JMS Announcements – 3/29/19
Friday, March 29th, 2019–B Day!
Repeat Announcements:
JMS students and staff: Reserve your 2019 Yearbook TODAY! If you did not purchase one during registration, order now to reserve your copy. YBs cost $28 and can be purchased with cash or check in the office or with a credit card on REV TRAK. Books are on sale from now until the reserve supply is gone. Student writers and photographers did outstanding work this year–you won’t want to miss it!
SCHOOL PERMIT MEETING: Attention 9th Grade Students! Our next School Permit Meeting will be Tuesday, April 16 at 3:15 PM in the Cafeteria of Johnston Middle School (enter through front entrance). The ONLY students eligible are 9th grade students who HAVE HAD THEIR LEARNERS’ PERMIT FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS AND HAVE COMPLETED DRIVER’S ED. THE STUDENT AND A PARENT MUST ATTEND THE MEETING! Please bring your completed Driver’s Education Certificate (if you have a paper version – if you do not have a paper version don’t worry about it) and learner’s permit to the meeting. Parking Tags will be available for $20 during the meeting. Students will need a parking tag to park on school grounds during the school year. Please make sure you have your license plate number with you at the time of purchase. If you have NOT completed Driver’s Ed by the meeting date, we will have another meeting next month. Be watching your announcements for the date and time!
Please see the attached flyer for a great opportunity regarding The Youth School Climate Leadership Summit! This conference for youth runs April 5th-7th at Camp Sacajawea through the organization Please Pass the Love. Please Pass the Love Youth Summit
Any 8th grade girls track athletes who did not receive a locker sign, please email Miss Clark at Shannon.clark@johnston.k12.ia.us Go Drags!
Please see attached flyer for dance team tryouts announcement! 2019 2020 Dance Team Tryout Flyer
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
Attention female students! The free and fun Iowa State University Sonya Kovalevsky Girls Mathematics Day will be held: SK Day Poster
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
Friends of Johnston ELP will be hosting National Speaker Lisa Van Gemert on Tuesday, April 9th, at 7 pm 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.
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.