Jonesboro Independent School District

📣 Attention Parents!📣 Please send in any and all fair pictures from this past week! Your contributions will help us create some great memories. You can email them to me at Kayla.sellers@jonesboroisd.net. THANKS!

January 20th is a student holiday.

January menus

🏀 Support Needed at Tuesday's Home Basketball Games!🏀 We will be accepting monetary donations for the Hartman family, who lost their home to a fire last week. Your support can make a significant difference in helping them during this challenging time. Let’s come together as a community! ❤️ Thank you for your generosity! 🙏

Congratulations to the Junior High Girls on getting 1st place in the Meridian Tournament. They beat Iredell, Aquilla, and Chilton today to go 3-0! Proud of these girls for the effort they put in today!

FFA CONCESSION STAND TIME CORRECTION Jonesboro FFA: our county fair concession stand shift is Tuesday from 11-2. Please get with Mrs. Ferguson to volunteer for this.

It's Game Day!

Jonesboro FFA: our county fair concession stand shift is Tuesday from 10-2. Please get with Mrs. Ferguson to volunteer for this.

🎉 Happy birthday to all the JISD students, faculty, and fans born this month! Feel free to give a birthday shoutout in the comments below! 📣

If you are needing help clipping or hauling animals for county, please contact Mrs. Ferguson asap. Talisa.Ferguson@jonesboroisd.net She will be clipping sheep and goats at the county barn Jan 3.

The Bush School Youth Leadership Program can propel your passion with an in-depth, in-residence experience at Texas A&M University’s Bush School for Government and Public Service. Beginning summer 2025, Texas A&M University will offer 75 high school students a 3-week civics-focused residential experience through the Bush School of Government and Public Service. Made possible with support from the Texas Pioneer Foundation, the program will be held annually each summer. Students will focus on civics and public service by building relationships with academic and community experts in a variety of fields while also engaging in activities that might include: https://youthengagement.tamu.edu/youth-leadership/index.html

Hamilton County Electric Cooperative (HCEC) is again sponsoring two (2) students on the Government-in-Action Youth Tour. HCEC is proud to carry on its commitment to empowering two (2) local youths from its service area to participate in the Government-in-Action Youth Tour, an 8-day guided trip to Washington, D.C. The Youth Tour is an all-expenses-paid trip to the nation's capital. Our statewide association, Texas Electric Cooperatives, coordinates the trip from June 15 to 22, 2025. Eligibility: Students who have completed their sophomore year of high school and whose parents or legal guardians are members of the Hamilton County Electric Cooperative Association are eligible. https://www.hamiltonelectric.coop/news-and-events/government-in-action-youth-tour/

🏀 Game Update🏀 We have only 2 games lined up this Friday in Oglesby, and you won’t want to miss them! 📅 Game Schedule: Varsity Girls: 2:00 PM Varsity Boys: 3:30 PM This will be the boys first district game of the season. The girls are currently 2-0 in district play.

Powerlifting Schedule for 2025

🎉 Congrats, Emily Turner!🎉 We are thrilled to announce that Emily Turner has officially signed her letter of commitment to play softball for Cisco College! 🥎✨ This is an incredible achievement, and we couldn’t be prouder of you, Emily! Your hard work, dedication, and passion for the game have truly paid off. We can’t wait to see all the amazing things you’ll accomplish at the next level! Join us in congratulating Emily on this exciting new chapter in her athletic career! 🖤💛🥎🤍💙

Congratulations to Braxton Dossey and Clayton Herring who placed first at the Bosque River District FFA Talent Show. They will be advancing to Area level in May!

Next week's calendar. Notice that we start Christmas Break Thursday. Students are on campus Monday-Wednesday.

Just a reminder that the end of the 2nd nine weeks grading period is Wednesday, December 18th.

🏀 The Varsity Girl's dominated their first district game of the season, defeating Gholson with a score of 56-17! This impressive win improves their record to 7-3. Way to go, ladies! 👏💪 Not to be outdone, the Varsity Boys also came out on top, beating Gustine with a final score of 61-29! Great job, boys! 🙌🏽 📅 Mark Your Calendars: All four of our high school teams will be competing in the Zephyr Tournament at the end of the week. Check out the updated game times below.

Christmas Break will run from December 19th to January 14th. Students will return to class January 15th.