The King and Queen of Courts Dance is still a GO for tonight. High school commons from 8-11 PM. See you there students.
Kindergarten friends practice building sight word, “all”.
Due to the predicted widespread ice storm, there will be no school tomorrow, Friday, January 17, 2020. School and all activities are canceled. Buildings are closed. Reminder: No school on Monday for Staff Development.
HS NEKL Scholars Bowl @ Valley Falls on Sat. Jan. 18 start time has been changed to 10:00 a.m.
1st Graders getting their dance moves down during P.E. with their Dance Pad Dance mats
Middle School Boys Basketball reschedule game with Pleasant Ridge will be Tuesday, Jan. 21 at Pleasant Ridge with B, C, A as the order of play
EMS Booster Club Cake Raffle to be held at home MS BBB games, Jan. 16, 30, and Feb. 6. Raffle tickets $1.00 each or 6 tickets $5.00.
JCN HS Booster Club King & Queen of Courts Dinner, January 17, 2020, 5-7:30 p.m. Menu: Smoked Pork & Turkey, Mac/Cheese, Green Beans, & Homemade Desserts. Free will donation.
School is canceled tomorrow, Monday, January 13, 2020. After school activities for students are also cancelled.
HS staff and students kick off a fitness challenge with some competitions and fun with healthy food.
Thank you all for making an early dismissal go so smoothly! Students, have a great weekend and enjoy the snow (if it arrives). Reminder: no activities tonight or tomorrow (Saturday), Buildings are closed.
Two sheets of copy paper, one meter of masking tape, and an egg….That's all they get. Can their egg survive from one meter first, then two meters, three, four and five? Grades depend on how high a drop their egg can survive.
It’s that time of the year again when the 6th graders head the “Pick up the Tab” project. Our school is collecting all aluminum tabs through the month of February. We then take them and donate them to the Ronald McDonald House in Topeka. This charity uses theses tabs as a fundraiser towards funds to help provide a home away from home for families of seriously ill children staying at nearby hospitals. We will count and weigh the tabs prior to taking them to Topeka in March! Please start sending in all aluminum can tabs to help aide in this wonderful project.
Calendar changes:
6-8 Band Concert scheduled for Mar. 17 has been moved to Mar. 24.
HS Regional Solo/Ensemble Festival on calendar for Apr. 4th is to be held Mar. 28.
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a safe holiday season!
Kindergarten sharing book buddies and books with preschool.
Kindergarten enjoying learning about penguins in their Zoology unit
JCNHS Girls BB JV game has been added with Patton Jr. High @ Ft. Leavenworth January 7 4:00pm
Playing with our food! After a successful food drive the high school had some fun and "sculpted" their food into structures meant to reflect the theme of Disney. Overall, we collected 1800 pounds of food!
Mrs. Berry's 3rd Grade Publishes Books:
Mrs. Berry's 3rd grade students worked hard this quarter to publish short stories styled after the Magic Tree House book series. Students were excited to show off their books.
Elementary students brought Christmas cheer the residents of nursing homes in Winchester and Nortonville as well as the district office to celebrate the end of the semester with Christmas caroling!
Mrs. Deviney’s class was SUPER excited to pick out their December books! 📚 Thanks to all the family, friends & patrons who donated money to the Scholastic Book Club for many of the JCNEMS students to receive a free book each month throughout the school year. What better way to improve reading than to get books into the hands of young readers!
The PreK-2nd grade decided to change things up a bit this year & have a “Christmas in Whoville” day, rather than our annual “Polar Express” day. I think the kids had fun & enjoyed the change. 🎄🎅🏼 🎁 ❤️ Look at the beautiful backdrop created by our very own, Pam Pursel! 🎨 Thanks to the JCNHS FBLA for helping with the trees! We even had a visit from Santa & the Grinch himself! 😉
“Snow Day” No school tomorrow, December 16. The 6-12 grade concert will now be on Thursday, December 19.
2nd Grade dropping off items to Pantry of Hope!
Middle School Drama Parents' Meeting
We will have a short parents' meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 5:30pm in Mrs. Berry's room for the parents of students acting in the Middle School play. Please plan to join us.
Change to HS BB Game tonight at McLouth. There will be no JV Girls game. All games will be at the high school.
