Introducing our PTSA Student Liaisons
Hello, we are the PTSA student representatives for the 2021-2022 school year at Jackson, Gursimar (Gigi) Tonk and Juliana Davis, and we’re super excited to work with the PTSA this year, as it will be our last year at JHS! Currently, we are working on multiple projects to increase COVID safety at school among the students at Jackson. We are creating posters that encourage students to wear their masks and we have also finished a COVID feedback form for all the students to fill out. In this form, students will tell us their thoughts on COVID safety at Jackson, as well as feedback on how the school can improve safety measures. After the posters, we both are planning on creating a video that talks about proper mask wearing and other COVID safety practices that the students must follow since staff members have found that some students are having slight difficulty with following some of the rules in the hallways and cafeteria. Our posters and video will remind students to keep their masks over their nose AND mouths, because wearing one’s mask correctly is very important.

Thank you to the JHS PTSA for letting us be a part of this community so we can make Jackson a better place. And thank you for reading our student liaison piece in the PTSA newsletter.

September Membership Meeting Summary
At our September Membership Meeting, we introduced our 2021-2022 PTSA Board of Directors, voted in our updated mission and goals and standing rules, went over our social media policy, and heard school updates from the principal and our staff liaison.

Open PTSA board position: Newsletter
Jackson High is actively seeking a volunteer for someone to help with the Wolf Tracks Newsletter. This person will be responsible for collecting information and writing the monthly newsletter. Training is available! For more details, email our Volunteer Chair Lisa Syravong

Committee Update: Fundraising
We earned $408.45 at our MOD Pizza dine-out on September 23rd. Thank you to everyone who ate pizza at Mod that day and mentioned Jackson PTSA! 

Reflections Art Contest

Reflections is a National PTA arts recognition program that helps students explore their own thoughts, feelings and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence, and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful not only in school, but in life.

Students create original works of art in response to a theme. The theme for the 2021-2022 program year is I Will Change the World By… Students submit their completed works of art in one, or all, of the available arts categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, Visual Arts.

You can find general information about the program here.

You can pick up entry forms and turn in your art pieces at the Jackson High School library. The deadline to return your art pieces and entry forms will be November 12th!

Please contact our Reflections Chair Larissa Pfeifer with questions.
 

National PTA seeks Ideas for 2023-2024 Theme! 

Each year, National PTA seeks a theme for the Reflections program to be held two years from now. This year students are asked to submit a theme for the 2023-2024 program year. The Theme Search entry form can be found here and entries are due by November 1^st, 2021. Entries should be emailed to: reflections@wastatepta.org.

Everett PTSA Council 7.3
If you would like to learn more about the Everett PTSA council, please check out their website at everettptsacouncil.org.

Washington State PTA
Don't miss Executive Director Andrew Estep's blog post where he talks about parliamentary procedures. He shares, "One of the principles underlying parliamentary procedure in a meeting is that every member present should have an equal voice and vote. This is one of the reasons why I love parliamentary procedure. At its core, it is profoundly democratic. However, there are a few barriers that come with this." Read the full post here.
 

Input from families is needed on the draft revised cultural competency, diversity, equity and inclusion educator standards. WSPTA has scheduled a virtual meeting on October 26, 2021, from 6 to 7 pm with the Professional Educator Standards Board to learn more about the draft standards and share any thoughts, insights, or considerations our members might have. Register here to participate in this listening session. Visit the CCDEI webpage to learn more.

National PTA: Notes from the Backpack

PTA is working to ensure our public schools provide a high-quality and equitable education for every child to reach their full potential. Notes from the Backpack is a PTA podcast designed for millions of parents and the decisionmakers they influence.

Twitter: @HMJACKSONHS
 

JHS Class of 2022 Parent Group
You can support our seniors by eating at Mod Pizza on October 6th! Just mention JHS Class of 2022 Parent Group and they will donate back 20% of your purchase!

JHS Class of 2022 Parent group is also doing a textile drive from now until Nov 13th to raise money for their grad night event. Clean out your closets and stay tuned for upcoming community drop off collection sites! Or email jhs2022parents@gmail.com to arrange a time to drop off your textiles sooner! Thank you in advance.

Homecoming Help for ASB!
The ASB is looking for donations of prizes for the Homecoming Festivities this Friday October 8th! They are looking for things like gift cards, stuffed animals, t-shirt merchandise, etc. Anything people would be willing to provide would be greatly appreciated! They would need the donations by Friday afternoon at the latest. Please contact jacksonhs2022@gmail.com for details. Thank you so much!

From the Counseling Center

Welcome back, everyone! We are excited to work with JHS students and families for the 2021-2022 school year. Below is the current alpha breakdown based on students’ last names. This year we also have counseling intern, Nicole DeVoe, joining our team! To contact your counselor, click on your counselor's name here to access their email.

A – CHA                Leslie Tucker
CHE – GOU          Jonathan Gerig
GR – KL                Alfred Cain
KN – NAU             Sarah Williams
NAV – SAL            Paul Turner
SAM – STA           Sara Burdick
STE – Z                 Leiann Gregg
 
JHS Counseling Videos:
Learn more about Jackson High School from this fun video the JHS counselors made.
If you have not checked out our counseling videos highlighting social-emotional learning (SEL) topics, we encourage you to check out the JHS YouTube Channel.
 
