Jasper High School

We have the first full week in the books. The students have done a nice job of settling into a good routine. They have a positive energy and are working hard. Congratulations to Stephanie Martinez and Mr. Evan Elrod on their selection as the student and staff of the week winners. I wanted to give a shout out to the student sections at our athletic contests. They have shown up, been loud, and positive for our team. I am excited to see how many students come out to support the football team in our home opener tonight.

Parent Night and Fees

The JHS Student Academic Services department will have parent information meetings on August 26 to discuss grade-level-specific topics. Parents of 9th and 10th graders will meet in the auditorium at 6pm and parents of 11th and 12th graders will meet at 7pm. These meetings are a great opportunity to experience the opportunities available to our students as well as graduation requirements. Parents, your students will be bringing home a school fee invoice for this school year. While the State of Indiana provides some resources for textbooks, school devices and some curricular materials, there will still be fees associated with certain elective courses. Examples of some classes with fees are lab classes like our culinary, manufacturing, or construction classes. Students taking more than 2 AP courses will have the third, fourth of fifth AP test fee added to their invoice. The State of Indiana is covering up to 2 AP tests per year for students. We also have a $5.50 fee for student handbooks and a $30 activity fee. The activity fee goes to multiple student activities not just athletics or dances. Payment may be made by cash or check and sent to the school or parents may choose an online option using their My School Bucks account. There will be a processing fee for online payments. If you have not contributed to the JHS PTO there is still time. Please consider joining for $25 per family and support Post Prom and ensure you student is eligible for the PTO scholarship.

Robotics, App Contest and Community Events

The JHS Thundercats robotics team had a successful student club call out, but we are in need of adult sponsors. If you have an interest in robotics this is an outstanding way to contribute to the school. Please check out the information below and contact Nathaniel James if you are interested.

Prior to the end of school in May, we were sent out information about the Congressional App Challenge. Congressman Mark Messmer is pleased to be a part of the 2026 App Challenge, and we just wanted to send a reminder again to any students or teacher who may be interested in participating. Attached is a flier with information and you can find more specifics at www.congressionalappchallenge.us. The deadline to submit the app created is October 26.

Student Activities

All this week we held club callout during our CCD class. Students in each grade level gathered in the cafeteria to explore all of the options we currently offer. Please encourage your students to get involved in one of our many activities to accentuate their JHS experience. Congratulations to our newly elected Freshman class officers. This week we elected Freshman CCD representatives to the student council. The Little Wildcats had a Hawaiian Day on Wednesday and next week is Bow Tie Day. Our athletic teams are on a hot streak with multiple SIAC victories this week. We are cheering our football team this evening as they battle with the number 1 ranked Evansville Memorial Tigers at home on Joe Rohleder Field. Saturday, boys' tennis is at Jeffersonville, and the girls' soccer team is at Reitz, but the girls' golf team is hosting the Tony Blessinger Memorial Invite at 10 am. On Saturday the Marching Wildcats start their competition season with a pre-season showcase at JHS.

Book Banter Returns:

Mrs. Stephanie Burns is the JHS librarian and she is outstanding. Each year she has themes, contests, celebrations and outstanding decorations. She spends countless hours to make the JHS library a welcoming and entertaining location for students. She has provided on overview of what this week's happenings in the Library.

Have a wonderful weekend and Go Cats!

This week's Student of the Week is Ms. Stephanie Martinez

This week's Staff of the Week is Mr. Evan Elrod

Thank you for making Jasper High School Great.

August 26th Parent Information Night

September 7th Labor Day (No School)

September 16th Professional Development Day (No School)

October 19-23rd Fall Break (No School)

November 16th FAFSA Parent Meeting (6 pm auditorium)

Don't forget to check out ParentGuidance.Org, a site designed to support you in addressing any mental health challenges your child may encounter. Whether you’re looking for expert advice, helpful tools, or a supportive community, this site has you covered.

Welcome to our 2026-2027 school year! As your JHS PTO, we are excited to get the year going and plan some fun events for your students! In order to do this, we need YOUR HELP!! Your PTO dues of $25 per family are used to help us with these student-focused events and also award two $500 scholarships to graduating seniors. This past year we were excited to host Post Prom, award two scholarships and provide free ice cream sandwiches to the students. We are planning on doing these AND MORE this year! Remember, if you would like your student to be considered for one of our scholarships, your dues must be paid for the year.