Congratulations to our Patriot’s Pen Essay contest with the VFW
Wanna build a Snowman? We challenged fifth graders to build snowmen out of pattern blocks. The challenge included building a snowman that is one foot tall, sturdy, and has characteristics of traditional snowmen.
CANCELLED - Thurs. Dec. 12 - HS JV Scholars Bowl @ ACCHS 4:00 p.m.
The High School is hosting a food drive for the Pantry of Hope that is to end on Tuesday, December 10th. In order to generate some additional "spirit" the classes are competing to see who can receive the most points for their donations. Cash or checks are also accepted. Thanks!
The NEKMEA Honor Choir sounded fantastic this afternoon! Congratulations to our own, Mrs. Emily Pons for being selected 2019 NEKMEA Outstanding Young Choral Teacher of the Year!
Awesome job by our high school band students at NEKMEA honor band at Seaman HS. Caleb Worthington, Jessica Genova, Cole Burk, Karson Worthington. Great concert guys.
Great way to start the basketball season with home games against Jackson Heights. JV boys and girls both played tight games but came up short. Varsity Boys won 59-28 and Varsity Girls won 62-53.
GO CHARGERS
Hot off the press! We just got in 5 goodies baskets with $20 gift cards donated from Propane Central for the FBLA raffle! These are amazing!
There are so many good prizes!
My room is filled with such love and generosity from our local businesses and community. The FBLA students and parents have worked really hard to make the raffle happen and we are excited to award winners on December 17th at HS Basketball half-time.
Back by Popular Demand: The FBLA raffle has started and will run until half time of the December 17th Basketball game at the JCN High School. Get your raffle ticket for $1.00 or 5 tickets for $4.00
Great job kindergarten through fifth grades! Your concert was delightful. Mrs. Pons had the students well prepared for a packed house. There were no parking spaces left, nor any seats empty in the gym. Thank you to all our attendees!
Join us tonight for the K-5 Christmas program, "Holly Jolly Jukebox"! Participating students should be in their classrooms no earlier than 6:45pm!
Students and staff enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving meal at the high school today. Thank you to the JCN cooks for making the day special at both buildings!
Great turn out for the Thanksgiving Dinner at the EMS today! Thanks to all the adults and middle school helpers who came and shared lunch time with our students!
Mrs. Deviney’s first grade pilgrims try to catch their Thanksgiving turkey! 🦃 🍽
Join us for the Basketball Preview tonight. Taco Bar 5:30 (Donations) Girls Scrimmage @ 7:00 followed by Boys
Second grade has been reading different stone soup stories from around the world. Today we all contributed and made our own stone soup. Complete with a stone!!
Congratulations to Josie Weishaar for signing her letter of intent to play basketball at Missouri Western State University!!
First graders enjoy reading during Flashlight Fridays. 📚🔦❤️
Look at all the food 2nd Grade has collected for the Pantry of Hope!
Congrats to the JCNHS Scholars Bowl teams! Junior Varsity placed second and Varsity placed third at the Jackson Heights meet on 11/21.
High School Art
Oil Pastel Projects
High School Artwork
Color Pencil on Black Paper
The HS Football banquet is Sunday, November 24 at 5:30pm in the HS commons.
Seniors and Juniors-Bring a main dish and dessert.
Sophomores and Freshmen-Bring a main dish and side dish.
Table service and drinks provided.
The JCNHS Juniors spent the day giving back to the community raking leaves.
The EMS staff & students share their reasons to be thankful each day in November. 🍁🍃🍂
6th grade STEM Fun Friday
On Saturday, ten JCN students auditioned for the KMEA All-District Honor ensembles. Congratulations to Cole Burk, Jessica Genova, Caleb Worthington, and Karson Worthington for qualifying for the All-District Band and to Anna Vodden for qualifying for the All-District Choir!
The old baseball shed is going down. Thank you to Mr. McMillan and his shop students for a job well done.
The HS Community Clean-Up Day scheduled for Nov. 13 has been rescheduled to Monday, Nov. 18.
Girls Basketball Parent Meeting Thursday Nov 14 in High School Math/History Room @ 6:00 pm
The JCN Scholars Bowl teams had a successful evening competing at the Horton meet. The Varsity team took home 3rd place, and our Junior Varsity took home 1st place!
