🐾The Panther Paw 🐾

It’s midterm week here at Jennings County Middle School, and that means we’re officially halfway through the fourth quarter! Students and staff are working hard to finish the year strong, with grades being updated and progress being tracked. This is a great time to reflect on the goals set at the beginning of the quarter and make any necessary adjustments to ensure a successful finish.

Remember, the effort you put in now can make a big difference! Stay focused, ask questions, and keep pushing forward—you’ve got this, Panthers! Let’s end the year on a high note!

We will begin testing on Tuesday, April 22nd and finish on May 1st. Below is our testing schedule:

• Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 and Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025:
• CAT Testing: English-Language Arts
• Thursday, April 24, 2025 and Friday, April 25, 2025:
• CAT Testing: Math
• Tuesday, April 29, 2025:
• Performance Task: Math
• Wednesday, April 30, 2025 and Thursday, May 1, 2025:
• Performance Task: English-Language Arts

The school year has been full of unforgettable moments—spirit days, sports victories, classroom fun, and friendships that will last a lifetime. Now, it’s time to make those memories last forever with your very own Jennings County Middle School 2024-2025 Yearbook!

**Yearbooks are officially available to order, but don’t wait too long—**all orders must be placed by Friday, May 16th. You can easily order your copy by visiting our yearbook order site:

👉 https://store.shopyearbook.com/jcms25

Don’t miss out on this special keepsake from a fantastic school year!

Spring and club pictures will be this Friday, April 11th. Picture forms are being sent home with your student today!

On Friday, May 9th, JCMS will be celebrating the 8th grade class with an event called 8th Grade Glow Night! This will be a casual, memorable event for our 8th graders!

We are asking for parent involvement in decorations and donations for food. We also will need help with decorating itself on May 9th. If you are interested in helping, please attend a meeting April 17th 6 PM - 7 PM in the JCMS Library. Enter the front doors of the building. See you then!

If you have any specific questions feel free to reach out to Mrs. Garrett, Mr. Rigby, or Ms. VanLandeghem

Families of JCMS students,

You might be thinking it's too early to start thinking about college, but it's not! 21st Century Scholars is an Indiana scholarship where students can get up to 100% of their tuition paid at any public college in the state of Indiana and a portion of their tuition paid at private or independent colleges.

Students of families who meet the income requirements for Free & Reduced Price lunch are AUTOMATICALLY enrolled in 21st Century Scholars. If you are unsure about your student's enrollment status, please go to www.learnmoreindiana.org to double check. The deadline to ensure your student is enrolled is JUNE 30th of their 8TH GRADE YEAR.

It's best to have a safety net in case your student decides they want to further their education after high school. Log on NOW!

Lady Panther Basketball is excited to announce the dates/times of our spring "Get Better" sessions. These sessions are FREE of charge and are open to girls currently in 5th through 11th grade (groups separated based on skill level).

For those new to Lady Panther Basketball, these are great opportunities to become familiar with our program, learn the game, and work with members of our Lady Panther coaching staff.

Who: Girls currently in 5th - 11th grade

Location: JCHS Main Gym, unless specified.

If you have any questions, please reach out to ladypantherhoops@gmail.com.

Reminder: to participate in athletics, student athletes MUST have a sports physical on file at JCMS and must be registered on Final Forms.

Schneck Urgent Care at 1124 Medical Pl. Seymour, IN 47274 is open from 8 am to 8 pm Monday-Friday and 8 am to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday. This location offers sports physicals for $25 cash/debit/credit (meaning they do not run insurance)

If your athlete attended tonight’s after school workout and did not have a physical on file, they received a form that can be filled out and taken to their physical. Having this filled out ahead of time will make your trip much quicker. If they do not have a form, they can get one from the JCMS athletic office!

For any questions about this process, please contact the JCMS Athletic office during school hours. We look forward to all of our athletes being able to participate!

The JCMS Pool will be temporarily closed to allow our maintenance crew to perform necessary maintenance and upgrades. The closure began on March 13th, and we anticipate the pool reopening by mid-April.

During this time, all pool activities, including open swim and lap swim, will be unavailable. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to improve our facilities. Please stay tuned for updates on the reopening date.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Many students often want to know ahead of time what is served for lunch each day. Here is the upcoming menu for the month of April. We appreciate all of the time and effort our lunch crew puts into making our lunches each day. Thank you to all of them!

Monday, April 14, 2025:

• Math Club - 3:15 - 4:30 PM

• Girls Tennis - HOME against Columbus Central Middle School - 5:30 - 7:30 PM

Tuesday, April 15, 2025:

• Girls Tennis - HOME - against Columbus Northside Middle School - 5:30 - 7:30 PM
• 6th Grade Parent Night - 7:00 - 8:00 PM

• Cooking Club - 3:15 - 4:30 PM
• Builders Club - 3:15 - 4:15 PM
• Yearbook Club - 3:30 - 5:30 PM

• Cooking Club - 3:15 - 4:30 PM

• Good Friday - NO SCHOOL
  
  

A reminder that Monday, April 21st is a Jennings County Schools Snow Make Up Day!