SUMMER READING
JWJ has required summer reading for Language Arts and Social Studies (as does Stanton and Paxon High Schools). Please click on the link here (below) or on the tab under resources for more information. Summer Reading
County History Fair
JWJ stole the show last Saturday, March 5th at the Duval County History Fair. We placed first in Group Exhibits, Websites, Group Performance and Individual Performance. We placed 2nd in Individual Exhibits, Individual Documentary, and Group Documentary. We placed 3rd in Individual Exhibits, Group Documentary, Websites and Group Performances. Many of these students will be going on to compete at the state level. Congratulations to the head of the history department, Mr. Washington, and to the rest of these students' history teachers. Well Done. Please click the link to access a list of the county winners: Press Release - DCPS History Fair Winners
JWJ Wins Math Counts
Math Counts is a large competition - 51 schools and more than 400 participants from all over the region. This is the largest in Florida and quite possibly the nation, and is composed of intense, ridiculously difficult problems.Then came the awards for individuals. How the Math Counts system works is that the top 10 individuals out of all the participants compete in a one-on-one, 3 question face-off in front of the other few hundred participants. It is the single most stress-inducing event in all of the math competitions we attend. Not only did we make the top ten, THREE of our students made the top ten - Sindee Lee placed 7th, Robin Zeng placed 4th, and Mark Kwak placed 3rd. The team results then came in and JWJ was award FIRST PLACE. The team will compete in the State Competition on March 25th. Congratulations to Mr. Louisgnan and the entire Math Counts Team.
Mu Alpha Theta Winners On Saturday, January 29th, JWJ's math team competed in Gainesville at the Mu Alpha Theta Math Competition. 16 middle and high schools from the Northeast region competed in Algebra I and Geometry categories. JWJ's Algebra I team placed 2nd overall and our Geometry team placed 3rd overall. 7th grader Bhavik Desai placed first overall in the Algebra I individual scoring. Congratulations go out to their teacher-sponsor, David Louisgnan, and the entire Mu Alpha Theta mathlete team.
Global Black History Essay Winner
The Department of Social Studies and the Department of World Languages recently sponsored the Global Black History contest. Three winners were selected - one at the middle school level and two at the high school level. The middle school winner is JWJ's own Jacob Deal! Congratulations to Jacob and his French teacher, Mrs. Nicole DeVenoge.All the winners met with Mayor Peyton at City Hall and received a special certificate, followed by lunch at Maggiano’s.
Regional Science Fair
On Monday, February 7th, JWJ Science Fair winners competed in the Northeast Florida Regional Science Fair Competition. JWJ left the awards ceremony Tuesday evening with many trophies. 7 students from our school were invited to compete at the Florida State Science Fair: Paul Bitusky, Lauren Whaley, Bhavik Desai, Cole Abdullah, Marye Lee, Elyse Carley and Ravi Patel. Also, several of our students won specialty awards such as the MENSA award, Engineering Award, and the Military Engineering Award. Please click on the following link for a complete list of winners: Regional Science Fair Winners List
Patriot's Pen Winner
Congratulations to 8th grader Matthew Young for placing in the regional essay contest sponsored by the Veteran's of Foreign Wars. He will be honored on March 13th at a special banquet. This qualitfies Matthew for possible scholarships in the future.
JWJ's History FairJWJ held its Annual History Fair last week and the awards ceremony was this Tuesday. Once again, our scholars studied the past and came up with insightful and carefully researched projects using the nation's theme "Debate and Diplomacy". We will be sending over 20 students to compete at the county level. Please click on the following link for a list of winners:2011 History Fair Awards
Welcome Back
JWJ welcomes back 144 of their 8th grade students from their annual trip to Washington DC and the surrounding areas. They visited and toured such sights as the Capitol Building, Gettysburg, the Amish country, the Holocaust museum, many Smithsonians, and they were even granted a special tour of the White House where many got to meet the Obama's dog, Bo.
A New Partner
JWJ is partnering with The Players Championship in a fundraising effort for our athletics department. Please click the following link for details about purchasing TPC tickets at a discounted price. TPC Tickets
the Science Fair...
JWJ's Science Fair awards ceremony was held the morning of Friday, January 7th in celebration of the students' hard work and to award the winners of the previous day's fair. Please click here to see who is moving on to the Regional Fair. Science Fair Winners
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the Spelling Bee...
Congratulations to 8th grader Lizzie Barron for winning the JWJ Spelling Bee. She will go on to compete in the county fair later this month. Good Luck Lizzie. Lizzie ended up 5th in the county. Way to go!
Reflections Winners…
JWJ received 4 Awards of Excellence and 5 Awards of Merit in the 2010-2011 PTA Reflections Contest. Our students are going on to compete at the state level in Dance Choreography, Literature, Photography and Film Production. Congratulations students. Click here to see a list of winners: PTA Reflections Winners 2011