Today some algebra students went outside to practice graphing transformations.
Tremendous performance tonight by our 6-8 Vocal and 7-8 Band. Showing off our musical talent!
On Saturday, our Boys team and Zetta Noll competed in the 2A State Cross Country Meet in Wamego. All runners competed very well, with several PR’s being set on a tough course. Trevor Pentlin earned a 2nd place finish and a PR. A huge thank you goes out to all those who have supported us this year, both at meets and in person, including those who made the trip to state, to the administration and school for their support and flexibility, to the parents of these great kids that we get to work with, and to Gigi of Gigi’s Monogramming for getting our great state shirts to us so quickly. Lastly, Coach Leakey and I would like to thank all the kids for giving their best every day, and for making this job the best in the world! It’s been a great year!
Our GREEN sure did take over the stadium, we easily had the biggest fan section at Dodge! Thank you Gigi at Gigi Monogramming for your hard work cranking out these shirts for our State birth, Tammy Gigstad for sponsoring the Pep Club bus, the students of our fantastic Pep Club, our wonderful bus drivers who made the trips safe for everyone, our administration, ALL of our supporters who have cheered us on all season, the parents and family of these wonderful kids, and most of all.. the volleyball players! It has been a successful season on so many levels and we are proud to be able to be called your coaches! It’s always a great day to be a Charger
Engineering 3rd Graders, testing and showing off their Paper Roller Coasters they engineered during a STEAM project
Your Lady Chargers have made it to Dodge City!!! 2A State Volleyball games begin tomorrow. Go Chargers!
The Primary Wing Care Bears wish you all a safe & Happy Halloween! 🎃👻
FBLA will be starting a raffle on November 18th. We have our first prize to advertise donated from: The AT&T store in Atchison, KS. Raffle tickets will be available for $1 starting November 18th. If you would like to donate a prize for our raffle please contact Jessica Wilkes.
6:00 p.m. Tonight!
For information on your JCN State Cross Country results, go to: https://www.usd320.com/vnews/display.v/SEC/Wamego%20High%20School%7CAthletics%20and%20Activities%3E%3ECross%20Country
If you want to watch your JCN Volleyball team live, or keep up on how matches are going, go to the KSHSAA 1A-2A State Volleyball website, https://www.dodgecity.org/statevb
Special Visitors! Too Cute!
Go Chiefs!
Mini Chargers visit the High School for trick or treating!
Happy Halloween from JCN High School!
Volleyball is off to State! In route to Dodge City- Drive Slow! You girls have what it takes!
Halloween Parade Change
The EMS is changing their parade plans for Oct. 31. The parade will now be held in the EMS gym at 8:30 am. for our Pk-5th graders. K-2 will then travel to Winchester to parade through the high school building at approximately 9:30 am. Patrons who planned on being on our Nortonville route are welcome to come participate in the gym to pass out treats or come and see all of the costumes.
We appreciate our fans and all your support over our season! The pool play schedule is out for State. We hope to see you in Dodge City!
HS State Volleyball, United Wireless Arena, 4100 W. Comanche Street, Dodge City, KS FRIDAY Nov. 1st: Pool Play 4:30 p.m. - Spearville 5:30 p.m. - Wabaunsee 7:30 p.m. - Belle Plaine. If they advance will play Saturday, Nov. 2nd. Bracket Play. Games begin 2:00 p.m. TBA
State Cross Country
Saturday, Nov. 2nd
Wamego Country Club, W. Hwy US 24, Wamego, KS
2A Girls run at 11:10 a.m.
2A Boys run at 12:55 p.m.
NOTICE: HS Bi-District Football game scheduled for this Friday, Nov. 1 has been moved back to Thurs. Oct. 31 at 6:00 p.m. @ Valley Heights HS in Blue Rapids.
Your Lady Chargers are Sub-State Champions! Thank you to everyone for supporting us, we hope to see you in Dodge City on Friday to watch us at the State contest!
