JMS Annoucements – 3/7/19
Thursday, March 7th, 2019–A Day!
New Announcements:
There will be no Dragon Study after school today due to parent teacher conferences!
The Johnston Booster Club has partnered with Srixon/Cleveland Golf to provide you and/or your business with an excellent opportunity to support the Club and get a great product! The website link below has all the details you need. All orders are due soon!
https://www.johnstonboosterclub.org/store
Repeat Announcements:
Attention female students! The free and fun Iowa State University Sonya Kovalevsky Girls Mathematics Day will be held:
Saturday, March 30
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Carver Hall
Iowa State University Campus
Ames, Iowa
The theme for the day will be: Some Mathematical Aspects of Paper Folding and Origami.
Events will include a keynote speaker, hands-on activities, lunch (provided), and small group mentoring sessions with female mathematicians.
For more information see attached flyer or visit:
https://math.iastate.edu/2019/02/07/sonia-kovalevsky-mathematics-day-2019/
If interested, please complete the online registration form at:
https://form.jotform.com/90276278615161
8th Grade Girls track will have an informational meeting this Thursday at 3:00pm in the small gym OR Friday morning at 7:30am in the small gym. Practice will start on Monday, March 11 after school. There will be a parent meeting on Tuesday, March 12th after practice at 4:45 pm in the lunch room. If you did not sign up during the other pre-season meeting you can still attend and sign up for track.
8th Grade Boys track will have an information meeting this Thursday, March 7 at 3:15 in the auditorium until 4:00. Practice will start on Monday, March 11 after school. There will be a parent meeting on Tuesday, March 12 after practice at 5:00-6:00 pm in the JMS auditorium. All participants must get signed up online at https://johnstoncsd-ar.rschooltoday.com/ prior to the first practice. The head coach will be Ken Nead and his email is ken.nead@johnston.k12.ia.us.
Friends of Johnston ELP will be hosting National Speaker Lisa Van Gemert on Tuesday, April 9th, at 7pm at Johnston Middle School Auditorium. You won’t want to miss this unique opportunity to hear from the “GIFTED GURU”, Lisa Van Gemert. Lisa is a national speaker and author of the book, Perfectionism: Practical Strategies for Managing Never Good Enough. She will be discussing boundaries for the gifted to include peer boundaries, adult interaction and even electronics. As always, this is a free event and open to the public. Please join us- it will be an evening to remember!
Attention 8th and 9th grade girls’ basketball players: Yearbook needs digital images from your season! If you have photos you could share with us, please send them as jpeg files to Ms. Kehrli at millie.kehrli@jdragonmail.us.
Please fill out this form if you go by a name different than your legal name and would like the change reflected in the yearbook: https://goo.gl/forms/79ZWkRLaswMQxVbA2
Please take this seriously and only fill it out if you have a real reason for wanting your name changed.
If you did not order a Be Kind shirt and are still interested we are doing a second order. Contact Ms. Beer to get your shirt ordered and paid for.
Johnston High School is having an international night after spring break celebrating all cultures. If you are interested in helping out please see below and stay tuned for the date to be announced!