Happy Valentine's Day to all. Congratulations to Reagan Book who was recognized as a National Merit Scholarship Finalist. Reagan was in the top 15,000 students national based on her academic potential and progress. This is an outstanding achievement. Stella Knies and Mr. Eckert were recognized this week as the Student and Staff of the Week. If you are looking for last minute Valentine's Day plans look no farther than the JHS Auditorium. Mrs. Luebbehusen's theater class is performing Peter and the Starcatcher—a captivating prequel to Peter Pan that is full of adventure, humor, and heart. Join us in the JHS auditorium for one of our performances, Friday, Feb 14 @ 7 PM, Sunday, Feb 16 @ 2 PM. Login to ticketor.com/jhsperformingarts. We’d love to see you there to support our talented students and enjoy a magical night at the theater. Reserve your tickets today, and let us know if you have any questions. Here is a link to an article by the Dubois County Free Press. I have also link a student created promo video. Thursday's performance was fantastic. Go check out one of the other two performances.

Good luck to our Girls Swim team as 8 girls compete in state prelims tonight for a shot at a top 16 finish tomorrow in the finals. Our girls will be in the pool with Olympians and they will see national records broken at the Indiana Swim State. The JHS Bowling team heads to state tomorrow as well. Good luck gentlemen.

Mr. Dahmer's construction class listed to Joel Weyer from Weyer Electrical talk about opportunities as an electrician. Joel was also able to critique some of our students' wiring and provide suggestions. The JHS motorsports club held an open house with 15 different community partners present to see our car and mentor our students. Matt Pryor the GJCS A.I. coordinator has included a message for parents. JHS StuCo has a new batch of class bulletin boards celebrating Valentine's Day. Take a second and vote for your favorite. JHS Interact Club is doing a SWICACC fundraiser called Cozy Collections, so please bring in blankets, stuffed animals, children's books, hygiene products, children's toys, snacks, or money donations to Mrs. Grant's room.

A note to all students and parents, 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. Seniors don't forget to submit your FAFSA applications.

Have a great weekend and Go Cats!

This week's Staff of the Week is Mr. Nick Eckert

Thank you for making Jasper High School Great.

JHS Motorsports club hosted Open House on February 13. The club explained to community partners and potential sponsors what their club is about, and informed them of their intentions and how our community friends can help. Oink Inc, graciously donated some food for all the guests to enjoy! We thank everyone who attended, and even those who did not participate that may end up supporting our club's future goals! The event turned out to be a huge success!

Mr. Dahmer's CTE students heard from Joel Weyer, of Weyer Electric. Joel spent his time in our Construction classes instructing the students a little about the commercial side of Electrical Wiring; coinciding with Mr. Dahmer's project which focuses more on the residential side of electrical wiring. Under Joel's instruction and assistance, the students completed a commercial wiring activity that helps train new employees at Weyer Electric. It's always a good way to connect with our businesses and have them come into our classes so students can hear from people who do different types of work within our local community.

Thanks for your time Joel!

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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

Dear Parents,

At Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools, our District Vision is "Engaging students in educational excellence for lifelong success." We recognize the significant role that artificial intelligence (AI) plays in education and in our students' futures. As such, we are committed to teaching our students the responsible use of this technology. Currently, students are prohibited from using AI unless given specific instructions by their classroom teacher. When students have permission to use AI, we aim to create a safe and age-appropriate experience. To achieve this, we have partnered with SchoolAI. Within SchoolAI, teachers can design objective-specific chatbots for their students, which have guardrails in place to ensure proper use. These chatbots are prompted by the teachers to fulfill specific roles.

If a student is unsure whether they can use AI for an assignment or as a tutor, they should communicate with their teacher.

The Indiana Department of Education’s (IDOE’s) Office of Digital Learning is excited to release a new resource to support parents and families across the state. AI Guidance for Parents and Families provides quick videos on important topics specific to the needs of caregivers.

There are currently four videos included in this collection, and because there are many demands on parents’ time, each video is just 2-3 minutes long. The current topics covered include:

What is AI?

AI Literacy

Why It’s Important

AI Security

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June 30th – July 6th

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Athletic Events – Week of: February 17th to February 22nd

Monday – February 17th

No Events Scheduled

Tuesday – February 18th

No Events Scheduled

Wednesday – February 19th

Boys Freshman Basketball SIAC at Ev Mater Dei 6:00PM

Thursday – February 20th

Boys JV/V Basketball at Vincennes 6:00PM

Boys Swimming SECTIONAL HOME – Prelims 6:30PM

Boys Freshman Basketball SIAC at Ev Central 6:30PM

Friday – February 21st

Boys JV/V Basketball HOME vs Pike Central 6:00PM

Wrestling STATE at Bankers Life 6:00PM

Saturday – February 22nd

Wrestling STATE at Bankers Life 9:30AM

Girls Basketball SEMI STATE HOME – Semi Finals 10:00AM

Boys Swimming SECTIONAL HOME – Diving 10:00AM

Boys Freshman Basketball SIAC at Ev Harrison – Semi Finals 11:30AM

Dance REGIONALS at Noblesville TBA

Boys Freshman Basketball SIAC at Ev Harrison - Finals 2:00PM

Boys Swimming SECTIONAL HOME – Finals 2:00PM

Girls Basketball SEMI STATE HOME – Finals 8:00PM

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. 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

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

Class bulletin board competition

100s of new books are here!! Look through Destiny on your computer and you can see all the new additions.

The Little Wildcats have visited the library many times in the last two weeks. Thank you to our book club readers and to Mrs. Keusch’s class for taking time to encourage the love of reading!!

Please sign up for the Poetry Reading day here at the circulation desk. The event will take place in the library on February 28 during both lunches. 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!! There are a few of these still available.

This is year of the snake in the Chinese New Year. In order to submit your name for the drawing in February, come to the 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 Valentine Weekend and Happy Reading!!

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.

Howdy Wildcats. Here is your 2/13 edition of Wildcat News Release via email!

School Wide News -

Student Academic Services News→

• 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 two 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. If you would like to register, see your counselor.

• 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 57 pm. Email your counselor if you would like to set up an appointment.

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

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

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. 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.

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=

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