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

Faria.Polite@sccpss.com

Mrs. Kristen Wilson, Assistant Principal

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Ms. Kaney Ballance, Dean of Students

Kaney.Ballance@sccpss.com

We are excited to announce that we will celebrate our Class of 2025 at our Graduation Ceremony on Monday, May 19, at 1:00 p.m. Please know that this will be a non-traditional day for our 9th – 11th graders. With the exception of a few, faculty and staff of HVJ will be attending and participating in the commencement ceremony for our graduating seniors.

Students who attend school will be supervised by school officials in a designated area and not their scheduled class. Attendance for those students who do not attend school on Monday, May 19th will be reflected as an excused absence. Thank you for your continued support this school year!

Please let us know if you have any questions! Congratulations to our Class of 2025!

Thank you!

Dr. Durham

May 19-Graduation EnMarket Arena at 1PM, report time for Seniors is10:30 AM.

May 20-22- Diploma pick up 8AM-11AM, at Jenkins.

Congratulations to Bryce Anderson and Anaya Stringer. Both will be committing to wrestle at Brewton Parker College in the Fall of 2025.

Bryce Anderson is third year wrestler and a two-time GHSA State placer at 285 pounds in two different classifications. Bryce is the second Jenkins’ male wrestler to commit to Brewton Parker College! He follows former teammate Malachi Williams(c/o24) who signed with BPC last year.

Anaya Stringer is a first-year wrestler and the 2025 GHSA State Runner Up at 170 pounds. Anaya is the first female wrestler from Jenkins HS to place in the GHSA State tournament and sign a wrestling scholarship to continue competing at the next level!

1st Team All Region

Ronald Dunham-Pitcher

DJ Rohan-utility

Pedro Fabian-Catcher

2nd Team

Marquis Bush-outfielder

Honorable Mention

Charles Stuart

Sam Best

Jackson Mckenzie

Record 14-6 overall 6-0 sub region

Thank you to the teachers that participated and encouraged students to participate in the 10 Book Challenge this year.

There were a total of 450 books logged with 89 participants.

Mr. Shackley's name was drawn for the grand prize - Reading Warrior SWAG and a $20 Barnes and Noble gift card.

Brooklyn Baldwin was the student winner with the same prize (not picture)

Mrs. Muskin logged the most books read with 74 books - she won a Barnes and Noble gift card.

Nikhil Negi logged the most books read by a student with 37 - he won a Barnes and Noble gift card.

Kylie was chosen to be this year's Chorus Director's Award recipient. This is an award that I present every year to the student that has modeled the best qualities of an exemplary choral student. Because of her daily efforts in class, commitment to rehearsing, and willingness to do extra activities, I felt Kylie was the right choice to receive this award for the 2024-2025 school year. I'm very proud of her and hope she will continue the positive momentum in the next school year.

Please join us in celebrating our Jenkins High School Track & Field Team for their outstanding performance at the GHSA State Championships in Albany, GA! Our athletes showed incredible determination and proudly represented our school at the highest level of competition.

We are excited to recognize the following students who placed in the Top 8 in the state in their events:

• Coray Stafford – #1 in the state in the 100m and 200m

• Ronnie Taylor – #7 in the state, 100m | #5 in the state, 200m

• Boys 4x100 Relay – #1 in the state (Coray Stafford, Ronnie Taylor, Jalen Elliott, Ketayrion Haynes, Jaden Hooper)

• Ivey Hall – #6 in the state, 200m | #5 in the state, 400m

• Blessed Diogo – #3 in the state, 100m Hurdles | #4 in the state, 300m Hurdles | #1 in the state, Triple Jump

• Zharia McCombs – #6 in the state, 300m Hurdles

• Girls 4x100 Relay – #8 in the state (Ivey Hall, Eden Bullard, Kacy Carter, Aniyah Browner)

• Aniyah Browner – #5 in the state, Long Jump

• Blessed Diogo – #4 in the state, Long Jump

These students represented Jenkins with pride and excellence, both on and off the track. Please take a moment to congratulate them when you see them—they have truly earned this recognition.

Congratulation to the following tennis players for making first team All-Region. The boys advanced to the 2025 AAA State playoffs this season and finished 3rd in the Region.

Boys

Kelvon Hamilton -# 1 singles

Jordan Young -#2 singles

Girls

Ikihra Shaw -#1 singles

Greetings Warrior Parents/Guardians,

Effective July 1, 2021, children 16 years of age and older, who are entering the 11th grade (including new entrants), must have received one booster dose of the meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4), unless their initial dose was administered on or after their 16th birthday.

Each school year, every school in SCCPSS is audited by the Department of Public Health to ensure students' immunizations are up to date according to Georgia state law mandates. This email is being sent to help parents/guardians get a jump start on the 2025-2026 school year. Please see the attachment for additional information regarding immunization requirements for your rising 11th grader. Also be advised that your student's immunization status as well as administration of immunizations can be done at a doctor's office, health clinic, health department, and/or pharmacy.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me via email or phone.

Thank you so much for your attention to this matter and I look forward to a healthy and safe 2025/2026 school year!

Dead Week 1-Monday, May 26, 2025-Sunday, June 1, 2025

Dead Week 2-Monday, June 30, 2025-Sunday, July 6, 2025

• * No Athletic Activities for any student athletes with or without coaches on school grounds. Athletes can work out on their own, but not on any SCCPSS properties. Coaches cannot be coaching them on our properties or on other properties.

*Summer workouts will start on Monday: June 2, 2025.

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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