Happy Friday the 13th. What a great week to be a Wildcat. Congratulations to Amyelina Ravenstein and Mrs. Lisa Jennings on their selection as JHS's Student and Staff of the Week. Next week is Homecoming Week and our student council has a good week planned. We will be decorating the hallways with the class theme, having dress up days, and participating in class competitions during homeroom. Elections for king and queen will be on line so get your vote in early. The best band in the land, the Marching Wildcats, open their performance season Saturday at 8:40 pm at Paoli. They have been working very hard and have a nice show put together. School picture proofs were sent out online and home with the students. Picture retakes have been scheduled for October 8th from 8-1:20. Picture proofs are due October 6th. Check out the link to our first live edition of Wildcat Weekly, the student produced "news" and event program. The students are doing a really good job with their production. We are excited to share our first set of FFA results with you! The team consisting of Emma Popp, Grace Kluemper, Claire Linette, and Mackenzie Lichlyter placed first and the team of Kenadie Ambrose, Brooklyn Rasche, Avery Seng, and Ella Schue placed eleventh. Additionally, there were three Jasper FFA members that placed in the top ten, individually. Grace Klumper placed first, Emma Popp placed fifth, and Claire Linette placed 7th! Nice job by our future farmers in their first competition.

On the athletic front, football is traveling to Evansville Bosse tonight. Next week the girl's golf team has a warm-up match on Monday before shooting for a sectional title on Saturday at Buffalo Trace course. Good luck girls. Unified football travels to Bedford North Lawrence twice. Boys tennis will be at home on Monday and Thursday. The boys soccer team takes the pitch on Monday and the girls will play on Thursday. Volleyball is home Thursday against county rival NE Dubois. Homecoming will be Friday as the cats tangle with Mater Dei. Good luck to all of our teams as we compete for our school and community.

SWICACC has provided us with some information about some dangerous social media/gaming sites. I have included their fliers and information below. The Dubois County Health Department is offering flu shots to all students and staff at JHS on October 8th. Please fill out the online application included here: English: https://form.jotform.com/241914619080153 Spanish:https://form.jotform.com/241914779066164

Have a great weekend and Go Cats.

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow."

-Albert Einstein

This week's Student of the Week is Ms. Amyelina Ravenstein

This week's Staff of the Week is Mrs. Lisa Jennings

Thank you for making Jasper High School Great.

In the September Newsletter, ParentGuidance.Org is focusing on an important issue every parent faces: peer pressure. In this newsletter, you’ll find practical advice and strategies to help your child confidently navigate peer pressure and make healthy, positive choices.

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September 21st Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner

October 8th Picture Retakes

October 9th School SAT Day (voluntary)

October 9th Tour of Opportunity (Freshmen)

October 11th End of First Quarter (Athletic Verification)

October 14-18th No School (Fall Break)

November 11th Veteran's Day Program

November 14-17th Guys and Dolls Musical

November 18th JCA Artist Presentation 9th & 10th grades

November 27-29th Thanksgiving Break (No School)

December 18th-20th Finals

Southwestern Indiana Child Advocacy Center Coalition have been made aware of an app that is becoming increasingly popular with kids and teens called Avakin Life. It is a life simulation game similar to Sims, but allows for more private interaction between characters. It is being used by predators to lure kids into being in online “relationships”. Once a connection has been established, the adult will then encourage the child to use another app, such as discord, to share nude pictures and more personal information. While both of these apps have been around for awhile, their usage is growing among kids.

A message from Mr. Elrod,

Seniors - When do we turn in our senior portraits? Due date for those is usually Valentine's Day.

Seniors - Why do I need a school portraits? Because we use that photo for transcript.

Underclassmen - My picture is bad, can I do retakes? Yes, for $5 you can have another shot at it.

If I don't buy, do I have to turn this paper back in? It depends on if you're ok with the second image being used for yearbook. (I think it's the 2nd?) Orders can also be done online... In fact, encourage that so we don't have to handle as much! But, I know people still enjoy the paper world, so starting tomorrow I'll have a couple of boxes outside my room (306) for people to turn in orders or yearbook selections. If there are name/photo issues with any students, please let me know! Otherwise, it will be wrong in the book and in PowerSchool.

