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Student arrival: students can arrive on campus at 7:00 am

Office Hours: 7:10- 2:25

Breakfast: 7:00 - 7:15

Homeroom: 7:18

Dismissal: 2:35 (1st bus load and parent pick up students, walkers)

2:38 (2nd bus load)

Week of 2/24/24 - 2/28/25 student attendance- 90.18%. Our Abbeville Schools' goal is to have 92% of students in attendance daily and our district goal is to have 95% of students in attendance daily.

𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 "𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐢𝐧" 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬!

During a recent Coffee Talk with Mayor White, VPSB Superintendent Tommy Byler, and Community Outreach Coordinator Kristin Moore, we addressed a key issue facing our schools: chronic absenteeism. It became clear that our schools need a strong push to improve attendance and support student success. That’s why we’re launching the "𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐢𝐧" campaign, uniting students, families, local businesses, and community organizations to make a real difference!

𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥:

To reach a 92% attendance rate across all Abbeville schools for the second nine-week period. Achieving this goal will help students stay engaged, reach their full potential, and make the most of their educational experience.

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞:

When a school meets the 92% attendance goal, celebrate with a special event to honor the hard work of students, teachers, and families. These events will showcase the positive momentum and the great things happening in our schools!

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:

𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔: Make every day count by attending school regularly.

𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔: Support your child in overcoming any challenges that may impact their attendance.

𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑴𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔: Help us foster a culture that values education and its positive impact on our community.

𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬!

We’re inviting local businesses, nonprofits, and community organizations to join us in making a positive impact. If you can offer rewards, like discounts or small treats, to students who achieve perfect attendance, email tommy.byler@vpsb.net

Your involvement can make a difference in helping encourage and motivate!

Join us in supporting our students and fostering a community that values education. Together, we can ensure every student has the resources they need to attend school consistently. If you’re interested in partnering, reach out and be a part of this important initiative!

#Abbeville #ILoveAbbeville #AttendAndWeAllWin #AbbevilleProud #SupportingOurStudents #CommunityStrong

Good Morning JHW Families,

We are beginning to wrap up our school- wide school Raffle Ticket sales. Please consider supporting our school. You can purchase online or through the school's front office. The funds will be used to support technology, instructional materials, operating expenses, Special Interest, motivational incentives for staff and students, and other expenditures that are not funded through other sources.

School Incentives:

Every ticket sold= 1 week of jeans or free dress (within school guidelines)- Students who have sold tickets thus far will receive their free dress tickets tomorrow.

Most tickets sold= $50 gift card

District Incentives:

Most tickets sold= $500

Winning ticket seller- $300

Thank you in advance for supporting our school!

Monday, March 10

*Softball JHW vs ARCA (6:00- Kaplan Memorial Park)

Wednesday, March 12

*Softball JHW vs VCA (7:30- Kaplan Memorial Park)

Thursday, March 13

*Track Meet - North Vermilion @ JHW Track

Friday, March 14

*End of the 3rd 9 weeks

*$1 jeans- no rips, tears, or holes of any kind. Student must wear their current ID to be out of school uniform. We do not call home for IDs.

Monday, March 17

*Beginning of the 4th 9 weeks

*Social Media Presentation @ AHS - 1:00 pm (7th & 8th Graders)- Permission Slips will be sent home prior.

*Wear green for St. Patrick’s Day! (Students can wear green shirts with uniform bottoms)

Wednesday, March 19

*Softball JHW vs EMS (6:00- Kaplan Memorial Park)

Friday, March 21

*Report Cards go home

*Assembly- Honor Roll (Feb. Students of the Month)

*Parish Softball Tournament (Friday & Saturday)

**$1 jeans- no rips, tears, or holes of any kind. Student must wear their current ID to be out of school uniform. We do not call home for IDs.

Wednesday, March 26

*Student Early Dismissal @ 11:00

QR Code for OSP (Online School Payment)

You can conveniently pay for IDs, PE uniforms, raffle tickets, and school spirit shirts through the new OSP (Online School Payment) method.

Simply scan the QR code, open the link, and complete the required information.

The website can also be located through the following link:

JHW Online School Payment

We are so excited to continue to offer this wonderful technological tool to all of our students. Students will be issued a daily use Chromebook to complete activities; however, Chromebooks will remain on campus unless a need arises for remote learning.

Students must be in their homeroom no later than 7:23 to receive their Chromebooks in homeroom. Any student arriving after this time will not be allowed to go to homeroom to pick up their Chromebook (so as to not disturb that class). We appreciate your efforts in having students arrive at school on time.

Parents,

Due to safety issues, the drop-off and pick-up area is in the back of the school by the stadium. Please do not drop off or pick up students in front of the school.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Email: diane.comeaux@vpsb.net
Website: https://jhw.vpsb.net/
Location: 1105 Prairie Avenue, Abbeville, LA, USA
Phone: 337-893-3943
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JHWRocks/