March 31st DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

ATHLETICS:

Girls Lacrosse tryouts begin this coming Monday,  April 3. Meet at 4:30pm in the cafeteria for check-in, and be sure to bring both cleats and tennis shoes.

Attention 10th grade B-Squad Softball players: Practice will be held indoors today.

CAREER CENTER:

Seniors: The Bloomington Athletic Association scholarship application is now available. Check the local scholarship link on the Career Center webpage or pick one up in the Career Center. The application deadline for BAA is Thursday, April 27.

March 30th DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

TJ Coffeehouse will be open for business this Friday from 8:15 - 10:00.  Specialty drinks this week are Shamrock Latte, Peppermint Mocha Latte, and Red Velvet Latte.  Payments made with one-dollar bills would be greatly appreciated. Hope to you there!

Diversity Day is coming on May 5th. This year’s theme is Diversity and Equity. Get your t-shirt design ideas into Mr. Mousel by April 7th for the chance to win a prize!

March 29th DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

*TJ Coffeehouse will be open for business this Friday from 8:15am - 10:00am.  Specialty drinks this week are Shamrock Latte, Peppermint Mocha Latte, and Red Velvet Latte.  Payments made with one-dollar bills would be greatly appreciated. Hope to you there!

*Diversity Day is coming on May 5th. This year’s theme is Diversity and Equity. Get your t-shirt design ideas into Mr. Mousel by April 7th for the chance to win a prize!

March 28th DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

ATTENTION JUNIORS: This week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday you will be taking the MCA Math test during your US HISTORY class. Please arrive with your Chromebook FULLY charged, as some classes will be testing on Chromebooks! Please check with your US HISTORY teacher to find out your testing location. You can also find a list of testing locations outside of the Gold Lab and the Main Office.

If you have questions, please see Ms. Morris, Ms. Jarvis, or Ms. Wetzel.

ATTENTION SENIORS: Registration forms for the All Night Senior Party are now available in the Main Office. Register by April 21st for a chance to win a $25 gift card.  Register by April 28th for a chance to win a $15 gift card. The registration deadline is May 19th.

ACTIVITIES:

Diversity Day is coming on May 5th. This year’s theme is Diversity and Equity. Get your t-shirt design ideas into Mr. Mousel by April 7th for the chance to win a prize!

CAREER CENTER:

* Admissions representatives are visiting the Career Center next week: Tuesday, April 4 will be Empire Beauty School at 9:20am and the University of North Dakota at 10:20am. Wednesday, April 5 will be Northern Michigan University at 8:50am. Stop in the Career Center this week to sign up and get a pass.

*Attention senior varsity athletes: remember that the Jerry Molosky Born Again Jock scholarship application is due a week from ​this Wednesday​ on April 5th. Complete your application and submit it to the Counseling office no later than the end of school on that day.

March 27th DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

ATTENTION JUNIORS: This week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday you will be taking the MCA Math test during your US HISTORY class. Please arrive with your Chromebook FULLY charged, as some classes will be testing on Chromebooks! Please check with your US HISTORY teacher to find out your testing location. You can also find a list of testing locations outside of the Gold Lab and the Main Office.

If you have questions, please see Ms. Morris, Ms. Jarvis, or Ms. Wetzel.

ATTENTION SENIORS: Registration forms for the All Night Senior Party are now available in the Main Office. Register by April 21st for a chance to win a $25 gift card.  Register by April 28th for a chance to win a $15 gift card. The registration deadline is May 19th.

ACTIVITIES:

Diversity Day is coming on May 5th. This year’s theme is Diversity and Equity. Get your t-shirt design ideas in to Mr. Mousel by April 7th and perhaps win a fabulous prize!  Let’s celebrate this partnership with the City of Bloomington, Jefferson & Kennedy!

March 23rd DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Seniors who ordered graduation items from National Recognition Products can pick them up in the Main Office.

ATTENTION JUNIORS: Next week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday you will be taking the MCA Math test during your US HISTORY class. Please arrive with your Chromebook FULLY charged, as some classes will be testing on Chromebooks! Please check with your US HISTORY teacher to find out your testing location.

If you DO NOT have a US HISTORY class, please check your Jefferson email for a message with the subject heading “TESTING INFO.” This email will tell you when you are scheduled for testing. You can also find a list of testing locations outside of the Gold Lab and Main Office.

