A reminder that Fall Break will be the week of October14-18th and school will not be in session. Congratulations to the boys tennis team for bringing home their 19th sectional title on Thursday. They will host the regional on Tuesday and Wednesday and Semi-state is on Saturday. The girls soccer team beat nationally ranked Castle High School 3-0 on Wednesday. That was a great tune-up for sectional play which begins on Tuesday evening. The boys soccer sectional begins on Wednesday. Unified Football travels to Bedford for sectional this weekend. The football team is looking to keep momentum going at Castle tonight. The Marching Wildcats host the ISSMA Open Invitational at Alumni Stadium with their performance at 9:15 pm. Congratulations to our Student and Staff of the Week, Osvaldo Soto and Mrs. Samantha Venderley. Mrs. Venderley's future educators are hosting Kid's Night Out tonight at JHS. Information about this monthly event is listed in the club section. Poetry Out Loud will have a call out meeting on October 10th.

Jasper High School has achieved all criteria to be listed on the 2024 AP School Honor

Roll as a Silver school! To qualify for the 2024 AP School Honor Roll, schools must meet

or exceed the criteria for a given recognition level for three metrics, including College Culture, College Credit and College Optimization. On October 9th JHS will be giving the PSAT and SAT to many of our students. Here is a list of the activities for that day: 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. Please make sure your student has completed a permission form if they will be participating in community service, job shadowing or a college visit.

JHS will have student picture retakes on October 8th. Information was emailed directly to parents and students. Some of our parents with younger students will have participated in parent teacher conferences. JHS does not have parent teacher conferences, instead we have our Freshmen Orientation Nights in February. Please check PowerSchool for updates on your student's grades and please email their teachers if you have any concerns.

Seniors were sent an email this week requesting them to respond with their legal first, middle, and last names for their diplomas. Please check with your senior that they did this and spelled the names correctly. Over the years, many students did not know how to spell their middle names since they aren't used often. Any error in the spelling of the name/s will be charged to you. This file is directly uploaded to Josten's. If you have any questions, please contact Deb Schum at JHS.

JHS Student Council led our fall pep-session on Thursday. There was a parade of activities, cheer competitions, tug-a-war, a water tasting contest, name that tune, and the roller coaster cheer competition. A huge thank you to Julie Ferguson, Scott Yarbrough, Samantha Venderley and the StuCo Spirit committee members for a great pep-session. I have several pictures uploaded.

Have a great weekend and Go Cats!

"Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude."

-Ralph Marston

This week's Student of the Week is Mr. Osvaldo Soto

This week's Staff of the Week is Mrs. Samantha Venderley

Thank you for making Jasper High School Great.

Jasper High School has achieved all criteria to be listed on the 2024 AP School Honor

Roll as a Silver school! To qualify for the 2024 AP School Honor Roll, schools must meet

or exceed the criteria for a given recognition level for three metrics, including College

Culture, College Credit and College Optimization.

College Culture is the percentage of students in the graduating class who took an AP

exam at any point in high school, regardless of score. To avoid pressure on students to

take large numbers of APs, only 1 AP exam per student contributes to this indicator. JHS

ranked in the Silver Criteria for College Culture.

College Credit is the percent of students in the graduating class who scored 3+ on an AP

exam at any point in high school. To avoid pressure on students to take large numbers of

APs, only 1 AP exam score of 3 or higher, per student, contributes to this indicator. JHS

ranked in the Silver Criteria for College Credit.

College Optimization is the percent of students in the graduating class who took 5 or

more AP exams in high school, where at least 1 exam was taken in 9 th or 10 th grade.

Because research finds that 6 or more APs do not improve college graduation rates

beyond the optimal total of 5 such courses in high school, no exams beyond 5 per

student contribute to this indicator. The Honor Roll also recognizes schools that

encourage students earlier on their AP journeys so as not to overload them with AP

courses their junior and senior years. JHS ranked in the Platinum Criteria for College

Optimization.

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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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

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***2024 Moratorium Weeks***

June 30th – July 6th

July 28th – August 3rd

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Athletic Events – Week of: October 7th to October 12th

Monday – October 7th

Volleyball HOME vs Forest Park – Freshman 1st 5:30PM

**Freshman – JV – Varsity – all will play in the Main Gym**

JV Football at Castle 6:30PM

Tuesday – October 8th

Boys Tennis HOME - REGIONAL – Semi Finals 5:30PM

Girls Soccer SECTIONAL vs Ev North at Traylor Stadium 6:30PM

Wednesday – October 9th

Boys Tennis HOME - REGIONAL – Finals 5:30PM

Boys Soccer SECTIONAL vs Ev Harrison at Castle 8:00PM

Thursday – October 10th

Freshman Football at Ev North 6:30PM

Girls Soccer SECTIONAL at Traylor Stadium – Semi Finals 6:30PM

Friday – October 11th

Varsity Football vs Ev North 7:30PM

Saturday – October 12th

Volleyball at Columbus East Invite 9:00AM

BG Cross Country SIAC at Angel Mounds 10:00AM

Boys Tennis HOME – SEMI STATE 11:00AM

Unified Flag Football REGIONAL at Bedford NL 11:00AM

Girls Soccer SECTIONAL at Traylor Stadium – FINALS 3:00PM

Boys Soccer SECTIONAL at Castle – FINALS 8:00PM

Up coming band competition dates:

