Jasper High School

Jag News, distributed every Monday once school begins, is the best way for students, parents, and our community to stay informed about what is going on here at Jasper. There are several other ways you can stay connected:

• Follow us on Twitter @JasperJaguars
• Follow us on Instagram @jasper.jaguars
• Bookmark our Jasper High School Website. You can find the answer to almost every question here!

It is our goal to help families stay connected with the wonderful things happening at Jasper High School. We hope everyone has a great 2022-23 school year!!!

2022-23 PISD Academic Calendar

Bell Schedule

Chromebook Academy

Issues with your Chromebook or Password? Need WiFi access?
Contact Jim Crusinberry, Jasper HS CTA, at 469-752-7406 or jim.crusinberry@pisd.edu

Student Email Access

Teacher Tutorial Schedules

Tutorials are not required, but students are encouraged to see teachers during their scheduled tutorial times when they need extra help and support. Any tutorial needs outside of these scheduled times must be coordinated with the teacher.

Parking Permit Request

Any student driving to school must have a student parking decal provided by the student center; violators will be towed at the owner's expense. See Ms. Anderson in the Student Center to obtain a decal. Parking passes are $25, exact cash or check made payable to PISD.

VOE Requests

A VOE approved by PISD is needed for all students to take driver’s education, or to get a learner's permit or driver’s license. After the request is completed, the approved VOE will be emailed to the email address on the request. Be sure to check your "Clutter" or "Junk" mailboxes. Allow a minimum of 48 business hours for the request to be processed.

Beginning Monday, Feb. 6, Plano ISD sophomores and juniors may apply for the competitive Plano Mayor’s Summer Internship Program. Presented by Capital One, the eight-week “learn-and-earn” program, which runs from June 12–Aug. 4, provides teens with paid internships at some of the area’s most sought-after organizations, from national headquarters and government entities to small businesses, local charities and nonprofits. The deadline to apply is March 6. Students earn a minimum of $12 per hour working 20-40 hours per week.

Only the first 400 applications will be considered, so students are encouraged to apply early.

For questions or to apply, please visit planomayorsinterns.org.

Please do not move the barrels that are in the athletic/rear parking area of the school. They are located in a specific place for traffic control. When they are moved, the school custodian has to spend additional time locating them and placing them back where they belong.

This is a reminder that ALL cars on campus must have a parking tag visible hanging from the rearview mirror. Cars on campus without parking tags may receive a fine and/or be towed at the owner's expense. If you have a car and have not gotten your parking tag, please see Ms. Anderson in the Student Center for information on how to get a tag.

All students should now have a school-issued student ID badge. Plano ISD policy requires they be worn at all times on campus and while attending school events. Please assist the campus in reminding your student to bring their badge with them daily, and wear it around their neck on a lanyard. Students who are cited three times for failure to wear a badge will receive one lunch detention, on their fourth citation they will receive two lunch detentions, and on their fifth citation, they will receive a Friday Night Live, which is served from 4:30-7:30 pm on Friday evenings. The administration will also conduct random badge checks in the hallways and classrooms at various times during the school day. Students who are out of compliance and are addressed by an administrator during these checks will receive detention regardless of their current number of infractions. Lost badges may be replaced in the Student Center for $5. Wearing badges is a vital campus safety measure and we appreciate the cooperation of students and families in keeping our campus secure.

Please check the February issue of the Jasper Counseling Update where we share the latest counseling news, information, and tips for student success. To view previous months visit https://tinyurl.com/JasperCounselingUpdate

Jasper Theatre presents the musical The Old Man and the Old Moon, featuring Jasper, Rice, and Robinson students! Show dates are February 23-25 at 7 pm. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.pisd.edu/domain/14369 or PLANO ISD Fine Arts website.

NEED THE TSIA (TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE ASSESSMENT) FOR DUAL CREDIT?

Students interested in taking dual credit courses for eleventh grade may need to pass the TSI exam as part of registering for those courses. Students may check with their counselor to see if they meet exemption requirements for a TSI waiver.

TSI exam administration will take place in person at Jasper High School for our students on Saturday, March 25 and April 29 from 9am to 1pm. For more information and registration visit http://tinyurl.com/JasperTSI

Freshmen, if you are interested in applying to be part of next year's Student Council, see the details below! If you have any additional questions, please see Ms. Gonzalez in room 2304 or email her at stephanie.gonzalez@pisd.edu

The district expectation is that each student brings their charged, school-issued Chromebook every day. Personal devices cannot be used for online assessments. The library has 9 loaner Chromebooks that may be checked out and returned at the end of the school day. Students are allowed 3 checkouts per nine-week grading period. Once that limit is met a student will no longer be able to borrow a Chromebook.

