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Hunger Games: Play the game!!

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Club Picture Day on Friday!

Students, come to school ready to give your best smile for your favorite club, sport or activity.  It’s Club Picture Day!  Photos will be done in the gym and it’s very important to arrive on time.  Announcements will not be made to remind you.  Check the schedules posted in your teachers’ classrooms and in the [...]

The Hunger Games: May the Odds Be Ever In Your Favor!

Hunger Games mania has struck at Jenkins Middle School!  Everyone is reading, or getting ready to read The Hunger Games.  Written by Suzanne Collins, this book is an epic bestseller and a story you will never forget.  Here’s a brief description taken from goodreads.com
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies [...]

Great Holiday Food Drive Update

As of today, we’ve collected 1,343 items for our Great Holiday Food Drive! Tomorrow is the last day and Mrs. Cynthia Leary is currently in the lead with Ms. Sherri Fields quickly moving in for the win! There are rumors of stockpiling, so at this point there could be a major upset!
The class with [...]

Scary Story Winners Announced

Congratulations to the following students.  They were winners in this year’s scary story contest.
1st  – Kristen Woods
2nd- Alex Diaz
3rd- Angel Dice

Kristen Woods
Alex Diaz
Angel Dice

Scary Poster Winners Announced

Congratulations to the following students who were chosen as winners in this year’s Scary Poster Contest:
1st – Haley Nunley
2nd – Marie Davy

 Haley Nunley
 Marie Davy

Fall Kings and Queens Selected

Congratulations to the following students who were selected as their grade level Fall Kings and Queens.
Sixth Grade- Mallet McNeil and Cameryn Tucker
Seventh Grade – De’Mareyae Givens and Keirra Daniels
Eighth Grade – Natasha Fullilove & Merec McNeil

 

Cameryn Tucker &Mallet McNeil
 
 De’Mareyae Givens & Keirra Daniels
 Natasha Fullilove & Merec McNeil

Photos are also available on our Photo [...]

Top AR Readers Announced

Congratulations to the top 10 readers from each grade level.  These students have read at from least 335,000 to over 2 millions words for the first nine weeks.  Photos of these students will be available in the library and on the JMS Photo Gallery very soon.

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ESSENCE COHENS

6
JACOB GARDNER

6
CODY GODFREY

6
AUSTIN INGRAM

6
AUSTIN KEEL

6
ZOE PETERS

6
EMMA PRICE

6
KATLYN SURRATT

6
SHEKIA [...]

FFA Forestry Team Places 2nd in Florida District 4 Forestry Evaluation Contest

On Thursday, October 13, the Jenkins Middle School FFA Forestry teams competed in the Florida District 4 Forestry Evaluation Contest. District four consists of Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns & Union counties. Students competed in Timber Cruising, Map Interpretations, Dendrology, Forestry Tool Identification, Forest Disorders, and Forest General Knowledge Testing. The [...]

JMS Archery Teams Attend the NASP World Archery Tournament

On Friday, October 7th, the JMS Archery Teams competed in the NASP World Archery Tournament held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando. The students competed against teams from all over the United States as well as Canada, South Africa, and New Zealand.
The competition was fierce and the pressure was high, but [...]