James Monroe High School John B. Gordon III, Principal

Dear Parents and Friends: Greetings and best wishes for a happy, safe, and prosperous New Year! I hope that the winter break and holiday season energized you and our students for the challenges which lay ahead. On January 6 interim re-ports will be distributed in all classes. On January 12 the Guidance De-partment will sponsor a Financial Aid Workshop at 7:30 P.M. in the lec-ture hall. School will be closed on January 16 in observance of Martin Luther King Day. On January 19 the P.T.S.A. will hold a meeting at 6:30 in the lecture hall. Mid-term exams for classes which meet on the A/B schedule will be given January 19—26. Please encourage your student to be in attendance for the examination review sessions which will be conducted by all teachers beginning on January 19. Final Term 1 Ex-aminations and end of course SOL’s will be given January 20—26. School will not be in session on January 30 and 31, as these are teacher workdays. The second term of the 2011-2012 school year will begin on February 1, and report cards will be sent home with students on February 3. The winter sports season is in full swing. The girls’ and boys’ varsity and J.V. basketball teams have looked impressive in the early part of the season. During the winter break the Yellow Jackets were on the hard courts in tournament play. The varsity girls’ participated in the Brooke Point tournament December 28-29, and the varsity boys’ bas-ketball team participated in the Colonial Forge tournament December 28-29. In the pool, the boys’ and girls’ swimming teams will resume competition on January 6 as they host Spotsylvania in a home meet at the University of Mary Washington. Great expectations surround these teams, and you are encouraged to come out and cheer them on. On behalf of the administration, faculty, and staff, I wish you and your children the very best as we enter the year 2012. Sincerely, John B. Gordon III Principal

In this issue...

Page 2 Exam Schedule,

Announcements from Stu-

dent Services

Page 3 Fall Sports Awards

Post-Season Athletic

Recognition

Page 4 Financial Aid

Workshop, Electronics

Registration Program

Page 5 Career and Tech-

nical Education Dual En-

rollment Night

Page 6 Menu for January

Page 7 Calendar for Janu-

ary

Principal’s Newsletter January 2012 Page 2

FINAL EXAMS AND MID-TERM EXAMS Final exams are given in every course and are designed to cover the content objectives and skills of the entire term. Each exam counts 20% of the final grade. Exam periods are two hours long. Students who are absent from examination periods will not be allowed to make up the exam unless they present a doctor’s excuse, court or-der, or have prior approval from Mr. Gordon. Only seniors are allowed to leave their final exam of the day as soon as they have completed it. They must, however, leave the building promptly. ALL underclassmen must remain in the examina-tion room until the end of the examination period. NO EARLY DISMISSALS WILL BE GRANTED DURING EXAMS. It is requested that parents not come to the school during the examination time to secure their student’s release. This prac-tice is disruptive to the examination environment, and classes will not be disturbed for an individual student’s early release. When students are not scheduled for an ex-am, they need not report to school.

Mid-Term exams are given in courses taught on the A/B schedule and are subject to the same rules and criteria stated above.

SEMESTER EXAM SCHEDULE The first semester/term exam schedule for the 2011-2012 School Year is as follows: Thursday, January 19, 2012—B Day 7:30—8:00 JAYEM AM 8:05—9:20 Period 1 9:25—10:40 Period 2 10:45—12:40 Period 3 12:45—2:45 Period 4 Review AND B4 Exam Friday, January 20, 2012—A Day - Last Day of JAYEM AM 1st Term 7:30—8:00 JAYEM AM 8:05—10:05 Period 4 Exam/SOL and A4 Exam 10:10—11:25 Period 1 11:30—1:25 Period 3 1:30—2:45 Period 2 Monday, January 23, 2012—B Day 7:45—9:45 Period 1 Review & B1 Exam 9:50—10:50 Period 2 and B2 Review 10:55—1:00 Period 3 Review 1:00 Dismissal Tuesday, January 24, 2012—A Day 7:45—9:45 Period 1 Exam/SOL and A1 Exam 9:50—10:50 Period 2 and A2 Review 10:55—1:00 Period 3 Review 1:00 Dismissal 1:15—2:15 SOL Review for Expedited Retakes Period 4 2:15—4:15 SOL Expedited Retakes 4:15 Expedited Retake Students Catch Activity Bus Wednesday, January 25, 2012—B Day 7:45—9:45 Period 2 Exam/SOL and B2 Exam 9:50—12:00 Period 3 Review 12:00 Dismissal 12:15—1:15 SOL Review for Expedited Retakes Period 1 1:15—3:15 SOL Expedited Retakes 3:15 Expedited Retake Students Catch Activity Bus Thursday, January 26, 2012—A Day 7:45—10:00 Period 3 Exam/SOL 10:00 Dismissal 10:00—10:25 Lunch for any students staying for SOL/Review Makeups/Expedited Retakes 10:30—11:30 SOL Review for Expedited Retakes Period 2 11:30—1:30 SOL Expedited Retakes 1:30 Expedited Retake Students Catch Bus

