March Happenings

The school year is progressing quickly with 5 weeks until Spring Break and only 12 weeks of school left before summer. With the end of the year in mind, please encourage your child to continue to do their very best. We do want our students to turn up their academic intensity as we get closer to the EOGs in June. We are working towards helping students demonstrate they have grown over their last year's scores and that they are at least passing their grade level's exam.

There are 3 weeks left before grades close for the 3rd 9 weeks. Sixth and seventh grade students that want to play football, wrestling, basketball, cheerleading, softball, or girls soccer need to make sure their grades are good for this 2nd semester to be eligible for sports in the fall for the 22-23 school year.

If your child needs extra support, we offer tutoring on Mondays and Thursdays. We do provide bus transportation on tutoring days, but need some time to add you to the bus list. If your tutoring child needs to be added to the bus list please contact Assistant Principal Evans at amy.evans@onslow.k12.nc.us.

With 12 weeks to go, our 8th grade will soon be 9th graders. Information regarding the transition to high school can be found by clicking here: https://www.smore.com/h2bqk.

The 8th Grade Formal is the celebration we have for our 8th grade students to denote the progression from middle school. It is scheduled for Friday, May 20th at the Rustic Barn. Tickets are $25 and will be on sale March 28 through April 8 from the student's homeroom teacher.

On Monday, February 28th, the JCMS Battle of the Books Team went to Southwest High School to compete against the other 7 middle schools in Onslow County, holding 7 head to head competitions. They finished the day 7-0 in head to head matches and had 3 rounds where they had a perfect score. This group of bibliophiles will compete in the Regional Battle of the Books Competition(virtual competition) on March 22.

Pictured below front: Jaeana Flores, Hannah Wilfawn, Delaney Bush, Patrick Wang, Denzel Blocker, Mrs. Olan. Pictured in the back: Mrs. Glover, Brittney Mincey, Liliana Pichardo, Sam Summers, Anthony Torres, and Jessie Olan

Many of our young men enjoyed the mentorship and physical challenges provided by the 2nd Maintenance Battalion on Thursday, March 24th. Our students enjoyed their leadership.

Athletics Update:

Volleyball and Boys soccer are in full swing. They are on the road the next few games playing at Brewster March 3rd, Southwest March 8th, and Hunter's Creek March 10th. They will return home on Tuesday, March 15th when they take on Swansboro. Please come out and show your support. Tickets will be $4 per person.

Baseball tryouts will be on Friday, March 25th right after school. If you are interested in trying out for baseball you need to email Coach Johnson so he can put you on the list. Just like for all our sports, students must have all of the required paperwork turned in or they will not be able to tryout.

Track tryouts will be on Tuesday, April 19th right after school. If you are interested in trying out for track you need to email Coach Staup so he can put your name on the list. All paperwork must be turned in prior to tryouts.

The last required parent concussion meeting of the year will be on Monday, March 21st at 7:30pm on Microsoft Teams. Attendance at this meeting is required for athletes and parents for those interested in tryout out for baseball or track if they have not attended a parent meeting this year. To access the meeting go to the JCMS website, click on Athletics, and then click Mandatory Athletic Parent meeting.

Sports Info for Next Year

Anyone interested in playing football, softball, cheerleading, wrestling, girls soccer or basketball next school year? Now is the time to get your grades where they need to be! In middle school, athletic eligibility is determined by the previous semester. This means that the grades you get in the 3rd and 4th 9 weeks this year will determine if you can play sports next school year in the first semester. Potential student athletes must pass 3 out of 4 core classes, and 1 of their 2 elective classes with at least a 60. Coming to school is also very important. To be eligible for sports, students are not allowed to have more than 10 unexcused absences from the previous semester. If you must miss school, make sure you turn in your doctors' notes to the front office. If you have any further questions on athletic eligibility, please email Coach Johnson or Coach Staup.

JCMS held its school spelling bee on Wednesday, March 2nd to select its school winners. Twenty students participated representing their teams and grade levels. The district is having us submit one winner per grade level. The JCMS Winners are Jessie Olan(6th), Ethan Hawke(7th), and Hao Nguyen(8th). They will compete in the district level competition on March 24th.

