior high office with the medication to be administered.

Email: cazareje@japioneers.org
Website: http://www.alder.k12.oh.us/
Location: Jonathan Alder Junior High School, Killbury-Huber Road, Plain City, OH, USA
Phone: 614-873-4635
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathanalderjrhigh/?ref=bookmarks
Twitter: @AlderJHS