important senior information - Jacobs High School
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important senior information - Jacobs High School
H.D. Jacobs Student Announcements May 6, 2015 IMPORTANT SENIOR INFORMATION AVID Attention seniors! Are you staying in the area next year? Are you interested in working with people and kids? AVID tutor positions will be available next year at our middle and high schools in the district. This is a great opportunity to work on Tuesdays and Thursdays, around your school or other work schedules. If you are interested apply by going to the d300 website and go to Departments, Human Resources, Employment Opportunities, Extra Pay, and then Hourly. See Mrs. Van Horn with questions. AVID STUDENT OF THE MONTH Congratulations to the students who were chosen by the AVID Site Team as “AVID Student of the Month.” These students continuously model what Jacobs High School expects of its AVID students. They demonstrate determination, leadership, ownership, responsibility, academic success, consistent work ethic, commitment, and th th th great character. This month’s students of the month are: 9 grade-Brandon Martinez, 10 grade-Alex Pena, 11 th grade-Monica Lavrisa, and 12 grade-Jessica Barber. BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS We are currently looking for high school students who are interested in mentoring elementary or middle school students next year. Volunteers meet weekly for ONE hour after school to help with homework, play games, or make crafts. You must have your own transportation to the school site. Applications are available in the Counseling th Office and have a deadline of May 8 . COUNSELING Summertime Employment Opportunity: Centegra Health Bridge Fitness Center is seeking lifeguards to work at their Crystal Lake and Huntley locations this summer! To be eligible, you must be a certified lifeguard and at least 16 years of age. An application must be submitted online. Please stop by the Counseling Office to pick up more information about the certification training available in the area and to pick up the online link for the job application. DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS Attention Juniors, if you are interested in reading student announcements next school year 2015-2016 please sign th up in the Main Office. Try-outs will start May 7 . ESPY AWARDS BANQUET rd Attention Senior Athletes! This is your last chance to get your RSVP in for the 3 Annual Eagle Sports Performance of the Year or ESPY Awards Banquet. If you are planning on attending, you must let Mrs. Peas in the Athletics Department know today. The Jacobs Booster Club will cover the cost of dinner for the athletes. Parents and siblings are encouraged to attend at a cost of $10.00 per person. The banquet will be held at Jacobs High School in the Competition Gym on th Thursday, May 13 starting at 6:00 pm. Varsity Baseball is the only sport with an event that day and players are encouraged to join the banquet following the completion of their game. FCCLA Attention FCCLA members! Just a reminder that we have a meeting after school today and will be cooking! See you then! FRENCH CLUB Bonjour French Club! Join us for our last meeting of the year this Friday at 3pm in Room 129. We will be having elections and then leaving for our end-of-year bistro trip! If you have any questions or are interested in running for e-board for next year, see Mrs. Schlimgen! GREEN EAGLES Attention Green Eagles, the field trip to Veterans acres has been cancelled and the regular meeting will be in room 214 as another meeting is being held in 109. Members should go to 214 after school. HIT FOR HENRY TENNIS CLINIC When: Friday, June 5, 2015 Where: Jacobs Tennis courts Come out and join the fun, No previous tennis experience necessary. Rackets will be available if you don’t have one. Bring Suncreen and Water. See attached form. HIT FOR HENRY TENNIS TOURNAMENT When: Friday, June 5, 2015 - Saturday June 6, 2015 June 5 (beginning at 4:30) – JV Boys Singles, JV Girls Singles, Boys Varsity Singles June 6 (time TBD) – HS Girls Doubles, HS Boys Doubles, Womens Doubles, Mens Doubles, Mens Singles, Womens Singles, Girls Varsity Singles Where: Jacobs High School Tennis Courts Rain Date: Sunday, June 7 (You will receive email in case of rain.) Questions? Please email: [email protected] See attached form. LIBRARY Seniors- please have all textbooks and novels returned by the end of the week. You will be charged for anything that you do not return to the library. NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK Did you know that a teacher’s contract day does not include time spent at home planning lessons or grading student work? Work at home can range from one hour in the evening planning the next day’s lesson or 16 hours on the weekend grading dozens of essays. Take a moment today to thank your teachers for going ABOVE AND BEYOND… NURSES OFFICE Graduating seniors: PLEASE remember to have your parents pick up any medications you may have on file in the nurse’s office by the May 29th. The medications will be properly disposed of after May 29th. Any questions please call the nurses at 847-532-6111. PE STUDENTS th ATTENTION PE STUDENTS: The last day for PE make-ups will be Tuesday, May 26 , after school. There will be NO th th PE MAKEUPS allowed during finals, Wed.