Maynard  Jackson  High  School    Family  Newsletter  January  19-­‐31,  2015  

Student  Achievement  Highlights  

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Motivate,  Educate,  Graduate-­‐  

This  Mission  is  Possible  

801  Glenwood  Ave,  SE,  Atlanta,  GA  30316  404-­‐802-­‐5200  

Stephanie  Johnson,  Proud  Principal  

Congratulations  Maynard  H.  Jackson  2015  Academic  Decathlon  Team!!!  APS  Winners  as  first  time  competitors!!!  

After  a  day  of  tallying  scores  from  Tuesday’s  competition,  Gifted  Coordinator  Gyimah  Whitaker  and  the  APS  prize  patrol  surprised  students  and  personnel  of  MH  Jackson  High  School  this  afternoon  with  the  announcement  that  Maynard  H.  Jackson  High  School  won  the  2015  Academic  Decathlon  for  Atlanta  Public  Schools.  North  Atlanta  placed  second.  Maynard  H.  Jackson  High  School’s  Academic  Decathlon  team  will  now  compete  at  the  State  Level  and  represent  Atlanta  Public  Schools.    Mrs.  Stephanie  Johnson  is  the  very  proud  principal.  Ms.  Debra  Ross  is  the  team’s  coach/sponsor.  Members  are  Delfina  Booth,  LaReya  Brown,  Fenn  Connor,  Tilia  Garner,  Solomon  Martin,  Reid  Rosbottom,  Marquis  Thorn,  and  Maya  Webster.    

Congratulations  to  our  Maynard  H.  Jackson  High  School  students  for  advancing  to  the  final  state  round  of  GHP  interviews!  

Shanda  Strong-­‐  Chinese    whom  was  nominated  and  coached  by  Mrs.  Feng  Cecelia  Cole-­‐  Vocal  Music  whom  was  nominated  and  coached  Ms.  L.  Williams  Skylynn  James-­‐  Theatre  whom  was  nominated  and  coached  by  Ms.  Edwards  Asa  Kramer-­‐  Dickie-­‐  Spanish  whom  was  nominated  and  coached  by  Ms.  Lopez  Tamai  Shealey-­‐  Visual  Arts  whom  was  nominated  and  coached  by  Ms.  Eppes.  

 

The  Garden  Club  meets  on  Wednesdays  after  school  in  Mr.  Kings  room  (2277)  FROM  3:35PM  to  4:30PM.  The  Facebook  link  is    https://www.facebook.com/groups/jacksonparksfarm/    The  Health  Careers  Academy,  or  HCA,  meets  Tuesdays  from  4-­‐5pm.  The  Health  Careers  Academy  at  MJHS  is  an  exciting  opportunity  for  you  to  partner  up  with  Morehouse  and  Emory  Medical  Students  get  the  opportunity  to  visit  the  medical  schools,  get  lectures  from  physicians,  and  get  exposed  to  other  health  professions.  The  students  have  medical  student  Mentors,  who  visit  campus  twice  a  month  to  meet.  Together,  they  start  working  on  big  public  health  topics  that  are  important  to  Maynard  Jackson  Community.  

School/  Student  Announcements  

CDC  Disease  Detective  Camp  (DDC)  is  an  educational  program  started  by  CDC′s  David  J.  Sencer  CDC  Museum  in  2005  as  a  mechanism  for  developing  a  public  health  camp  curriculum  for  state  and  county  health  departments.  The  camp  is  open  to  upcoming  high  school  juniors  and  seniors  and  is  held  at  CDC's  headquarters  in  Atlanta,  Georgia.  The  CDC  Disease  Detective  Camp  curriculum  is  based  on  contextual  and  situated  cognition  learning  principles.      For  more  information,  please  visit:  http://www.cdc.gov/museum/camp/detective/index.htm  

Odyssey  is  an  amazing  5-­‐week  opportunity  for  high  school  students  to  gain  valuable  academic  skills  in  a  fun  summer  environment  that  includes  college  tours,  leadership  training,  mentoring  and  real  world  experience.    Our  cost  is  $3,000  per  student.    The  cost  to  the  students  selected  is  $35.      Please  help  us  to  find  great  young  people  that  could  benefit  from  our  program.    Does  our  program  work  in  partnership  with  your  mission  and  goals?    Please  visit  www.odysseyatlanta.org      

Each  year  the  Princeton  Prize  in  Race  Relations,  a  program  sponsored  by  Princeton  University,  seeks  to  honor  students  in  grades  9-­‐12  who  are  doing  outstanding  work  in  their  schools  or  communities  to  advance  the  cause  of  race  relations.  This  is  Atlanta's  10th  year  of  awarding  the  Princeton  Prize!  Please  encourage  youth  in  your  community  to  apply.    The  application  is  short,  and  there  are  no  academic  requirements.    The  deadline  for  applications  is  January  31,  2015.            All  information,  including  the  application,  can  be  found  at  www.princeton.edu/princetonprize.  Please  email  them  at  pprize@princeton.edu  or  call  us  at  (800)  742-­‐1036  for  additional  information.    

