Jackson Memorial Middle School is looking forward to welcoming our Veterans for an honor assembly on Monday, November 11th. If you signed up to attend, please check your email for information on when to arrive at JMMS Monday morning.

Thank you for attending, and thank you for your service!

Are you interested in the law? Do you like to act or role play? Do you like to argue? If you said “yes” to any of these, Mock Trial might be a great club for you! Students have an opportunity to play the roles of lawyers and witnesses in a realistic court case. If you are interested in joining Mock Trial or finding out more information, meet in Mrs. Clapper’s room 309 after school on Wednesday, November 13th. This informational meeting should last about 30 minutes. Again, that’s Mrs. Clapper’s room 309 after school on Wednesday.

Loaners-

Please help your student have their Chromebook ready for school each day by charging it at night. Once students receive 3 loaners for the nine weeks they get a warning about having their Chromebooks ready. . Anything after that during that 9-week period students will receive a lunch detention and more loaners result in more consequences.

Badges-

Students that receive ___ temporary badges for not having their badge at school will get a verbal warning. Once they get another temporary badge they will get a lunch detention and consequences progress per nine weeks as they get more temporary badges in that nine week period.

Tardies to School-

After a student accumulates their 4th tardy to school that student gets a warning from the office that the next tardy to school will result in varying lengths of after school detentions.

Reminder: Both of these consequences reset back to zero at the beginning of each 9-weeks.

2024 Winter Athletes need to:

1) Have a physical on file with Athletic Dept. for tryouts for their respective sport

2) To Register as a FALL Athlete into FINAL FORMS continue to https://jacksonpolarbears.org/ for further instructions.

3) Pay your athletes Pay to Participate fee (Middle School fee is $75 per season/per athlete, Family cap $300)

• Download a 2024-25 pay to participate form and turn it in with payment to JMMS Athletic Dept or your coach
• or go to the following link to Jackson Local Schools ticketing Box Office to pay the fee online Jackson Ticketing Box Office
• These payments can wait as it is not due for Winter Sports until Dec 2nd.

Parents/Guardians of student-athletes please register your child now for their Sports Season using the following link: https://jacksonpolarbears.org/2024/06/24/2024-2025-sports-registration/

Even if your child is a Winter or Spring Sport Athlete, now is the time to register so that you can get your physical uploaded, get updates from our Athletic Office and have it done before the school year gets too hectic!! If you have questions you are welcome to call us here at Jackson High School and we will help you!! Thank you and GO BEARS!!!!

The Jackson Local School District has a page on the District's Website where information related to student enrichment opportunities (academics, arts, athletics) can be found. The website can be found by clicking on the link button below.

The materials provided herein are solely for informational purposes and do not constitute an endorsement by the Jackson Local School District of any individuals or organizations involved nor of the messages conveyed within these materials. Absent a specific and express statement to the contrary, please be advised that the activities promoted by these materials do not have an affiliation with, nor are they sponsored or endorsed by, the Jackson Local School District.

P.A.T.T represents Parents and Teachers Together! One of our goals as the Parent Group is to create fun activities for the students, while showing our support to the teachers and staff. Various events throughout the school year are put on by the P.A.T.T. Another goal that we have is to raise funds for J.M.M.S, to allow for upgrades around the school!

Craft show volunteer signup: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/30E0E49A5AF23ABFE3-51187614-jmms

Here at the Akron Zoo, we are trying to reach out to all our Summit/Stark County education and community partners. The Akron Zoo is going to hold our second annual awards ceremony in April 2025. We do award an Educational Excellence Scholarship to students who reside in Summit/Stark County. Middle school students could win a scholarship for $250 and High school students could win a scholarship for $500. We would appreciate your help sharing or forwarding this information onto anyone who has students who may be eligible for these scholarships.

Educational Excellence Scholarship

Criteria:

· A project, initiative or activity that has inspired others to champion our natural world through STEM. Initiatives will be evaluated on the degree to which people felt inspired to and then took action to help our natural world. Preference will be given to those projects where action has been taken or is scheduled to be taken within the calendar year.

· The student should be directly involved in the creation and implementation of the project or initiative submitted.

· The initiative should have a clearly visible impact on the community in a positive way. Preference will be given to those initiatives with a clear evaluation plan and evidence-based metrics to demonstrate impact.

· The degree to which the initiative/project used STEM to help champion the natural world. Evaluation will be based on the variety of academic “subjects” (science, math, engineering, technology) as well as soft skills (public speaking, storytelling, visual communication, writing skills, etc.) used in the project or activity.

Eligibility:

· Students who are actively enrolled in a Summit/Stark County public, private or virtual school. Home schooled students are welcome to apply provided they can provide proof of residency in Summit County.

· Grades 6-8 will be considered for Middle school and Grades 9-12 will be considered High School.

· Initiatives must have taken place during the grade level the student is applying for. The student must be or have been in the assigned grade level within 12 months of applying for this award.

· Anyone may nominate the students; students may nominate themselves.

Here is the link to fill out the nomination form for the Educational Excellence Scholarship

https://forms.office.com/r/n5HWLLCRQL

Purple Star Schools is a program that supports military-connected children as they relocate to new schools due to a parent’s change in duty station.

Military children move every two to three years. The Purple Star School program is designed to help schools respond to the educational and social-emotional challenges military-connected children face during their transition to a new school and keep them on track to be college, workforce, and life-ready. Military-connected refers to children of service members on active duty, and in the National Guard and Reserves.

School Liaison Office

The School Liaison Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base helps military-connected students transition from one school to another and helps military families navigate the school system. The School Liaison Office is the central point of contact for commanders, military families, and local school systems on school-related matters. School Liaison services are open to all military families across the state.

Ohio Military Veteran Educators Program

The Ohio Military Veteran Educators Program (OhioMVEP) assists service members, military veterans, and their spouses to start a career in an Ohio school. Contact Ohiomvep@education.ohio.gov with any questions.

Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children

The Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children is a set of state laws in all 50 states that lowers barriers to education and eases the transition of military-connected students. MIC3Training.net offers access to on-demand training on the Compact. In addition to the online training, live online Compact 101 webinar trainings are available every month online and are free.

Important Dates

Dec. 31: Participate in the University of California, Irvine Military Family Study

The Backpack Food Program, a partnership with RiverTree Jackson, is a service we are

pleased to offer to the families of Jackson Local Schools. The goal of this program is to send

home a variety of easy, ready-to-eat meals and snacks for your child over the weekend.

There are no income requirements for this program. The bags will be delivered to your child’s

school and be ready for pick up each week.

To apply to be part of the Backpack Food Program, all you need to do is fill out the quick

application form by clicking the link below:

Email: kgc3jc@bearworks.jackson.sparcc.org
Website: https://www.jackson.stark.k12.oh.us/Domain/442
Location: 7355 Mudbrook Street Northwest, Massillon, OH, USA
Phone: 330.830.8034
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheJMMS/
Twitter: @The_JMMS