If you have questions, please stop by room C34 to discuss them with Ms. Morris.

Congratulations to Jaguar DECA on a very successful state DECA Conference.  Eight of our Jefferson students were state finalists. Special recognition goes to Danny Boie, Ben Jourdan, Charlie Maki, and Andrew Weston.

CAREER CENTER:

A representative from Hibbing Community College will be in the Career Center today at 1:00pm. Please stop by the Career Center to sign up and get a pass if you are interested.

March 22nd DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you applied for a Tri 3 parking permit online, please come to the Main Office to pick it up.

Seniors who ordered graduation items from National Recognition Products can pick them up in the Main Office.

ATTENTION JUNIORS: Next week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday you will be taking the MCA Math test during your US HISTORY class. Please arrive with your Chromebook FULLY charged, as some classes will be testing on Chromebooks! Please check with your US HISTORY teacher to find out your testing location.

If you DO NOT have a US HISTORY class, please check your Jefferson email for a message with the subject heading “TESTING INFO.” This email will tell you when you are scheduled for testing. You can also find a list of testing locations outside of the Gold Lab and Main Office.

If you have questions, please stop by room C34 to discuss them with Ms. Morris.

Congratulations to Jaguar DECA on a very successful state DECA Conference.  Eight of our Jefferson students were state finalists. Special recognition goes to Danny Boie, Ben Jourdan, Charlie Maki, and Andrew Weston. Congratulations on a job well-done!

ACTIVITIES:
Yoga will be held in the dance studio after school on Friday this week and Monday, Thursday and Friday next week.

March 21st DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you applied for a Tri 3 parking permit online, please come to the Main Office to pick it up.

ACTIVITIES:

ATTENTION SOPHOMORES:

This  week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday you will be taking the MCA Reading test during your English 10 class.  Please arrive with your Chromebook FULLY charged, as some classes will be testing on Chromebooks!   Check with your English teacher to find out your testing location.

If you have questions, please see Ms. Morris, Ms. Jarvis, or Ms. Wetzel.

CAREER CENTER:

A representative from Rainy River Community College in International Falls will be in the Career Center tomorrow at 1:40. Please stop by the Career Center to sign up and get a pass if you're interested.

Senior varsity student-athletes! The Jerry Molosky Born Again Jock scholarship application is due April 5. Each scholarship is $1500 for one year and is based on athletic participation, community involvement, family financial need, and GPA. Pick up an application in the Career Center today.

March 20th DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you applied for a Tri 3 parking permit online, please come to the Main Office to pick it up.

ACTIVITIES:

Congratulations to the speech team for placing FIRST out of 22 teams at the Northfield Tournament.  It was a great way to end the regular season! Jefferson had several finalists and honorable mentions. Championship honors went to five of our students: Jeff Alarcon, Michaela Gilbertson, Ian Klein, Alexa Schirber, and Isabel Taylor.

Are you interested in writing poetry or short stories?  Are you an artist or photographer?  If so, you should submit your work to the Jefferson Literary Arts Magazine.  The deadline for 2017 submissions is this Friday, March 24.  See Mr. Hupton in room C-05 for details or if you have questions.

Come and see Jefferson Theater Company’s Student Directed One-Act Plays: Breaking Badly, The Monologue Show, and Game of Tiaras.  Each one-act will be performed on March 23rd and March 24th at 7pm.

ATTENTION SOPHOMORES:

This  week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday you will be taking the MCA Reading test during your English 10 class.  Please arrive with your Chromebook FULLY charged, as some classes will be testing on Chromebooks!   Check with your English teacher to find out your testing location.

If you have questions, please see Ms. Morris, Ms. Jarvis, or Ms. Wetzel.

CAREER CENTER:

Attention Seniors! Remember that Jefferson scholarship applications are now available, along with other Minnesota scholarships. Pick up applications in the Career Center or find them online on Naviance Family Connection or the Career Center web page.  The deadline for all Jefferson scholarships is April 18.  

March 17th DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you applied for a Tri 3 parking permit online, please come to the Main Office to pick it up.

AP Exam Registrations and payments are due to Mr. Lang by 2:45pm today.

Both the paper form and online registration must be completed if you intend to take AP Exams this May.

If you have any questions, please see Mr. Lang in room C104.

