JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL

The 2025 Falcon Award Recipient is Jill Groves. This award is reserved for individuals who consistently go above and beyond—often behind the scenes—to make a lasting difference. This year’s recipient embodies the very spirit of the Falcon Award in every way.

We are proud to honor Jill Groves.

Since August of 1992, Jill has served as a 7th and 8th grade Family & Consumer Science teacher at Urey Middle School, dedicating 33 years to educating and supporting students. Generations of students have passed through her classroom, each impacted not only by what she taught, but by the care, structure, and encouragement she provided every single day.

But Jill’s service has never been limited to the classroom.

Over the years, she has coached boys and girls tennis at JGHS, returning again and again as both head coach and assistant coach, and even spending Saturdays in the off-season attending matches simply to support her players. She has also coached cheerleading at both the high school and middle school levels, including chaperoning students to New York City to perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade—a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity made possible through her commitment.

Jill has served as a National Junior Honor Society sponsor, a longtime member of the Falloween Committee, a building representative, and a dedicated member of the staff social and flower fund committee. She has volunteered countless hours working athletic events, concession stands, track meets, football games, dances, concerts, drama productions, field trips, award trips, and summer youth clinics.

Even during the uncertainty of 2020, Jill stepped up—helping return student belongings during school shutdowns. And just last spring, she once again demonstrated her generosity by making breakfast for the entire Urey Middle School staff on the last day of school.

The Falcon Award is about more than years of service. It honors those who show up consistently, who support others quietly, and who place the needs of students and colleagues above their own. Jill Groves has done exactly that for more than three decades.

Her impact can be felt across classrooms, courts, hallways, and events—and most importantly, in the lives of the students and colleagues she has supported along the way.

Please join us before the start of the varsity boys basketball game on Friday February 13, 2026 to celebrate Jill Groves and her dedication to John Glenn.

We will be having school on February 16th, April 3rd, and April 6th, 2026. These were our snow make-up days.

Just a reminder we have one more traditional e-learning day. When and if we utilize the traditional e-learning day we will then transition into live virtual learning. More details to come in the future.

Here is the link for our new band webpage!

johnglennbands.org

JG Choirs will be attending Solo and Ensemble on February 7th with State happening on February 21st.

Homecoimg will be Friday, February 13th. We will be crowning our King and Queen in between the JV and Varsity games.

Below is our week of festivities. May the best class WIN!!

Come and have a fun time at the Annual Paddle Auction hosted by the John Glenn Boosters! It is on Sunday, March 8th 2026 at 3pm in the John Glenn High School Cafeteria!

Tickets are $10.00 a piece and will be sold at the door. There will be new and improved concessions available, along with other vendors that you can purchase items from.

If you need more information on what a paddle auction is and how to participate, please read the document! This auction will be a Quarter Paddle Auction (bring your quarters!). It is a fun day of frivolity and winning - a well worth it experience!

HS BAND SECTION BASKETS
Our High School band has come up with themed baskets to present at the paddle auction! The baskets are listed by section below!
Flutes - Movie Basket
Clarinets - Cozy Basket
Saxophones - Book Nook Basket
Trumpets - Gardening Basket
French Horns - French Basket
Low Brass - Minecraft Basket
Percussion - Game Night Basket
Color Guard - Spa/Beauty Basket
Directors - Coffee Basket

The Ironworkers Local #292 Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC) will be accepting applications for our apprenticeship program February 2nd through February 27, 2026. For additional information, please see the email that was sent by Mrs. Middlebrook or pick up an information sheet from the Counselor's Corner.

**"The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is currently accepting applications for the Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship, which provides up to $40,000 in financial aid to aspiring teachers.To qualify for the scholarship, students must meet one of the following academic requirements:
Rank in the top 20% of their high school graduating class OR
Have a top 20th percentile score on the ACT (25) or SAT (1120) OR
Have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scaleHigh-achieving high school and college students who plan to teach in Indiana for at least five years can receive up to $10,000 per year of college (up to $40,000 total) from the scholarship. Students must apply by February 28, 2026, via ScholarTrack.che.IN.gov

**Seniors, the JG (Falloween) Scholarship and the Marshall County Community Foundation Universal Scholarship application (containing over 30 different scholarships) will be due on Friday, February 28.

Seniors, transcript requests should be sent through Parchment. Please contact your School Counselor if you need help setting up your Parchment account.

• All juniors will be taking the SAT on Wednesday, March 4th at JGHS. Please do not schedule an appointments out of the school on that day. If absent, students are required to make up this test.
• SAT prep has started. This can be done anytime by logging into your College Board account.

College Goal Sunday event this academic year is 2-4 EST on February 22nd at Plymouth High School. Check out the FAFSA filing and event resources available at CollegeGoalSunday.org. An important thing to make note of. FSA IDs being created BEFORE College Goal Sunday is strongly encouraged. To eliminate barriers to filing, students and parents should have these before February 22nd.

The School Counselors will be in English classes over the next couple of weeks working with students on scheduling. The deadline to complete Course Selections in your Harmony Four Year Plan and sign up for Summer School for next year is Monday, February 23rd. Students, please review your selections with your parents, and see your counselor with any questions. If changes are needed after this date you will need to request this through your Counselor. Helpful information, documents, and applications can be found on the JGHS-Guidance-Scheduling Website

JGHS-Guidance-Scheduling Website