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Good morning, Warriors! I’m Harper.
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And I’m Marcelle. Today is Monday, January 22nd, 2024. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance followed by a moment of silence.
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Thank you for tuning in. Let’s get to the news.
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Jupiter High School had twenty-two students compete at DECA Districts, and we are thrilled to announce DECA has ten Florida DECA state qualifiers headed to Orlando on February 29th, and one newly elected DECA state officer, Eliana Cohn. They are working hard to grow our DECA program and Levitsky’s students are shining. Please congratulate the following students if you see them: Jake Jagoda, Pierce Ram, Landon Rasmus, Haylie Fine, Kylie Godino, Kayla Barlow, Daisy Nolf, Jordan Guarneri, Taylor Gale, and Brooklynne Boettge. Congratulations to you all.
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Girls softball tryouts begin today at 3:15 out at the softball field. Forms on Acktivate need to be completed. You may bring your equipment to Portable 3 if you need to. If you have any questions, please see Coach Ahern in Portable 3.
The Warriors charity dodgeball tournament has been rescheduled to February second. If you are interested in getting a team of 8 people together to play in the Warrior Ball tournament, the cost is $10 per player. All proceeds will go directly to Nicklaus Children’s Hospitals. Have one player from your team stop by Mr. Hammett’s room in portable 1 to pick up the team packet. Once your captain has the eighty dollars and the packet, he or she will drop off everything to portable 1 by February first.
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Attention all Interact Club members! A meeting will take place today right after school at 2:45 PM in the media center. Make sure to be there.
Jewish Student Union members! There is a meeting tomorrow, January 23rd during B lunch. Don’t miss out!
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Women in STEM members, you have a meeting today during lunch B! Ms. Bohsali looks forward to seeing you all there!
Morgan’s Message Club will have its first meeting of 2024 on Friday, January 26 during both lunches. The topics discussed will be New Years Resolutions, winter sports playoffs, and dealing with defeat.
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DECA is holding a fundraiser at Bolay on Indiantown Road. Swing by and grab some food on Wednesday, January 24th between the hours of two and 9pm. Make sure when you are checking out that you mention you are there to help support JHS’s DECA program.
There is a school-wide blood drive happening next Friday January 26th in the auditorium. Anyone 16 years and older can sign up. You’ll receive snacks, pizza, a t-shirt, and lots of community service hours! But more than that, you’ll be saving lives! You can sign up at lunch in the courtyard or in Ms. Ellis’ Room 4118.
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Submissions are now open for Inkwell’s last magazine of the school year!! Per routine, this magazine is open-themed! Let your imagination soar! Feel free to submit any original piece of yours you would hope to see in this semester‘s magazine. The submission deadline is March 15th, and the launch party will be in early April, so get those pieces in for a chance to be featured! We hope to make this last launch party a special one as most of our staff are seniors and will be off to college soon! Scan the QR code to submit and join the Google Classroom to keep up to date with the magazine’s release!
The JHS Warrior Volunteers are having a book drive benefiting the local children’s hospitals from now to the 26th. There will be one service hour given per book for time spent collecting items with a maximum of ten hours. Donations can be dropped off in room 4-114. Please include your name, student number, and grade level on all donations.
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Attention Spanish Honor Society members, you have a meeting tomorrow, the 23rd in Portable 29 at 2:45. There will be snacks to discuss your upcoming Induction Ceremony in March and Volunteering. Thank you so much for all your hard work in collecting Christmas toys as you made many students at the Jupiter Elementary School happy to receive a gift this past Christmas.
Class of 2025, if you are a social studies scholar, make sure to apply for the Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society. Applications are due Jan. 31st in room 6-208. Please see your current social studies teacher or Mrs. Hanssen in room 6208 for an application. Applying juniors must have completed 5 semester’s worth of academic social studies classes by January of 2024 and have an unweighted GPA of 3.5. Questions? Please email or see Mrs. Hanssen in room 6-208.
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The Take Stock Johnson Scholars District Program is looking for ten students who are currently in 9th grade to join. Students will receive a 2 year Florida Prepaid upon graduation. Students must have financial need. Benefits of the program include a mentor, a college coach, fees paid on college applications as well as SAT and ACT testing. Other benefits include free college visits to Florida universities and other fun school based experiences. Freshman interested in applying please stop by guidance and sign up for an informational meeting.See Mrs. Woeber in guidance for more information!
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Planning to drive to school next year? You may want to put down the phones and pay attention. Here are the criteria you must meet in order to get a pass. You must be a junior or senior with a valid Florida driver’s license. Class of 2025 must have a GPA of 2.5 while the class of 2026 must have a GPA of 3.0. You can only have ten or less absences and five or less tardies in this second semester. Of course, no discipline referrals from this school year, no outstanding obligations, and you must have earned your twenty community service hours by March. The parking website will be updated by February with application process details.
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It’s Celebrate Literacy Week in Florida! This celebration is designed to raise awareness about the importance of reading and to inspire Florida’s students and families to make reading part of their daily routines.
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Reading with young children can help them develop a skill that they will use for the rest of their life while fostering a love of an activity that also enhances brain development. So we asked you, what’s your favorite children’s book?
***FAVORITE CHILDREN’S BOOK SEGMENT***
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For today’s pic of the day, we have Ms. Bertsch playing Hungry Hungry Hippos with a couple of WJUP-TV’s news crew.
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Fun Filled Fact: her sister teaches right next door to her and they both teach chemistry.
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That’s all for the news.
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Have a fantastic day, Warriors!!