—Fri., May 27 -29 . Students can still complete make-ups during their th ASP, lunch period, free period or Tuesdays after school until May 26 . SCHOLARSHIPS th Algonquin Garden Club: The deadline for the Algonquin Garden Club scholarship has been extended to May 11 . Applications are available in the Counseling Office. Aspiring Fashion Professional Scholarship: This is a $1,000 scholarship that will be awarded to students that are interested in pursuing a fashion degree at an accredited post-secondary school or college. Interested students can visit this link http://www.fashion-schools.org/ and find the scholarship located at the bottom of the page and click on it. Deadline is June 1, 2015. Aspiring Animation Professional: Scholarship Program offering high school seniors the opportunity to win a $1,000 scholarship. This will be awarded to students that are interested in pursuing an animation career path at an accredited post-secondary school or college. Interested students can visit our website: http://www.animationcareerreview.com/ to find eligibility information along with the online application. The scholarship will be on the right side of the page and click on it. Deadline is June 1, 2015 SENIOR MILITARY ENLISTMENTS Attention seniors! If you have enlisted with a branch of the military, please notify Mr. Baldwin by emailing him at [email protected]. STACY KUHN GOLF OUTING “Stacy Rocks” Scramble Golf Tournament to benefit Stacy Kuhn and Family. See attached form. STRIKE OUT CANCER The Jason Motte Foundation in conjunction with Conant and Jacobs High School baseball teams is proud to th sponsor a “Strike Out Cancer Baseball Day” on Saturday, May 9 . Game times are 9am for Sophomore and Freshmen teams, 11:30am for Varsity and Freshmen and 2pm for the JV team. Come on out for some free food, drinks, prizes, raffles, and pitch/hit/run/radar gun competitions. And you will have a chance to donate to the Jason Motte Foundation, whose mission is to provide comfort and care where there is a need for those affected, either directly or indirectly, by cancers of all kinds. Let’s Strike Out Cancer together. STUDENT COUNCIL Attention all students interested in joining large Student Council or wanting to take a leadership role in Student Council during the 2015-2016 school year!!! Please stop by Student Services to pick up a pink or blue form to have completed and turned in to Mrs. Benson in room 208. All applications must be turned in by NO LATER than Friday, th May 8 . Executive Board Interviews will be set up for the middle of May. STUDENT SERVICES GOLDEN EAGLES PLEASE REMEMEBER TO CARRY YOUR SCHOOL ID WITH YOU! YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE IT ON YOU AND CARRY IT WITH YOU EVERYDAY. NOT HAVING YOUR ID WILL RESULT IN A $5 REPLACEMENT. Students if you arrive late to school after 8.15, please remember to report to Student Services to sign in. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary consequences. Remember to be on time Golden Eagles! Attention students when arriving late please make sure you have your ID out. You will be asked for your ID when entering the building. All students arriving late must use door 2. Please do not use Main Entrance when arriving late. If you do not have an ID please stop by Student Services. TRANSCRIPTS Senior Final Transcripts: Seniors it’s that time to start sending your final transcripts to your future college/university. To complete this process please visit parchment (www.parchment.com ). Please select “Hold grades” to ensure that your final transcripts get sent out after the semester. College athletes, make sure you remember to send a copy to the NCAA Eligibility center as well. Also please remember that fees can hold your transcripts, so make sure you don’t have fees on your account before you leave. WELLNESS CLUB The next meeting of the Wellness Club will be today in room 228 from 3:05-4 PM. Please join us as we will be working on Studying Tips for the upcoming final exams. See Mrs. Mr. Glenn in Social Studies or Ms. Kersten if you have any questions.