October 5 - ISSMA Open Invitational at Jasper - 9:15pm performance time

October 12 - ISSMA Regionals at Center Grove- 11:15am

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.

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

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

Fall Pep Session

BOOK BANTER

YASSSSSSSSSS!!!! The best holiday season is here! HALLOWEEN! If you like scary, spooky, thriller, or mystery books, checkout the Tell-Tale Cart in the library.

https://www.gilderlehrman.org/citizenship Thank you to Mrs. Luebbehusen for sharing this link to see if you can pass a citizenship test!

There are entry forms for a student poetry contest on the circulation desk. The entries may be submitted by mail or online.

Mrs. Keusch’s English 9 Honors famous Shakespearean Insult projects are available for you to view in the library!! October This or That slips are available for discussion at the circulation desk.

Submissions 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.

The new collaborative poster is available at the circulation desk. There are new coloring sheets, a puzzle, word games, a checker/chess board, and loads of new bookmarks and books!

Shawna Frederickson won the drawing for black-out poetry this month! She graciously asked Bernadine Dure to submit one of her blackout poems to the newsletter. See it below

The new drawing for October is to decorate a pumpkin sheet and turn it in!

Happy Reading!!

There will be a Poetry Club and Poetry Out Loud callout meeting during homeroom on Thursday, October 10 during homeroom and immediately after school in room 210, Mr. Polen's room. This will be an informational meeting. If interested, you only need to attend one meeting or the other. The after-school meeting will only last 10 - 15 minutes. Stop by room 210 anytime or email Mr. Polen to get information on this program.

Educators Rising plans to have a monthly Kids' Night Out for grades K-6. Students are pumped to provide this opportunity for parents/guardians to have a date night as well as an enjoyable experience for kids. I would LOVE to have K-5 students go home with a flyer THIS FRIDAY ( I can print AND deliver IF you let me know how many you need). Attached is the flyer and PNGs for social media/ newsletter IF you would be willing to post. Thank you all for being amazing!

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.

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 10/04 edition of Wildcat News Release via email!

School Wide News -

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.

FLU SHOT CLINIC : OCTOBER 8TH AT JHS

Last chance to sign up for the flu shot being given by the health department here at JHS. Last day for sign up is Oct. 2nd. Please teachers and students sign up in the attached link:

English:

https://form.jotform.com/241914619080153

Spanish:

https://form.jotform.com/241914779066164

GO CATS!!!!!!!!

Make-up Picture Day is scheduled for October 8th for JHS students who were absent during the original Picture Day. Proofs from the make-up day will be available only online for parents to view and order approximately two days after the pictures are taken.

Retake Process: If your child would like to retake their picture, you may request this for ordering purposes, following the same process as in previous years. Please have your student return the proof envelope with your reason (e.g., dissatisfaction with outfit, hairstyle, smile, etc.). While we encourage every student to smile, we do not force them to do so.

Please return the proof envelope along with a $5 fee, which will be donated to the Yearbook class.

It's that time of year! National High School Yearbook Week is here, and we're excited to celebrate the memories that make this year special. From unforgettable moments in the classroom to spirit-filled events and candid snapshots with friends—our yearbook captures it all!

Don't Miss Out! Pre-order your copy today while prices are DISCOUNTED, and make sure you’re part of the lasting image of our school.

https://yb360.walsworthyearbooks.com/login/webBannerRedirect.html?snap=&schoolstore=jasper_high_school_325638/wkAlZq2yY2wc0zpofG1oC3c0

If you have any photos that you would like to see in the yearbook send them in to yearbook snap! (password: JHSfall24)

https://yb360.walsworthyearbooks.com/login/webBannerRedirect.html?snap=8w6w8u65v06CZC8HcZ6inVZ6&schoolstore=

There will be a Poetry Club and Poetry Out Loud callout meeting during homeroom on Thursday, October 10 during homeroom and immediately after school in room 210, Mr. Polen's room. This will be an informational meeting. If interested, you only need to attend one meeting or the other. The after-school meeting will only last 10 - 15 minutes. Stop by room 210 anytime or email Mr. Polen to get information on this program.

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
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