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| JCSD Mission |
Jones County School District is a community partnership that empowers and inspires
students to reach their maximum potential and become productive citizens by providing challenging
educational experiences through effective teaching strategies in environments conducive to learning.
The Jones County School District…..
We Empower and Inspire! |
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| Day in the Park for West Jones Middle |
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| West Jones Middle School Students placed in the art competition at Day in the Park. Click here to read more. |
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| WJHS Lady Mustangs Hosting Girls Basketball Camp |
The West Jones Girls Basketball Team will be hosting a basketball camp on June 4th and 5th for young girls entering 2nd-7th grade. Each day the campers will learn and practice basketball fundamentals. The camp is from 8 am to 12 pm at West Jones High School gym. The pre-registration cost is $20; $25 after pre-registration.
For registration information, pick up registration forms from your schools' main office or contact Coach Pendarvis @ 601.729.5108 |
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| WJHS Varsity Cheerleaders Host Cheer Camp |
The annual West Jones Cheer Camp will take place May 29-31 at West Jones Gymnasium. The camp will focus on crowd leading cheers, chants, stunts, jumps, and motion techniques. The camp is for Flag, Pee Wee, and Youth squads. Individuals are welcome. The camp is from 8:30 until 12 each day. The cost of the camp is $35, which includes a t-shirt.
For more information, contact West Jones Varsity Cheer Coach, Debbie Bender at 601-729-8144. Registration forms can be picked up at West Jones. |
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| South Jones Drum Line Completes Winning Season |
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| The South Jones Drum Line recently competed on the State and National levels. Click here to read more. |
| Earth Day @ North East Jones Middle School |
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| Mrs. Tisdale's seventh grade social studies class celebrated Earth Day. The students transferred discarded objects into useful products to encourage others to recycle. Click here to read more. |
| WJMS Donates to Animal Rescue League |
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Eighth graders in Mrs. Melissa Thrash's 8th grade Science and Social Studies classes at West Jones Middle School collected supplies for the Laurel/Jones County Animal Rescue League. Some of the students who donated are pictured:
(standing)--J. Trujillio, L. Gavin, K. Husser, J. Sumrall, T. Ward, K. Poore
(sitting)--K. Key, D. Braxton, and S. Bryan. |
| School Nurse of the Year |
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| Jones County School District nurse, Shawn Smith, RN, MSN, NCSN, was selected as the Mississippi School Nurse Association’s 2013 School Nurse of the Year. Click here to read more about this honor. |
| WJH Places 2nd in State Class 5-A Golf Tournament |
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The West Jones Mustang Golf Team are winners of the second place trophy in the State Class 5-A Golf Tournament held in Oxford, MS on May 1st and 2nd with a two day total of 638.
Dylan Morris placed 3rd over all out of 60 players.
Pictured Left to Right – Front: R. Hood and C. Bates. Back: D. Barry, D. Morris, T. Miles, J. Wedgeworth and Coach |
| Mighty Multipliers |
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| WJE third grade students who received a perfect multiplication score were rewarded with "Mighty Multiplier" tee shirts by WJE adopter, Mr. John David Jefcoat. Each year Mr. Jefcoat helps to promote math success through the mighty multiplier program. WJE appreciates all that our adopters do to help West Jones Elementary students. Way to Go Mighty Multipliers! |
| Math and Science Students |
| West Jones is proud to announce four students that were admitted into The Mississippi School for Math and Science in Columbus, MS. Click here to find out more. |
| WJHS 8th Grade---Horizon Mentoring Day |
| In efforts to boost enrollment and completion of nontraditional students, the Jones County Career and Technical Education Center hosted the 8th Annual Horizons Unlimited Mentoring Day on Thursday, May 2. Click here to read more! |
| Mr. & Ms. NEJ Junior High |
| Northeast Jones freshmen were selected as Mr. and Ms. NEJ Junior High 2012-2013 in a school-wide election. Click here to read more. |
| Mile of Pennies |
| When 4th grade teacher Mrs. Nancy Pitts decided to incorporate real life scenarios into her class, little did she know how her idea would come to life. Click here to read more. |
| Mr. & Ms. NEJ |
| Northeast Jones seniors were selected as Mr. and Ms. NEJ 2012-2013 in a school-wide election. Click here to read more. |
| Hands-On Learning Science Experiments… for Parents and Community Members! |
| Over 30 volunteer parents and community members came together at North Jones Elementary to become science teachers for a day! Click here to read more! |
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| WJHS Explore Club Beautification Project. |
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| The West Jones Explore Club has added another aspect to their campus beautification project. The club purchased a Mustang for the front of the school's gym. Special thanks to Steve Gavin of Gulf State Fabrication and to Lance Mauldin and the Jones County School maintenance department for their efforts in assisting the club in completing this project. |
| NEJ’s Beech Signs with Black Hawk Lady Braves |
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| Northeast Jones senior E. M. Beech signed today to play basketball for the Black Hawk College Lady Braves of Moline, Illinois. She will be playing for Black Hawk Lady Braves coach Karen Boyd. Pictured are (seated, l-r) Michelle Beech (Mom), E. Beech, Gary Hodges (Step-Father); (standing, l-r) Summer Garner (Classmate), Keith Braddock-NEJ Athletic Director, Cooper D. Pope-NEJ Supervising Principal. |
| My Best Day Ever |
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| The Star Reach students at West Jones Elementary participated in the annual Doodle for Google contest that allows students to design the Google logo to fit a theme. This year’s theme was “My Best Day Ever”. Creed Broom was chosen as one of the five state finalists and the overall winner of the 4th and 5th grade division for the state of Mississippi. Creed imagined his best day ever as the day he becomes a famous artist. |
WJHS--Robotics |
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| WJHS STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) students in Connie Lowe's 4th and 5th periods built robots that had to be programmed to do certain assigned tasks. For a final unit grade, students were to combine tasks for the robot to perform. |
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| WJHS--Trash to Treasure |
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| West Jones High School STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) students created "trash to treasure" projects. They recycled three items that were no longer of any use into a useable item or artwork. Pictured are students from Connie Lowe's STEM classes. |
| WJH Participates in Jones County Relay for Life |
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| The West Jones HS Student Council particpated in the Jones County Relay for Life held at the Laurel Fairgrounds. Pictured here are some of the members with our banner before making our team lap during open ceremonies. Our team raised over $3000 for the American Cancer Society. Sponsors for the HS Student Council are Natalie Wedgeworth and Jana Cooley. |
| K. Davis of South Jones High School Receives Scholarship |
| Congratulations to K. Davis of South Jones High School for receiving the Gates Millennium Scholarship! Click here to read more. |
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| The Northeast Jones Chapter of FFA recently held the 2013 Awards Banquet at Life Church of Laurel. The following awards were presented. Click here to read more. |
| NEJ Students Tour Leakesville Prison |
| Twenty Northeast Jones High School students enrolled in Mrs. Ann Tucker’s Drug Education class recently toured the South Mississippi Correctional Institution located at Leakesville, MS. Click here to read more. |
| Local Spanish Students Score Well |
| Spanish language students from West Jones High School attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2013 National Spanish Examinations. Click here to read more! |
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