SPRING BREAK: April 3 - 7. We welcome student back to school on Monday, April 10th.
March 30, 2023
*EL EXAM: If you are a junior or senior who is interested in the Bilingual Seal exam, please email Ms. Stack or stop by C3 for more information. The exam will take place on April 19th. Students must sign up by this Friday.
March 29, 2023
MCA TESTING SCHEDULE:
*All 10th and 11th grade student will be taking the MCA exam today. Students should report to their assigned testing area by 7:50 AM. An optional lunch will be served following the exam and buses will depart JHS to take students home at 10:30 AM.
*All 10th and 11th grade student will be taking the MCA exam today. Students should report to their assigned testing area by 7:50 AM. An optional lunch will be served following the exam and buses will depart JHS to take students home at 10:30 AM.
*Today, all 9th and 12th grade students have an e-learning day. Students are expected to log onto Campus to complete their assigned activities for today.
March 28, 2023
COLLEGE/CAREER:
*If you’re interested in learning more about North Dakota State College of Science, sign up on Naviance to attend this Thursday’s information session.
*If you’re interested in learning more about North Dakota State College of Science, sign up on Naviance to attend this Thursday’s information session.
*If you are interested in careers in Transportation, consider going on a field trip to Hennepin Tech on Tuesday, April 11. Register by filling out the Google Form at the posted QR code.
MISC:
*PATHFINDERS: Attention sophomores and juniors! Become a Pathfinder for the ‘23-’24 school year! Come to the information session today after school at 2:45 in C113, or see the QR code on the TVs to take you to the Pathfinder Canvas page. See Ms. Lauer in C112 or Mr. Meyering in C113 if you have any questions.
*MCA TESTING: 10th and 11th grade students need to be in their testing classroom by 7:50 tomorrow morning. You can find your testing location in Flag Hall or outside the Main Office. Lunch will be available after the test. Buses will be leaving Jefferson at 10:30. Please check your email for extra information. 9th and 12th grade students - you will have an asynchronous learning day tomorrow; it is not a day off! Please use Canvas to check for your assignments.
March 27, 2023
*Seniors! Don’t forget to register for the All-Night Senior Party. Registration forms can be found in the main office. Register before April 21st for your chance to win one of several gift card prizes.
March 24, 2023
*SPRING DANCE: The Spring Disco Dance tonight starts at 8PM and is open to all Jefferson students. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased during lunch today or at the door tonight. You will need a student ID in order to enter the dance.
March 23, 2023
*MOVIE DAY! In honor of National Women’s Month and Disability Awareness Month, the MBSU will be showing The Secret Life of Bees for their after-school monthly movie. The showing is this Thursday, March 23rd in the Red Flex classroom. Show time is 2:20 pm and free popcorn will be available! You will need to have your own transportation home.
*BOYS VOLLEYBALL: Any boys interested in playing volleyball this spring should come to the first volleyball open-gym night tonight at 6:00 PM in the Jefferson main gym. Contact Mr. Sieling in B104 for more information.
*SENIOR PARTY: Seniors! It’s time to register for the All-Night Senior Party! Registration forms can be found in the main office. Register before April 21st for your chance to win a prize.
*TJ Coffeehouse returns at 8:15 tomorrow morning with their specialty flavor, Shamrock (Chocolate Mint) Latte. Hope to see you there!
*PEPFEST SCHEDULE: We will have a slightly altered class schedule tomorrow because of the pepfest. Teachers, you should have received Friday’s schedule in an email from Dr. Anderson. The schedule will be shown on the school monitors and will be posted outside the main office as well.
PEPFEST SPIRIT WEAR:
*Don’t forget to wear your class colors tomorrow (Friday, March 24) for the pepfest!
Freshmen: Grey
Sophomores: Black
Juniors: Blue
Seniors: White
March 22, 2023
TEAMS/CLUBS:
*MOVIE DAY! In honor of National Women’s Month and Disability Awareness Month, the MBSU will be showing The Secret Life of Bees for their after-school monthly movie. The showing is this Thursday, March 23rd in the Red Flex classroom. Show time is 2:20 pm and free popcorn will be available! You will need to have your own transportation home.
