Jasper High School

It is Homecoming Week at JHS. Backdrops are set up and the golf cart parade will begin at 7:13 with King and Queen crowning occurring at halftime of the Jasper vs. Mater Dei football game tonight. The JHS Wrestling team will host a tailgate and pumpkin sale before the game. Come out and get your Halloween supplies. Student Council was busy with several homecoming activities. On Sunday there was a hall decorating contest with natural biome themes. On Monday and Thursday we had a quiz competition during our CCD class. Tuesday's contest was a guess the Gatorade flavor contest and today was a relay race. The kids did a nice job and there is an energy in the air for tonight. Thank you to the StuCo Spirit Committee, Ms. Henke and Mrs. Ferguson for a great week.

JHS Students Earn Awards:

Congratulations to Holden Bastien for qualifying as a National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist. This means Holden scored in the top 45,000 PSAT scores in the nation. He is in consideration to become a finalist and possible earn the National Merit Scholarship. Luis Reyes Pizarro and Mrs. Samantha Venderley were recognized as the JHS student and staff of the week recipients. Mrs. Luebbehusen's theater class was invited to sing the national anthem at the Cincinnati Reds baseball game. They sounded great during rehearsal in the atrium. Check out their show "Little Shop of Horrors" in a few months.

Important Information at JHS:

Mr. Kendall, the JHS athletic director, wanted me to share a change to the athletic moratorium dates for this coming summer. June 28 - July 4th and July 26th - July 30th will be the two weeks where athletic activities are prohibited at JHS. Many families try to schedule vacations and family activities around these dates. On October 7th, students will be participating in a variety of activities. Seniors- will have the option to take the SAT, Community Service, Job Shadow, or College visit. Juniors- will have the option to take the PSAT, SAT, Community Service, Job Shadow, or College visit. Sophomores- will be taking the PSAT- There is no registration necessary. All Sophomores will automatically be registered. There is no fee for the PSAT. Freshmen- All freshmen will be participating in the Tour of Opportunity. This is a community wide project where freshmen students tour businesses Jasper related to that student's desired career path. This is a great way to give our youngest kids exposure into a possible career. 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

Weekend Activities:

Girls Golf will compete to defend their sectional title from last year at Buffalo Trace Course at 9:30. Good luck ladies. The Marching Wildcats travel to Evansville North for a competition. The band will perform at 10:00 EST. This should be a good measure of where the show is early in the season. Volleyball is traveling to New Albany for an invitational. Boys Tennis will host the SIAC conference tournament finals on Saturday at the Ed Yarbrough Tennis Complex. You have to checkout the new scoreboard. I have not seen anything like it at a high school facility. Boys soccer will travel to FJ Reitz at 10 on Saturday while the girls remain home to host Gibson Southern also at 10 am. Good luck to both of our teams on the pitch.

Next Week and Help Needed:

Next week Unity in Faith and FCA will host a See You at the Pole, prayer event. There will be donuts and prayer around the flag pole at 7:30 in the morning. Check out their flier. Crane engineering is hosting a Tech Quest event and they have shared their STEM newsletter. Information on both can be found in the Community Events section. A message from Mr. Otto and the Jasper German Club;

"We are in urgent need of a host family for a student from our partner school in Staufen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Our guests will be with us from 9/28 through 10/15. The student is a girl, so we would primarily be looking for a family that has a girl she can befriend and shadow at school. The student would need a bed (not necessarily her own room), three meals per day, and transportation to and from school. Please contact Mr. Otto (dotto@gjcs.k12.in.us) for additional information." If you have a spare room and three weeks to help a guest from our sister city please contact Mr. Otto.

Have a wonderful weekend and Go Cats!

This week's Student of the Week is Mr. Luis Reyes

This week's Staff of the Week is Mrs. Samantha Venderley

Thank you for making Jasper High School Great.

September 29th- German Exchange Begins

October 2nd- Little Wildcats Grandparents Day

October 7th- PSAT/SAT Testing, Tour of Opportunity Day

October 9th End of First Quarter (Grade Check)

October 9th ASVAB Testing

October 19-23rd Fall Break (No School)

November 3rd- Election Day

November 9th-13th- World Kindness Day

November 13-15th- Little Shop of Horrors Show (JHS Auditorium)

November 16th FAFSA Parent Meeting (6 pm auditorium)

December 18th- Last Day for Credit Recovery (first semester)

December 23rd-January 5th- Christmas Break (School resumes 1/6/27)

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Jasper High School is fortunate to have a school-based enterprise (SBE), our school store. SBEs are managed and operated by students as hands-on learning laboratories that integrate standards in marketing, finance, hospitality, human resources, and management. SBEs provide realistic and practical learning experiences that reinforce classroom instruction. The Wildcat Corner is a major learning component in the Business Program. The teacher and coordinator for this program is Mrs. Jessica Mehringer.

