Mrs. Mandrelle's "Shark Tank" project is getting noticed. Check this out!
The Jonesville Community Schools has changed the meeting time and place for the November study session. The November study session will now be held November 21st at Jonesville High School at 6:00. We will be listening to the facilities report so please come to hear the results!
Reminder that the bids for the Concord gym are due by this Friday, October 28th. Please present them in a sealed envelope. The bids received will be reviewed and awarded at the November 21st, 2022 study session being held at the Jonesville High School at 6:00pm.
Please note the correction of the heritage website and thank you for your support!
The Jonesville Band Boosters are having their annual Wreath and Poinsettia Sale! Orders can be placed online at www.jonesvillebandboosters.com! Poinsettia orders must be placed between now and November first. Any greenery orders can be placed between now and November 18th.
In addition to the traditional wreath and poinsettia sale, the band is also having a spirit wear sale as well! Just in time for Christmas presents! These items can be purchased at Heritagecustomdesigns.com/Jonesvillebands between now and November 18th.
All items will be available for pick up on December 3rd, from 1p-3p at the middle school cafeteria. Thank you for your continued support of the Jonesville Bands!
Comet Community! A reminder that the Concord gym is up for sale and the walkthrough will be offered at two times tomorrow. The first is at 8:00 am and the second is at 3:00 pm. We are accepting sealed bids until October 28th.
Comet Community! Jonesville Community Schools is now accepting sealed bids for the Concord gym property located at 140 Concord rd., Jonesville, Michigan. The bids will be opened at the October 28th board meeting. Please read the "Notice of Conditions" and "Purchase Agreement" that you will find located on all of our websites at the top.
A walkthrough inspection of the Property, including the building, will take place at 8:00 am and 3:00 pm on October 13th, 2022. Other walkthroughs will be by appointment only.
JMS students in Mr. Snyder's small engine class disassembling and assembling carburetors to see their components and how they function.
Jonesville Community,
In cooperation with the Jonesville City Council, Jonesville Community Schools will be swapping a portion of existing land between our maintenance garage and Sunset View Cemetery with land owned by the city south of the cemetery. The City of Jonesville approached Jonesville Community Schools about a need for cemetery expansion and wondered if we could partner with the city and community. This will allow the city and community to have a more suitable area for future expansion for the final resting place of our loved ones.
City Manager Jeff Gray and I would like to thank the Jonesville City Council and Jonesville School board for being so agreeable to this and making the process that much easier to the benefit of the entire community.
Sincerely,
Erik Weatherwax Jeff Gray
Superintendent, Jonesville Community Schools Jonesville City
Manager
Please read the attached! JCS band program is in need for our band camp!
Comet families! We are happy to let you know that the USDA and MDE have partnered again to provide the “Meet Up/Eat Up” program. Beginning Tuesday, July 19th we will have 100 free meals for the kids in our community. Each meal contains 7 days worth of breakfast and dinner.
The meal pickup will be at the Williams Elementary parking lot. It begins at 10 am and will go until all of the meals have been handed out. We will continue this service each Tuesday until the beginning of school. Here are the list of dates:
July 19th
July 26th
August 2nd
August 9th
August 16th
We hope that this is something that you find helpful! We would like to thank the Jonesville Community food service department for making this possible. Go Comets!
JCS would like to thank Jonesville Lumber and Louie Morris for their donation to improve our crossing. I know the school and community appreciate it! I would also like to thank John Taipalus and his industrial arts students for building our new entry to our ballfields. It looks much better! Go Comets!
Jonesville Mission will be giving away food boxes tomorrow, Friday at the Carl Fast Park beginning at 4:00 pm. All community members welcome!
Comet families! We have great news for our elementary students for the 2022/23 school year! We will be picking up elementary students at select stops south of 12. We know for some families this was a barrier and hope this helps you out.
I know it's not even July, but we continue to enroll students for the upcoming school year. Get your slot as soon as possible! I Hope you are all enjoying your summer and go Comets!