Today the cross country team traveled to Wabaunsee for the Regional meet. The boys team placed 2nd overall, qualifying for the state meet in Wamego next Saturday. Zetta Noll also qualified individually for state by placing 8th. Trevor Pentlin took 2nd place overall. Today was a great showing from the kids with many of them running a PR on a tough course. It’s been a great season and we are happy to be able to continue it for another week with so many kids.
Hooray for our State Cross Country runners! They all did an awesome job this morning! Qualifying for State are: Zetta Noll (8th) and Trevor Pentlin (2nd), and the boys team (2nd).
(Sorry for my delay in getting this posted. I was heading back from a fantastic morning with cross country runners to watch Substate Volleyball.)
Heading to State Volleyball! Way to go Lady Chargers!
To start celebrating Red Ribbon Week, two high school students won the All Out Red Awards for Friday.
6th Grade STEM Friday, designing and creating a freestanding structure with given supplies
Upcoming Next Week is Red Ribbon and Bullying Awareness
All students & staff are encouraged to dress up with us
6th grade is helping others to have a positive day!
Thank you SPORTSINKANSAS for a great assembly talking to our students about online safety, running an online business, online media, and sports. Lots of great questions from our JCN students.
Substate Volleyball Bracket... GO CHARGERS!!!
5th Grade Scientists testing their hypothesis in science
8th grade Science Educational trip
8th grade Science Field trip to the Waste Water Treatment plant in Topeka.
REMINDER: There will be "NO SCHOOL" Monday, October 28, due to Staff Development/Work Day and Oct. 29, due to Parent Teacher's Conferences.
Governor Laura Kelly has proclaimed today as School Transportation Appreciation Day. Help us thank a bus driver. Our drivers take tremendous care in getting students to and from school as well as activities. We greatly appreciate their work!
New members were inducted into the NHS (National Honor Society) Monday night, October 21st. Congratulations to our students.
Thank you to Maria in Atchison for the Salsa, Cheese and Chips donation. This generosity made our FBLA tailgate a huge success!
JCN HIGH SCHOOL BAND TAILGATE
Friday, October 25th - 5:00-7:00 -JCN Tech Center
Beef Burgers, Hot Dogs, Baked Beans, Chips, Drinks,
Homemade Desserts
FREE WILL DONATION
On Thursday the cross country team traveled to Jackson Heights for the NEK League meet. The girls team were League Runner’s-up and the boys team placed 3rd. First Team All-League finishers were Trevor Pentlin in 2nd and Zetta Noll in 4th. Second Team All-League finishers were Ricky Maginness in 9th, Cole Burk in 13th, Triston Wyatt in 13th, and Makayla Ratzlaff in 14th. Overall a great day for the kids with many PR’s set! Thanks to all who come out and support us!
JCN FBLA TAILGATE
Friday, October 18th
5:00-7:00
JCN Tech Center
Mexican Casserole
Taco & Burrito Bar
Cheese, Chips & Salsa
Drinks
Root Beer Floats
Homemade Desserts
FREE WILL DONATION
4th graders solving the mystery of ‘Whodunnit?’ for Language Arts today. Finding and solving clues throughout the building. Great detectives and problem solvers!
Varsity volleyball team takes 1st at the Riverside Tournament, beating Oskaloosa in the championship game.This makes it the 6th consecutive year winning this tournament! Go Chargers!
We served lunch at the Rescue Mission in Topeka today. The high school sends 4-5 students to serve lunch on the second Friday of each month.
The cross country team traveled to St. Mary’s in Leavenworth on Saturday for a meet hosted by Pleasant Ridge. Medalists were Zetta Noll in 16th, Ricky Maginness in 16th, and Trevor Pentlin in 1st. The meet had multiple larger schools competing but we raced very well. Nearly all of our runners PR’d!
The "Curtains" cast had a great first read through last night!
Friday’s are always STEM Fridays in 6th grade! Creating bridges to hold pennies was the objective today.
Spreading a positive message. Shout out to a great message of mindfulness in the middle school hallway
NOTICE: The Cross Country Meet tomorrow, Sat. Oct. 12, is being held at University of St. Mary in Leavenworth, KS not Pleasant Ridge at 9:00 a.m.
Fantastic Turnout on this brisk morning for Grandparents Day 2019! It is wonderful to welcome all the grandparents into the school today.
