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Shout Out to the JCHS Speech Team! We are so Proud of the Team for capturing 2nd Place Overall in Sweepstakes at the KHSSL Regional Competition last weekend. And this is the seventh year in a row that EVERY Team Member will be advancing to State Competition in March!! We also brought home some individual awards, too!!! Below are results:
Noah Ratliff: Champion in Radio Broadcasting AND Poetry
Liberty Whitehead: Champion in Declamation AND Runner-Up in Poetry
Also Qualifying for State Competition:
Adara Campbell: POI, Oratory, and Improv Duo
Haydden Lykins: Impromptu Spk and Improv Duo
Ilana Estep: Dramatic Interp
Loralei Arms: Broadcasting and Improv Duo
Paris Short: Improv Duo and Impromptu Spk
Serenity Stambaugh: Prose and Improv Duo
Coach: Chuck Stamper
JC Freshman Michael Music bowled in the KHSAA State Singles Championship and finished in 11th place.
JC Boys Bowling Captures the first Region Championship in school’s history! They followed that up with an Elite 8 performance in the KHSAA State Championship!
JC Bowler Jadyn Estep finished 5th in the KHSAA State Singles Championship!
2024 KHSAA State Final Four Finalists - JCHS Girls Bowling
JCHS Computer Science instructor John Robinson introduces JC Help Desk Apprentices to the Certiport IT Specialist certification exam.
This week is National School Counselor's Week and FRYSC Week! We are so thankful for all the supports that they give our students daily!
Human body systems students are learning the anatomy of the respiratory system by labeling structures of sheep lungs and trachea.
AP biology students are learning how proteins are translated from mRNA by translating sequences on their own.
Junior ACT Update:
All Kentucky public school 11th graders are required to take the state ACT in March 2024. Most of our JCHS students will test using their chromebooks on March 13 at 8:20am. Please avoid making non-critical appointments on that date.
On Wednesday, January 31, all juniors will be bringing home a yellow " Parental Consent Form for parents/guardians to indicate YES or NO regarding participation in the free ACT Education Opportunity System explained below. They will receive this form from their chemistry teacher. Please sign and return to the chemistry teacher ASAP.
Brief explanation of the EOS indicators:
YES --Parent gives permission for their child's ACT scores to be sent to colleges for free, and for their child to receive scholarship information
or
NO--Parent does not give permission for their child's ACT score be sent to colleges for free and that they agree to pay a $16 fee to send the scores later. They also do not grant ACT to provide scholarship opportunities to their child.
For more information on the EOS (Education Opportunity System, watch the short video linked here: https://share.act.org/watch/zQQhKbx4ghnX6kdK9SboZG
Regarding registering for the state ACT: The student or parent cannot register the student for a state ACT as that is the responsibility of the school. Mrs. Caudill has already registered all JCHS juniors.
Please email any questions to the JCHS testing coordinator, Mrs. Caudill @ micca.caudill@johnson.kyschools.us
Congratulations to the following students who have achieved one or more readiness indicators!
Postsecondary Ready: Kendra Adams, Abigail Blanton, Alexis Brooks, Caleb Davis, Alexi s Gwinn, Leah King, Jadan O'Brian, Janelle Tackett, and Trenton Terry
College Ready: Liberty Ratliff
Johnson Central High School is pleased to announce Carrie Ratliff as the newest addition to our Eagle faculty. Mrs. Ratliff will be assuming the role of Family and Consumer Science educator as well as instructing the UPIKE dual credit course, EDU 203 "Diversity in the Class." Let's all join together and give her a warm welcome!
The JCHS Golden Eagle Catering program prepared and served the Cincinnati Reds today! #moreopportunities
Congratulations to Seniors Ryan Rice and Grace Blackburn for being chosen to join the 2024 STLP Engineer/Ambassador team! They will soon meet with Associate Commissioner of Education, David Couch and Chief Digital Officer, Dr. Marty Park and the rest of the engineers. In March the STLP E/A team will provide technical support at Kentucky’s largest education technology professional conference, KySTE before convening in Lexington to provide leadership and support to the 2024 STLP State Championship. We are very proud to have these two eagles represent JC!
JCHS seniors if you have not completed your FAFSA please attend one of our upcoming FAFSA workshops.
Important 3rd grading period dates to note:
Important dates for our 3rd 9 week grading period
Coach Shawn Butcher surprised Porter Elementary’s junior problem solving team today with a goodie bag as they begin preparations for the state topic. Good luck to these panthers as they compete at the state competition in March.
Congratulations to these seniors! Each of these students passed the NOCTI Healthcare Core. We are so proud of these kiddos and their Allied Health instructors.