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***2024 Moratorium Weeks***

June 30th – July 6th

July 28th – August 3rd

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Athletic Events – Week of: September 16th to September 21st

Monday – September 16th

Girls Golf HOME vs H Hills/G Southern – Buffalo Trace 5:15PM

Boys Tennis HOME SIAC vs Castle 6:00PM

JV Football at Ev Bosse 6:30PM

Boys Soccer HOME vs Ev Mater Dei – Varsity only 7:00PM

Tuesday – September 17th

JV/V Girls Soccer at Heritage Hills – Varsity 1st 6:00PM

Boys Tennis SIAC – TBA 6:00PM

JV/V Volleyball at Barr Reeve – JV 1st 6:00PM

Wednesday – September 18th

No Events Scheduled

Thursday – September 19th

Boys Tennis HOME vs Bl South 5:30PM

Girls Soccer HOME vs Vincennes – Varsity 1st 5:30PM

**JV will play Providence following the Varsity Game

Boys Soccer at Ev North – JV 1st 6:00PM

Unified Flag Football at Bedford NL 6:00PM

Volleyball HOME vs NE Dubois – JV 1st 6:00PM

Freshman Football HOME vs Ev Mater Dei 6:30PM

Friday – September 20th

Varsity Football HOME vs Ev Mater Dei - HOMECOMING 7:30PM

Saturday – September 21st

Girls Golf HOME SECTIONAL at Buffalo Trace 10:00AM

Boys Soccer at Ev Reitz at EVSC Fields – JV 1st 10:00AM

Unified Flag Football at Bedford NL 10:00AM

Up coming band competition dates:

September 14 - Paoli Invitational - 8:42pm Performance Time

September 21 - Floyd Central Invitational - 7:30pm Performance Time

September 28 - Floyd Central

October 5 - Jasper

October 12 - ISSMA Regionals at Center Grove

October 18 - BOA Indianapolis Super Regional

October 19 - Whiteland

October 26 - ISSMA Semi-State at Pike

November 2 - Community Performance at Jasper

November 9 - ISSMA State Finals

October 9

Seniors- SAT Testing or Community Service or College Visit or Job Shadow.

Juniors- SAT Testing or PSAT Testing or Community Service or College Visit or Job Shadow

Sophomores- All sophomores will be taking the PSAT (will be dismissed after PSAT with parent permission)

Freshmen- Tour of Opportunity

Several students have not turned in their permission slips for Oct 9. We MUST have a signed permission slip for each Sophomore, Junior, and Senior. Please encourage your student to get this turned into the guidance office as soon as possible.

There will be a College Fair at Southridge High School on September 24 from 1-3pm. Any Junior or Senior is welcome to attend. They will be responsible for their own transportation and will need to turn in a signed permission slip.

Guidance Office Evening office hours will begin on September 9 from 5-7pm (Monday evenings only). Email your counselor if you would like to set up an appointment.

Sean Jochum: sjochum@gjcs.k12.in.us

Brian Uebelhor: buebelhor@gjcs.k12.in.us

Football Homecoming Dress Up Days will start Sept. 16!! This year's theme is Movie Genres!!! We will start Dress Up Days on Monday with Adam Sandler Day!!! Please see the picture for the rest of the days!!

Football Homecoming King and Queen elections will begin on Monday. Please look for an email from Mrs. Ferguson. Elections will be open until Friday at 12:00

Football Homecoming Spirit Activities kick off this SUNDAY with Hallway Decorating. All students are welcome to help their classes decorate the hallways. We will start at 11:30 and end by 2:00. We will also have HOMEROOM spirit competitions on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. If you would like to participate in an activity please reach out to your class officers or talk to Mrs. Ferguson. Please see the picture for the games we will be playing.

Hallway decorating for Football Homecoming will be Sunday, Sept. 15 11:30 to 2:00. The theme this year is Movie Genres!!! Please reach out to your class officers on what you need to bring. Seniors: Horror 200 Hallway, Juniors: Romance 400,Sophomores: Action 300, Freshman: Comedy 500

This weekend would be an awesome time to check if you have an overdue book that needs returned or renewed!!

This is a busy month in the library celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, Constitution Day, and Pirate Day! Feel free to check out any of the books in the respective displays! There is also a memorial display for the 9-11 World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks.

See the table near the center window for our newest books. If you want to see a selection in our library not currently available, see SJB to add it to our wishlist.

Java and Jargon book club will meets Wednesday mornings at 7:30 a.m. in the library.

Submission to the arts magazine, The Paws, will be accepted all during the school year this year. Bring in a hard copy to the library, or email a copy of your outstanding work to sburns@gjcs.k12.in.us.

There are coloring sheets, a puzzle, word games, a checker/chess board, and loads of new bookmarks and books!

September’s drawing will be to submit a blackout poetry page from those pages available at the circulation desk.

Happy Reading!!

Join us this year for intramural volleyball! Games will be held on Wednesday evenings in September and October beginning at 6:00pm. You must have a team of at least 4 people to play. You can sign up outside of Mrs. Clark's room #411. Any questions, email Mrs. Clark aclark@gjcs.k12.in.us

Interact Club is a student-led service club for those who are passionate about making a difference while learning about the world and themselves. And having fun! We will do two service projects this school year for our school or community.

