School will start 45 minutes late at ALL JPS sites this morning. All morning bus routes will run 45 minutes later than normal. Intermediate sites will begin at 8:30 AM. Elementary sites will begin at 9:15 AM. Middle School, Freshman Academy, and High School will begin at 10:00 AM. School will end at the normal time this afternoon.
It's like a cake walk but with book fair prizes! 📚🌠One lucky winner in each language arts class will dance-walk their way to a new book or poster during their April library visit. Thanks JMS PTAG for help sponsoring the prizes!
On April 16th-19th JMS TSA attended the Oklahoma TSA State Conference. Over 2500 students from all over the state came together to compete in STEM related competitions. JMS students worked diligently for months to prepare projects, presentations, and speeches for competition. All their hard work paid off! 🏅 Trophies Earned 🏆 2nd Place - Video Game Design 3rd Place - Rube Goldberg 2nd Place - Microcontroller 3rd Place - Tech Bowl 3rd Place - Website Design 3rd Place - Medical Technology 2nd Place - Leadership 2nd Place - Prepared Speech 3rd Place - Vex IQ Robotics Skills Challenge Qualified for Semifinals Catapult Design Creed Droneworks Flight Forensic Technology Inventions and Innovations Junior Solar Sprint Mechanical Engineering Prepared Speech Project Fair STEM Animation Congratulations JMS TSA!
Today we honor 5 women who keep this school running! Happy Administrative Assistants Day Mary, Kim, Heather, Marla, and Pam!
As the buses pulled up yesterday, we were honored to celebrate our drivers for School Bus Driver Appreciation Day. They are the first and last point of contact for many of our students. We applaud all they do to build relationships and transport kids safely.
On April 20, 2024, the Jenks 7th Grade Orchestras traveled to Oklahoma City for the Heartland Music Festival! Both orchestras performed well and received superior ratings.
This festival is unique as it also awards individual musicians and outstanding sections.
🎶String Orchestra’s viola section was awarded Outstanding Section medals
🎶Concert Orchestra’s 1st and 2nd violins were awarded the Outstanding Section medals
🎶These students were awarded Outstanding Individual Musician medals:
Matthew Aggus
Reagan Hansen
Ezra Johnson
Lillian Owen
Congratulations students!
The Jenks 7th grade orchestras had a fantastic day at the Heartland Music Festival on April 20, 2024!
🎶Both groups earned the Sweepstakes award- the highest score from both judges!
🎶The String Orchestra won the Outstanding Achievement trophy!
🎶The Concert Orchestra won the Best Overall trophy!
We are very proud of these students and all of the hard work they have put into preparing for this contest!
Monday meeting of the minds!♞ ♛
All year long students have been gathering before school on Monday mornings to play chess in the library. The library opens early just so they have a place to go. ♟️🖤 These kids have united over their common love of this ancient game. It’s a great way to start the day, and everyone knows that playing chess makes you smarter!
Parlez-vous Francis?
JMS has a middle school French exchange student visiting until April 19 from Institut Notre Dame de Meudon in Paris. Chloe came and spoke to Madame Baker's French I classes on Friday, April 12 to help them with their listening comprehension; she also practiced her English. JHS French students are currently in France on the exchange to Institut Notre Dame de Meudon.
On April 12th, the JMS Cheerleaders wrapped up their STUNT season by beating out Sand Springs, Choctaw, and Union to earn the title of Junior High STUNT Champs. Way to go, girls!
Vocal Music brag!!! 🎼🙌
On March 6th, 2024, ninety-four vocal music students attended OSSAA Choir Contest at Tulsa Union High School. This is an adjudicated performance where our students had to perform two songs, one accompanied (by Stacey Lehwald), and one a cappella. After the stage performance they had to sightread (receive a piece of music we've never seen before and perform it perfectly in less than five minutes of rehearsal time). Throughout this process, our students performed VERY well under pressure and received Superior Ratings on stage and in sightreading!🎉On top of that, we received an Outstanding Achievement Award for our scores!🏅Because of the months of hard-work they poured into this contest, we got to celebrate with them at Woodland Hills Mall for a celebratory lunch!
"Big thanks to Rachel Shade and Stacey Lehwald for their tremendous help in this process! This would not have been possible without the support you two provided!" --Mr. Brown
This is the first time Jenks Middle School has attended Choir Contest in nearly 20 years!
Congratulations!🥇Katherine Whittington, JMS 8th grader, was named outstanding performer of the year in Winter ColorGuard.
She is pictured with her Jenks ColorGuard coach.
Everyone loves a birthday! 🎂The students of team 7.5 spent all week planning a surprise birthday party for Language Arts teacher, Ms. Reiter! They baked and crafted and organized themselves and pulled off the most epic surprise! They were so proud of themselves and Ms. Reiter felt so special and appreciated on her big day!
Save the date, 8th grade families!
We couldn't let the week go by without honoring our 4 amazing assistant principals! Lenna Coffman, Ray Weis, Megan Jackson, and Jennifer Blackshare work tirelessly for JMS students and staff. We have a great crew!
Wishing Emily Johnson, JMS Library Media Specialist, and her two assistants, Janelle Shelton & Ashley Lyles a very happy National School Librarian Appreciation Day. This dream team of "library ladies" makes our library a truly special place.
Drive-In Movie Night is TOMORROW! Enjoy a memorable evening with the family while supporting the Jenks Public Schools Foundation. See you at the Admiral Twin Drive-In!
Chose between 2️⃣ movies
🚗 Gates open at 7 p.m.
🎬 Movies start at dusk
🍕🍿🥤 available for purchase
Get your tickets now at jenksfoundation.org
Happy Paraprofessional Appreciation Day 2024!
We could not run JMS without our talented Paraprofessionals. They are often the unsung heroes of public education--supporting teachers, classes, and students. JMS is lucky to have 17 Paras helping JMS students succeed.
IT IS OFFICIAL!
The Jenks Public Schools Board of Education voted to approve Tuesday, May 28 as the last day of school for the 2023-24 school year. June 3 was the original last day of school on the instructional calendar. Because JPS used only one of the five weather days built into the instructional calendar on January 22, the last day of school for students is shifted from June 3 to May 28. Wednesday, May 29 will be a teacher workday at elementary, intermediate, and secondary sites.
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Want to volunteer at your child's middle school book fair? JMS PTAG would love to have help making this spring's book fair a success. Book fair starts tomorrow and runs through April 2nd.