Dear Commander Community,
Please check out updates from the Collaborative School Committee meeting here to learn how we will continuously improve our school through community engagement and focusing on creating and sustaining joyous, relevant, and rigorous learning experiences for our students throughout the 22-23 school year. Additionally, during our Commander Conversation Town Hall meeting we discussed next steps for our Baseball Field, see here for details on next steps for the improvement of our field.
Updates and Reminders
SAT and P/SAT 9/10 Testing make ups
SAT — makeups will be held on 4/26 — Out of 213 students assigned to the test, there are 26 make ups.
PSAT 10 — makeups will be held on 4/27 — Out of 190 students assigned to the test, there are 54 students needing make ups.
PSAT 9 — makeups will be held on 4/28 — Out of 231 students assigned to the test, there are 49 students needing make ups.
If you missed testing during the week of 4/11/22, please check your email on Monday to determine where and what time you need to report for the makeup testing.
Updates from the Future Center:
Junior students are asked to complete the Junior Survey so the Future Center can best serve you next year as Seniors! Parents, please remind your student to complete this survey link as soon as possible to best prepare for Senior year!
Seniors! You might be eligible for the DSF scholarship, this is a promise scholarship meaning if you meet the requirements and apply YOU WILL GET THE MONEY! The deadline is May 1st! Please complete the application and see if you’re eligible at this link. Students can stop by room 305 or reach out to the Future Center if you have any questions!
Summer learning opportunities for students, please check them out here.
Bell times for next year found here
SHOUT OUTS:
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Prom was a huge success, our upperclassmen had a fabulous time at the Enchanted Garden theme Prom at Church Ranch Event Center. Teachers and Parents, please contact Ms O if you are interested in being on the planning committee for Prom 2023! Check out pictures from prom here.
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On Thursday 4/21, JFK's Student Board of Education class competed at the annual Challenge 5280 Summit at the Civic Center downtown. This year, students focused their policy around creating sustainable structures in advisory class. Their full policy proposal can be found here.
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This weekend, Ms O took ten students to Washington DC on an EF Tours trip. They are exploring Smithsonian Museums, the National Mall, visiting the halls of Congress, witnessing the changing of the guard at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and more!
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Please congratulate our FBLA State Leadership Conference attendees and competitors (from left to right) Miguel Esquivel-Tiscareno, Aaron Banuelos-Garcia, Michelle Hoong, Hunter Coble, Patrick Macumber, Michael Tran and Miracle Morris. At the conference our chapter was awarded the Membership Achievement (matching or increasing membership from the previous year) and the Connect Ten Award (increasing membership by 10 members or more over the previous year.) Students took part in the competitions, workshops, a hypnotist show, swimming, the exercise room and more! In addition, Aaron took first place in the State for his Political Science test. That gives him the opportunity to attend the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Chicago this summer.
Please read the updates and reminders below to prepare for the week ahead.
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