National Honor Society is hosting a Cutest Pet Photo Contest. JCHS students, faculty, & staff may register their pets Oct 14-18 in room 158/during lunch for only $5. School-wide voting Oct 21-25. Winner receives a $25 PetSmart gift card.
JCHS Family Resource Center is hosting their Annual Holiday Food Drive to help our families in need.
Eagle Enrichment, our JCHS Family Resource Center, and Mrs. Grierson would like to invite all Seniors and their parents out to this FREE Financial Aid Workshop.
October is Bully Prevention Month. Johnson County Schools would like to encourage all students, staff, parents, and community members to take a moment to sign the Safety Story Pledge! The pledge promotes kindness, unity, and empathy! http://www.kycss.org/sswpledge/
JCHS chemistry students have been selected as evaluators for ACS (American Chemical Society) and their student magazine ChemMatters. They will be READING multiple articles a quarter (ACT Reading) , evaluating the data presented (ACT Science), and providing valuable feedback! "We're excited to get them started on this new journey and more excited to see how it helps them improve critical thinking and reading/writing skills!" --Mrs. Amanda Ratliff
Click the link for the list of students taking the PSAT/NMSQT this Wednesday, October 16. The test will start promptly at 8:20 am so please don't be tardy and report straight to room 174. We wish the best of luck to these children!
http://bit.ly/PSATlist
October is National Principals Month! Help us celebrate Johnson County Schools amazing principals. We greatly appreciate all their hard work and dedication. We’re honoring our principals all month long! Thank you Mr. Arms! #ThankAPrincipal #Eagle4Life
October is National Principals Month! Help us celebrate Johnson County Schools amazing principals. We greatly appreciate all their hard work and dedication. We’re honoring our principals all month long! Thank you Ms. Delong! #ThankAPrincipal #Eagle4Life
The Johnson Central swim team is excited to invite 5th and 6th grade students at any Johnson County elementary school to come be a part of our junior varsity swim team! The first practice will be Monday, Oct 14th and every Monday and Wednesday from 3:45 to 4:45 pm until Christmas break. We hope to get these swimmers a few meets of exhibition competition during varsity meets. Additionally, any student in 7-12th grade is welcome to come try out for the varsity squad which will have practice from 4 to around 6 pm daily - bring gym and pool clothes and don't forget goggles. We hope to see you at the JCHS pool - right behind the high school - after fall break!
If you know anyone who would be interested, please feel free to share!
PSAT reminder: 10th and 11th graders registered for the PSAT will report to Dr Estep's room at 8:20 on Wednesday, October 16, to begin testing. Make note of the message below, as it's a great opportunity for scholarship contact.
PLTW students who took the EoC assessment for your biomedical, computer science, or engineering course(s) this past spring, detailed score reports will be available to you tomorrow. You may want to note your accomplishment on college or job applications, so follow the directions below to access your scores.
Last fall, PLTW released its first-of-its-kind End-of-Course Assessments. These assessments measure a balance of both subject-matter knowledge and mastery of in-demand, transportable skills, including problem solving, critical and creative thinking, collaboration, communication, and ethical reasoning.
Seniors, fall break is an excellent time to apply for scholarships. Below is a database of over 8,000 that you can apply for. https://www.careeronestop.org/Toolkit/Training/find-scholarships.aspx
Good luck to our Lady Eagle Soccer Team tonight as they start District Tournament play vs Paintsville!
https://youtu.be/bWxFVpW9qPU
Come out and Support our JCHS Soccer teams in District Tournament play this week!
#JCSoccer #Eagle4Life #MoreOpportunity
#WeAreJC
164 advanced placement exam orders were placed for May testing! That's 164 opportunities for our students to earn college credit--almost 500 hours of course credit. 100 of these exams can result in the kids earning $300 extra KEES dollars that will shave down their college tuition bill EACH YEAR they're in school--that's up to $30,000 for our students every single year! Our kids made a fabulous decision to take their AP exams this spring; a decision that can benefit them for years to come. #MoreOpportunity #HailJC
Fall Break Is Here!! No school Friday, October 4-Sunday October 13. Students return Monday, October 14. Have a restful and safe Apple Day and Fall Break! #JCEaglePride #Eagle4Life
With the release of JCHS test scores today, we have a lot to celebrate, and we would like to share our biggest gains and accomplishments!
- First, Johnson Central currently has over 300 students on track to earn an Honor’s Diploma (10 Pre-AP/AP/Dual Credit), and of these students who were tested last year, we are proud to announce that our Honor’s Diploma students earned an astounding overall index of 98.5, which is a 5-star performance based on new accountability system. GREAT JOB!
- Second, we are also proud that our junior Honor’s Diploma students (a whopping 60 junior students in this program) averaged a 24.4 on the ACT last year.
- Third, our transition readiness rate, which is the most important factor for students leaving high school and planning to pursue higher education, improved from 45.9 to 71.1 – a gain of approximately 26% in one year. Transition readiness is calculated by examining whether students earn college benchmarks or pass career readiness and industry certification exams.
- Fourth, our on-demand scores were up significantly as we had 144 students whose writings were scored either Distinguished or Proficient.
- Lastly, our graduation rate was up to 96.7%
We at JCHS are extremely proud of our students, staff, and the multitude of programs we offer. We look forward to another great year and even more success from our students.
Students in Principles of Engineering took part in a "Solar Apple Derby" today. Students built and tested cars using different power sources including solar cells, batteries, and hydrogen fuel cells to learn about engineering design, power, and breadboarding. #MoreOpportunities
Girls Who Code members will need to join the following Class Code on the Remind App:
@CodeAtJC
Check out the latest edition of Johnson Central's Eagle News! I'm proud of the work my students are putting out each week!
https://youtu.be/-cT4vNP4brE