Friday, January 27, 2011—B Day 7:45—10:00 Period A2 Exam

7:45—8:45 SOL Review for Expedited Retakes Period 3 8:45—9:00 Break for any students that are staying for SOL/Review/Make-ups/Expedited Retakes 9:05—11:05 SOL Expedited Retakes 10:00 Dismissal for A2 Students 11:05 Special Transportation Bus for those Students taking Expedited Retakes

The next meeting of the Special Education Advisory Committee is scheduled for Wednesday, January 11, at 7:00 P.M. at James Monroe High School. All persons with an interest in special education are welcome to attend.

The next meeting of the Gifted Advisory Com-mittee (GEDAC) will be Wednesday, January 25, at 3:00 P.M. at Lafayette Upper Elemen-tary School. During this meeting the Gifted Education teachers from Lafayette will be de-scribing their programs. Anyone with an inter-est in gifted education is welcome to attend.

If you have a need for special accommoda-tions, please contact Brenda Carr at (540) 372-1127.

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On December 15 James Monroe High School honored the fall sports’ athletes with a reception in the commons area followed by an awards assembly in the auditorium. The evening was sponsored by the James Monroe Ath-letic Department. CHEERLEADING/FOOTBALL M.V.P. Ashlyn Marine Incentive Ellie Bailey Coaches’ Lauren Cox J.V. Coaches’ Anna Grace Hicks CHEERLEADING/COMPETITION M.V.P. Vanessa Randall Incentive Taunyae Jackson Coaches’ Katie Craig GOLF M.V.P. Josh Stinson Incentive Marissa Stinson Coaches’ Kyle Hayes FOOTBALL M.V.P. A’darius Brown, Ethan Preston Incentive Eric Nelson, Troy Thomas, Darryl

Dyson Coaches’ Kasine Conway, Nelson King,

Robert Lawrence J.V. Coaches’ Daniel Forjan, James McFadden Ralph “Tuffy” Hicks Competitive Spirit Award & Scholarship Ethan Preston Calley Farmer Memorial “Lineman Award” Devon Atkins, Jeff Schmitz

George Coghill “Special Teams” Award Steven Bryant Dennis Johnson Memorial Award M.V.P. Julian Bumbrey, Daniel Armstead Mel Hunter Award Nelson King CROSS COUNTRY (BOYS) M.V.P. Knick McKay Incentive John Armellino & Nye Lott Coaches’ Michael Denham & Sam Glover J.V. Coaches’ Will Atkins Elvis Jiminez Memorial Spirit Award William Hamilton CROSS COUNTRY (GIRLS) M.V.P. Caroline Morris Incentive Gabriela Hernandez Coaches’ Alex Price J.V. Coaches’ Mary Ann McAuliff FIELD HOCKEY M.V.P. Hannah Fisher Offensive M.V.P. MacKenzie Atkins Defensive M.V.P. Christie Baer Incentive Belen Medina Coaches’ Savannah Snead, Kirby Koch J.V. Coaches’ Liz McAuliff, Catesby Willis VOLLEYBALL M.V.P. Sam Ryan Incentive Emmie Snead Coaches’ Tatyana Turner J.V. Coaches Addie Comerford