FAFSA season has begun!
The 2022–23 FAFSA form will be available starting on Oct. 1, 2021. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is an office of the U.S. Department of Education. FAFSA coordinates with postsecondary schools and financial institutions to help students and families pay for college. Watch for FAFSA completion events happening around the district. Find more information at www.fafsa.ed.gov and on the EPS College & Career Readiness webpage https://www.everettsd.org/Page/10314.
 
Resources & Support:

• Virtual Calming Room resource: A great resource we want to share is the Everett SD Virtual Calming Room. You can also find this link under QUICKLINKS on the JHS Counseling webpage. As we embark on this school year the counselors would like to offer you a place to go to find tools and strategies to manage stress, process emotions, and take a moment to experience some calm. The Virtual Calming Room includes several resources for students of all ages and the adults in their lives.
   
• Washington School Counselor Association Newsletter article called Winter Wellness by Kaela Ducken-Holm https://www.multibriefs.com/briefs/wsca/WinterWellness.pdf. This resource talks about winter wellness, but the helpful tips can be helpful anytime of the year.  
   
• Mental health Resource Hub from Seattle Children’s Hospital. There is a wealth of resources on this site.
   
• JHS Family Support Needs Request form can be found here: https://www.everettsd.org/Page/35888

Atheltics

Tennis
The JV boys tennis team is currently 4 wins and 6 losses so far this season.  The JV is made up of 9^th and 10^th graders only and are playing a very good schedule and competing hard and hopefully will be able to do well in the last 3 weeks of the season.

The boys varsity tennis record is currently 5 wins and 6 losses so far this season.  The boys have a difficult schedule this year by adding King-Co teams and they have done very well.  All the losses are 3 wins to 4 losses this season so some very close matches but just ending up on the losing end of many of those matches this season.

Henry Park, 10^th grade, and Ben Lee, 9^th grade, have been exceptional this season and are the top 2 players in the league so far this season.  Looking forward to great things from these two players as they progress into playoffs.  Seniors on this year’s team are Darren Davis, Jaxson Powell, Yohan Lee and Cameron Herbison.  We have 6 more matches and look forward to finishing strong this year.   

Cross Country
The Jackson Boys XC competed at the Bellevue Invitational held at Lake Sammamish State park with 68 other schools from ID, OR and WA on September 25th.  Nearly every runner ran a lifetime best (92% !!!) The varsity finished 11^th place overall led by Sean Bubernak, Logan Johns, Jeremy Kim, Mason Koh,  Aarav Singh, Noah Freidrich and Daniel He. The JV boys placed 8^th overall.

Jackson Boys remained undefeated in WESCO with both teams winning the JV and Varsity 4-way Wesco meet hosted by Snohomish with Mt Lake terrace and Marysville Getchel on September 23rd. The top boys were Sean Bubernak, Logan Johns, Mason Koh, Daniel He and Jeremy Kim.

The varsity girls had their first Wesco loss of the season after sweeping Lynnwood and Monroe.  They narrowly lost to Snohomish by 6 points but outperformed Terrace and Getchel.  The girls are led by Bailey Board, Emma Hamm, Selena Bangerter, Grace Jones and Arielle Levens.

Volleyball
Varsity volleyball is currently 5-2 for the season and is ranked 8^th in state in 4A competition. The varsity girls placed 10^th out of 24 in their tourney at the Kent Classic. 

The JV team is off to an amazing season and is currently undefeated with a record of 7-0. 

The C- team is also competing very well and is currently 6-1.  They took 2nd place in their first tournament at Jackson High School with 9 other schools.  The C-Team is continuing to work hard and get better every day!

Girls Soccer
Our JHS Girls Varsity Soccer is off to an excellent start with a current record of 7-1 and ranked 10^th in state in 4A competition. They have outscored their opponents by a collective score of 31 to 7.
 
Our JHS Girls JV Soccer team is very competitive with many new players this season. They currently have 2-3-2 (ties). The team is up for the challenge every time they step on the field, and every game has been a battle decided by 1 goal.

Football
The Pack has been off to a decent start this season. Our Freshman Team is currently undefeated at 4-0 and looks forward to keep that momentum going. Coach Ryan Simmons and his staff have done a fabulous job of getting the Freshman dialed in each week.

Our JV team is currently sitting at 1-3 with a big win over Everett 32-2. Coach Tyler Watson and his staff have been working hard to get our players more fundamentally sound which will help them continue to grow and get better.

The varsity team started off slow, losing their first two games but have won their past two games over Inglemoor and Shorewood which were both away games. Our Varsity program is currently 2-2 and plays in its biggest game of the season on Friday at 5pm vs. Kamiak. Thank you for supporting The Pack. Go Wolves!!!

Girls Swimming and Dive
Our girls swim team is off to an excellent start and is undefeated with a record of 4-0 beating Mariner, Lynnwood, Meadowdale, and Mount Lake Terrace decisively.  The swim team has 38 girls in the swim program.  The dive team has currently five divers competing.