*MOVIE DAY! In honor of National Women’s Month and Disability Awareness Month, the MBSU will be showing The Secret Life of Bees for their after-school monthly movie. The showing is this Thursday, March 23rd in the Red Flex classroom. Show time is 2:20 pm and free popcorn will be available! You will need to have your own transportation home.
MISC:
*SENIOR PARTY: Seniors! It’s time to register for the All-Night Senior Party! Registration forms can be found in the main office. Register before April 21st for your chance to win a prize.
*TJ Coffeehouse returns at 8:15 this Friday morning with their specialty flavor, Shamrock (Chocolate Mint) Latte. Hope to see you there!
March 21, 2023
*SENIOR ALL-NIGHT PARTY: Seniors! It’s time to register for the All-Night Senior Party! Enjoy a casino, bingo, inflatables, Laser Tag, a Disco Dome, magician, mini-golf and arcade, photo booth, henna and spray tattoos, food, drinks, prizes and more! Registration forms can be found in the main office. Register before April 21st for your chance to win a prize.
March 20, 2023
*GAME DAY! The Latino Hispanic Student Union is hosting a game day today after school. They will be playing Loteria, Dominos, Uno, and many other games in Ms. Schmaltz's room C14. They invite anyone who is interested, and snacks will be provided.
*EQUIPMENT RETURN: Attention all boys basketball players and swimmers who have not returned their equipment! Today is the last day to do so prior to having the items added to the obligation list. Any missing items can be returned to Mr. Walton in C-06.
March 17, 2023
*GAME DAY: The Latino Hispanic Student Union is hosting a game day after school next Monday, March 20th. They will be playing Loteria, Dominos, Uno, and many other games in Mrs. Schmaltz's room, C14. They invite anyone who is interested, and snacks will be provided.
*SHOW CHOIR SHOWCASE: Tonight and tomorrow night the Jefferson Show Choirs will put on their annual SHOWCASE performance. Come see the show choir sets from this year and hear featured acts assembled by our talented seniors. Tickets are $10 at the door.
March 16, 2023
COLLEGE/CAREER:
*ACT PREP: Juniors! There are still two ACT Prep sessions available before you have to take the ACT exam in April. One session is today after school at 2:20, and one session is after school on Wednesday, March 22nd. Sign up using the QR code posted on the monitors.
*CAREER FIELD TRIP: If you’re interested in careers in Transportation, consider going on a field trip to Hennepin Tech on Tuesday, April 11th. Use the posted QR code to fill out the Google Form if you’d like to register.
MISC:
*PROM COMMITTEE: Attention Juniors and Seniors,
If you are interested in being part of the Prom Committee, join us for the first meeting today after school in Flex Hall. See Ms. Ahlberg for details.
*SHOW CHOIR SHOWCASE: This Friday and Saturday night the Jefferson Show Choirs will put on their annual SHOWCASE performance. Come see the show choir sets from this year one last time and hear featured acts assembled by our talented seniors. Tickets are $10 at the door.
March 15, 2023
TEAMS/CLUBS:
*Earth Corps is still looking for donations for their thrift exchange and art sale. Bring your new or gently used clothing or books to the main office by this Thursday, March 16th. Come to Jefferson this Saturday from 4-7 PM and enjoy the thrift exchange followed by the Show Choir Showcase.
*Earth Corps is still looking for donations for their thrift exchange and art sale. Bring your new or gently used clothing or books to the main office by this Thursday, March 16th. Come to Jefferson this Saturday from 4-7 PM and enjoy the thrift exchange followed by the Show Choir Showcase.
*Congratulations to Team BJORG for competing at the Great Northern Regional Robotics competition last weekend. The team took 15th place out of 53 teams, and made it to the playoffs, where their alliance took 5th place. The team also won the Imagery Award at the competition, celebrating the eye-catching colors and graphic designs used on the robot, t-shirts, and pit area. Great job Team Bjorg!
MISC:
*Attention Juniors and Seniors,
If you are interested in being part of the Prom Committee, join us for the first meeting on Thursday after school in Flex Hall. See Ms. Ahlberg for details.