ATTENTION SOPHOMORES: Next week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday you will be taking the MCA Reading test during your English-10 class.  You will need to arrive with your Chromebook FULLY charged, as some classes will be testing on Chromebooks!   Please check with your English teacher to find out your testing location. If you have questions, please see Ms. Morris, Ms. Jarvis, or Ms. Wetzel.

ACTIVITIES:

Come to the Media Center after school next week for Teen Tech Week!   No need to sign up in advance -- just come in for a different activity each day.

Monday: Hour of Code

Tuesday: 3D Printing and Design

Wednesday: Planes, Planes And Planes

Thursday: Tech Teardown

Friday: Old School Cool.

Are you interested in writing poetry or short stories?  Are you an artist or photographer?  If so, you should submit your work to the Jefferson Literary Arts Magazine.  The deadline for 2017 submissions is next Friday, March 24.  See Mr. Hupton in room C-05 for details or if you have questions.

March 16th DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you applied for a Tri 3 parking permit online, please come to the Main Office to pick it up.

Please check for Lost and Found items on the table in Flag Hall.  Smaller items are kept in the Main Office.  Any items that have not been claimed by 3pm this Friday will be donated.

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AP Exam Registrations and payments are due to Mr. Lang by 2:45pm on this Friday, March 17th.

Both the paper form and online registration must be completed if you intend to take AP Exams this May.

If you have any questions, please see Mr. Lang in room C104.

Thursday and Friday 3/16-3/17

ATTENTION SOPHOMORES: Next week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday you will be taking the MCA Reading test during your English 10 class.  You will need to arrive with your Chromebook FULLY charged, as some classes will be testing on Chromebooks!   Please check with your English teacher to find out your testing location. If you have questions, please see Ms. Morris, Ms. Jarvis, or Ms. Wetzel.

To those sophomores who do not have an English 10 class -  you have one more opportunity to sign up for testing next week.  Please respond to the email that was sent to you yesterday.  Today is your last opportunity!

ACTIVITIES:

TJ Coffeehouse will be open for business this Friday from 8:15am - !0:00am.  Specialty drinks this week are Peppermint Mocha Latte and Shamrock Latte. Payment using one dollar bills would be greatly appreciated! Hope to see you there!

ATHLETICS:

All locks that are not used for Phy Ed or Athletics or locks that are on the wrong locker will be cut at the end of the school day on Thursday, March 16th.  Items from the locker will be put into the Lost and Found.

Any 9th and 10th Grade Boys Basketball players who have still not turned in their uniforms can do so today after school at 2:45 on the athletic side of the locker room.  

CAREER CENTER:

A representative from Drake University will be in the Career Center today at 9:20. If you'd like to learn more about Drake, please sign up in the Career Center today to get a pass. ​

A Marines recruiter will be in the lunchroom today during lunches.  If you’re interested in learning more about careers with the Marines, please stop by their table.

March 15th DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you applied for a Tri 3 parking permit online, please come to the Main Office to pick it up.

AP Exam Registrations and payments are due to Mr. Lang by 2:45pm on this Friday, March 17th.

Both the paper form and online registration must be completed if you intend to take AP Exams this May.

If you have any questions, please see Mr. Lang in room C104.

ACTIVITIES:

Congratulations to our Jefferson Speech Team for competing in the NSDA and Eagan Tournaments over the weekend. Several of our students advanced to final and semi-final rounds. Their names can be seen on the TV screens throughout the building.

ATHLETICS:

CAREER CENTER:

Three college representatives will visit the Career Center today: University of Minnesota Morris at 1:00, University of Wisconsin LaCrosse at 1:00, and University of Wisconsin Eau Claire at 2:00. Sign up in the Career Center to get a pass.

A Navy recruiter will be in the lunchroom today during lunches. If you're interested in learning more about careers with the Navy, please stop by their table.

ATTENTION SOPHOMORES:

Next week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday you will be taking the MCA Reading test during your English 10 class.  Please arrive with your Chromebook FULLY charged, as some classes will be testing on Chromebooks!   Please check with your English teacher to find out your testing location.

If you DO NOT have an English 10 class, please check your Jefferson email TODAY for an email with the subject heading "Testing Info".  This email requires a response by the end of today to sign up for testing next week. If you have questions, please stop by room C34 to discuss with Ms. Morris.

