This week Jaymee Dale, a mentor with The Mentoring Network, and Wendy from the Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline came to JMS to honor Jastella Baker. Jastella and Ms. Dale have been making stuffed bears aimed at preventing youth suicide. They have sewn the Idaho Suicide Prevention hotline number into its collar and created a pouch with essential oils hidden inside. JMS is so proud of you Jastella! Keep up the good work!

Congratulations to our academic bowl team on their 3rd place finish for the season! At last night's final event we were missing a couple of our teammates, but had amazing individuals step in. Super impressive effort from the year's team members and their advisors, Mr. Saunders and Mrs. Demshar! Click to read more!

On Friday, judges were able to take a look at the impressive group of science fair projects! Entries were scored and the results were tallied! Click the link to find out which student projects scored the highest!

Last Friday the library held their version of the IBOB (ID Battle of the Books) reading contest.
Reading for the contest began in September and has continued all year, allowing the contestants to study
all 16 books. At the conclusion of the battle, a winner was declared! Click to find out who our first JBOB Champion is along with our other close finishers!!!

Shout out to our students and their director, Mrs. Griffith, for what Vice Principal Krahenbuhl called "an amazing concert!" To hear the closing number, click the link. We think you'll agree that they did a fantastic job.

Although the Jefferson A Tennis team lost to Vallivue 4 to 8, Our players played well.
The winners were Francisco in Boys 3rd Singles, Nora in Girls 3rd
Singles, Jose & Colton in Boys second Doubles, and Kayleen and Nevaeh in Girls
1st Doubles. Great job Team! District is Saturday! Here is what you'll need to know.
-------- Singles @ Ridgevue High school Doubles @ Sage Valley MS

This week 8th grade students will have the opportunity to participate in Jefferson's Career Cafe! At Career Cafe, people from various careers in the community visit with our 8th graders and tell them more about their career path as well as answer any questions students may have about that career field.
Yesterday, we had Will Gigray with Caldwell Fire Department and Amy Truksa, director of the C of I Planetarium! #CareerCafe #JMS

Today is National Principal Appreciation Day! We are fortunate at Jefferson Middle School to have such amazing administrators! They are the positive driving force that makes JMS such a special place! Thank you, Principal Wonderlich, and V. Principal Krahenbuhl, for the extra things you do for us at Jefferson!

Art students from both Jefferson and Syringa put on quite a show, an art show that is, on Saturday afternoon in the Caldwell Public Library. The day provided an opportunity for the students to show off their latest creations in a public forum. Many, including V. Principal Ben Krahenbuhl, had great things to say about the effort that students had put forth in creating their pieces. "(It was) fun to see students showing off their work to their parents and family members," Krahenbuhl noted about the day. Congratulations to our students and art teachers (Jennifer Condel of JMS and Joel Free of Syringa).

Art Club is cancelled for today, Friday, May 3rd.