Jonathan Alder Junior High

March 14th - JAJHS Student Council/PTO Dance

March 20th - 8th Grade Trip to JAHS

March 21st - End of Q3

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

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

April 15th - Parent Digital Safety and Citizenship Event

Updated calendar information is always available on the building website.

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.

As a reminder, our 8th graders will be traveling to JAHS the morning of Thursday, March 20th, to learn more about classes, high school routines, and to take a tour of the building.

Please click HERE to read the letter from Mr. Hayes, the JAHS principal.

Outstanding job to our amazing JAJHS 7th & 8th grade choir students at their Winter Choir concert last week!

JAJHS had an amazing showing at the regional Power of the Pen competition this past Saturday in Dublin. Our 7th grade team took home 2nd place out of 28 teams! Landon Garner won 8th over all and a best of round award and Sebastian McCabe came in 5th overall. They will be representing our school at the state tournament in May at Ashland University. Go Pioneer authors!!

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.

Jonathan Alder Local Schools is running a free hygiene drive. If your family could use some assistance, we encourage you to take a few minutes to fill out this Google Form. Please note that while filling out this form does not guarantee that all requested items will be available, we will do our best to fulfill the needs indicated - https://hygieneform.gle/

Actualmente estamos llevando acabo una campaña de higiene gratuita para apoyar a las familias necesitadas.

Si su familia necesitase ayuda, le animamos a que se tome unos minutos para rellenar este formulario de Google. Tenga en cuenta que, rellenar este formulario No Garantiza que todos los articulos solicitados esten disponibles, haremos todo lo posible para satisfacer las necesidades indicadas.

La fecha limite para rellenar este formulario es el 17 de marzo del 2025. Gracias por su tiempo - https://forms.gle/AJh4ZoL8gJtMHdpL6

Please mark your calendar for Tuesday, April 15th. We will be holding a combined event with Canaan Middle School focused on equipping parents with valuable information about cell phones, social media, and digital safety and citizenship. The event will begin at 6:00 PM at JAJHS. Please watch you email for additional details as the event gets closer.

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