Emma, Sr., lifts her personal best. Squat lift of 330lbs.
https://youtu.be/Jf9_cZ0ucLo
Cindy Johnson was honored as the first place winner in the Share-an-Idea Lesson Plan Contest sponsored by the Kansas Business Education Association on October 7, 2019.
Today the cross country team traveled to Centralia for a meet. The girls team took 5th and the boys team took 3rd. Individual medalists were Zetta Noll, Dylan Wendling, Ricky Maginness, and Trevor Pentlin.
Elementary students checking out the “Zones of Regulation”.
First graders learn about Fire Safety
EMS Students enjoying learning about the medical helicopter on Fire Safety Day!!!
6th Grade Band and Mrs. Gigstad debuting their musical talents for the 1st time to the public!!!
HS CC @ Centralia (Centralia Lake) scheduled for Saturday has been moved to today, Monday, Oct. 7 at 4:00 p.m.
CALENDAR TIME CHANGE: Oct. 31 Halloween Parade will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Sophomores made great fence decorations for HOMECOMING 2019
Do you know about Vectors and Distribution of Forces? These guys do. How much force will these bridges hold? We’ll find out next week in Physics class.
Mass Production and Welding students hard at work
Ever heard of MEDBALL VOLLEYBALL? Freshman PE
Reminder of change to HS FB this Saturday, Oct. 5 against Christ Prep time is 2:00 p.m. to be held at Blue Valley District Stadium, 6001 W 159th Terrace, Stillwell, KS
First graders release their Painted Lady Butterflies.
First grade releasing their Painted Lady Butterflies!
Come audition for "Curtains" on Wednesday, October 2nd!
ADDITIONS TO CALENDAR:
Tues. Oct. 1 - MS "C" VB Tri. @ Pleasant Ridge 4:30 p.m.
Wed. Oct. 2 - MS VB @ Valley Falls 4:00 p.m. (rescheduled from Sept. 12th)
The JV Cross Country teams traveled to Seneca to compete. One JV medalist getting 3rd place. Many PR’s were set. A great day.
JCN Booster Club Tailgate Friday, Sept. 27th at the JCNHS Tech Center, starting at 4:30 Menu: pulled pork sandwich, cole slaw, potato chips, mac n' cheese, dessert, drinks. Free Will Donation.
TIME CHANGES: HS FB start time will be 5:30 p.m. tomorrow night, Sept. 27. Booster Club tailgate will begin at 4:30 p.m.
Today’s spirit week had 6th grade dressed in yellow! We caught these little “minions” spreading positivity around the EMS!
JCN will host sub-state volleyball on October 26th. GO LADY CHARGERS
Spirit Week 2019! EMS Rainbow color wars!
JCN Booster Club Tailgate Friday, Sept. 27th at the JCNHS Tech Center, 5-7 p.m. Menu: pulled pork sandwich, cole slaw, potato chips, mac n' cheese, dessert, drinks. Free Will Donation.
Congratulations to the Middle School volleyball teams. The A team went 4-1 with a 2nd place finish at the McLouth tournament and the B team finished 2-2 with a 3rd place finish at the Oskaloosa tournament. The tournaments were held Saturday, September 21.
6th Graders Spreading Positivity on Friday Afternoon around JCN
The high school football players invited their mom to practice on Saturday, August 24. Players and their mother walked through offense and defense for about an hour. The team would like to thank them for all the support this season.
Auditions for the high school musical, "Curtains", will be held Monday and Tuesday from 3:30 - 4:30pm in the band room! Can't make it? Talk to Mrs. Pons or Mr. Stevens.
On Monday, the Cross Country team traveled to Lyndon and both the Girls and Boys placed 1st overall.
MS Students voting for and tasting the possible popcorn flavor for JCN to be sold at Popcorn Pit Stop in Leavenworth
Time change to HS V FB game on Sat. Oct. 5 vs. Christ Prep. Changed from 3:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
ALL scheduled Monday night HS JV football games are cancelled.
Beautiful weather and sunset for a night at the ball field. Go Chargers!
The cancelled MS FB game from Sept. 12 has been rescheduled to Monday, Sept. 16 @ Valley Falls 6:30 p.m.
HS JV FB scheduled for Monday, Sept. 16 has been cancelled.
