JENNINGS

• Fall Break – Thursday, October 18^th  & Friday, October 19^th.

• Red Ribbon Drug Awareness Week will be October 22-25. We will have a special assembly on Tuesday, October 23^rd at 9:00 AM in the gym. Everyone is invited to attend. There will be a classroom door decorating contest and each day will also have a special “dress up” theme.

        Monday ---Drugs Make You Sleepy...(PJ Day)

        Tuesday---Drugs Make You Wacky...(Crazy clothes, hair, etc)

        Wednesday --Hunt For Friends That Don't Do Drugs...(Camo Day)

        Thursday---Team Up Against Drugs...(Come in your favorite sports team)

• 7^th/8^th Football will be competing in the O.R.E.S. State Tournament beginning on Tuesday, October 30^th at 5:00 PM. CLICK HERE for the full bracket.

• We will be hosting our annual Donuts for Dads event on Thurdsday, November 1^st. We invite all of our amazing dads and grand-dads to join us for breakfast. RSVP today!!!

• We are now offering a free tool to report bullying or potential threats anonymously using any device. Click on the following link to access STOPit. The access code is 9187572536.

• Congratulations to our September Student of the Month winners!!! Avereigh Stobaugh is our Elementary Student of the Month and Annie Compton is our Middle School Student of the Month. Congratulations to Avereigh & Annie!!!

• Please visit our election information page or the state election board website for more information about absentee voting, early voting times and locations, which House and Senate districts you live in and to obtain a sample primary election ballot. Thank you. We hope you are having a wonderful summer!

• Congratulations to our 7^th & 8^th Boys Basketball team! 2018 O.R.E.S. Division III State Champions! We are proud of all of our boys! Congratulations to Bradley Reeves for being name O.R.E.S. State Tournament Most Valuable Player! Congratulations to C.J. Compton & Joseph Bray as well for making the O.R.E.S. State Tournament All-Tournament Team.

•  We want to say a special thank you to all of our Community Partners! We couldn’t successfully educate our students without your support! Thank you for everything you do in supporting our school and students!

• For those of you on Facebook, we have an official Facebook Page for Jennings Public Schools. You can follow us and stay up-to-date with events by clicking on the link above.

• All offices are located in the cafeteria annex. All other doors will remained locked throughout the day as a safety precaution. ALL VISITORS, including parents, must report to the main offices located in the cafeteria annex before going into any other building.

• We will continue to use the Remind text service for the 2018-2019 school year to keep parents better informed. Through a service we are able to send important notices and reminders to each parent through text messaging. The service is absolutely free. We will be sending out notices and updates on regular basis. To sign up for the service simply text @jenningspu to 81010. It will then prompt you to reply with your full name. Once that is complete you will start receiving notices from the school.

• We have a feature for parents and students to keep up with their progress throughout the year. Parents & students have access to grades via the online gradebook. Each student has a unique user id and login that has been provided by the school. You may log in at any time to see the grades. The link is located at the top right hand corner of this page. If you lose your login information or have questions, please contact Mr. Meador.

• Please visit our Child Find page, if you know of any child, ages 21 and younger, that lives within our district and has special needs, but is not currently being served.

BLUEJAYS Mission Statement

Building a sense of family and community while shaping Life-long learners through an Understanding that Education is facilitated through leadership and character.  Jennings Public School challenges every student to be creative, problem solvers Adapting to the ever-changing world, Yielding respect and embracing diversity.  Successful futures begin here!

School Creed

I am a Jennings Bluejay at Jennings Public Schools.
I was born to be a winner, and I will not allow myself to think of failure.
I accept the responsibility for my behavior and its results.
I believe there is no limit to what I can achieve.
I will determine what I will become.
I will succeed!