JCS would like to thank Jonesville Lumber and Louie Morris for their donation to improve our crossing. I know the school and community appreciate it! I would also like to thank John Taipalus and his industrial arts students for building our new entry to our ballfields. It looks much better! Go Comets!
Jonesville Mission will be giving away food boxes tomorrow, Friday at the Carl Fast Park beginning at 4:00 pm. All community members welcome!
Comet families! We have great news for our elementary students for the 2022/23 school year! We will be picking up elementary students at select stops south of 12. We know for some families this was a barrier and hope this helps you out.
I know it's not even July, but we continue to enroll students for the upcoming school year. Get your slot as soon as possible! I Hope you are all enjoying your summer and go Comets!
Good morning Comet families, staff, students, and community members. Last night, the JCS school board voted unanimously to move our athletics to the Cascades Conference beginning the 2023/24 school year.
This was not an easy decision given the history that JCS has had with the Big 8 but it is the right one for our students. It provides them more athletic opportunities, including JV. This will be especially true for our lady Comets. It will allow our bowling team a shot at winning a league championship. It will provide our football team points to be eligible for the postseason. There are some challenges but they are not insurmountable. The average distance to a Big 8 school is 21.1 miles. The average distance to a Cascade Conference school is 29.6 miles. We think the benefits outweigh the distance.
We are excited to provide this new opportunity to our Comet athletes and we look forward to what the future will bring. Go Comets!
The Jonesville Community School Board will have four openings this year. There are two six year terms, one four year term, and one two year term available. Please be sure to specify which one you are running for. The deadline is July 26th by 4:00 pm. You can either come to JCS central off at 115 East st. to get a petition for signatures, or go to the county clerk's office and pay $100. Come be a part of the Comet community!
Comet families! As you have probably heard, we have been in talks about a potential athletic conference change to the Cascades conference. This is something that has been, loosely, discussed for years but a formal invitation was sent out to JCS on June 10th. We have had committee meetings that included community members, coaches, board members, principals, etc. so that we can hear all the perspectives. We also held a community engagement meeting last night.
We know the history of the Big 8 goes back many decades and has a proud tradition, so why even have this discussion? With declining enrollment amongst schools, other Big 8 schools have had to cut athletic opportunities altogether whether it's golf or JV sports to name a couple. This has limited the opportunities for our students and has made finding make up games very challenging. In meetings with the Big 8, they have said they will work to bring those programs back but there is uncertainty with that due to enrollments and budgets. Please take a look at the attached form to see offerings of the Big 8 and Cascades to get a better idea.
A couple of questions from the community have been about the history and the distances. History is important and tradition matters no doubt about it. However, it doesn’t solve the opportunity issue for our kids today. If that history deprives our kids of what could be a better future then we have to think about that. As for the distance difference, the average distance increases from 28.71 in the Big 8 to 37.2 in the Cascades Conference.
I know this is no small decision for our community. The other schools in the Big 8 have good people and kids and want what is best for their students. This is not a reflection of them at all. However, we also have to advocate for our kids and when you remove all other aspects, this is what is best for them. The coaches, JCS staff, and community members we have engaged with have all been supportive but with good questions. The board will vote on whether to make this switch on Monday, June 27th. If it passes, this will take effect in the ‘23/24 school year. Whether it passes or not, we look forward to great things from our Comet athletes. Go Comets!
The Jonesville Community School Board will have four openings this year. There are three trustee positions and one secretary position. The deadline is July 26th by 4:00 pm. You can either come to JCS central office at 115 East st. to get a petition and signatures, or go to the county clerk's office and pay $100. Be sure to check the terms because they are different. Come be a part of the great things going on in JCS! Go Comets!
Comet families! Jonesville Community Schools has been in conversations with the Cascades Conference about moving to their league. Last week, they extended a formal invitation to the Cascade Conference. I am well aware of the history that Jonesville has with the Big 8 and this is not a decision to be taken lightly, so we have had small committee meetings with community members and staff about this potential move.
We would now like to extend an invitation to the larger community about this. We will be holding a Q&A on Tuesday, June 21st for families interested at the Jonesville High School at 6:00. Please come with any questions you may have.
This is an exciting opportunity for JCS, but I want to be sure that all questions and concerns are answered before a formal decision is made. We hope to see you then! Go Comets!!!
After 25 years of dedicated service, Mr. Eyre retired today. He will be sorely missed by staff and students. We wish him the very best!
Today, we had six very qualified nominations for our schools highest honor, the Brad Boyle award. This award is given to a student athlete who excels in academics and citizenship. This year's nominees were Grant Broesamle, Ryder Cornett, Brookie Lewis, Meah Prater, Grace Soltis, and Cody Udzik. They were all very deserving of this award, and it was a very hard decision to make.
This year's winner of the 2022 Brad Boyle Award is Grace Soltis.
Congratulations Grace!! And thank you to all our nominees. We're very proud of all of you.
Congratulations to Maddie Tracy for breaking the middle school records for the 100 meter and 200 meter dash. Maddie placed 1st in both events at the Mid Michigan Megastar Meet in the small school division. Maddie broke the 100 meter dash record from 2011 with a time of 13.35 and the 200 meter dash record from 2004 with a time of 27.9!
Even though it can get crazy during last weeks of school, Mrs Mandrelle’s 6th grade science class didn’t spend Friday afternoon counting blades of grass to keep busy! 😅 We were taking random samples in an area to extrapolate data for estimating the dandelion population! Definitely more complicated than simple counting for our ecology unit!
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CONGRATULATIONS GIRLS!
The 4x200 relay team of Maddie Tracy, Miley Dunlap, Amelia Means, and Payton Nichelson broke the middle school record from 2003 with a time of 1:54.34 at the Onsted Relays.
Jonesville Mission will be providing their fresh food boxes tomorrow at the Carl Fast Memorial Park at 4:00.
Jonesville Middle School students will once again get the opportunity to travel to Washington, DC. The trip is planned for June of 2023. Please join Mrs. Rowe and Mrs. Merz for a short informational parent meeting on Monday, May 16th, at 5:30 in the Middle School library. If you are unable to attend, but would like information please contact Mrs. Rowe RROWE@JONESVILLESCHOOLS.ORG or Mrs. Merz KMERZ@JONESVILLESCHOOLS.ORG.
JMS Band Concert
Thursday, May 12th, 6:00PM
at Jonesville High School
Thank you Ms. Vander Hill for arranging our annual "Bike to School" event this year, and thank you Mrs. Rice and Mr. Maxwell for riding along with the kids. It was a great event with almost 40 people in attendance this year!
Thank you to all the JMS students supporting Domestic Harmony today.
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The Jonesville Mission Church will have their fresh food giveaway at 501 Olds St. tomorrow (4/27). All community members are welcome!
Our 6th, 7th, & 8th grade students in Scientific Research have been working on group study projects. Two groups have been studying mechanical engineering by taking apart weed whips to see how the motors worked. They broke it down to its basic components during the last weeks. Today we had help from one of our Jonesville staff members, JMS custodian Dan Overmyer. He brought his expertise to help the students learn how all the parts work together in a 2 cycle engine. It was a great experience for everyone as our janitor helped us learn even more. #OneComet