Any time a student misses school resulting from personal illness, illness or death in the family, quarantine, weather or road conditions making travel dangerous, or any other unusual cause acceptable to the principal, the absence will be considered excused. Any student out of school for reasons other than those listed above will be considered truant, and the absence will be unexcused.

Please remember a student cannot self-report an absence.

ABSENCES DUE TO ILLNESS

If a student is ill and will be missing school please call Jasper’s absence hotline at

469-752-7400, press 3 to leave a message for Teresa Brown, our attendance clerk. If your student has tested positive for COVID, please also inform Nurse Dottie Jordan at 469-752-27409 or at dottie.jordan@pisd.edu

ABSENTEE NOTES

When a student is absent and returns to school, by state attendance laws, he or she must present a written note from the parent or guardian even if a parent or guardian called the attendance line. The note should include:

• Student name
• Student ID number
• Reason for the absence
• Date(s) of absence(s)
• Phone number where the parent or guardian may be reached

Notes from a doctor may be submitted in lieu of a parent note. Notes should be given to the attendance office before 9:00 a.m. on the day the student returns. After three school days, notes may not be accepted, and the absences may be deemed unexcused. Absences from school to extend holidays are discouraged. Be sure to check the school calendar prior to making travel arrangements or purchasing tickets. Excessive tardies and unexcused absences will result in truancy filings. See school board policy FEA Legal for more details.

CHECKING IN and OUT

If students must leave school during school hours, a note from the parent or legal guardian must be sent to the attendance office the morning of the absence, so the student can get a pass to leave the classroom. The note should state the time the student will be picked up. Anyone who picks a student up during the day may be asked for identification; students will not be allowed to leave campus with an individual who is not on record as being able to pick up the student from school or without explicit parent permission to release the student to another individual. Students must come to the attendance office to meet the parent or guardian who is signing the student out. Upon returning to school, a note excusing the absence must be turned into the attendance office. Students who become ill during the school day must report to the clinic. Students are truant if they do not check out properly. Students must sign in and out with the attendance office even if the student is leaving during passing periods.

FAMILY VACATIONS/TRIPS/ EXTENDED ABSENCES

Students must get advance approval from their administrator in order for make-up work to be allowed and for planned extended absences. A student's parent or guardian should submit an absence request form to the administrator at least one week prior to the absence in order for allowable make-up work to be considered. Approval is granted on a case-by-case basis. These forms can be obtained from the attendance office. When allowed, students will be expected to make up all of their work in a timely manner.

Please be reminded that third-party food deliveries (ex: UberEats, DoorDash, Grubhub, Chik-fil-a, McDonald's, Chipotle, etc.) are not allowed. Whether ordered by the student or the parent, food deliveries from vendors will not be accepted. Any cost for a rejected delivery is the responsibility of the student and their family. Only food delivered to campus directly by the parent is allowed. Any food that the parent does NOT hand deliver will be collected at the time of delivery, and the student can pick the food up after school.

Athletes driving themselves between Jasper and Plano West must have a Campus-to-Campus Driving Form on file with the district before they are allowed to transport themselves. The form can be picked up from Coach Zastoupil. The form authorizes the student to drive themselves only; no passengers are allowed in the car. The form will be approved by various PISD staff members and will ask the athlete to provide two contact phone numbers (not the student), their sport, vehicle description, license plate number (no temporary tags), and a parent signature. If you have any questions, feel free to call or email Coach Zastoupil at 469-752-7460 or richard.zastoupil@pisd.edu .

Students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals at the end of last school year are eligible to participate at their current eligibility status for the first 30 calendar days of the 2022-2023 school year.

In order for meal benefits to continue, a federal meal application for the 2022-2023 school year must be completed. Students with no application on file after 30 calendar days will return to full-paid eligibility status effective September 23, 2022.

Households that have submitted a federal meal application for free or reduced-priced meals for the 2022-2023 school year do not need to reapply.

Families who may qualify should complete a federal meal application for free or reduced-price meals, available through Parent Portal or via the website at www.pisd.edu/mealprogram.

Instructions for setting up meal accounts may be found at https://www.pisd.edu/Page/3841.

Plano ISD is looking for substitute teachers for the 2022-23 school year! Applications are now open for persons interested in subbing in our wonderful school district. We invite all interested community members to visit https://www.pisd.edu/Page/5529 for more information. We would love to see our community members serving as substitutes on the Jasper campus!

Join the Human Rights Club at Jasper. Our mission is to educate ourselves on issues relating to human rights, and take action to make a difference in our community. Meetings will be every Wednesday after school in Room 2044. Can't wait to see you there!

