JOHN JAY DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Today is day 6
Attention Seniors: Anyone who ordered Senior Class apparel in September should pick it up at the booth in the gym lobby during periods 4,5,6, or 7 Today or Thursday! Try to have your order confirmation email handy.
JJ Music Boosters first general meeting will be held on TONIGHT, October, 9 at 7 pm in Room 185 (band/orchestra room). All music families are welcome! Be sure to get on our email list for future meeting and event info. https://forms.gle/M19NH8y45bQRNGf5A
Parking reminder: To all of our Seniors, please remember to only park in the white lined parking spots, the yellow spots are for our faculty/staff. Thank you !
ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS: If you stay after school for an activity, club or sport, you must have a bus pass from your advisor, teacher or coach to ride the late bus. You will not be allowed on the late bus without a pass. The only reason any student should be on campus after 2:25 is if they are at a club meeting, activity or sport.
Click here for : Chromebook Insurance You have until Oct. 31, 2024 to obtain insurance. You can obtain the insurance online. This insurance is something to purchase every year for your child's chromebook.
For Spanish Heritage Month we are continuing the Spanish song guessing competition in lieu of celebration today. Please click on the below google form to submit answers for the competition.
The following colleges will be visiting John Jay this week:
Wednesday, 10/9:
University of Delaware - period 4
CUNY Baruch - period 5
SUNY @ Albany - period 6
Utica University - period 8
University of Southern California - period 8 (location: Makerspace)
You must pre-register in SCOIR at least two days prior if you would like to attend any of these visits. Please check in with your teacher prior to attending the meeting. All visits will be held in the LGI unless otherwise noted. Any questions see Mrs. Keating in Room 218, suite 6.
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ATTENTION PARENTS OF COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS Wappingers Continuing Ed will be offering a FREE seminar entitled ADMISSIONS 101. This seminar is for parents and students alike and will cover the admissions process including SAT vs ACT, how to evaluate a college, what to ask on a campus tour, how colleges evaluate a student, and what financial aid really means to a family, including how it's determined and what types are available. The seminar will be TONIGHT, 10/9 from 6:30-8:00 pm at John Jay HS. The seminar is FREE but you must pre-register. To register, call 298-5000, ext. 40137.
Attention Class 2027
We are looking for 35 more 10th graders for our Phantom Fest: 10th Grade trip. We are trying to fill our 3rd bus!!! PLEASE BRING $75.00 to Mrs. Walsh in the gym to reserve your seat. FINAL DEADLINE Wed. 10/9/24
SENIORS
ATTENTION CLASS OF 2025 - SENIOR PORTRAITS ARE HAPPENING: Seniors, make sure you schedule your senior portrait. The dates that are left are: September 9-13, October 9-11, October 28 - November 1, and November 12-19. You will only be able to schedule for the dates of September 9 - 13. Do not miss out AND do not wait until the last minute to take your Senior Portrait, you may not get an appointment. If you don't take a senior portrait, you will not be in the Yearbook and you will not be able to submit a quote. ALL DATES ARE FINAL. Please go to the following link to schedule your appointment: https://seniors.legacystudios.com/john-jay-hs/
YEARBOOK: The 2025 John Jay Patriot Yearbook is now on sale. To order your yearbook go to: Jostens John Jay. If you order your yearbook before October 25, 2024 with personalization, you can get up to 4 free icons. In order to ensure that we can add as much content and make it more valuable, yearbooks will not be delivered in the Spring but will be shipped individually in August to your home. When ordering a yearbook, please make sure your home address is correct.
SENIOR PARENT ADS: Parents, celebrate your student with a recognition ad. To order visit: JOSTENS WEBSITE. DEADLINE IS February 14, 2025. This deadline is final, it will not be extended.
SENIORS: BABY PICTURES **SUBMISSIONS STARTS ON MONDAY OCTOBER 7, 2024 AND ENDS ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2025**. -- THE BABY PICTURE AD IS $10 - CASH ONLY. TO SUBMIT: Place PICTURE AND CASH inside an envelope and PLEASE label the back of the picture AND the front of the envelope with your first & last name followed by your student ID#, english teacher's name, and place it inside the box located in the Main Office. -- NO EXCEPTIONS --
SENIOR QUOTES: ***SUBMISSIONS STARTS ON OCTOBER 7, 2024 AND WILL END ON OCTOBER 28, 2024 at MIDNIGHT -- NO EXCEPTIONS***
TO SUBMIT: Go to the JJ Class of 2025 Google Classroom. The Senior Quote form is listed under YEARBOOK.
Jostens will be here on Tuesday, October 15th during all lunch periods in the cafeteria lobby to take cap, gown and ring orders. Please see flyer below to order online if you choose.
John Jay Open house will be held on October 17th 6pm - 8pm.
Guidance Announcement: Please click on the link for current scholarship opportunities: Scholarship Opportunities
Please click on the link for information on CAPE Teen driving make-up session this fall: Teen driving make up sessions
Check out our newest edition of What's New in the Library? newsletter! Includes info on our first Library contest of the year too: "Excuses, Excuses!" Enter for a chance to win a gift card!