Pictured below, Front Row(6th Grade): Aliyah Wampler, Oliver Parker, Jessie Olan, Jenny Swinson, Kaitlyn Scolforo, Mikah Helm Middle Row(7th Grade): Brandon Brown, Cyncere Hutchins, William DeLeonard, Dylan Pascarelli, Myles Benitez, Mkai Harbin, Sergeo Ivery, Ethan Hawke Last Row(8th Grade): Hao Nguyen, Danielle Walters, Adam Gamble, Cavontae Brookin, and Shyla Thompson

Students interested in ordering yearbooks can follow these steps:

1. Go to www.strawbridge.net and click on Order Pictures and Yearbooks, and enter Code YB105653

2. Enter your name and email, and then click Access Yearbook.

3. Enter student info and then click Submit Details.

4. Select your product and quantity.

YEARBOOK PRICE- $25.00

DEADLINE- April 15, 2022

Online Code is: YB105653

After the deadline yearbooks are $30.00

March

3/1 Volleyball/Boys Soccer AWAY @ NWPMS, 4 pm

3/3 Chorus Workshop at Mount Olive

3/3 Volleyball/Boys Soccer AWAY @ Brewster, 4 pm

3/4 Progress Reports

3/8 Volleyball/Boys Soccer AWAY @ Southwest, 4 pm

3/10 Volleyball/Boys Soccer AWAY @ Hunters Creek, 4

3/10 Pre MPA 8th Grade Band Concert, NSHS Auditorium, 6 pm

3/14-18 Penny War AVID Fundraiser

3/15 Volleyball/Boys Soccer HOME vs. Swansboro, 4 pm

3/16 8th Grade Band to MPA Competition

3/17 Spring Pictures

3/17 Volleyball/Boys Soccer HOME vs. New Bridge, 4

3/18 Early Release, students dismiss at 12

3/21 Teacher Workday

3/23 Band Trip to UNCW

3/23 Staff Meeting

3/25 Grades Close

3/24 MS Spelling Bee, Regional Skills Center

3/24 Volleyball/Boys Soccer HOME vs. Dixon, 4 pm

3/25 Grades Close

3/25 Baseball Tryouts, directly after school

3/30 Strategic Planning Team Meeting

April

4/1 Talent Show

4/1 Report Cards

4/4-4/6 AIG Testing

4/4 Northside HS Parent Night- rising 9th Graders, Northside HS Auditorium, 6 pm

4/5 AVID Family Night

4/6 Baseball HOME vs. Trexler, 4 pm

4/11-15 Spring Break

4/18 Teacher Workday

4/19 Track Tryouts

4/21 Military Child Breakfast in library

4/21 MS Chess Competition

4/21 Baseball AWAY @ Northwoods Park, 4

4/23-5/13 EVAAS Roster Verification

4/25 Progress Reports

4/25 Baseball AWAY @ Brewster, 4 pm

4/228 Mini Tri-Meet at Swansboro HS, 4 pm

4/28 Baseball AWAY @ Southwest , 4pm

May

5/2 Baseball AWAY @ Hunters Creek, 4 pm

5/3 Home Track Meet at Northside

5/3 Science benchmarks for 8th graders

5/3 Spring Orchestra Concert, Northside HS, 6 pm

5/3 Mini Tri-Meet #2- Northside HS

5/5 Spring Chorus Concert- Northside HS, 6 pm

5/5 Baseball HOME vs. Swansboro, 4 pm

5/6 Rising 6th Grade Orientation 9-11 am

5/9 Baseball HOME vs. New Bridge, 4 pm

5/10 Mini Tri-Meet at Swansboro HS, 4 pm

5/16 Progress Reports

5/16 Baseball HOME vs. Dixon, 4 pm

5/17 Track Conference Championship at Swansboro HS, 1 pm

5/18 AVID Interview Night

5/20 8th Grade Formal, Rustic Barn, 6-8 pm

5/23 Athletic Award Ceremony

5/24 Spring Band Concert, Northside HS, 6 pm

5/24-6/7 NCExtend1 Testing

5/25 NSHS Cap and Gown Walk

5/30 Holiday

June

6/1 Math EOG

6/2 ELA EOG

6/3 Science EOG

6/7 Last day for students

6/8-10 Teacher Workdays

6/13-17, 20-24 MS Camp Cognicon

Email: curtis.ehmann@onslow.k12.nc.us
Website: https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/jacksonvillecommonsms
Location: 315 Commons Drive, Jacksonville, NC
Phone: (910) 346-6888
Twitter: @jcmsknights