Jefferson County North USD 339

KSHSAA Buffer Week will be in effect from Monday, November 10, through Sunday, November 16.

During this week, high school athletes are not permitted to access school facilities for workouts outside the school day, and coaches are prohibited from holding practices or conditioning sessions. Buffer Week serves as a break between the fall and winter sports seasons.

Winter sports practices may begin on Monday, November 17, following Buffer Week.

Please note that this rule does not apply to middle school athletes, who may continue with their regular practice and competition schedules.

Charger Shout Out! Our JCNHS Charger Student Handbook expresses the importance of the following character traits: Trustworthiness Respect Responsibility Fairness Caring Citizenship High school staff is working with intentionality to recognize Charger students who demonstrate any one of these traits! #JCNexcellence

Congratulations to our HS Volleyball players and the NEK All-League 1st and 2nd Teams!

Last week, the anatomy class performed a dissection of a section of cow leg bone, allowing them to see the interior structure of long bones. While larger than human leg bones, the structure is very similar, so they were able to see firsthand what the interior of a bone looks like and how they are not solid, as well as how thick the outer structure of the bone really is.

4th Grade Travels the Oregon Trail! Fourth graders embarked on an exciting journey back in time as they experienced life on the Oregon Trail. Over the course of several weeks, students learned about their pioneer families, built their own wagons, and carefully chose which supplies to take on their adventure. Along the way, they faced challenges and made tough decisions that determined whether their families would successfully reach Oregon. In the end, all families made it safely to their new home in the West.

Reminder: The JCN EMS K-5 Music Concert is at 6pm on December 15th!

The Great Debate
Sixth graders showcased their expertise on the Stone Ages by stepping into the role of archaeologists and “dating” images of ancient relics. Using knowledge gained from our history unit, students identified the who, what, when, where, and why for each artifact. As audience members, classmates then posed academic challenges to test and refine each team’s reasoning—turning the classroom into a lively debate of historical deduction!

Veterans, thank you for your service. JCN held an honorary assembly yesterday to show our appreciation for the courage and sacrifices of all who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Our Master of Ceremony was Mr. Moore, former JCN teacher and coach of 37 years and retired member of the Army National Guard. Our guest speaker was Lt. Colonel Don Denmark (Ret.), who in his 27 years served in variety of capacities, to include field artillery, Army aviation and Professor of Military Science at the University of Kansas. Thank you to Leavenworth JR ROTC for presenting the colors. Thank you to Mrs. Larson, Ms. O’Brien and our JCN National Honors Society, as well as Mr. Pi and our HS band, Ms. Sumpter and our HS art students for organizing this special event with such thoughtfulness and heart for our veterans, community and students.

Last Saturday, we had band students travel to Eudora to audition for a spot in the KMEA District Honor Band. Here are the results:

Carina Johnson, Trombone - Gold Band
Blaine Rees, Trumpet - Gold Band (Alternate)
Alexa Gerety, Bass Cl - Blue Band (Alternate)

These students have the chance to perform at Seaman High School on Saturday, Dec 6 with the other district honor bands.

Congratulations!

8th graders created cards and spent time in Mr. Wendt's classroom writing thank you notes to 25 local veterans.

Come out & support our JCNMS Chargers at home. 💚🏀💚

Charger Notes 💚 November 10 - 14 💚

Congratulations to Michael Lee on her acceptance to Kansas State University! 🎉

Join us at JCNHS on Monday, November 10th, at 1:30pm to recognize and honor our Veterans!

The JCNHS Scholars Bowl team had a busy week. We competed in two JV and Varsity meets at Jeff West on Tuesday and Horton on Thursday. The JV team placed 1st at the Jeff West meet. Both teams performed well at Horton, but didn't make it to finals. Our next meet is a varsity only match at Valley Falls on Monday.

🏈 HS V Football
📅 Friday, Nov 7th, 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM
🆚 Rossville
📍Rossville HS
93.7 FM KAIR - Jefferson County North at Rossville

🍂 EMS Families! 🍂
Be on the lookout for the Thankful Leaf Project coming home with your student! Please have it returned to school by Wednesday, November 12th — cut, colored, and ready to go!

Happy Friday!

Our HS Sports & Entertainment Management class is doing digital coverage this year for our sports and events!

View our video this week! :)

https://youtu.be/OowXehQBFrk

The third grade class was presented dictionaries this week from the ladies of the Pleasant View Grange. This is part of the "Words for Thirds" program. The third graders are excited to own their very own dictionaries now, and they have enjoyed looking at all the great information their dictionaries have to offer.