Congratulations to Lainee Blome and Mrs. Amy Rasche JHS's Student and Staff of the Week winners. Good luck to all of our Symphonic and Concert Band students with their solo and ensemble performances. They have been working very hard the last few weeks. Our wrestling team will be competing for a Sectional title at 9 am Saturday in Southridge's Memorial Gym. Good luck to our grapplers. The girls basketball team capped off the season and Senior night with a huge win 66-25 win over Harrison. The girls will play Vincennes on Tuesday at home to open Sectional play. The boy's basketball team has two games this week, Friday at NE Dubois and Saturday at home against New Albany. The JHS girls swimming team fresh off a SIAC championship will swim for a sectional title next Saturday with prelims on Thursday evening. Both meets will be in the Jasper Natatorium. The boys bowling team placed first in Regional to advance to Semi State in Terre Haute this Saturday, February 1st. Also advancing in individual competition are Kaleb Wendholt, Todd Dick and Greta Weisheit. Good luck and punch your ticket to state.

JHS was privileged to have Officer David Gomez speak to the student body on Monday. Crisis Connection and the Rotary Club teamed together to bring Office Gomez from Idaho to speak on the dangers of social media and bullying. Officer did a wonderful job engaging with the students. Several of our students went to Scales lake to support the Polar Plunge event. The water was a balmy 38 degrees as our students took the plunge to help the Special Olympics. On Thursday evening, New York Times best-selling author, educator and prevention coach Jessica Lahey will give a free presentation for adults, “Learn What Your Kids Already Know: Raising Kids in a Substance-Glamorizing World.” The presentation is sponsored by Dubois County CARES and is set for 7 p.m. at the Jasper Arts Center, 951 College Ave. With your attendance, you will have the opportunity to vote for our seventh-grade class to win $200.

Riley Dance Marathon team is holding a garage sale on Saturday, Feb. 2nd at Cabby O'Neil Gym from 10-2 with all money raised supporting Riley Hospital. The Jasper Mayor's Youth Leadership Council is having a burger fund raiser at Culvers on Feb. 18 from 5-8 to create a sand volleyball court at Buehler Park. JHS has a new club for students to explore friendships, faith and a deeper meaning of life. The Unity in Faith club held its callout meeting today. I was able to attend Charla y Chocolate during homeroom today. Students make hot chocolate and discuss topics in Spanish to improve their conversational Spanish. It was exciting to see native Spanish speakers interacting with our advanced Spanish students in conversation all in Spanish. Kudos to Mrs. Megan Johnson on creating this opportunity for our students.

Have a great weekend and Go Cats!

““My mother always used to say: The older you get, the better you get, unless you’re a banana.”
—Rose from The Golden Girls

This week's Student of the Week is Ms. Lainee Blome

This week's Staff of the Week is Mrs. Amy Rasche

Thank you for making Jasper High School Great.

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February 3rd & 5th Freshman Orientation evenings 6-8pm

February 5th- GJCS Professional Development Day (no school)

February 10-14th WIDA testing

February 13th-16th Peter and the StarCatcher Spring Show

February 17-22nd National FFA Week

February 17th- Presidents' Day (School will be in session)

February 28 Jammin' in Jasper

March 5th School SAT Day

March 24th-28th Spring Break

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid site is now open for Students and Parents to complete their applications for next year. Any student considering attending college should complete the FAFSA to be eligible for financial assistance. I would encourage all families to fill out a application regardless of need as many colleges require FAFSA completion for all types of assistance. Many schools require submission for competitive non-need based scholarships or grants. The application is much easier than in the past. Click on the link for more information and to complete your application. FAFSA

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***2025Moratorium Weeks***

June 30th – July 6th

July 25th – July 31st

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Athletic Events – Week of: February 3rd to February 8th

