Jonathan Alder Junior High

January 10th - End of 2nd Quarter

January 14th - Madison County Spelling Bee

January 20th - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL

January 24th - Student Council/PTO Dance at 7:00-9:00 PM

February 14th - PD/Teacher Work Day - NO SCHOOL

February 17th - Presidents’ Day - NO SCHOOL

Updated calendar information is always available on the building website.

The FIRST student council/PTO dance of the year will be on Friday, January 24th from 7-9 PM. The theme is "Candy Cane Lane." The cost is $5 at the door but includes snacks and a photo booth opportunity! If you can donate snacks or your time, please follow this link. We appreciate your support along with the support of PTO for sponsoring the photo booth.

The 7th grade math team would like to extend gratitude to all of the families that donated to our cookie lab in December. We had so much fun solving equations and eating cookies before break!

Jr. High students get Future Ready with local professionals through Career Chats. Jonathan Alder is committed to preparing students for success, and we began piloting our Future Ready Skills curriculum in 2024. A Future Ready program being offered to our 7th-8th grade students is Career Chats during their Advisory time. Career chats are an opportunity for students to have conversations with local professionals with a range of education and career experiences, including medical, manufacturing, I.T., construction trades, and more.

Next week, we welcome Mr. Kyle Huston. Mr. Huston, OSU Wexner Medical Center, is a Clinic Manager in the department of Family and Community Medicine. Kyle is responsible for overseeing two clinics on Columbus’ East side, including Outpatient Care Gahanna and Urgent Care on Rocky Fork Blvd. Kyle will share with students the importance of leadership of others, communication, and organization, which enable Kyle and the OSU Wexner team to deliver excellent care to all.

Printed 2nd Quarter Report Cards will be sent home with students on Friday, January 17th. As a reminder, grades are always available on Canvas for families to review.

Basketball and Cheerleading Families, we need your help!

We have a few openings for volunteer concession workers for our boys basketball games. Please see the signup link below and sign up if you are available. Our PTO thanks you for your support of our students!

Boys Basketball Concessions Sign Up

A friendly reminder from the Transportation Department: due to student capacity on our school buses, we are not able to accommodate bus passes for students to go home with other students. If you have an urgent situation, please contact Misti Graber in the transportation department.

Please see the flyer below for an important announcement from our PTO!

Please review this link to learn about our personal communication device policy updates.

Commonsense Media is an online tool that can help parents and students make informed decisions regarding media use. This tool can be used for many types of media, including books, movies, video games, and apps.

Sometimes parents ask that school personnel administer medication to their child during the school day. When this is necessary, we require written permission and instructions from the parent and in some instances from the doctor. The required form must be completed and turned in to the junior high office with the medication to be administered.

Email: cazareje@japioneers.org
Website: http://www.alder.k12.oh.us/
Location: Jonathan Alder Junior High School, Killbury-Huber Road, Plain City, OH, USA
Phone: 614-873-4635
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathanalderjrhigh/?ref=bookmarks
Twitter: @AlderJHS