T  H  E      P  R  I  N  C  E  T  O  N      P  R  I  Z  E      I  N      R  A  C  E      R  E  L  A  T  I  O  N  S  "To  promote  harmony,  understanding,  and  respect  among  people  of  different  races  by  identifying  and  

recognizing  high  school  age  students  whose  efforts  have  had  a  significant,  positive  effect  on  race  relations  in  their  schools  or  communities."  

 

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UPCOMING  SCHOOL  EVENTS  From  JAN  19-­‐31,  2015  

   

1/20/2015  5:30  PM  -­‐  8:30  PM  Jackson  Cluster  Night  -­‐  Basketball  vs  McNair  H.S.,  Gymnasium  Location:  Unspecified  1/20/2015  5:30  PM  -­‐  7:30  PM  Wrestling  @  North  Clayton  High  School  Location:  Unspecified    1/21/2015  3:30  PM  -­‐  7:00  PM  Talent  Show  Rehearsal,  Auditorium  Location:  Unspecified  1/21/2015  4:30  PM  -­‐  5:30  PM  9th  Boys  Basketball  vs  Carver  HS  Location:  Unspecified  1/21/2015  5:30  PM  -­‐  8:00  PM  JV  Basketball  vs  Carver,  Gymnasium  Location:  Unspecified  1/22/2015  3:30  PM  -­‐  5:30  PM  Credit  Recovery,  Media  Center  Location:  Unspecified  Mr.  Pope  1/22/2015  7:00  PM  -­‐  8:30  PM  Video  Production  Talent  Show,  Auditorium  1/22/2015    Poetry  Out  Loud  Competition  School  Wide.  Location:  Unspecified  Mr.  Howard  1/23/2015  2:00  PM  -­‐  3:00  PM  Model  UN  Mtg.  with  Emory,  Auditorium  (Keeler)  Location:  Unspecified  Keeler  1/23/2015  4:00  PM  -­‐  6:30  PM  Class  of  2018  Movie  Night,  Auditorium  Location:  Unspecified  Mr.  Danser  1/23/2015  5:30  PM  -­‐  8:30  PM  Basketball  @  South  Atlanta  High  School  Location:  Unspecified    1/24/2015  10:00  AM  -­‐  2:00  PM  IB  Juniors/Seniors  to  Emory  /Grad  Generation  Location:  Unspecified  Ms.  Keeler  1/24/2015  2:30  PM  -­‐  8:30  PM  Basketball  vs  Rutland,  gymnasium  Location:  Unspecified    1/27/2015  9:30  AM  -­‐  1:30  PM  IB  Junior  Cohort  to  Emory  Library  Location:  Unspecified  Ms.  Keeler    1/27/2015  5:30  PM  -­‐  7:30  PM  APS  Swimming  Championships  @  Washington  Park  Natatorium  Location:  Unspecified  1/27/2015  5:30  PM  -­‐  6:30  PM  Student/Parent  Attendance/Tardy  Meeting,  Auditorium  Location:  Unspecified  SAC  -­‐  Ramsey,  Rivers-­‐Cannon    1/28/2015  5:00  PM  -­‐  7:00  PM  Wrestling  @  Tucker  High  School  Location:  Unspecified  1/28/2015  5:30  PM  -­‐  8:00  PM  JV  Basketball  vs  Cross  Keys,  Gymnasium  Location:  Unspecified  1/29/2015  3:30  PM  -­‐  5:30  PM  Credit  Recovery,  Media  Center  Location:  Unspecified  Mr.  Pope  1/30/2015  5:30  PM  -­‐  8:30  PM  Basketball  @  Cedar  Grove  High  School  Location:  Unspecified  1/31/2015  10:00  AM  -­‐  1:00  PM  JV  Basketball  vs  Drew  Charter  School,  Gymnasium  Location:  Unspecified