These are the clubs offered at JHS:

Academic Teams, BPA, Dance Marathon, Earth Club, FFA, German Club, GSA, Interact, JAG, Key Club, National Honors Society, Octagon Club, Performing Arts, Obscure Sports, Robotics, SADD, SOFA, Spanish Club, Spell Bowl, MotorSports,, Archery, Speech and Debate, Young Latinos Unidos, FCA, ED Rising, FCCLA, Take 3, Yogioh Club

Here are a few community events of interest.

On behalf of the Purdue University Women in Engineering Program, I wanted to share information with you regarding a free college campus visit opportunity. The engineering-focused event is called Exploring Engineering at Purdue and is geared toward young women in their junior and/or senior year of high school.

Students who register will enjoy a comprehensive, full-day engineering experience on Monday, October 14, 2024. An optional ‘meet and greet’ on Sunday, October 13, will be offered with extended opportunities to speak directly with engineering clubs and majors. Parents or guardians are encouraged to attend on both dates.

Please view the flyer containing more information. Registration is required, at www.purdue.edu/wiep under the “Events” tab. I’ve added a QR code with the flyer for easy access to this webpage.

We hope you will announce and share this opportunity with your school and colleagues.

Thank you in advance for encouraging your students to explore engineering during this free, day-long event.We appreciate your consideration.

The Heartland Half Marathon Weekend is almost here!

Join us Friday, September 20th for the Kids Fun Run and Tailgate. Festivities will take place on the square in Downtown Jasper. Children ages 4-14 can register for the 1.1 Mile Kids Fun Run online by visiting the event website at heartlandhalfmarathon.com. A procession led by the JHS Band and Dance Team will travel from the Kids Fun Run to the Jasper Home Football Game in time for kickoff! Don't miss out on this exciting event.

Complete the Kids Run Challenge by participating in the 12-mile challenge over the course of the next few weeks. Participants can print the Running Log below and track 12 miles prior to September 20th. Participants will be entered to win cool prizes! The Heartland Kids Fun Run and Tailgate kicks off the fun-filled, family weekend of events with the Heartland Half Marathon, 5k, and Team Challenge taking place on the next morning, Saturday, September 21st. To register or for more information visit www.hearlandhalfmarathon.com.

Mrs. Kunz has put together a jobs board slide show with all the jobs employers have notified us exist in the community. If you are looking for a job check out these opportunities, JHS Jobs Board.

Howdy Wildcats!! Here is your 09/03 edition of Wildcat News Release via email!

Guidance Information →

October 9

Seniors- SAT Testing or Community Service or College Visit or Job Shadow.

Juniors- SAT Testing or PSAT Testing or Community Service or College Visit or Job Shadow

Sophomores- All sophomores will be taking the PSAT (will be dismissed after PSAT with parent permission)

Freshmen- Tour of Opportunity

We MUST have a signed permission slip for each Sophomore, Junior, and Senior for October 9. Please encourage your student to get this turned into the guidance office as soon as possible.

There will be a College Fair at Southridge High School on September 24 from 1-3pm. Any Junior or Senior is welcome to attend. They will be responsible for their own transportation and will need to turn in a signed permission slip.

Guidance Office Evening office hours will begin on September 9 from 5-7pm (Monday evenings only). Email your counselor if you would like to set up an appointment.

Homecoming Court →

Congratulations to all the Homecoming Court Members. We will have pictures for our program on Tuesday, Sept 10 during Homeroom. Please report to the library after you check in at homeroom. Homecoming Court practice will be at 6:00 at the football field. Actual Homecoming ceremonies will be on Sept. 20 during HALFTIME. Court members need to be at the field by 6:15 to take pictures. A homecoming parade will take place at 7:00 before the game. If you have any questions please let Mrs. Ferguson know.

Hallway decorating for Football Homecoming will be Sunday, Sept. 15 11:30 to 2:00. The theme this year is Movie Genres!!! Please reach out to your class officers on what you need to bring. Seniors: Horror 200 Hallway, Juniors: Romance 400,Sophomores: Action 300, Freshman: Comedy 500

Picture Retakes →

Retake dates are still in the works if you didn't get a photo your retakes will be free, if you choose to do retakes it will be five dollars. If you like the proof you received, drop it off outside room 306 or order online!

Follow JHS activities via the following social media outlets:

• Jasper High School Website
• GJCS APP (download through the App Store or Play Store)
• Twitter (@JasperWildcats)
• Facebook
• Instagram on jasperhighschoo1

Email: gmauck@gjcs.K12.in.us
Website: https://jhs.gjcs.k12.in.us/
Location: 1600 Saint Charles Street, Jasper, IN, USA
Phone: (812)482-6050
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JasperHighSchool.Wildcats
Twitter: @JasperWildcats