March 10th DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

ATHLETICS:

All boys’ athletic side lockers (except for Varsity basketball) must be cleared out by the end of the day today to make room for spring sports.  If you have any questions, please see Mr. Walton.

CAREER CENTER:

Three college representatives will visit the Career Center next Wednesday, March 15th: University of Minnesota Morris at 1:00, University of Wisconsin LaCrosse at 1:00, and University of Wisconsin Eau Claire at 2:00. Sign up in the Career Center today or next Wednesday to get a pass.

March 9th DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

ACTIVITIES:

YOGA starts 10 minutes after school in the dance studio on Monday, Thursday and Friday from now until end of May.  Come after school today for a little stress relief after finals-- hope to see you there!

March 8th DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Students In Government Day will be held on Monday, April 17th at the Bloomington Civic Plaza.  Applications are available in the Main Office and should be picked up before March 16th.

CAREER CENTER:

Two college representatives will be in the Career Center today: Baylor University at 1:00, and University of Minnesota - Rochester at 2:00. If you want to learn more about either of these schools, stop by the Career Center to sign up and get a pass.

Senior Girls: Are you planning to go to Normandale next year? The Bloomington Federated Women's Club wants to give one of you $1,000 for your tuition. See Ms. Linscheid in the Career Center to get an application.

March 7th DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

ACTIVITIES:
Students In Government Day will be held on Monday, April 17th at the Bloomington Civic Plaza.  Applications are available in the Main Office and can be picked up on or before March 16th.


ATHLETICS:

A Spring Volleyball players’ meeting will be held today at 2:45pm in the Media Center and the Parent/Booster meeting will be held tonight at 6:30pm in the Cafeteria.

March 6th DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

ACTIVITIES:

Congratulations to the speech team for placing 2nd at the Shakopee Tournament over the weekend.  There were 6 finalists: Jenna Zimmerman, Isabella Phan, Annika Ronning, Enoni Imasuen, Olivia Higgins, and Abigail Larson.

Congratulations as well to Ian Klein who advanced to the semifinals of Oratory at the Lakeville North Tournament.  Finally, congratulations to Claire Miller who advanced to semifinals in Humor, which qualified her for the NIETOC Tournament in Kansas City this May.

A reminder to NHS Students:  There is a meeting TODAY in the back pod of the auditorium right after school. Please let an advisor know if you cannot make the meeting.

ATHLETICS:

Congratulations to the Boys Basketball team for winning the conference championship last Friday with a 78-48 victory over Kennedy. The team will open up section play against Chanhassen this Wednesday at Jefferson.

A Spring Volleyball players’ meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 7th @ 2:45pm in the Media Center and the Parent/Booster meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 7 @ 6:30pm in the Cafeteria.

Congratulations to Andy Pfau for placing fourth in diving at the state meet on Saturday.

March 3rd DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Trimester 3 Parking Permit applications are available in the Main Office and must be turned in by Tuesday, March 7th to guarantee a pass for the first day of the Tri.  Applications are also available online.

ATHLETICS:

Congratulations to Andy Pfau who is in 12th place heading into State Diving finals on Saturday night at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.

March 2nd DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

TRIMESTER 3 PARKING PERMIT APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN THE MAIN OFFICE AND MUST BE TURNED IN BY TUESDAY, MARCH 7TH TO GUARANTEE A PASS FOR THE FIRST DAY OF THE TRI.  APPLICATIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE.

CAREER CENTER:

Do you want to work at Valleyfair this summer? Kaman Art Shoppes is hiring and will be in the Career Center today during lunches to talk to students about their open positions. If you are interested, plan to stop by the Career Center during your lunchtime to find out more. ​

March 1st DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

ATHLETICS:

Boys Hockey tickets for Jefferson vs. St. Thomas Academy can be purchased in the cafeteria today during the  lunch hours of 11:00 - 12:30. Tickets are $8 for students and $10 for adults - please help them out by having exact change!

CAREER CENTER:

Senior girls, the Bloomington Federated Women's Club scholarship applications are due this Friday in the counseling office. There is a $1000 scholarship to Normandale available, and a $2000 scholarship to a four-year school available.  Pick up an application in the Career Center today!

Do you want to work at ValleyFair this summer? Kaman Art Shoppes is hiring and will be in the Career Center tomorrow during lunches to talk to students about their open positions. If you are interested, plan to stop by the Career Center tomorrow during your lunch to find out more. ​