Project Homework started as of September 30th and will meet every Monday and Wednesday from 2:30 - 3:30 in room 198. Students must sign in using the QR Code for each session they attend. Click on link for more information! Project Homework Details
Join the John Jay PTSA and make a difference! https://johnjayhighschoolptsa.givebacks.com/store?limit=21&live=true&category=Memberships
GOOD DAY JAY FALL RECRUITMENT 2024-2025
Good Day Jay Leadership will start the recruiting of all interested in being a part of the crew for the 24-25 school year. Please fill out the attached form below and you will be contacted via email by President Austin Hicks. Official recruiting as well as interviews will partake in September 30th-October 31st, if you have any questions please email austin.hicks@k12.wcsdny.org. Thank you!!
JOHN JAY ANNOUNCEMENT PROCEDURES: If you have an announcement you would like to have put into our emailed daily announcements, please email Lisa.Cannizzaro@wcsdny.org a day before you want information posted please.
GOOD DAY JAY ANNOUNCEMENTS: If you would like to have an announcement said over the loudspeaker please click on the link below and fill out the google form a day before you would like your announcement said. Good Day Jay Announcements OR you can email Good Day Jay president, Austin Hicks at austin.hicks@k12.wcsdny.org
CLUBS & ACTIVITIES:
GSA will be meeting every Wednesday in Room 247.
Join the Health + Medicine Club! If you are considering a career in medicine or have an interest in healthy lifestyles, Health + Med is the club for you! Please join the Google Classroom with this code: 7cyonlj. Everyone is welcome! Our meetings are in RM 205 AT 2:30.
Hello World! Computer Science Honor Society will meet TOMORROW October 10th in Room 149. If you are taking any computer science class, come to learn more about the benefits of Computer Science Honor Society membership and our upcoming activities. As always, food will be served!
Stock Club If you're interested in investing, stocks, and cash prizes please come join us. Stock club will be meeting the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month.
FFA meets in Room 197 every Monday from 2:30-3:30pm. The join code is: jjnvx6m
SPORTS:
Come join us to celebrate our seniors on the John Jay Girls Tennis team. Senior night TOMORROW, October 10th 4:30 p.m. at Taconic Sport and racquet
Come out to support our Varsity field hockey team for their Senior Game which will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 6:00.
Congratulations to the John Jay Girls Tennis Team for their 7-0 win over Poughkeepsie HS Monday!
BOYS VOLLEYBALL SENIOR NIGHT POSTPONED - RESCHEDULE INFO TO COME.
Congratulations to the Varsity cheerleaders. They competed at the Minisink Valley Game Day Invitational yesterday and placed first in the Class A Division!!!
JJ WRESTLING Open Mats are Back from OCT 8 to NOV 14:
Anyone interested in Wrestling this year please attend OPEN mats in the JJ wrestling room.
Except for when the school is closed, we will meet every TUESDAY evening from 6-7:30 pm and THURSDAY afternoon from 2:30-4 p.m. from October 8th until November 14th. If you have any questions please email Coach Russo at anthony.russo@wcsdny.org.
Athletes of the Week 9/30/24 - 10/6/24
Armando Blau, Soccer - Senior Forward, scored a goal and assisted on another leading boys soccer over Mahopac 3-1. He also provided unbelievable defensive pressure for the entire match in the attacking third.
Averie Carpenter - Cross Country - (9th) - The only John Jay Girl to hit a PR this weekend at the Brewster Bear Classic. She improved her time from last week by almost a minute. 27:14
Bella Ciraco, Tennis sophomore - won her first 2 varsity matches. She played third singles and won a thrilling match vs Scarsdale in a third set super tiebreak and also had a dominating win against FDR on Friday.
Cole Gallwitz,
volleyball - from RCK - recorded 11 Kills and 5 Digs in Saturday's Pink Out Game, beating Eastchester 3 Sets to 1.
Ava Jordan, Soccer - senior striker scored 3 had an assist to Nico Cuba in a 4-1 win over Carmel High School.
Matt Patridge, Football - unselfishly made the switch from quarterback to running back and responded with a great game. Matt rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown vs Suffern.
Olivia Sangulin, Volleyball - senior was 32 for 32 serving with 5 aces over three matches this week. 100% serving average to help the Varsity continue its undefeated season.
Viggo Forsell, Cross country - (9th) First race on the Varsity team at the Brewster Bear Classic- 21:33
Eleanor Xu, Swimming - 2 personal best swims at our meet vs Croton-Harmon
If you are looking for our athletic team photos please see information below. Click here for sports pics online
Any girls interested in playing lacrosse this spring, please email coach Rowan (sean.rowan@wcsdny.org) to be added to the google classroom. All information regarding off-season workouts will be posted there."
Attention any girls interested in playing basketball. We will be hosting open gyms on Sundays from 6-7:30 PM at John Jay on the following dates: 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, and 11/10
If you have any questions please reach out to Coach Brooks at Lawrence.brooks@wcsdny.org
The Boys Lacrosse Team
Is looking to fill a few positions on our team, in a non-playing capacity. We are interested in having 2 students learn and help us keep track of our sports book (statistics) on the sideline, as well as 2 students to help us take photo and video for the games. This position needs to be filled for both JV and Varsity. This would be for our upcoming 2025 Spring season. You would be a part of our team, travel with the team on the bus, and get a team shirt. If you have any relevant experience that would be a plus, but not necessary. Please email Jackie Wollman (Boys Lacrosse Booster President) to inquire about the position. Email: jacjas1@verizon.net.
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