*Bring a TJ Coffeehouse Tumbler or your own tumbler to be served a free hot cocoa or coffee in the Media Center beginning at 9:45 tomorrow during Academic Seminar.
March 14, 2023
TEAMS/CLUBS:
MISC:
*PROM COMMITTEE: Attention Juniors and Seniors! If you are interested in being part of the Prom Committee, join us for the first meeting on Thursday after school in Flex Hall. See Ms. Ahlberg for details.
*THRIFT SALE: Earth Corps is still looking for donations for their thrift exchange and art sale. Bring your new or gently used clothing or books to the main office by this Thursday, March 16th. Come to Jefferson this Saturday from 4-7 PM and enjoy the thrift exchange followed by the Show Choir Showcase.
*ATHENA AWARD: We are proud to announce that Megan Lee is the 2023 Jefferson High School Athena Award winner. The Athena Award is given each year to the outstanding female athlete in the senior class. Megan will be honored by the Minneapolis Athena Banquet committee this spring along with other metro Athena recipients.
MISC:
*PROM COMMITTEE: Attention Juniors and Seniors! If you are interested in being part of the Prom Committee, join us for the first meeting on Thursday after school in Flex Hall. See Ms. Ahlberg for details.
March 13, 2023
*THRIFT SALE! Students and staff! If you have any gently used, clean, or unused clothes or books, please donate them at the front office until Thursday, March 16th.
On Saturday, March 18th Jefferson Earth Corps will be hosting a thrift exchange and art sale at Jefferson from 4-7 pm, after which students can also watch the Show Choir Showcase!
March 10, 2023
TEAMS/CLUBS:
*THRIFT SALE! Students and staff! If you have any gently used, clean, or unused clothes or books, please donate them at the front office until Thursday, March 16th.
On Saturday, March 18th Jefferson Earth Corps will be hosting a thrift exchange and art sale at Jefferson from 4-7 pm after which, students can also watch the Show Choir Showcase!
*THRIFT SALE! Students and staff! If you have any gently used, clean, or unused clothes or books, please donate them at the front office until Thursday, March 16th.
On Saturday, March 18th Jefferson Earth Corps will be hosting a thrift exchange and art sale at Jefferson from 4-7 pm after which, students can also watch the Show Choir Showcase!
MISC:
*PARKING PERMITS: If you have purchased your trimester 3 parking permit, don’t forget to pick it up in the main office and hang it in your car as soon as possible. If you have not purchased your permit, you should not be driving to school. We will be ticketing those cars with no permits or expired permits.
March 9, 2023
TEAMS/CLUBS:
*DECA: Congratulations to Jaguar DECA for a great state conference. They had 6 state finalists highlighted by Caroline Harding finishing 4th in Hospitality Professional Selling Event, qualifying her for national competition and Katie Christensen finishing 7th in Business Service Event.
*DECA: Congratulations to Jaguar DECA for a great state conference. They had 6 state finalists highlighted by Caroline Harding finishing 4th in Hospitality Professional Selling Event, qualifying her for national competition and Katie Christensen finishing 7th in Business Service Event.
*CHESS CLUB: This last weekend, the Jefferson Chess Team had an incredible performance, placing 3rd in state. Their top 4 scorers were National Master Troy Cavanah, Team Captain Jack Bellinger, Joseph Gaul, and Andrew Davies. A special congratulations to Troy Cavanah who qualified for the State Scholastic Playoffs against the other top 5 individual finishers at state.
ATHLETICS/ACTIVITIES:
*EQUIPMENT RETURN: All boys swimmers, please return your warmups right after school today in the boys locker room.
MISC:
*PARKING PERMITS: If you have purchased your trimester 3 parking permit, don’t forget to pick it up in the main office and hang it in your car as soon as possible. If you have not purchased your permit, you should not be driving to school. We will be ticketing those cars with no permits or expired permits.
March 8, 2023
TEAMS/CLUBS:
*Congratulations to Jaguar DECA for a great state conference. They had 6 state finalists highlighted by Caroline Harding finishing 4th in Hospitality Professional Selling Event, qualifying for national competition and Katie Christensen finishing 7th in Business Service Event.