Please send PTO dues to school (cash or check made out to JHS PTO) in an envelope. Mark on the envelope:

· “PTO Dues”

· Student name(s) and grade(s)

Dues can also be paid to the PTO Venmo account, @jasperpto and include your student name(s) and grade(s).

Help support the PTO so we can continue to support your students!

Thank you very much for your consideration!!!

Your JHS PTO

Student Academic Services counselor assignments:

Heather Hawkins- Students P-Z hhawkins@gjcs.k12.in.us

Cam Harris- Students H-O charris@gjcs.k12.in.us

Erin Jochum- Career Counselor ejochum@gjcs.k12.in.us

Sean Jochum- Students A-G sjochum@gjcs.k12.in.us

We will be having evening office hours on Mondays starting on September 14th. Email your counselor if you would like to schedule an appointment.

Counselors have met with all Seniors. You can view the Fall Senior Presentation here.

Counselors have met with all Juniors. You can view the Fall Junior Presentation here

The Dubois County Community Foundation Scholarship application is now open. All seniors were emailed information about the application process. The deadline for this application is Oct. 5th. www.dccommunityfoundation.org/scholarships

There will be a College Fair for Seniors at Southridge High School on Sept. 22. from 11-12:30. All students will need to turn in a Permission slip for College Fair to attend. Transportation will be provided for students who do not want ot drive. This is for seniors only.

We will have parent information meetings on August 26 to discuss grade-level-specific topics.

9th and 10th grade - 6pm

11th and 12th grade - 7pm

On October 7th, students will be participating in a variety of activities.

Seniors- will have the option to take the SAT the cost is $60 ($8 for any F/R lunch student) or do Community Service, Job Shadow, or College visit.

Juniors- will have the option to take the PSAT- there is no fee for the PSAT. or The SAT- the cost of the SAT for Juniors is $60 (F/R discount does not apply to Juniors) or do Community Service, Job Shadow, or College visit

Sophomores- all sophomores will be taking the PSAT- There is no registration necessary. All Sophomores will automatically be registered. There is no fee for the PSAT

Students register for the SAT in the Student Services Office with Mrs. Ruxer. Payment to take the SAT is expected at the time of registration. The deadline for registration is August 28. No registration will be accepted after August 28.

Freshmen- All freshmen will be participating in the Tour of Opportunity- more information to follow

All Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors MUST turn in a permission slip signed by a parent for October 7th. Students will not be allowed to leave after testing without a signed permission slip. Permission Slip for OCT 7

Sean Jochum: sjochum@gjcs.k12.in.us

Cameron Harris: charris@gjcs.k12.in.us

Heather Hawkins: hhawkins@gjcs.k12.in.us

***2027 Moratorium Weeks***

June 27th – July 4th

July 23rd – July 29th

**26-27 PHYSICALS ARE SET – Wednesday, May 5th**

Athletic Office Phone (812)482-4450

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Athletic Events – Week of: August 24th to August 29th

Monday – August 24th

Boys Soccer HOME vs Ev Central – JV 1st 6:00PM

JV Football HOME vs Ev Memorial 6:30PM

Tuesday – August 25th

Girls Soccer HOME vs Ev Harrison – JV 1st 6:00PM

Volleyball at Heritage Hills – FR/JV same time 6:00PM

Wednesday – August 26th

Girls Golf at Ev Memorial – The Farm 4:30PM

Boys Tennis at Floyd Central 5:30PM

Thursday – August 27th

Boys Soccer at Ev Harrison – JV 1st 6:00PM

Girls Soccer HOME vs Ev Memorial – JV 1st 6:00PM

Volleyball at Ev Bosse – JV 1st 6:00PM

Freshman Football HOME vs Ev Harrison 6:30PM

Friday – August 28th

Boys Tennis HOME – 4 Team Invite 6:30PM

Varsity Football HOME vs Ev Harrison 7:30PM

Saturday – August 29th

Boys Tennis HOME – 4 Team Invite 9:00AM

Volleyball at Brownstown Central Invite - Varsity 9:00AM

Girls Golf at Vincennes – High Pointe 9:00AM

BG Cross Country at Crawford County Invite 9:00AM

Boys Soccer at New Albany – JV 1st 6:30PM

The JHS Marching Wildcats have completed their Camp Week and are working hard preparing for the upcoming season. They will have a Summer Showcase Performance on Sunday, August 23rd at 4:15 at Jasper High School. The competition season really heats up in September. We have some very talented students and we are looking forward to seeing the completed show.