CROSS COUNTRY—Caroline Morris, Annie Clemo, Gabriela Hernandez FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM—A’darius Brown Wide Receiver, Ethan Preston Running Back, Jeff Schmitz Cen-

ter, Nelson King Guard, Ryheem Perrin Nose Guard, Daniel Armstead Linebacker, Eric Nelson Linebacker, Julian Bumbrey Defensive Back, David Dit Kicker

FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM—Kasine Conway Wide Receiver, Tony Scott Linebacker, She’Mar Ellis Defen-sive Back, Kyle Washington Defensive Tackle

FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION—Robert Lawrence Wide Receiver, DeMontaz Brown Quarterback, Judson Willard Offensive Tackle, Marcus Bell Offensive Tackle, Jerrod Price Defensive End, DaQuan Green

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Parents and students are encouraged to attend a workshop on financial aid. Becky Morris from Ger-

manna Community College will give valuable information regarding the Free Application for Federal Student Aid

(FAFSA) on January 12, 2012. The workshop will be held in the lecture hall (Room 120) from 7:30—8:30 P.M.

The snow date is January 19, 2012.

Please do not allow your newly acquired I-Pod, cell phone, or I-Phone become a Chistmas gift for someone else. Help protect your electronic items by registering them with Officer Jones in the School Resource Office. Proof of purchase and the item’s serial number are required. See Officer Jones for more details.

Defensive End, Devon Atkins Defensive Tackle, Jamal Hunter Defensive Tackle, Torreik Ferguson Defen-sive Back

FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR—Ethan Preston FIELD HOCKEY FIRST TEAM—Sarah Frank Forward, MacKenzie Atkins Forward, Miranda Rigg Midfield,

Hannah Fisher Midfield, Sarah Miller Defense FIELD HOCKEY SECOND TEAM—Sarah Schmitz Forward, Haley White Defense, Christie Baer Goalie

CROSS COUNTRY—Caroline Morris (Cross Country) FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM—Nelson King Guard, A’darius Brown Wide Receiver, Ethan Preston Running

Back, Ryheem Perrin Nose Guard, Daniel Armstead Linebacker, Julian Bumbrey Defensive Back, Rich Ser-bay Coach

FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM—Jeff Schmitz Center, David Dit Kicker, Eric Nelson Linebacker FIELD HOCKEY—MacKenzie Atkins Forward, Hannah Fisher Midfield, Sarah Frank Forward, Sarah Miller

Defense, Miranda Rigg Midfield

FOOTBALL—Ethan Preston Running Back, Julian Bumbrey Defensive Back, Nelson King Guard, A’darius Brown Wide Receiver, Ryheem Perrin Nose Guard

This great tumbler has the JM logo and comes with a lid to prevent spills. It is safe for the microwave and dishwasher. It is thermally insulated and will keep beverages hot or cold. Made in the U.S.A. and virtually unbreakable it comes with a lifetime guarantee. Pur-chase one today for $15.00 in the main office or contact Mrs. Rachal, Assistant Principal.

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Announcing

Career & Technical Education/Dual Enrollment Night

At James Monroe High School

Who: All JMHS parents of 9-11 grade students and Walker-Grant Middle School parents of 7-8 grade students. When: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:00 P.M. Where: Library Why: To help students discover and research potential career pathways. Find out what James Monroe High School has to offer students to prepare them for college and future careers. In addition, learn how students can earn college credit while in high school.

Check the website for additional information!

Information concerning school closings or delays for Fredericksburg City Public Schools may be found by checking one of the following: Fredericksburg City Public Schools website:

www.cityschools.com www.fredericksburg.com Local Educational Access Channel 18 WFLS Radio (FM 93.3) WVBX Radio (FM 99.3) WWUZ Radio (FM 96.9) WFVA/B101.5 Radio (FM 101.5/AM 1230) WGRQ Radio (Q 96) WGRX Radio (Thunder 104.5) WTVR—Channel 6 (Richmond) WRC—Channel 4 (D.C.) WUSA—Channel 9 (D.C.) WRIC—Channel 8 (Richmond) We encourage parents to visit our website or listen to one of the radio or television stations listed above. An-nouncements are posted as quickly as possible.