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

We have 14 school days remaining in the 9 weeks. Please ensure that your student knows where they stand academically.

Upcoming Important Dates:

Thursday, October 10, 2024 is the last day of the nine weeks.

Friday, October 11, 2024 is a staff planning day. ( No School for Students)

Monday, October 14, 2024 is Fall Break. (No School for Staff and Students)

Do you know where you stand with your credits needed for graduation? Are you on track to graduate? Off track? Unsure on how to prepare for your next steps after high school? Let's talk about it and make a plan for your success!

Starting Monday, September 23, 2024, counselors will begin conducting senior status meetings. You will be scheduled to report to the auditorium-by advisement. In addition to discussing your graduation status (you will receive your individualized status), post-secondary plans for life after graduation, and steps you will need to take to be prepared for life after high school, you will receive your own Senior Packet full of useful senior resources. See below for the scheduled dates for seniors to report to the auditorium for their senior meeting by advisement class.

Monday, September 23rd at 9:00 am, Advisement Classes- Mrs. Wilson, Ms. Newberry, Ms. Rivera

Tuesday, September 24th at 9:00 am, Advisement Classes- Ms. Hall, Mrs. Decker, Ms. Ballance

Wednesday, September 25th at 9:00 am- Advisement Classes- Mr. Leggett, Mrs. Ewbank, Mrs. Crain

Thursday, September 26th at 9:00 am- Advisement Classes- Mrs. Wragg, Mrs. Baker, Mr. Powell

Friday, September 27th at 9:00 am- Advisement Classes- Mr. Evans, Ms. Miles, Ms. Paler, Mrs. Police, Ms. Queen, Ms. Saul, Ms. Sukkestead, Mr. Benton, Ms. Jablonski, Mr. Kroeze, Dr. Kam, Ms. Fernandez

In addition to the senior meetings being held above, we will be hosting a senior parent night meeting on Thursday, September 26, 2024, 6:00 pm in the auditorium. This senior parent night meeting will further discuss important information that you need to know regarding your senior year.

We look forward to meeting with you!

Felisha Jackson

Professional School Counselor

Grades 9-12 (last names P-Z)

H.V. Jenkins High School

1800 East Derenne Avenue

Savannah, Georgia 31406

(912)395-6314 (Office Number)

Book an appointment with Ms. Jackson

The Year Round Update(YRU) form is available in the PowerSchool Parent Access Portal in both English and Spanish. This form allows parents/guardians the ability to update phone numbers, emails, and emergency contacts anytime throughout the rest of the school year. Data is updated immediately in PowerSchool upon form submission.

In addition, a link and acknowledgement for the Code of Conduct is located on the YRU. This will allow schools to have anyone who has not acknowledged the Code of Conduct do so by completing YRU form via the Parent Access portal.

Please note that addresses and parent/guardian names cannot be updated in the YRU. To update an address, parents/guardians should use the Address update form located inside PowerSchool Parent Access under Forms.

Troubleshooting with parents:

Have Parent log into their PowerSchool Parent Portal via the web, not the PowerSchool app.

On the left Navigation Pane (toward the bottom) click on “Year-Round Update

***Important Note: If the parent is unable to see left navigation pane or year round update please click the light blue arrow on the left hand corner and it should appear.***

On the Year-Round Update Page Review the student’s information. The bottom of the form shows the Student Code of Conduct section. The Student code of Conduct link is clickable. Review the code of Conduct, check the acknowledgement box, type full name, and enter today’s date. Click Submit to save the changes.

The student have been working on hand proportions and charcoal techniques, and here are a few of the results!

Congratulations the Boys & Girls XC team on their performances so far this season. The girls continue to improve meet by meet, and the Boys Cross Country team continues to collect accolades with first place finishes at the SCCPSS High School Open and Gator Invitational. Yesterday at the 3rd Annual Big Blue Run in Ludowici, all runners PR and with top ten finishes by Leo "Hart" Tedder (3rd Place) and Luca Klaras (7th Place) out of 148 participants. The Boys team finished 5th overall out of 22 teams in attendance. Next week, we will continue the road to the state championships with a trip to the hills of Middle Georgia and the trail at Honey Ridge Farm in Guyton.

Mark your calendars as we’ll host our last home competition and our Senior Night next week. Until then, enjoy photos from the matches last night à HVJ at Johnson 9-19-24.

Swim season tryouts will be held Oct 7th from 5:30-6:30pm at the Chatham County Aquatic Center located at 7240 Sallie Mood Dr, Savannah.

Please have interested swimmers fill out the form (below). They MUST FILL IT OUT IN ORDER TO TRY OUT. The form is due by Oct 1st.

FORM TO SIGN UP: https://forms.gle/czV3S1JKNL4q5LF68

Practice will begin October 9th for those who make the swim team. Tryouts (and practices) will last for 1 hour – from 5:30 – 6:30pm. Students who are currently participating in fall sports will have the opportunity to tryout for the swim team on Monday, Nov 4th.

They will need to be dressed in a swimsuit and ready to begin immediately at 5:30. They should also have googles and a swim cap. We do not provide swimsuits or goggles. Please tell your interested swimmers that they will only be allowed to participate if they are wearing proper swim team attire (see below) – no 2 piece/bikini bathing suits allowed for girls.

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​
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialhvj?mibextid=LQQJ4d