🎉 Congratulations to Our Outstanding 7th Graders! 🎉
Today we celebrated some truly remarkable students at Jenks Middle School who were honored with True Trojans Awards and Portrait of a Graduate Awards! 🏅
Six students were recognized as True Trojans--one from each team-- for consistently demonstrating integrity, respect, and leadership. 💪💙
Others were celebrated as Portrait of a Graduate award winners in these key areas:
🗣 Communicator
💛 Empathetic
🛡 Self-Advocate
🧠 Problem Solver
🌱 Resilient
🤝 Collaborator
We’re so proud of all of you — you're living out the values that make Jenks great. Keep striving, keep leading, and keep being YOU! 💫
A special shout out goes to Jenks FFA for creating all of our awards!
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Getting rewarded for returning library books on time? 👍🏽✅
All ELA classes have the opportunity to "win" candy by getting their entire class to remember their library books this week. Mrs. Averitt's 5th hour was one of the firsts to accomplish this goal!
Students in 7-4 Science have been exploring endangered species and the importance of conservation. Today, several students showcased their learning through an open-ended project, where they could select from ten presentation options or create one of their own. The variety of formats—from posters and websites to podcasts, games and even papier-mâché models—highlighted their creativity and dedication. During the presentations, we learned fascinating facts about animals like the Black-Footed Ferret, Telescope Fish, Amazon River Dolphin, Bornean and Sumatran Orangutans, Malayan and Sundra Tigers, Green Sea Turtle, Blue Whale, Whale Shark, Proboscis Monkey, and the Northern White Rhino. It was a meaningful day of learning, with students teaching and inspiring one another through their work. We're super impressed!
💧 We all know about 71% of Earth is covered in water, but did you know that less than 1% of it is fresh and available for us to use? 7th grade science students in Dr. Nolte’s class explored how rare and important this resource is during a special visit from Ms. Cheryl with the Blue Thumb Program!
Cheryl Cheadle, a conservationist dedicated to protecting our waterways, led an interactive demonstration using the Enviroscape model. Students saw firsthand how things like soil, fertilizers, pesticides, vehicle fluids, and litter can be carried by rainwater into our rivers and streams and become something called non-point source pollution.
She also taught us about watersheds—the land areas that drain into a body of water—and how protecting them helps keep our lakes, rivers, and streams healthy. Some simple ways we can all help include:
*Avoid using fertilizers and pesticides right before it rains
*Maintain vehicles to prevent fluid leaks
*Don't litter!
*Respect riparian areas (plants along water edges)—they’re nature’s buffer zones!
*Be a water “conservationist” by taking shorter showers, not letting water run longer than necessary and generally being aware of how your actions impact your surroundings
Through this eye-opening lesson, students saw how classroom concepts in ecology connect to real-world responsibility. 🌍 Thank you to Ms. Cheryl and the Blue Thumb Program for empowering us to be better stewards of our environment!
🔦🎥Action!
Drama students performed for students at school last week as well as evening shows. 🌟
⭐️ Our leader! ⭐️
Earlier this semester, Team 7-2 Science (Nolte) students partnered with Health & Wellness (Taylor) students to conduct a school-wide trash audit—sorting and weighing recycling and lunch trash, and leading a student survey on waste habits. Our goal? To find out what we're doing well and how we can do even better with trash management at school.
Using the data we collected and the creative ideas that followed, a group of students helped write and submit a proposal for the EcoRise Student Innovation Grant—and we’re proud to announce that our project was fully funded! 🎉 We're planning to use the money to:
* Install clearly labeled recycling bins in the cafeteria
*Launch a student-led poster campaign to raise awareness
*Start small-scale composting to turn food waste into garden gold
This project gave students a real-world experience of applying science to solve problems, turning data into action, and seeing their ideas come to life. A shout-out to everyone involved, and huge thanks to Ecorise for funding our green initiative!
Final Pep Rally Post!!! Go Band, Cheer, & Pom!
Pep Rally Post # 4 features a fun game! 7th grade beat 8th grade, but teachers took overall champions! 👏🏼🙌
School spirit continues in Pep Rally post #3 🤩
School Spirit was on FULL BLAST today! Pep Rally Post # 2 🎉
School Spirit was on FULL BLAST today! Pep Rally Post # 1
Our pep rally brought the heat, the hype, and the heart—what an incredible way to show off our school pride! From the cheerleaders, Pom, and band firing up the crowd to the epic games, team recognitions, and teacher moments, the energy in the gym was unmatched.
Whether you were dancing in the bleachers or shouting at the top of your lungs, YOU made today unforgettable. Go JMS!
📣PEP RALLY HIGHLIGHT 📣
Who says cheer jumps are just for students? Our amazing teachers brought the spirit and height to the floor during the Cheer Jump Contest!
From toe touches to impressive attempts, the energy was off the charts and the crowd LOVED it. Lead by two impressive cheer leaders, they learned a toe-touch, hurdler, and pike.
Shoutout to all the teachers who jumped in (literally) and showed off their school spirit—whether they stuck the landing or not! Mr Ratliff, Mrs. Blackshare, Mr Demuth, Ms. Heinrichs,
Ms Kolar, Mrs Toy, and to our two finalists--Ms Orland & Mr Pitchford.
Which teacher surprised you the most?
Pep Rally preview...StuCo made run-through banners for spring semester sports teams being recognized during 1st hour today.
Mr Arledge, art teacher, and Ms Lyles, library assistant, were honored today as our teacher and support staff of the month. We are lucky to have them both at JMS.
🌍🌱 Earth Day at Jenks Middle School - Team 7-6 in Action! 🌱🌍
Our amazing 7-6 team made a positive impact on Earth Day! 🌻🌿 Students got hands-on, creating beautiful planters filled with vibrant flowers and fresh vegetables. Not only did they learn about sustainability, but they also worked together to help make our world a little greener. 🌎✨
Great job, team! Keep spreading those green thumbs! 💚🌸
JMS is a great place to work! Check out the available positions here: https://www.jenksps.org/o/jenksps/page/why-work-at-jps
📚 One of our favorite literacy support programs is getting ready to fire up its engines again...
The Trojans Read the Way Bookmobile will kick off the summer schedule with the Read Around the Playground🛝event on May 3rd from 2-4 PM. Did you know the bus has books for ALL ages? Our JMS teens can grab middle grade and young adult books each visit.
🌎Happy Earth Day! 🌍 The 7th grade Science teams found creative ways to give back to our planet. Yesterday students planted flowers outside the building, while other students made signs to share about Earth Day. Today students spent the afternoon picking up litter outside the school. It was a great way to enjoy the fresh air, make a difference, and show some love to the Earth!
