Jonathan Alder Junior High
May 22, 2026
Students were given permission slips this week for our annual 8th-grade Pool Party, which will be held on May 29th. If you need another copy of the permission slip here is the link. These forms and money should be returned no later than Friday, May 8th. Checks should be made payable to "JAJHS PTO."
If you are able to help sign-up to donate items for the Pool Party, please see the sign-up form here.
by Georgia Humm and Ava Phillips
Down here at the Junior High we have been working hard on progressing through the project that is called the Sensory Garden. At the beginning of the year we received a grant of $5,000 to make this project happen. The Sensory Garden is a place out in the front grove of trees, and it will include different sections for each sense of the human body. This is made to be a relaxing and refreshing experience that the preschoolers will soon inherit.
With our research that we have done and along with the grant, we have been able to buy the right materials and create things such as benches, birdhouses, and even an area with kindness rocks. Not only that but we have even made story board posts so we can display a story that the kids can read as they walk around the garden. After having an ODNR wildflower expert teach us about wildflowers he returned with 48 different varieties of wildflower seeds native to the Darby Plains Prairie. Two gardens have been seeded, one for 7th grade and one for 8th grade. We are also currently creating wind chimes to listen to as you walk around and are going to hang them up soon. Pretty soon, we will sit down on the amazing benches we created and read a book.
We would love for you to monitor our progress and come to our grand opening in the Fall of 2026.
About Us
Email: martinam@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