Jonathan Alder Junior High

JAJHS Families,

Track information will be coming out next week for any student interested in joining the team. Please make sure you have logged into Final Forms and clicked that your student is interested in participating in Track & Field. Information about an upcoming parent meeting will be communicated through social media, Final Forms email, and an interest meeting with students at lunch. Please reach out to Mr. Moyer at moyersc@japioneers.org or Coach Lieberth at lieberwh@japioneers.org if you have any questions.

Sincerely,
Mr. Moyer

Asst. Principal & Athletic Director

February 8th - Power of the Pen Districts

February 12th - PTO Taste of Italy Fundraiser (see below)

February 13th - Winter Pep Rally

February 14th - PD/Teacher Work Day - NO SCHOOL

February 17th - Presidents’ Day - NO SCHOOL

February 25th - Mid-Year Choir Concert

March 14th - JAJHS Student Council/PTO Dance

March 21st - End of Q3

Updated calendar information is always available on the building website.

The JAJHS PTO is excited to offer a Taste of Italy Tour during Valentine's Day week this year! Order homemade Italian food for you and your family (we hear the portions are huge and leftovers are likely!) See flyer below for details, or email Abbey at murrya@gjps.org with questions.

We are excited to welcome Angie Burke for our next Career Chat this coming Tuesday, February 11th. Angie is the Community Engagement and Equitable Conservation Program Manager for The Nature Conservancy in Ohio. For the past 8 years, Angie has worked to engage communities and the next generation across Ohio in conservation on a global and local scale. She will be discussing her role, her pathway to the position, and the important skills she has developed and utilizes in her job.

Student council is working on a small service activity for Valentine's Day for the residents of local retirement centers. If you have bags of mints, Hersey's Kisses, or other small candy, please donate to Mrs. Garner by Wednesday, 2/12. We appreciate your support!

If you are following the suggested payment plan schedule for Washington, DC, the next payment of $135 will be due by February 14th to Prodigy Student Travel.

Chaperones will be selected and notified by the end of next week, February 14th.

We will have a quick meeting the week of February 10th to go over how to fill out roommate requests and learn about an amazing opportunity to participate in the wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Applications and submissions will be due on February 21st.

Please contact Mrs. Nicol (nicolch@japioneers.org)or Ms. Holland (hollanas@japioneers.org) if you have any questions or concerns.

Let’s show our teachers some love! The PTO is building a snack cart for teachers during their professional development day this coming Friday, February 14. Please consider sending them a treat by clicking HERE! Thank you!

Our next dance of the year is Friday, March 14th from 7-9 PM. The theme is "Under the Stars" and the cost for admission is $5. If you are able to donate your time or resources, please follow this link. Mrs. Garner and PTO would like to thank our volunteers who served for the last dance.

The high school musical Hadestown will be performed on our high school stage from Thursday, March 13th, through Sunday, March 16th. Tickets are available HERE. Tiers are identified on the website this year. If you have any ticket questions, contact Tiffany Eudaily at tiffanyeudaily@gmail.com or Heidi Sebestyen at hasebestyen@gmail.com.

Are you interested in learning more about Jonathan Alder’s Gifted Services? We invite you to join us for an informational meeting in the library at Jonathan Alder High School on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 starting at 6:30pm. During this session, we’ll discuss giftedness, the identification process, and the programs and services available to support gifted students at Jonathan Alder. This event is open to everyone – you don’t need to be the parent of a gifted-identified student to attend. We encourage anyone interested to join us!

If you have questions, please contact Angie Dickman, Gifted Coordinator, at dickmaan@japioneers.org.

Jonathan Alder Schools is excited to welcome the Pioneers Class of 2038 in the fall of 2025! Children who will be 5 years of age on or before August 1, 2025, are eligible for kindergarten for the 2025-2026 school year. Families interested in enrolling their child or children in kindergarten may do so beginning at 9 am on February 25, 2025 through an online registration form that will be available on our website. We strongly encourage families to complete the registration process between February 25 and March 28, 2025, for staffing and planning purposes.

Once you have completed the online registration form, our registration coordinator, Ashley Rodgers, will reach out to you to set up a verification appointment. After we have your child fully registered and verified, we will ask you to set up a screening appointment that will take place at your child’s school.

Dates for our Screening Appointments:

■ Monroe Elementary - August 7/8

■ Plain City Elementary - August 11/12/13

To view a map of the elementary attendance areas, please visit the link here. You can learn more about the kindergarten registration process, including all of the required forms, on our website.

Thank you so much to the families who have donated lunch game items through our PTO's Amazon Wish List!! If you would like to contribute, the Wish List is HERE.

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 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.

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