The success of the Wildcat Corner depends on the commitment of students in the Small Business and Business Administration Capstone classes as these students are responsible for working in the school store as part of their work based learning experience.

Wildcat Corner Store is OPEN for business. Our website is www.wildcatcornerstore.com

We are currently having evening office hours every Monday from 5-7pm. Email your counselor if you would like to schedule an appointment.

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

21st Century Scholars will be meeing with Mrs. Hawkins next week.

Juniors/Seniors- Monday during CCD class

Freshmen/Sophomores- Friday during CCD class

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

Seniors- will have the option to take the SAT, Community Service, Job Shadow, or College visit.

Juniors- will have the option to take the PSAT, SAT, 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

Freshmen- All freshmen will be participating in the Tour of Opportunity

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

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

Future Schedule

9/19 Evansville North 10:30 EST

9/26 Avon 7:30 EST

10/3 ISSMA Prelims @ Jasper

10/16 BOA Super Regional

10/24 ISSMA Semi-State @ Pike

10/31 Community Performance @ Alumni Stadium

11/7 ISSMA State Finals

This year's Football Homecoming Theme is Biomes!! Here are the Dress UP Days. Monday: Hawaiian Day, Tuesday: Camo Day, No School Wednesday, Thursday: Class Color Day (Seniors Blue, Juniors Green, Sophomores White, Freshman Yellow, and Staff Black), Friday: Black and Gold Day

Thanks to those of you who helped to complete the first jigsaw puzzle!!

The new puzzle is ready to go. Stop by, get a book, and add piece!! 50 new books were added to our collection this week!

We are honoring those who lost their lives as well as those first responders, and others, who saved lives this 25th anniversary of 9/11.

We’ve had many submissions for the September drawing!

Stop by the library 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.

As a gentle reminder, there are approximately 175 overdue books. Please return your book to the book drop or the circulation desk, or come in to renews

Happy Weekend and 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.

Hello Wildcats! Here is your 9/18 edition of the news release via email!

School Wide News ↓

Homecoming Court:

Homecoming King & Queen Election:

Junior Class Fundraiser:
The junior class is selling BBQ Chicken Dinners to help raise funds for prom and other class purchases. Orders are due TODAY, and tickets will be delivered the following week. Dinners will be picked up drive-thru style at JHS on Sunday, October 11. No tickets will be sold at the door. If you are a junior and need a fundraiser form, please stop by room 411 or 413. If you would like to purchase a ticket, please contact a junior to place your order!

Interact Club:

The Interact Club is supporting the brand new Boys and Girls Club of Dubois County located at Trinity UCC by collecting card games and board games for 5-10 year old students that will be part of the Boys and Girls Club throughout September and October.

Earth Club Meeting:

Earth Club will be having a meeting on Thursday, September 24th at 7:30am in Mr. Nowotarski’s room, 307.

Swim & Dive Callout:

There is a callout meeting for anyone interested in joining the JHS Swim Team (swimmer or diver) on Monday, September 21st, during CCD in Miss Gutgsell's Room (Room 315). If you can not make it, please email Miss Gutgsell (kgutgsell@gjcs.k12.in.us) for information.

Picture Retakes:

Picture retakes are scheduled for Thursday, October 8th from 7:30-Noon. Order forms can be turned in online or outside of room 306.

Wildcat Corner is OPEN!!

About the Wildcat Corner:

Jasper High School is fortunate to have a school-based enterprise (SBE), our school store. SBEs are managed and operated by students as hands-on learning laboratories that integrate standards in marketing, finance, hospitality, human resources, and management. SBEs provide realistic and practical learning experiences that reinforce classroom instruction. The Wildcat Corner is a major learning component in the Business Program. The teacher and coordinator for this program is Mrs. Jessica Mehringer.

The success of the Wildcat Corner depends on the commitment of students in the Small Business and Business Administration Capstone classes as these students are responsible for working in the school store as part of their work based learning experience.

Wildcat Corner Store is OPEN for business. Our website is www.wildcatcornerstore.com

Student Academic Services ↓

Student Academic Services counselor assignments

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 are currently having evening office hours every Monday from 5-7pm. Email your counselor if you would like to schedule an appointment.

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

21st Century Scholars will be meeting with Mrs. Hawkins next week.

Juniors/Seniors- Monday during CCD class

Freshmen/Sophomores- Friday during CCD class

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

Seniors- will have the option to take the SAT, Community Service, Job Shadow, or College visit.

Juniors- will have the option to take the PSAT, SAT, 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

Freshmen- All freshmen will be participating in the Tour of Opportunity

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Website: https://jhs.gjcs.k12.in.us/
Location: 1600 Saint Charles Street, Jasper, IN, USA
Phone: (812)482-6050
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