*Congratulations to Jaguar DECA for a great state conference. They had 6 state finalists highlighted by Caroline Harding finishing 4th in Hospitality Professional Selling Event, qualifying for national competition and Katie Christensen finishing 7th in Business Service Event.
*This last weekend, the Jefferson Chess Team had an incredible performance, placing 3rd in state. Their top 4 scorers were National Master Troy Cavanah, Team Captain Jack Bellinger, Joseph Gaul, and Andrew Davies. A special congratulations to Troy Cavanah who qualified for the State Scholastic Playoffs against the other top 5 individual finishers at state.
ATHLETICS/ACTIVITIES:
*All 9th grade and 10th grade boys basketball players, please return your uniforms and locks today after school in the locker room.
*All boys swimmers, please return your warmups right after school on Thursday in the boys locker room.
March 3, 2023
*Today and tomorrow are final exam days at JHS. School is dismissed at 12:15 PM. An optional lunch will be served from 12:15 - 12:45 PM for any student wishing to stay. Buses will depart JHS at 12:50 PM. The building will be closing today at 1:00 PM. Students will be asked to leave the building at that time. Any student who is waiting for a ride will need to wait inside Door #1 or in Flag Hall.
*JAG POWER CANCELED: There will be No JAG POWER after school today.
*BOYS VOLLEYBALL: Boys interested in playing Jefferson Boys Volleyball this spring should attend an informational meeting on Wednesday, March 8 at 2:45 PM in room B104. See Mr. Sieling in B104 for more information.
March 2, 2023
*Today and tomorrow are final exam days at JHS. School is dismissed at 12:15 PM. An optional lunch will be served from 12:15 - 12:45 PM for any student wishing to stay. Buses will depart JHS at 12:50 PM. The building will be closing today at 1:00 PM. Students will be asked to leave the building at that time. Any student who is waiting for a ride will need to wait inside Door #1 or in Flag Hall.
*JAG POWER CANCELED: There will be No JAG POWER after school today.
*BOYS VOLLEYBALL: Boys interested in playing Jefferson Boys Volleyball this spring should attend an informational meeting on Wednesday, March 8 at 2:45 PM in room B104. See Mr. Sieling in B104 for more information.
March 1, 2023
**REMINDER! Thursday and Friday, March 2-3, are final exam days for Trimester 2. Students will be released from school at 12:15 with an option of staying for lunch from 12:15-12:45. If student have their own transportation, they will be free to leave the building at 12:15. Buses will leave Jefferson at approximately 12:50.
ATHLETICS/ACTIVITIES:
*There will be a Girls Volleyball Player Meeting for all players entering grades 7-12 in fall ‘23. The meeting is today at 2:45pm in the Jefferson Media Center.
*There will be a Girls Volleyball Player Meeting for all players entering grades 7-12 in fall ‘23. The meeting is today at 2:45pm in the Jefferson Media Center.
*Boys interested in playing Jefferson Boys Volleyball this spring should attend an informational meeting on Wednesday, March 8 at 2:45 PM in room B104. See Mr. Sieling in B104 for more information.
*Attention Boys JV and Varsity Hockey players! Your equipment needs to be turned in today after school at 2:45 on the athletic side of the boys locker room.
*There will be No JAG POWER on Thursday this week.
MISC:
*Important reminder about PGP’s! Students, please complete your required trimester 2 career and college readiness activities. Remember, all activities must be completed in order to graduate. Just find PGP Course 9, 10, 11, or 12. Click on Modules and make sure you have completed everything. Make an appointment with Ms. Wallerick if you have any questions.
The LHSU will be showing Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse in order to celebrate afro-latino representation. Join them today after school in room C14 beginning at 3PM for the movie, popcorn, and Mexican candies. If you choose to attend you will need to provide your own transportation home.
*Register now for your trimester 3 parking permit. Your trimester 2 permit will no longer be valid after finals this week. If you have already registered for your trimester 3 permit, please pick it up at the main office as soon as possible.
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