Good morning Comet families, staff, students, and community members. Last night, the JCS school board voted unanimously to move our athletics to the Cascades Conference beginning the 2023/24 school year.
This was not an easy decision given the history that JCS has had with the Big 8 but it is the right one for our students. It provides them more athletic opportunities, including JV. This will be especially true for our lady Comets. It will allow our bowling team a shot at winning a league championship. It will provide our football team points to be eligible for the postseason. There are some challenges but they are not insurmountable. The average distance to a Big 8 school is 21.1 miles. The average distance to a Cascade Conference school is 29.6 miles. We think the benefits outweigh the distance.
We are excited to provide this new opportunity to our Comet athletes and we look forward to what the future will bring. Go Comets!
The Jonesville Community School Board will have four openings this year. There are two six year terms, one four year term, and one two year term available. Please be sure to specify which one you are running for. The deadline is July 26th by 4:00 pm. You can either come to JCS central off at 115 East st. to get a petition for signatures, or go to the county clerk's office and pay $100. Come be a part of the Comet community!
Comet families! As you have probably heard, we have been in talks about a potential athletic conference change to the Cascades conference. This is something that has been, loosely, discussed for years but a formal invitation was sent out to JCS on June 10th. We have had committee meetings that included community members, coaches, board members, principals, etc. so that we can hear all the perspectives. We also held a community engagement meeting last night.
We know the history of the Big 8 goes back many decades and has a proud tradition, so why even have this discussion? With declining enrollment amongst schools, other Big 8 schools have had to cut athletic opportunities altogether whether it's golf or JV sports to name a couple. This has limited the opportunities for our students and has made finding make up games very challenging. In meetings with the Big 8, they have said they will work to bring those programs back but there is uncertainty with that due to enrollments and budgets. Please take a look at the attached form to see offerings of the Big 8 and Cascades to get a better idea.
A couple of questions from the community have been about the history and the distances. History is important and tradition matters no doubt about it. However, it doesn’t solve the opportunity issue for our kids today. If that history deprives our kids of what could be a better future then we have to think about that. As for the distance difference, the average distance increases from 28.71 in the Big 8 to 37.2 in the Cascades Conference.
I know this is no small decision for our community. The other schools in the Big 8 have good people and kids and want what is best for their students. This is not a reflection of them at all. However, we also have to advocate for our kids and when you remove all other aspects, this is what is best for them. The coaches, JCS staff, and community members we have engaged with have all been supportive but with good questions. The board will vote on whether to make this switch on Monday, June 27th. If it passes, this will take effect in the ‘23/24 school year. Whether it passes or not, we look forward to great things from our Comet athletes. Go Comets!
The Jonesville Community School Board will have four openings this year. There are three trustee positions and one secretary position. The deadline is July 26th by 4:00 pm. You can either come to JCS central office at 115 East st. to get a petition and signatures, or go to the county clerk's office and pay $100. Be sure to check the terms because they are different. Come be a part of the great things going on in JCS! Go Comets!
Comet families! Jonesville Community Schools has been in conversations with the Cascades Conference about moving to their league. Last week, they extended a formal invitation to the Cascade Conference. I am well aware of the history that Jonesville has with the Big 8 and this is not a decision to be taken lightly, so we have had small committee meetings with community members and staff about this potential move.
We would now like to extend an invitation to the larger community about this. We will be holding a Q&A on Tuesday, June 21st for families interested at the Jonesville High School at 6:00. Please come with any questions you may have.
This is an exciting opportunity for JCS, but I want to be sure that all questions and concerns are answered before a formal decision is made. We hope to see you then! Go Comets!!!
Jonesville Mission will be providing their fresh food boxes tomorrow at the Carl Fast Memorial Park at 4:00.
The Jonesville Mission Church will have their fresh food giveaway at 501 Olds St. tomorrow (4/27). All community members are welcome!