Jonathan Alder Junior High

JAJHS Families,

We have officially wrapped up our winter sports season with some successes to celebrate! Our 7th grade girls basketball team finished 2nd in our league tournament as well as our 8th grade boys team. Our 7th grade boys won a hard fought contest over London to bring home the CBC championship in their tournament. Special shout out to our cheerleaders for making the trip and cheering loud and proud!

This week we started organizing our upcoming track season with an interest meeting for parents. If you would like information on our upcoming track season, please reach out to Coach Lieberth (lieberwh@japioneers.org) and she can provide you with the parent information packet.

Sincerely,
Mr. Moyer

Asst. Principal & Athletic Director

February 25th - Mid-Year Choir Concert

February 26th - Gifted Services Meeting

February 28th - Yearbook Ordering Deadline

March 14th - JAJHS Student Council/PTO Dance

March 21st - End of Q3

March 24th - March 28th - Spring Break - NO SCHOOL

March 31st - PD/Teacher Work Day - NO SCHOOL

Updated calendar information is always available on the building website.

The mid-year choir concert is this Tuesday, February 25th at the Jonathan Alder High School. Junior High students need to arrive at 5:30 P.M. and the concert will begin at 6:30 P.M.

If your student is in 8th grade and plans to participate in the choir trip next year, there will be a brief meeting after the 7:30 P.M. high school concert.

Please contact Mr. Mayes at mayesni@japioneers.org if you have any questions!

Are you interested in learning more about Jonathan Alder’s Gifted Services? We invite you to join us for an informational meeting in the library at Jonathan Alder High School on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 starting at 6:30pm. During this session, we’ll discuss giftedness, the identification process, and the programs and services available to support gifted students at Jonathan Alder. This event is open to everyone – you don’t need to be the parent of a gifted-identified student to attend. We encourage anyone interested to join us!

If you have questions, please contact Angie Dickman, Gifted Coordinator, at dickmaan@japioneers.org.

As a reminder, yearbook sales close soon! Please order your JAJHS 2024-2025 yearbook by February 28, 2025. They are only $20. Click HERE to order online.

If you wish to pay by cash or check, order forms will go home with your student on Monday, February 24th.

Our next dance of the year is Friday, March 14th from 7-9 PM. The theme is "Under the Stars" and the cost for admission is $5. If you are able to donate your time or resources, please follow this link. Mrs. Garner and PTO would like to thank our volunteers who served for the last dance.

Thank you to all who donated to our Snack Cart for our amazing teachers!

The high school musical Hadestown will be performed on our high school stage from Thursday, March 13th, through Sunday, March 16th. Tickets are available HERE. Tiers are identified on the website this year. If you have any ticket questions, contact Tiffany Eudaily at tiffanyeudaily@gmail.com or Heidi Sebestyen at hasebestyen@gmail.com.

Click the links below for important Facilities Master Plan updates from the Superintendent's Office.

Facilities Master Plan Update - February 2025

Facilities Master Plan Update - February 2025 (Spanish Version)

Fast Facts Flyer

Facilities Planning Summary

District Landing Page

Master Facility Planning INFO

ElevateAlder.com

A great breakfast program is offered in the cafeteria every school day except delay days! Here are 5 good reasons to encourage your child to try it:

1. It's quick & easy! No need to wake up earlier, worry about what to have, or clean up breakfast dishes. Students can grab a healthy breakfast when they get to school and take it with them to class.

2. It's inexpensive! $1.50 for full pay, $0 for reduced.

3. It helps in the classroom! Studies have shown eating a nutritious breakfast helps improve concentration, alertness, focus, and memory. Students who eat breakfast perform better on standardized tests and score higher in key areas like reading and math.

4. It helps regulate mood! Eating a nutritionally balanced breakfast can support brain activity that controls emotions, moods, expectations, behaviors, and decision making skills.

5. It's healthy! People who eat breakfast are more likely to meet their recommended daily intakes of vitamins and minerals than people who don't. Eating breakfast is also good for weight management and heart health.

Starting the day with school breakfast is a great way to kick off the day! Encourage your child to give it a try!

Jonathan Alder Schools is excited to welcome the Pioneers Class of 2038 in the fall of 2025! Children who will be 5 years of age on or before August 1, 2025, are eligible for kindergarten for the 2025-2026 school year. Families interested in enrolling their child or children in kindergarten may do so beginning at 9 am on February 25, 2025 through an online registration form that will be available on our website. We strongly encourage families to complete the registration process between February 25 and March 28, 2025, for staffing and planning purposes.

Once you have completed the online registration form, our registration coordinator, Ashley Rodgers, will reach out to you to set up a verification appointment. After we have your child fully registered and verified, we will ask you to set up a screening appointment that will take place at your child’s school.

Dates for our Screening Appointments:

■ Monroe Elementary - August 7/8

■ Plain City Elementary - August 11/12/13

To view a map of the elementary attendance areas, please visit the link here. You can learn more about the kindergarten registration process, including all of the required forms, on our website.

Thank you so much to the families who have donated lunch game items through our PTO's Amazon Wish List!! If you would like to contribute, the Wish List is HERE.

A friendly reminder from the Transportation Department: due to student capacity on our school buses, we are not able to accommodate bus passes for students to go home with other students. If you have an urgent situation, please contact Misti Graber in the transportation department.

Please review this link to learn about our personal communication device policy updates.

Commonsense Media is an online tool that can help parents and students make informed decisions regarding media use. This tool can be used for many types of media, including books, movies, video games, and apps.

Sometimes parents ask that school personnel administer medication to their child during the school day. When this is necessary, we require written permission and instructions from the parent and in some instances from the doctor. The required form must be completed and turned in to the junior high office with the medication to be administered.

Email: cazareje@japioneers.org
Website: http://www.alder.k12.oh.us/
Location: Jonathan Alder Junior High School, Killbury-Huber Road, Plain City, OH, USA
Phone: 614-873-4635
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathanalderjrhigh/?ref=bookmarks
Twitter: @AlderJHS