Are you Interested in learning how to be an entrepreneur and patent innovations? Do you want to compete in competitions to win scholarships and add something unique to your resume? Then Join the Innovation and Entrepreneurship club!

Google Classroom Code: 6w7nsa2

It is only with your help that the Jasper PTSA can continue to conduct business. Please let us know your interest in a Jasper PTSA Board position for 2023-2024. (Please share with your friends too!)

To be considered for any position, indicate your interest on the form below by March 3, 2023. Information will be compiled and reviewed by a Nominating Committee, which will submit a slate of Officers in March for elections in April.

Jasper High School PTSA

Congratulations to our Jasper students whose entries received awards by Plano ISD Council of PTAs for this year's Reflections entries!

Literature

Junyang Zheng

"The Question" Received Award of Merit

Sarah Flanagin

"Silent Voices" Received Honorable Mention

Photography

Maimuna IIlyas

"Pen - Tongue of your mind" Received Award of Excellence

Music Composition

Mithran Regupathy

"Power of Silence" Received Award of Merit

Visual Art

Kavyashri Karnamoo

"My Community, My Voice" Received Award of Excellence

Shivani Nathan

"Broadcast" Received Honorable Mention

Market Days occur several times a year and allow students the ability to purchase spirit wear from the PSTA and various Jasper and PWSH Booster organizations. Show your spirit and support these wonderful organizations!

Purchase at www.jasperptsa.org

We are still in need of donations for the new Poster Printer for Jasper. If you are looking for ways to support the Jasper PTSA, students, teachers, and staff, please consider making a donation of any amount. If you haven't renewed your PTSA membership for this school year yet, that is a wonderful way to show your support as well.

Our Donor Luncheon with Principal Lee will take place at Jasper on February 24th for anyone who donates $100 or more before January 27th. Invitations will be sent to those donors at the end of January. Thank you!!

It is only with your help that our PTSA can continue to conduct business. Please let us know your interest in leading a Plano West Wolf Den PTSA Board position for 2023-2024. (Please share with your friends too!) Please submit a nomination at 2023-2024 Board Member and Committee Interest. To be considered for any position, please submit this form by Tuesday, February 28, 2023. Information will be compiled and reviewed by a Nominating Committee, which will submit a slate of Officers in February for elections in March.

The interest form for the upcoming

2023-2024 PWSH PTSA Board Interest form is now open!

Please share your interest with us.

2023-2024 Board Member and Committee Interest

Board Interest for 2023-2024

For a quick review of our Board Positions, please review the list at Board & Chairs

Thank you for your interest in joining our Board! Someone will be in contact with you soon. If you would like more information on certain positions, please contact the Parliamentarian at parliamentarian@wolfdenptsa.org

We greatly appreciate your cloth donation to World Wear project bin which is located on the south side of school parking lot. Items to be placed in the bin include wearable shoes, clothing, purses, wallets, belts, hats/caps, backpacks, hard toys that fit into the bin, soft toys and stuffed animals. The World Wear Project does not accept furniture, mattresses, bikes, strollers, car seats, food, trash, books, or any other items that are not on that list. Please contact PTA Ways and Means if you found the bin is full or overflown and we will contact vendor to schedule a pickup.

Join us at the Chic-fil-a on Coit and Spring Creek to support the Jasper Jazz! Don’t forget to mention us at the drive-through. If ordering online, add Jasper Jazz to the special instructions!

Please see flyer below.

Come cheer with the best!

Plano West is hosting cheer tryouts.

Packets are available on google classroom (code: w3nbmcp) and will be due on 3/1/23.

Join us for an informational meeting at Plano West on 2/23/23 or 2/27/23 at 6 pm in the Presentation Room at West.

We will also be holding a tryout preparation clinic on Saturday, 2/25 in the West Competition Gym from 1 pm-3 pm. This clinic is open to any and all athletes trying out for cheer 8th grade and up. This clinic will teach you the proper technique in motions, jumps, and spiriting. All of these skills will help you in your participation in the tryout clinics the week of your tryouts.

Cost is $5 cash.

Do you have what it takes to be Wes or Whitney Wolf?

Plano West Cheer is hosting Mascot tryouts.

Packets are available on google classroom (code: w3nbmcp) and will be due on 3/1/23.

Join us for an informational meeting at Plano West on 2/23/23 or 2/27/23 at 6 pm in the Presentation Room at West.

Website: https://www.pisd.edu/Page/81
Location: 6800 Archgate Drive, Plano, TX, United States
Phone: 469-752-7400
Twitter: @jasperjaguars