Jenkins Journal

Herschel V. Jenkins High School

"Herschel V. Jenkins believed that education was the key to improving lives, the cornerstone of a strong community, and the path to a better world."

1800 E Derenne Ave,│ Savannah, GA 31406

Tel:(912) 395-6300

Dr. Justin Durham, Principal

Justin.Durham@sccpss.com

Mr. Alfred Williams, Assistant Principal

Alfred.Williams@sccpss.com

Mrs. Faria Polite, Assistant Principal

Faria.Polite@sccpss.com

Mrs. Kristen Wilson, Assistant Principal

Kristen.Wison@sccpss.com

Ms. Kaney Ballance, Dean of Students

Kaney.Ballance@sccpss.com

In 2024-2025, the Georgia School Climate Surveys (GSCS) for students, teachers, staff, and families will replace the Georgia Student Health Survey (GSHS), the Georgia Parent School Climate Survey (GPSCS), and the Georgia School Personnel Survey (GSPS). This new suite of surveys, aligned with Georgia’s Systems of Continuous Improvement, will provide more actionable data for district and school leaders, reduce the number of questions for students, and eliminate most other GaDOE survey requirements.

• Student Survey: https://survey.gadoe.org/HS?sid=08DF43E2

• Family Survey: https://survey.gadoe.org/FM?sid=3973A0A2

SCCPSS GSCS Administration Dates: February 3rd to March 31st

Our girls will play on Tuesday, 2/25/25 at 6:30pm vs Pickens County High School when we win, we will play in the Final Four on Friday, 2/28/25 at 2:00pm at Fort Valley State University.

Monday (3/3), the students below will be competing at the Region GHSA Literary competition.

Oral Interpretation

Duo - Sakiah Adams, Saniah Adams

Music

Trio - Alyssa Rogers, Kylie Farmer, McKenzee Smith, Gissell Garcia, Alexis Parker, Madison Mike

Essay

Personal - Livette Tatsinkou

Tuesday (3/4), our Chorus will present their Spring Mid-Semester Concert. The concert starts at 6:00pm.

We are thrilled to announce the outstanding results of the Coastal Region History Day! We are beyond excited to share that the following students have been selected to compete at the prestigious State History Day Contest, which will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia.

In an incredible show of talent and hard work, each student who earned FIRST place has been awarded a remarkable $3,000 scholarship (renewable annually) to attend LaGrange College. Those who placed SECOND will receive $2,000, and THIRD place winners will be awarded $1,000. Altogether, this amounts to a generous total of $47,000 in scholarships! We couldn’t be prouder of these brilliant students and their exceptional achievements!

Thank you to everyone who helped and we look to you to help prepare the students for the State Competition in April.

Senior Papers

First Place Aranza Pereira The Women’s Suffrage Movement: The Demand for Government to “Remember the Ladies”

Second Place Alexander Larson War Reporting: The Power and Risks of Journalism in Conflict

Senior Group Documentaries

First Place Dennis de Rijck, Henry Nguyen, Brendon Hill and Anthony Willis

Prohibition’s Prelude: The Creation of the Volstead Act

Second Place Manav Patel, Advay Iyengar, Nathaniel Ramnat Kashmir: State of Conflict

Third Place Ketcy Diaz, Arah Maningas, Jaila Speaks Burning Passion for Women’s Rights: Homa Darabi

Senior Individual Exhibits

First Place Brooklyn Baldwin Invisible Realities: The Evolution of Rights and for Students with Hidden Disabilities

Second Place McKenzie Murphy The 1833 Factory Acts in Britain

Senior Individual Websites

First Place Rahi Patel The Scream for Rights Along with Duty: The Uprising of May ‘68

Senior Group Website

First Place Shamiah Ellis, Koture Rivers, Londyn Alston The Rights and Responsibilities of the Gwangju Uprising

Second Place Jazzmyn Johnson and Paitin Thornton Silent Cries: The rights and Responsibilities lost in the Stories of Uganda’s Child Soldiers

A special thank you to Miss Muskin, the Regional Contest Coordinator, for her hard work in arranging a fantastic day of celebration for our students and their families.

Please join us in congratulating Richard on his acceptance to Bethune-Cookman! Richard, we are so proud of you and look forward to celebrating with you on Thursday, May 1 at the HVJ Decision Day!

Mrs. Hinds-Lewis's students are having loads of fun in Ecology class. Their goal is to build a terrarium, observe and maintain a sustainable environment for their plants and animals for 14 weeks. Let's Go!!

