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The Tiger's Roar!
Respect. Responsibility. Accountability.
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Jones High School Community Brief
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
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Dear Jones Community Member,
This is our final Tiger's Roar! edition for the 2024-2025 third quarter which ended this past Thursday. Our Tigers and staff are away this week on spring break with classes resuming next Monday, March 24. We enjoyed a successful third quarter and wanted the community to see a few highlights from the period leading up to spring break. I encourage all of our Tigers to relax and recharge over spring break as we anticipate another very productive, but busy nine weeks.
Have a wonderful week, Tigers!
Mr. Norwood
Principal
The GREAT Jones High School
| | Important reminder: Students must meet the participation criteria from April 7 through May 3. You cannot have 5 tardies, 5 absences, dress code violations, cellphone/headphone violations, discipline/tardy referral(s) or negative HERO points in order to attend Prom this year. You must also have a physical copy of your student ID. If you have any questions, please contact Barbara.Jackson@ocps.net. | | Virtual Cooking Class (March 25): | | Jones High School's Economics HERO Teacher! | | The OCPS Curriculum, Instruction and Digital Learning team is continuing to recognize outstanding teachers through their “HERO” school site visits. Jones Economics teacher, Ms. Birgenheier (pictured with Principal Norwood and Assistant Principal Corn), is one of those teachers within the school district earning this special recognition. This is because Ms. Birgenheier consistently demonstrates a strong commitment to student success and is a valuable asset to our school. Congrats again Ms. Birgenheier! #ocpsheroteacher | | A Strong Finish to 2024-2025 Quarter 3 | | |
1) Our Tigers finished up the 3rd nine weeks strong as they prepared for the Quarter 3 Performance Matter Assessments.
Parents/guardians may pull up student PMA3 scores online - Instructions.
| | Student engagement in Mr. Middleton’s US History class. | | Students from Ms. White’s ELA tutoring class. | | |
2) Classroom Spotlight ahead of spring break - IB Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Exhibition
In the Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course, students explore the nature of knowledge and how we come to know what we believe to be true. A key part of this journey is the TOK Exhibition, completed during junior year (pictures below). For the Exhibition, students choose three personal objects that connect to a Knowledge Question, demonstrating how TOK applies to their everyday lives.
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Nearby pictures:
On March 12th, our juniors presented their Exhibitions to an audience of seniors, incoming juniors, community members, and staff, sharing their insights and deepening their understanding of knowledge in the real world.
| | Credit: Mr. John Albritton, Assistant Principal | | Tiger Artwork on Public Display | | Jones High students kicked off the 2025 OCPS Arts in Our Schools Month. This will be a fantastic time filled with both art and music. Currently, some of our Tigers' artwork is being displayed downtown in the lobby of the OCPS school board building (below): | | Jones High Video Game club celebrates as they go 4-0 in the current spring season. They only have 3 more games until they can make it to the finals! The Gaming club gives our students a space for them to connect with their peers over their shared interest in gaming while they develop teamwork and communication skills. This also sets up the option to explore career opportunities in the gaming and esports industries. | | Community Partnership School | | College and Career Center | | UCF event for girls interested in engineering: | | Rent-free college housing at select Florida schools: | | |
March 10, 2025
Raise the woof! Our most requested guest, K9 Coco, and her handler, Sergeant Howarth, join Mondays with Maria presented by Addition Financial to show us how Coco keeps OCPS schools safe and sound. AND get a peek into her cozy life when she’s off duty!
Want to hear more about how our District Police keep schools safe? Search for the Mondays with Maria Podcast wherever you listen.
| | 1) Rapidly rising! Women-owned business growth rates have significantly outpaced men-owned businesses over the past five years: | | 2) Fast growth for Black or African American women with bachelor's degrees working full-time: | | |
The GREAT Jones High School. Established 1895.
Mr. Orlando Norwood, Principal
Jones High School
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
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