The library is off to a great start with many classes checking out beginning of the year books! We hope you stop by soon

This month’s book of the month is The Distance Between Us by Reyna Granda.

“Grande's memoir, The Distance Between Us, is a novel about the true and raw difficulties that migrants face when going to a new country without being able to understand the language. It is described as a coming-of-age story about her life before and after coming to the U.S. as an undocumented child immigrant. In an interview published by the Los Angeles Review of Books on 6 December 2012, Grande explained why she decided to part from fiction to tell her story:

'Even though my novels are very personal, and the material I write about is drawn from my own experience, they are fictional stories. After I completed my second novel, I wanted to write the real story about my life, before and after illegally immigrating to the US from Mexico. I wanted to shed light on the complexities of immigration and how immigration affected my entire family in both positive and negative ways.'” (wikipedia)

The drawing for September is to write the title of your book and its geographical location on a sticky note and put it on the map. Then submit your name on a slip of paper for the drawing.

There are new books everywhere in the library. Have a look around!

As a reminder, the library is closed during the CCD time on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Also you must bring a teacher pass anytime you want or need to use the library, no matter the reason.

Happy Reading!!

These are the clubs offered at JHS:

Academic Teams, BPA, Dance Marathon, Earth Club, FFA, German Club, GSA, Interact, JAG, Key Club, National Honors Society, Octagon Club, Performing Arts, Obscure Sports, Robotics, SADD, SOFA, Spanish Club, Spell Bowl, MotorSports,, Archery, Speech and Debate, Young Latinos Unidos, FCA, ED Rising, FCCLA, Take 3, Yogioh Club

Here are some events in our communities.

The 2027 Dubois County Community Foundation Scholarship Application will be available online through our scholarship portal via the following link to our website: www.dccommunityfoundation.org/scholarships

The application will be open from August 3 to October 5, 2026.

As we enter another year of with our scholarship portal here are few reminders…

• There is one universal application for students to complete, and this application includes all Dubois County Community Foundation Scholarship opportunities and the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program (LECSP).
• Students are no longer required to review each listed/named scholarship then ‘self-select’ eligibility based upon the stated criteria for each scholarship.

Timelines for scholarship announcements remain the same with Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship made in December 2026 and the Community Foundation Scholarships made by February 2027.

Attached please find the ‘Scholarships–Frequently Asked Questions’ document that can be shared as a resource to promote the scholarships as well as guide students through the online application process. Application tutorial videos are also available for students to review regarding creation of portal access and applying online. Both are great resources but as always, please don’t hesitate to contact the Community Foundation directly with questions.

Hello Wildcats! Here is your 8/18 edition of the news release via email!

School Wide News ↓

SCHOOL PICTURE DAYS:

School portraits will take place this week on Wednesday and Thursday. Retakes will be available later. Seniors and sophomores will be taking their photos on Wednesday, while juniors and freshmen will have theirs taken on Thursday.

CLUB SIGNUPS:

This week during CCD students have the chance to sign up for clubs in the cafeteria. Club leaders will provide information about their clubs and have a sign up sheet available. Seniors will report to the cafeteria on TUESDAY, juniors on WEDNESDAY, sophomores on THURSDAY, and freshmen on FRIDAY.

FCA:

THEATER AUDITIONS:

JPAC will hold auditions for its fall show on Tuesday, August 18th after school in the auditorium… we will be finished by 5 pm. Singers need a 1-minute selection. Dancers will be taught a quick combo. Cold reads from the script for all interested. Drop by and sign up for backstage and tech as well!

Class of 2030 Class Officers:

Congratulations to our 2030 Class Officers!

President: Timothee Dure

Vice Presidents: Henry Hawkes & Piper Seng

Secretary: Claire Stephenson

Treasurer: Julia Pryor

Homecoming Elections:

Football Homecoming Nominations will take place on Aug. 24 and 25. No varsity football players are eligible. Please check your email for past court members who are also ineligible.

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Location: 1600 Saint Charles Street, Jasper, IN, USA
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