Parkside April 23-24 Newsletter
Parkside Parent Liaisons: Kristy Dillon & Jessica Valentine
Welcome Middle School at Parkside Families!
WELCOME to the Middle School at Parkside 2023-2024 School Year!
Principal for Instruction/8th Grade - Krista Jarvey
(517) 841-2301
Associate Principal/7th Grade - Robert Bertke
(517) 841-2285
Assistant Principal/6th Grade - Destiney Davis
(517) 841-2279
My name is Kristy Dillon, and I am the Parent Liaison for the Middle School at Parkside.
My husband and I are both proud JPS alumni, and we have two sons.
Our oldest graduated from Jackson High in 2020 and is just graduated in December from MSU. He is currently finishing up his master's degree at MSU. Our youngest son graduated this past year from Jackson High and is a freshman at MSU.
I work with students, families, staff and the Jackson Community. I can help you set up PowerSchool accounts and can link all of your students together. I can also answer any questions you might have regarding PowerSchool. My goal is to make sure that I am able to assist all of our families through the middle school process. I also plan events for our families here at Parkside.
We love seeing our families in the building and engaging with our students and staff regularly!
We have also added a new Parent Liaison here at Parkside. Her name is Jessica Valentine. I have added her bio in the newsletter below. We are happy to have her here with us! She can assist you in all the same ways that I do. I have been promoted to the JPS District Parent Liaison Coordinator, but will also continue my work here at Parkside too. We have hired 8 new Parent Liaisons at JPS, so I am helping them get acclimated in their schools all over the district.
It's a very exciting time for Parent Engagement here at JPS!
The goal of PAVE (Parkside Adult Volunteers for Education) is to support Parkside through volunteering, donations & fundraising. We believe that the school NEEDS parents/guardian & community members involved to be successful & to enrich the student’s learning experience. We meet several times throughout the school year to plan events or set up volunteering opportunities.
*Our next PAVE Meeting will be on Monday, April 8 at 5:30 pm in the Welcome Center Main Office Conference Room. Please enter at the Main Office Doors.
If you are interested in being a part of this initiative please contact:
Kristy Dillon: (517) 841-2278 or kristy.dillon@jpsk12.org
or
Jessica Valentine: jessica.valentine@jpsk12.org
Daily Schedule
School begins at 7:25 am & Dismissal is at 2:15 pm
*Students may enter the building at 7:15 am
½ day Dismissal is at 10:50 am
A Lunch: 10:38 – 11:03
B Lunch: 11:10 – 11:35
C Lunch: 11:42 – 12:07
Calendar Dates 📅
April 4: Arrangement of Desserts - Band & Choir - 6:00-8:00 pm/Parkside Cafeteria
April 8: PAVE (Parkside Adult Volunteers for Education) Meeting - 5:30 pm/Parkside Welcome Center Conference Room
April 16: PSAT - 8th Grade
April 17: JPS School Board Meeting - 6:00 pm/JHS Media Center - 2nd Floor (Please note the meeting is on a Wednesday this month)
April 18: Parkside Curriculum Night - 5:00-7:00 pm/Parkside Cafeteria & Media Center (See flier below for more details)
April 23-26: M-STEP Testing - 8th Grade
April 24: Early Release - Dismissal is at 1:00 pm
April 25: Pops Goes the Eagle Concert - 7:00 pm/Parkside Auditorium
April 30-5/3: M-STEP Testing - 7th Grade
May 7-10: M-STEP Testing - 6th Grade
*If you have any questions regarding sports, please contact our Athletic Director, Eric Baldwin at: Eric.Baldwin@jpsk12.org or (517) 841-2342 🏀🎉🏈🏐⚾🥎
Taher Food 4 Life App: 🍎🍕🥕🍔
To have access to our JPS Food Service Menus every month, download the Taher Food 4 Life App! See flyer below with the QR code to download the app.
Parkside Community Closet: 👕👖🩳🧼
This is our 8th year that Parkside has the Community Closet available to our students & families. Hunger, lack of appropriate clothing, shoes & basic hygiene supplies is an issue that many students face. Visit our Facebook page (Parkside Community Closet)
to see what donations we are currently in need of.
If you know a student that would benefit from our closet, message us on Facebook!
Access our websites!
Jackson Public Schools:
Middle School at Parkside:
Middle School at Parkside
Email: kristy.dillon@jpsk12.org
Website: jpsk12.org/parkside
Location: 2400 4th Street, Jackson, MI, USA
Phone: (517) 841-2278