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

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Mrs. Faria Polite, Assistant Principal

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Mrs. Kristen Wilson, Assistant Principal

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Ms. Kaney Ballance, Dean of Students

Kaney.Ballance@sccpss.com

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Thank you to all who attended our recent Parent Night. Your support and commitment to your child’s education are greatly appreciated. We value the strong partnership between home and school, which plays an essential role in your child’s academic success.

In an effort to improve attendance and address the issue of tardiness, we kindly ask that you take a few moments to complete the survey below. Your feedback will be helpful as we work together to ensure a positive learning environment for all students. Thank you again for your ongoing support.

Congratulations on making the esteemed list of Georgia Department of Education's STEM/STEAM schools! This accomplishment is a testament to your dedication, hard work, and commitment to providing high-quality, innovative education to your students. You've truly earned this recognition and should take a moment to celebrate your success! This is a publicly available list that is viewed by business professionals, educators, and families.

Attention Warrior Nation:

Course registration for the 2025-2026 school year for students will take place on February 10, 2025- February 25, 2025, during all 4 class blocks in the auditorium. Students will report to the auditorium on their designated day to register for classes for the 2025-2026 school year. Course registration information will be presented to students during advisement on February 5th. Parents, please review this registration information with your child as well. After registration has been completed, students will be able to view their course selections in Power School for the 2025-2026 school year. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child’s assigned school counselor.

The Jenkins Model United Nations Team competed at the 54th Georgia Southern University High School Model United Nations Conference in Statesboro, January 30 through February 1, 2025. The Jenkins team, led by Head Delegate Harrison Tran, did an outstanding job, ranking second among 19 schools in attendance, and receiving the Distinguished School Delegation Award for the entire team.

The 17 team members received 11 individual recognitions as well. Junior Caden Kline, representing the Philippines, was named Outstanding Delegate and Distinguished Delegation in the General Assembly. Poland, represented by juniors John Lemburg and Nolan Tanner, was also named a Distinguished Delegation in the General Assembly. Junior Aranza Pereira, representing Belgium, was recognized as a Distinguished Delegate in the Economics and Social Council.

Harrison Tran, Brooklyn Baldwin, Liam McDaniel, representing Belgium, Oneillia Thomas representing Mexico, Krisha Parekh representing Poland and Sean Preston Matthews, representing Syria, received Honorable Mention awards.

Congratulations to these Jenkins Warriors on their success!

We have 4 girls and 12 boys that have qualified for the GHSA Sectionals, and 3 of our boys that are region champs. (138-Angel De Los Santos, 150-Silas Harrison and 285- Bryce Anderson) Our boys finished 2nd in region 3-AAA.

Attention Seniors: Please remember per SCCPSS board policy that 20 hours of community service is a requirement for graduation. All community service documentation must be turned in to your assigned school counselor by Monday, April 7, 2025. Seniors who do not complete this requirement will not be eligible for graduation, including participating in the graduation ceremony. Community Service documentation logs can be picked up in the school counseling center.

The Herschel V. Jenkins School Counseling Center will be hosting an AP/Dual Enrollment information session on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 6:00 pm in the cafeteria. Please make plans to attend if you are interested in learning more about advanced placement classes and how your child can earn high school course credits while taking college courses through dual enrollment.

Your wrestling team was in action over the weekend competing to advance in the individual portion of our season. This weekend, our girls will compete at Houston Co. and the boys will compete at Chestatee HS for their respective Sectional Tournament.

Girls Area- The girls wrestled great competition and put Jenkins Girls Wrestling on the map! Chloe Nicholson(100) and Sasha Rhenals(120) tough matches in their respective weight classes.

Madison Glover(140) defeated opponents from Tift Co. and Long Co. before losing the first match of the year to a Lowndes HS wrestler. Madison finished fourth and will advance to the Sectional

Tournament this Friday at Houston Co. HS

Angelcia De Los Santos (145) defeated opponents from South Effingham before losing her first match of the year to a Richmond Hill wrestler. Angie finished the day with wins over Thomas Co.Central and Camden Co. to claim third place and advance to Sectionals!

Alaiah Briscoe (155) defeated a Camden Co. wrestler before dropping a match to Northside. Briscoe came back with three consecutive wins over wrestlers from Coffee, Brantley, and Thomas County. Briscoe placed fourth to advance to Sectionals!

Anaya Stringer (170) defeated a wrestler from Emanual County before dropping the first match of the season to the top seeded wrester in the bracket. Stinger then assembled four straight wins over Long Co, Ware Co. Thomas Co. and Richmond Hill to place third overall and advance to Sectionals!

Please congratulate all the girls for their courageous efforts!

Boys Regional

The boys were in action at Windsor Forest vs local competition. Your Warriors finished second overall in the Team Score. Angel De Los Santos (138), Silas Harrison(150), and Bryce Anderson(285) become the first Jenkins Region Champions since Joshua Gadson in 2019, Please congratulate them and all the wrestlers for advancing to the Sectional Tournament next weekend!

113- Brandon Youmans 2nd place

120- Doni Clark 3rd place

126- Nick Gant 3rd place

132- Michael Young 2nd place

138- Angel De Los Santos CHAMPION

144- Adonis Shiggs 4th place

150- Silas Harrison CHAMPION

165- Kevin Ciccarella 2nd place

175- Noah Lee-Whitaker 4th place

190- Brandon Borges 2nd place

285- Bryce Anderson CHAMPION

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​
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