• LISTS, LINKS, AND IMPORTANT INFO
• School Supply List
• Back to School Important Links
  
• Transportation Information
  
• Student Image Opt-Out Notice for 2024-2025
• From the School Nurse *new*
• Back to School Open House *updated*
• First Day of School *new*
• SCHEDULES AND SCHOOL DAY
• New Daily Schedule
• Schedule Changes
• EVENTS AND IMPORTANT DATES
  
• Picture Day
  
• Washington D.C. 2025
• Music Department and Dates
• Yearbook Sale
• Addressing Bullying in the Digital Age *new*
• Important Dates for the Start of the 2024-2025 School Year
• ATHLETICS INFORMATION
  
• Sport Fees *new*
• 2024 Fall Athletic Newsletter & Sign Up

The 2024-2025 PJ Jacobs school supply list can be found via this LINK or via the PJ Jacobs website, on the homepage.

• Charger & Patriot Learning Centers
  
• Fall Sports Information
  
• Fee Waiver
  
• Free/Reduced Lunch Waiver
  

• Frequently Used District Forms
• General Information
• P.J. Calendar
• Staff that left/ New Staff
• Student Handbook

Student bus information will be accessed online. Accurate route information will be available online the week before school starts. For all information regarding transportation, click here.

If you have any questions or concerns please call the Transportation Office at 715-345-5477 or email Karen Adams, kaadams@pointschools.net or Tammy Barker, tbarker@pointschools.net.

Please click the following link to view the district notice regarding student Image Opt-Out for this school year - LINK. Opt out letters are due to the district office by September 16th, 2024.

WELCOME BACK!

Hope that you all had a relaxing summer and you were able to get some vacation time in before the craziness of school starts. In this newsletter you will find some important information about the start of the school year and student health services.

The goal of school health services is to maintain a healthy learning environment through prevention of illness/injury and to eliminate any health related barriers to education a student may have. In order to do this the nursing staff need to know about the health needs each student has. If at any point during the school year your student has a new or change in current diagnoses please let the nurse know. We will seek ways to care for your student in ways that you will want them to be cared for.

Please review this information and if there are any questions contact your school’s nurse via email.

Immunizations:

● Every school year, by law, we check student’s immunization status.

● If your student is not up-to-date you will get a notice mailed to you with the needed

immunizations listed-PLEASE complete these immunizations or sign the waiver (step 4)

so that your student is compliant with the state law.

● If this is not completed by the 40th day of school then if there is a break-out and your

student is not compliant with that disease they may be excluded from school, or if the

school district is not at 99% compliance your student will be excluded until they are

compliant.

● This School Year there were some changes- 7th graders will now need a TDap booster

and a MengACWY containing vaccine.

● Forms to wave the immunizations can be found here

Student Health Information

● Please be sure to update your student’s health information. Health Forms can be found

here and returned to school on Back to School Night

● Check your contact information and your emergency contacts information

● If your student takes PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION(S):

○ Print off this form

○ Have you medical provider complete forms (must have doctor's signature)

○ Return to School on Back to school Night (able to bring medication that night

also)

● PJ Jacobs provides Over the Counter Medications such as Tylnoel, Ibuprofen, benadryl,

TUMS, cough drops. This form will need to be completed before we are able to give

them to your student.

Back to School Open House is this Wednesday ONLY! New and returning students are invited to join us on August 28th from 4:00-8:00PM. There will be opportunities for students and parents/guardians to tour the school, try out lockers, and more! You do not need to join us for the entire time! Tour the school at your leisure.

Starting at 5:30, Parents/Guardians and Students can walk through schedules with ‘scheduled’ bells and meet their teachers. The bell system will be on for a more authentic experience.

View this LINK for additional information!

Don't forget - the first day of school for 7th GRADE only is this Thursday, August 29th! School starts at 7:40am and ends at 2:55pm. Students will start their day in their Learning Center. Signs will be posted with their name and where to report. We look forward to meeting you!

The first day of school for ALL grades day is September, 3rd, 2024. 7th, 8th, and 9th grade - we'll see you all after the Labor Day weekend!

for the 2024-2025 school year.

*For more information on Patriot Learning Centers, click the link in the Back to School Important Links section above.

The window to request a schedule change for Semester 1 will open on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 5pm and will close Friday, August 30, 2024 at 3pm.

Students interested in changing their schedule must complete a paper form and submit it to the Student Services office. No phone calls or emails regarding schedule changes will be accepted; however, school counselors will accept emailed pdfs or pictures of the completed paper form if you are unable to drop off the form off PJs. The link to the paper form will be active starting Wednesday, August 21 at 5pm. The form can be accessed on the P.J. Jacobs Website under the Counseling Office tab.