MS Football and Volleyball are both Postponed this evening
MS Football Tonight, Thurs. Sept. 12 with Valley Falls is postponed
HS Cross Country @ Lyndon has been cancelled for today and rescheduled to Monday, September 16.
In a battle to the end, JCN girls lose in 3 against PR 25-22
JCN girls win their first match against MHMA in 2.
Football game location and time change:
Oct. 5- HS V FB @ Christ Prep
Location: Blue Valley District Stadium
Address: 6001 W 159th Terrace, Stillwell, KS 66085
Kick-Off: 3:00 PM
Stadium Open: 1:00 PM
“TACO BAR” TAILGATE DINNER
Friday, Sept. 13th
5:30 – 7:00
in the Tech Building in Winchester
Sponsored by Cross Country
Middle School Girl’s Volleyball
NEK Triangular – Everest, JCN and SBCS
Date: Monday, September 9, 2019 Time: 4:30 PM
Location : Everest Middle School – Everest, KS
Order of Play:
4:30 pm A Everest vs JCN
5:30 pm A JCN vs SBCS
6:30 pm A Everest vs SBCS
Chargers win 38-12 in their first football game of the season against PR. GO CHARGERS
The middle school volleyball team's swept McLouth last night with all three teams winning. Great way to start the season!
VB-A, B, & C Teams sweeps McLouth
FB-JCN beats McLouth
Great Way to Start the Season
Go Chargers
CANCELLED - HS JV FB @ JCN vs. Pleasant Ridge Monday, Sept. 9.
Changes to calendar:
9/13 - Senior Night for FB/CC @ 6:30 (changed from 10/25)
9/16 - HS JVFB @ Valley Falls (not McLouth) @ 6:00 p.m. 8-man
9/23 - HS JVFB @ JCN vs. Oskalooa @ 6:00 p.m. - 8-man
10/7 - JV FB cancelled
Additions:
9/9 - HS C VB Tri @ JCN 5:00 p.m.
9/30 - HS C VB Tri @ MHMA 5:00 p.m. JCN plays 1st & 2nd games
10/3 - HS C VB Tri @ Oskaloosa 5:00 p.m. JCN plays 2nd and 3rd games
Getting ready for Friday night lights
6th grade was able to do some projections outside! We built structures to launch army men.
The band is TUNING UP for their first performance. JCN BAND ROCKS
Football Sports Drink Scrimmage on August 30th @ 7:00pm-Please donate Gatorade for the MS and HS football teams to drink after games during the season.
On the JCN App Charger Notes will be located under Documents then District
Calendar changes: Parent's Night for EMS Games are:
FB&VB, September 5; GBB, October 24; BBB Jan. 9; Cheer, February 13.
First volleyball practice of the season in the new gym! Go Chargers!
Excitement awaits as students started school today at Jefferson County North! Thank you to all the parents honoring us by allowing USD 339 to teach your children.
Mom's Day on August 24th @ 10am for high school football moms
Starting the year with added excitement..... We will have bottled water for students tomorrow at both the EMS and HS since both Nortonville and Winchester are on a boil order. If you'd like to send bottled water with your child, that is fine also.
Great first week with JCN staff ends with a welcome dinner for staff and families. Delicious pot luck selections! Looking forward to our 2019-20 school year.
JCN Coaches and sponsors receive CPR training
Here is our new Dr. Dish. Looking forward to the players using it. Very exciting!!
Fall sports begin Monday. Football, Volleyball and Cross Country come ready to practice. High School will start at 3:00pm in the band room. MS is at 3:30 at the EMS. Let's Roll...
JCN staff learning about our new web site.
New Website Learning
The JCN transportation team worked yesterday to establish bus routes. You may see a bus back on the road, as they are running their routes and establishing pick-up and drop-off times. You will be hearing from your child's driver soon!
Enrollment will be August 6, 2019 from 8 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
We have added a printable 2019-20 school calendar and the school physical form to the resource link. Keep checking back for updates.
Rolling over to a new website is exciting but we have more work to do. Stay tuned as we add to the new site! We will be introducing Facebook and Twitter posts this fall!
Remember water safety tip #1, Never swim alone!
Have a great summer break!