Warriors,

Please help me congratulate Bryce Anderson and Anaya Stringer for placing in the GHSA State Wrestling Tournament this past weekend!

Bryce Anderson earned two wins to advance to the semifinals against the returning state champion from Adairsville. He fought hard against the champion before coming up short in that match and ultimately finishing in sixth place. Although, we fell short of the goal, Bryce, a two time state placer, was approached by college coaches to recruit him to continue his wrestling career at the next level. Congratulations Bryce!

Anaya Stringer put on an unforgettable performance. Anaya pinned her first three opponents reserving her spot in the state finals! We had a great match up against the returning state champion and a plan to earn a title. Anaya was up on the champion with less than a minute to go, but ultimately fell short in the end.

Anaya’s performance caught the eye of three different college coaches that are recruiting her to continue wrestling in college! Congratulations Anaya!

Silas Harrison lost a close first round match in overtime. He added two consecutive wins versus Chestatee and Gilmer wrestlers before losing his last match against a Harlem wrestler.

Doni, Angel, and Kevin wrestled hard, but ultimately lost their first two matches and was eliminated from the tournament.

Photos from the tournament can be viewed here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC2YXa

Thank you all for you support and a great season! GO WARRIORS ! ! !

Senior French students competed this week for the title of Roi du Métro (Metro King). The competition included having to use the Paris Metro map to figure out the most effective way to get between two given historic sites in Paris. This is a part of the travel unit the students are finishing.

Class of 2025 Students and Parents!

Georgia Student Finance Commission is partnering with University System of Georgia, Technical College System of Georgia and private universities across the state to provide Georgia high school seniors application fee waivers during the month of March.

Please see the link below for a list of colleges in Georgia that have waived college applications, allowing students to apply for free to colleges during the month of March.

https://www.gafutures.org/college-planning/apply-to-college/application-fee-waivers/

This is a friendly reminder that the deadline for the Marshland Credit Union Scholarship is fast approaching! The final date for your students to submit applications is next Monday, March 3rd.

Marshland Credit Union will be awarding five (5) $2,500 scholarships to individuals entering higher education in 2025. These scholarships are available to students pursuing any form of post-secondary education, including college, university, and trade schools. We will notify students on the results in mid-April.

Scholarship Details:

• Award Amount: 5 scholarships of $2,500 each
• Eligibility: Open to individuals entering higher education in 2025
• Application Deadline: March 3, 2025

How Students Can Apply:

• Visit our website at marshlandcu.com
• Navigate to the Tools tab and select the Forms and Applications button.
• Click on Scholarship Application to access the application form.

OR

• Visit the URL marshlandcu.com/scholarship-application

Currently on our website home page there is a direct link to where the application is located.

Should you have any questions or need further information, please don't hesitate to reach out to us!

Thank you for helping us support your students' educational journeys!

Amy Fritchman

Chief Marketing Officer

afritchman@marshlandcu.com

Mrs. Silva will have GMAS tutorial in her room every Monday starting 3/3/25 from 2:30pm-3:30pm.

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Attention Seniors: Please remember per SCCPSS board policy that 20 hours of community service is a requirement for graduation. All community service documentation must be turned in to your assigned school counselor by Monday, April 7, 2025. Seniors who do not complete this requirement will not be eligible for graduation, including participating in the graduation ceremony. Community Service documentation logs can be picked up in the school counseling center.

Attention Warrior Nation:

Course registration for the 2025-2026 school year for students will take place on February 10, 2025- February 25, 2025, during all 4 class blocks in the auditorium. Students will report to the auditorium on their designated day to register for classes for the 2025-2026 school year. Course registration information will be presented to students during advisement on February 5th. Parents, please review this registration information with your child as well. After registration has been completed, students will be able to view their course selections in Power School for the 2025-2026 school year. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child’s assigned school counselor.

Our school mission is to ignite a passion for learning and teaching at high levels. Herschel V. Jenkins High Schools will provide a world-class educational that produces students of character prepared for the future. To ensure we communicate the necessary information to our stakeholders, I would encourage parents/guardians to contact me @ Justin.Durham@sccpss.com to share ways to improve our communication. We will correspond every Sunday via Bright Arrow (Parent and student email), JHS Facebook, the JHS webpage, and the SCCPSS webpage. Please let us know if you are not receiving this correspondence at (912) 395-6300​ .

Email: Justin.Durham@sccpss.com

Website: https://spwww.sccpss.com/schools/jenkins/Pages/default.aspx
Location: 1800 E Derenne Ave, Savannah, GA 31406
Phone: (912) 395-6300​
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