Schedule change requests may only be considered for students with:

1) ECCP class to fit into schedule (9th grade only)

2) Class failure/credit recovery (9th grade only)

3) A college requirement needed for acceptance

4) A graduation requirement to be met (9th grade only)

5) An online class approved

6) A course level change at semester (examples: English 7 to Advanced English 7 or AP Government to Civics).

All students will have their school pictures taken during their Science class on Thursday, September, 12th AND Friday, September 13th. Pictures may be ordered online, please click here and enter the event code, EVTMZJGMG. After that date, orders/checks should be mailed to “LIFETOUCH, 1280 S. Van Dyke Rd., Appleton, WI 54914.” Students will receive brochures/envelopes on their first day of school.

We will have a picture retake day on Thursday, October 10th, 2024 for students who were absent at the initial picture day or for students who would like pictures retaken. The event code for picture retake day is EVT4VFK38. Any questions regarding school pictures, please call Lifetouch at 1-800-926-8274.

On March 7th to 12th, 2025, P.J. Jacobs Freshman will leave on a tour of historic sites showcasing our nation’s heritage. They will spend six days in Philadelphia, Washington D.C., & Historic Virginia.

Registration is open and currently accepting interested students. Here is the LINK to the registration information. The 2025 tour, the 50th year of this event, will be chaperoned by Mr. Fink, Mrs. Skarsten, & other staff members If you have questions you may contact Mr. Fink at dfink@pointschools.net

PJ’s band and orchestra students are reminded to have their instruments ready to play by the second day of school: September 5, 2024.

Students are welcome to bring their instruments on Back to School Open House Night or on the first day of school. The school district does have a limited number of instruments available for rent but not enough for everyone. If your child needs to rent a school district owned instrument, please email the teacher as soon as possible so that they can prepare the instrument(s). School district rental instruments are $35 per year and are paid through Skyward. A signed Receipt and Bond form is required for all school district instrument rentals.

If you are new to PJs and your child has never played/sang in one of our district ensembles, please contact Mr. Van Tiem immediately so that we can assess your child’s musical needs and place them in the appropriate ensemble.

If you have any questions or concerns prior to the start of the school year regarding your child’s participation in band or orchestra please contact one of the following teachers:

7th & 8th grade band teacher: Mary Nowinski mnowinsk@pointschools.net

7th - 9th Orchestra and 9th grade band teacher: Kurt Van Tiem kvantiem@pointschools.net
7th - 9th grade choir teacher: Allie Weaver aweaver@pointschools.net

• 12/06/2024 - PJ Chamber Orchestra Elementary Outreach Tour
• 12/13/2024 - PJ Concert Band Elementary Outreach Tour
• 03/01/2025 - WSMA District Solo and Ensemble Festival
• 03/11/2025 - All - District Orchestra Concert
• 04/08/2025 - District Jazz Night
• 04/24/2025 - PJ Jacobs Spring Band Concert
• 05/03/2025 - WSMA State Solo and Ensemble
• 05/08/2025 - PJ Jacobs Spring Choir Concert
• 05/13/2025 - PJ Jacobs Combined 6th and 7th Grade Bands
• 05/15/2025 - PJ/Ben/SPASH Bandshell Concert
• 05/19/2025 - PJ Jacobs/Elem Strings Spring Orchestra Concert
• 05/22/2025 - PJ Award Ceremony Jazz Band Performance

Interested in the 2024-2025 P J Jacobs Junior High School Yearbook?! Yearbooks are currently $29 if you order by September 20th! Go to jostens.com/backtoschool or call 1-877-767-5217 to order yours today! Click on the download below to view the flyer.

Rosters have been entered and sport fees assigned! If you were waiting to pay your student's sport fee online, Fees have now been added to Skyward Family access.

The PJJ Main Office can accept exact cash and checks made out to the Stevens Point Area Public School District. Families who paid with cash or check during the August 12th Athletics Meeting or after, payments will be posted this week.

*To complete a Fee Waiver Form, click the link in the Back to School Important Links section above.

The Fall Athletic Newsletter for the 2024-2025 school year is available via this LINK. This Athletic Newsletter is available on the PJ's Website for Athletics, under Co-Curricular.

If you missed the Fall Athletic Meeting on Monday, August 12th, it is not too late to sign-up for a sport! Feel free to use the sign up link or reach out to our Athletic Director, Dan Fink dfink@pointschools.net

P.J. JACOBS FALL SPORT SIGN UP: LINK

Your days are filled with opportunities you do not want to miss!

Website: https://www.pointschools.net/PJJacobs
Location: 2400 Main Street, Stevens Point, WI 54481
Phone: 715-345-5422
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PJJacobsJuniorHigh

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