PMEA District 6 Band Festival
PMEA District 6 Band Festival was held January 23-25 at Forest Hills High School. Seniors Lorna Speigle and Felix Wang participated and both will be advancing to the regional level. They are pictured with guest conductor Dr. William Stowman from Messiah College and JCS Band Director, Kari Hostetter.
JCS asked to participate in NAEP
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what our nation’s students know and can do in various subjects such as mathematics, reading, science, and writing. The results of NAEP are released as The Nation’s Report Card. Seniors will participate in this assessment on Wednesday, Feb. 6
Book Jays
JCS BookJays participated in the IU8 Reading Competition held on Wednesday, December 5. The team scored 58 points, earning them a 1st place ribbon! The 5th and 6th grade team members have been preparing since May, reading books and practicing quizzing. As a team they read a total of 165 books with two of the […]
Somerset All-County Band
Fourteen students represented JCS at Somerset All-County Band held November 28-29 at Somerset High School. A concert was performed Thursday night at 7 pm with guest conductors Mr. Roger Johnston, retired Elementary Band Director from Meyersdale and Dr. Shannon Shaker from Frostburg State University.
County Chorus Festival
Eight students represented JCS at the Somerset County Chorus Festival held at Berlin High School on November 19 and 20. These JCS students joined their voices with more than 150 students from other Somerset County High Schools and were directed by guest conductor Dr. Ryan Beekan, choral professor from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Kayla Yoder, […]
HS Leadership Conference
JCS Students attended the ACSI HS Leadership Conference, re:Act, November 18-20, 2018 in Washington, DC.
ACSI Spelling Bee
On November 8, JCS had the privilege of hosting the ACSI District Spelling Bee with seven Christian Schools and forty-two spellers from Western PA participating. It was a joy to fellowship with other families committed to Christian Education. Grade 5 Bee: Lily Werner – fifth Rachel Crissman – first Grade 6 Bee: Cambria Kabler – […]
Spanish Honor Society
The following students are new members of The Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica, Miguel Cervantes Chapter. In order to be eligible for membership, students must have completed Spanish I and be enrolled in a higher level Spanish course or an active member of the Spanish Honor Society in their senior year. Additionally, students must maintain a grade […]
Twice as Sweet! Two Advance to Hershey!
Congratulations to the Cross Country team who finished in third place at the District Meet on October 28, 2018. Lorna Speigle finished in second place and Mary Hostetter in fifth, qualifying both girls for the state competition November 3 in Hershey, PA. This was Lorna’s fourth and final trip to Hershey and a first for […]
