Brianna Smith, a college admissions counselor from New River Community and Technical College, will be at JMHS on Monday, April 30th during both lunch shifts to speak with students interested in attending NRCTC. She will be answering questions about admission, programs, financial aid and more. Students are encouraged to stop by her table and take advantage of the information she has to offer.
JMHS graduate, Elizabeth Terry Pitzer, met with Mr. Neel's business students on Friday, April 27th. Mrs. Pitzer is a Branch Manager for BB&T. She shared basic banking information with students including opening and maintaining checking, savings and investment accounts. She also spoke with the students about loan applications, interest and more. Thank you Mrs. Pitzer for helping educate our students!
Earth Science Recycling Project
In honor of Earth Day, Mrs. Becky Crabtree's Earth Science classes participated in a recycling project. Students collected plastic, aluminum, cardboard, and paper from each JMHS classroom. Almost 200 lbs. of recycling material were collected in total. By: Chloe Martin Monroe County Assessor, Norb Netzel, visited JMHS on Friday, April 27th to speak with JMHS students. Mr. Netzel spoke to students about the departments and positions within the Monroe County courthouse. Many of our students are not yet familiar with the daily operations of the courthouse. We are very thankful to Mr. Netzel for helping educate our students.
On April 25, 2018, JMHS was presented with the Jennings Randolph award for the Class of 2018 by the WV Secretary of State's Office. A special thanks goes to JMHS senior, Whitney Hunt, for her diligent efforts on this project. Jennings Randolph is the father of the 26th Amendment and the late U.S. Senator from Harrison County, WV. Senator Randolph epitomizes what it means to never give up. He introduced a bill eleven times to lower the required age to register to vote from 21 to 18. Imagine failing not once or twice, but ten times before reaching your goal! Randolph believed that if U.S. citizens were old enough to fight and die for their country, then they were old enough to vote for the leaders who were sending them to these conflicts. In 1971, the 26th amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed and changed the voting age to 18. In honor of Senator Randolph's determination to get young people involved in the voting process, the Secretary of State's office has created the Jennings Randolph Award. This award is given to high schools that have 100 percent of eligible students registered to vote. Some exemptions may apply, for example, like students who choose not to register for religious beliefs. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is seeking submissions for its 2018 essay contest. Students are invited to consider and share their thoughts on the question: “How has the Fourteenth Amendment impacted education in the 150 years since it was ratified, and what impact will it likely have in the future?” Essays are limited to 1,000 words and must be submitted by April 15, 2018.
The contest is open to students currently in grades 9 through 12 from Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. Students have the opportunity to win one of three cash prizes: first place, $2,000; second place, $1,500; and third place, $1,000. Winners will be announced in June and presented at a Constitution Day event in September 2018. For additional information and instructions on how to submit an essay, visit http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/essay-contest-2018. For questions, contact the Fourth Circuit Clerk’s Office at [email protected] or (804) 916-2706. Please note: Children, grandchildren, stepchildren, or members of the household of a federal judge or federal judiciary employee are not eligible for the competition. Upcoming high school juniors and seniors and college freshmen who are interested in pursuing a physician assistant career can attend an intensive overnight camp to learn more about the physician assistant profession. Students will experience one-on-one instruction and interaction with physician assistant faculty and enrolled physician assistant students. They will also receive advice on preparing and applying for college and physician assistant school. Click here to register.
Starts Thursday., May 24, 2018 at 1:30 pm through Friday, May 25, 2018 at 4 pm Featured sessions include:
All JMHS Juniors will sit for the SAT test on April 10, 2018. The SAT test will serve as West Virginia's cumulative state assessment this spring. This test is used by colleges and universities for entrance and scholarship decisions.
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