Backyard biology class starts the year learning about monarch butterflies! We tagged and released our first butterflies of the season on Friday! We raise the caterpillars and watch their amazing metamorphosis into green and gold dotted chrysalis and then Comet pride colored butterflies. We work with scientists from an organization called “Monarch Watch” by tagging the monarchs using stickers with unique codes on them and submitting data on the butterflies we release. These codes will help scientists study the monarch migration. Hopefully these insects will make it all the way to Mexico! We won’t know until the spring when the tags are recovered. https://monarchwatch.org/
Congratulations to our Middle School Girls Cross Country team, 2024 Hillsdale Academy Invitational Champions! Go Comets!
Athletic update for live streaming of athletic events:
Jonesville Community Schools will continue to use NFHS for the streaming of various athletic contests. The link for this service is https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/jonesville-high-school-jonesville-mi
There is a subscription fee associated with NFHS. We have cameras that allow us to record events at the football field, in the high school gym, and the middle school gym.
Jonesville Community Schools also now offers Hudl for the streaming of various athletic contests because of the Jonesville Athletic Boosters Association's generous help! The link to the service is
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mi/jonesville/organization/16917/jonesville-high-school
There is NO fee to use Hudl for Jonesville athletic events at home. We have cameras that allow us to record events at the football field and in the high school gym.
Go Comets!
JMS September Lunch menu!
Good evening Comet families! Due to the projected heat advisory tomorrow with a potential heat index of over 100 degrees, JCS will be running a half day schedule tomorrow Tuesday, August 27th.
These are the release times for each building:
JMS/Pathways: 11:15
WES: 11:30
JHS: 11:20
Thank you for your flexibility and cooperation. Go Comets!
Our new Industrial Arts teacher, Mr. Sparks will be selling Comet keychains to support our Industrial Arts program which now includes 3D printing! We will begin selling these tonight at our open house for $5.
Lunch Menu for August!
Pathways Virtual School
The date of the Middle School Fall Sports Pre-season meeting is changed to Tuesday, August 13 at 7:00 pm. The reason for the change is to accommodate families with students in our other buildings to be able to attend the high school and/or elementary open houses. The athletic department apologizes for the multiple changes. The information for the meeting is as follows:
Fall Sports Pre-season meeting for all Middle School school students interested in playing a fall sport: On Tuesday, August 13 at 7:00pm in the Middle school gym there will be a meeting for all athletes and their parents/guardians. The meeting will take less than an hour. The meeting will start out with new updates to the athletic handbook and certain points of emphasis. The athletic trainer will be next as he discusses the protocols and procedures that need to be followed. The photographer will be on hand to go over the picture day information. We will finish up with each athlete attending a sport specific meeting with the coaching staff of that sport to go over program expectations. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL SPORTS IS AUGUST 26.
Thank you and Go Comets!
Jeff Turner
Jonesville High School
Athletic Director
jturner@jonesvilleschools.org
517-826-7024
Fall Sports Pre-season meeting for all Middle School school students interested in playing a fall sport:
On August 14 at 6:30pm in the MIDDLE school gym there will be a meeting for all athletes and their parents/guardians. The meeting will take less than an hour. The meeting will start out with new updates to the athletic handbook and certain points of emphasis. The athletic trainer will be next as he discusses the protocols and procedures that need to be followed. The photographer will be on hand to go over the picture day information. We will finish up with each athlete attending a sport specific meeting with the coaching staff of that sport to go over program expectations. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL SPORTS IS AUGUST 26.
Fall Sports Pre-season meeting for all High School students interested in playing a fall sport:
On August 7 at 7:00pm in the high school gym there will be a meeting for all athletes and their parents/guardians. The meeting will take less than an hour. The meeting will start out with new updates to the athletic handbook and certain points of emphasis. The athletic trainer will be next as he discusses the protocols and procedures that need to be followed. The photographer will be on hand to go over the picture day information. We will finish up with each athlete attending a sport specific meeting with the coaching staff of that sport to go over program expectations. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR HIGH SCHOOL FALL SPORTS IS AUGUST 12.
Fall Sports Pre-season meeting for all Middle School school students interested in playing a fall sport:
ANOTHER CHANGE IN TIME: On August 14 at 6:30pm in the MIDDLE school gym there will be a meeting for all athletes and their parents/guardians. The meeting will take less than an hour. The meeting will start out with new updates to the athletic handbook and certain points of emphasis. The athletic trainer will be next as he discusses the protocols and procedures that need to be followed. The photographer will be on hand to go over the picture day information. We will finish up with each athlete attending a sport specific meeting with the coaching staff of that sport to go over program expectations. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL SPORTS IS AUGUST 26.
Fall Sports Pre-season meeting for all High School students interested in playing a fall sport:
On August 7 at 7:00pm in the high school gym there will be a meeting for all athletes and their parents/guardians. The meeting will take less than an hour. The meeting will start out with new updates to the athletic handbook and certain points of emphasis. The athletic trainer will be next as he discusses the protocols and procedures that need to be followed. The photographer will be on hand to go over the picture day information. We will finish up with each athlete attending a sport specific meeting with the coaching staff of that sport to go over program expectations. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR HIGH SCHOOL FALL SPORTS IS AUGUST 12.
Athletic Department information:
Physicals: Per MHSAA guidelines, any student entering grades 6-12 this fall that are interested in playing a school sport in the fall, winter, or spring must have a physical on file in the athletic office before any conditioning, try out, or practice can occur. The physical must be dated on or after April 15, 2024. The Jonesville Walk-In Clinic can do the physicals for $20. The Hillsdale Health & Wellness Clinic can do physicals for $26. Both locations will have the physical examination forms on site. The physical examination form must be completely filled out on both sides before the athletic department can accept it as official. The physical examination form must be signed by the M.D., D.O., Physician’s Assistant, or Nurse Practitioner. You can drop off your completed physicals to the High School office or give it to your coach.
Youth football camp opportunity for our kids grades 1-6. This camp is coached by the Hillsdale College Football Staff and current players. They focus on teaching general agility and position specific skills. Their goal is to teach kids the game of football, while also allowing them to fall in love with the game.
Link: https://hillsdalecollegefootballcamps.totalcamps.com/shop/EVENT
Open Enrollment for the 24/25 school year is August 1st, 2024-August 23rd, 2024! We will be back in the office starting Monday August 5th!