Monday – February 3rd

Boys Freshman Basketball at Floyd Central 6:00PM

Tuesday – February 4th

Girls Basketball HOME SECTIONAL – Jasper vs Vincennes 7:00PM

Wednesday – February 5th

No Events Scheduled

Thursday – February 6th

Boys JV/V Basketball HOME vs Barr Reeve 6:00PM

Girls Swimming SECTIONAL HOME – Prelims 6:30PM

Friday – February 7th

Girls Basketball HOME SECTIONAL – Semi Finals 6:00PM

Saturday – February 8th

Dance at Forest Park TBD

Boys Wrestling REGIONAL at Bloomington South 9:30AM

Girls Swimming SECTIONAL HOME – Diving 10:00AM

Boys JV/V Basketball at Heritage Hills 1:00PM

Girls Swimming SECTIONAL HOME – Final 2:00PM

Girls Basketball HOME SECTIONAL – CHAMPIONSHIP 7:00PM

There will be no Summer PE this summer.

Any student who failed a core class last semester can do an online credit recovery to make up that credit. The cost of credit recovery is $50. See your counselor if you would like to register for a credit recovery course.

All students who have not taken 2 full years of Biomedical Science need one credit of Health to graduate. Health is an online class that students can start at any time. There is no fee for this class. See your counselor if you would like to register for the class.

Academic counselors have presented course information for the following year to all students. Parents can view student course requests by logging onto their PowerSchool account and clicking on "class registrations"

The Dubois County local scholarship packet can be found on the JHS Student Services website. Several scholarships have been emailed to seniors over the last few weeks. It is important that they check their email frequently.

On March 5th all Juniors will be taking the SAT. This is a state requirement. There is no fee for taking this test. The test will last until approximately 10:45 and students will be allowed to leave after testing with parent permission.

On March 5th all Freshmen, Sophomores, and Seniors will be allowed to do Community Service, Job Shadow, or a College visit. More information to follow. All students will need to turn a permission slip in for this day.

Academic Counselors will begin evening office hours on Monday, Feb. 24th. from 5-7pm. Email your counselor if you would like to set up an appointment.

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

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

Student Council is planning the Winter pep session February 7th. We will recognize all of our students' winter activities.

New books are here and on the window table!! Look through Destiny on your computer and you can see all the new additions.

We welcomed the Little Wildcats to the library to read with Johnson about the Chinese New Year. He read “My First Chinese New Year” by Karen Katz.

Please sign up for the Poetry Reading day here at the circulation desk. The event will take place in the library on February 28. You may read your own works or the works of other authors. WE NEED A FEW MORE PARTICIPANTS FOR THIS EVENT

In honor of Valentine’s Day, we have “blind date with a book” selections available. Check out something new!!

Connor Fair won the drawing for January by writing a two sentence story on “new beginnings”.

This year is year of the snake in the Chinese New Year. In order to submit your name for the drawing in February, come to circulation desk and write your favorite quote on a strip of paper to build our paper chain snake!!

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.

Happy Reading!!

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 1/28 edition of Wildcat News Release via email!

School Wide News -

Please use the link below to vote for Tyson Ruhe as the Courier Press athlete of the week. You may vote multiple times. Tyson is in third and needs your support.

https://www.courierpress.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/01/27/vote-now-courier-press-athlete-of-the-week-poll-for-january-20-25/77774381007/

Spanish Conversation →

Join Mrs. Johnson for Charla y chocolate, chat and chocolate, or basic Spanish conversation practice on Fridays during homeroom in room 216. Chat topics will change weekly. The first meeting will be on January 17th. See Mrs. Johnson for a pass to attend!

Prom Information →

Attention Juniors & Seniors: prom registration forms and prom guest verification forms are now available outside the attendance window. All forms and dues must be turned in by Friday, March 21st. All completed forms and dues can be turned in to Mrs. Keusch in Room 202.

Wildcat Corner →

The Wildcat Corner is hosting a T-shirt design contest specifically for the Class of 2025. This is a great opportunity for students to showcase their creativity and contribute to their class spirit. All designs must be submitted by Feb 6th, Visit the Wildcat Corner during A or B block on Tuesdays or Thursdays.

Yearbook →

Use the link below to order your yearbook!

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

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

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

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

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Website: https://jhs.gjcs.k12.in.us/
Location: 1600 Saint Charles Street, Jasper, IN, USA
Phone: (812)482-6050
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