Weekly Newsletter - April 19, 2022
Seniors….Mark your calendars.
Yard Signs are ready for pick up!
For all Seniors that have paid the senior activity fee, please plan to pick up your yard sign and fill out the senior exit survey on ...
Date: Thursday, May 12th
Time: anytime between 10:15 am -1:30 pm (during flex period and all 3 lunches.)
Where: Media center
PTSA Scholarships
The PTSA funds & awards three scholarships for our seniors each year. And the winners for 2022 are . . .
All-rounder Scholarship - Omer Mujawer The All-rounder Scholarship is directed toward seniors who have been involved in many different clubs, activities, and jobs both at JCHS and beyond. We want to recognize students with multiple talents who project “do-it-all” energy. Omer has been involved in Principal's Leaders Advisory Board, FBLA, Mock Trial, Academic Bowl, Student Council, and the Philharmonia Orchestra. He is also a National Merit Scholarship finalist and this year's valedictorian.
Trailblazer Scholarship - Aarya Matharu The Trailblazer Scholarship will seek out seniors who have demonstrated extreme depth in one or two activities during their years at JCHS - students who have embraced their passion and grown with it during high school. Aarya is passionate about music. She has been playing the cello for over 10 years. She has played in the top ranked orchestra at Johns Creek and been on the Johns Creek Orchestra Leadership team. She has been a member of the Fulton County Honor Orchestra and an All-State finalist. She has been a recital soloist and played with Notes of Joy, a community service orchestra group that plays at assisted living homes.
Laurel Schmitt Service Scholarship
The Laurel Schmitt Service Scholarship is named after a member of our Johns Creek PTSA community. This scholarship focuses on community service. The winners of this scholarship will demonstrate service to our school, the greater Atlanta community as well as service done on a national or international level. Thanks to the generosity of the Schmitt Family this year we are happy to be able to award this scholarship to three dedicated seniors.
Erykah Glass. Throughout her four years of high school, Erykah has volunteered with numerous organizations, including Ronald McDonald House, North Fulton Community Charities, Foster Care Support Foundation, Chattahoochee Nature Center, and Blessings in a Backpack.
Kate Kinnamon. Kate has been involved with the Special Olympics at both a local and world level. She was chosen as the Ambassador for the state of Georgia for the World Special Olympics for the last two years. She is also involved with Youth Leaders Educating Others about Disabilities and the PALS program here at Johns Creek.
Carson Kennedy. Carson has been involved with FOCUS (Fast) Fins, where he teaches kids with physical or developmental disabilities how to swim and water skills. He also created a GoFundMe project to raise money to provide meals to frontline workers in March and April of 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic.
Seeking Interested Volunteers for
2022-23 School Year
The PTSA invites you to volunteer with us in the upcoming school year. Positions on the Board include Recording Secretary and VP Staff Support. We also have several Chair positions open. If you are interested and would like more information, please email president@jchsptsa.com. General volunteers will be able to sign up when the school year starts. We appreciate your interest!
Celebrating Johns Creek Staff
Last week we celebrated Staff Appreciation Week at The Creek! What a wonderful way to show our admiration and gratitude to those that teach our teens every day! JCHS is lucky to have such a terrific group of teachers and administrators at our school. Each of them has worked so hard to provide a consistent and caring environment for students.
Upcoming Events
MAY
| May 6 |
Prom @ The Stave Room |
| May 10 |
PTSA Board Meeting |
| May 15 |
Baccalaureate |
| May 17 |
Senior Breakfast & Graduation Practice |
| May 18 |
Class of 2022 Graduation Ceremony at Gas South Arena |
| May 26 |
Last Day of School |
Senior Gold Envelopes!
The JCHS Senior Events Committee is sponsoring Senior Gold Envelopes for all graduating seniors. This tradition is a special opportunity to honor our 2022 graduates with personalized notes or cards to commemorate this distinctive event in their lives. We invite you, other family members, friends, VIPs and members of the JCHS faculty to write notes of congratulations to your son or daughter. We will collect these cards and notes for each student and distribute them before graduation. Every senior will be presented with a large Gold Envelope containing the collected notes and cards. The notes and cards will be kept confidential until graduation.
How it works:
- Ask your family and friends to write a card or letter congratulating your senior.
- Have them mail or deliver to your home address.
- Bring all cards and letters to school from May 2 - 6, 2022 – there will be a drop-off station. More details to come as we get closer.
- Do not bring money or gifts. Only cards or letters no larger than 8.5 x 11.
- Include on the envelope:
- STUDENT’S FULL NAME
- Johns Creek HS – Senior Gold Envelopes
All cards/letters must be received by May 6, 2022! Unfortunately, no exceptions can be made.
Let’s show the Class of 2022 how special they are to us and that we acknowledge their achievements over the last 12 years.
Calling all volunteers!
We need parent volunteers to help with textbook inventory. It’s really easy! We need one or 2 parents to go to the book rooms and scan the books in our system. Ms. Robyn Vogel will show you how to scan the textbook inventory on the school laptops.
Grab a friend or neighbor and spend a couple hours catching up while helping our JCHS media center! It's a quick and easy way to help out our school.
If you have not registered as a volunteer since January of 2021, please click the link below:
https://www.fultonschools.org/Page/9539
Also, be sure to sign in as a volunteer in the front office upon arrival. We appreciate YOU!
Click the link below to sign-up
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050945a9ab29a5fe3-jchs
2022 Freshman Orientation Camp
Friday July 29th, 9am - 1pm
Rising Freshmen, here's your chance to get on campus before the first day, learn your way around,
and get some great information to help you have a great start to your first year at JCHS.
The Day will include:
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Camp Details:
WHERE and WHEN: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, July 29, 2022, at the Front Entrance |
| Questions? please contact Ben Ambuehl - benambuehl@gmail.com |
Volunteers, Please Read!
If you have signed up to volunteer for any event you must sign in as a Volunteer, not Visitor.
Volunteers who have an expired registration or who have not completed the mandatory volunteer registration and training, as required by Fulton County Schools, will not be able to volunteer as it is a Safety & Security issue on campus.
Training is only valid for two (2) years, so if you cannot recall when you last received training, it may be time to renew. Luckily, it's quick and easy!
Click on the link below ⬇️ to get started or renew your registration and training.
Senior Parents:
Cap & Gown Portraits are Here!
Attention Seniors and Parents, Cap & Gown portraits are now available to view and purchase through Cady! Celebrate this special achievement.
Seniors, Celebrate Your
College & Career Commitment!
JCHS PTSA is proud to sponsor the College and Career Commitment Board and celebrate the future commitments of our seniors. If you are a current senior and have accepted admission to a college, trade school, military branch, or career pathway, we want to hear from you.
Scan this QR code to submit your information and we will mark your milestone on the College and Career Commitment Board.
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Give While you Shop for Groceries!
Thank you all who've joined Publix Partners in support of Johns Creek HS!
Participating is easy! Simply sign up for Club Publix or log in to your existing account, click Publix Partners, and select Johns Creek High School.
Then, every time you shop at Publix, pay with the Publix app or enter your phone number at checkout and Publix will give back to our school!
There's So Much More inside the JCHS PTSA
Find out what all the PTSA does & how you can benefit from being part of this JCHS community!
Click the image above to Learn About:
Volunteer Opportunities
Senior Activities
Student Ambassadorships
Scholarships
And if you haven't done so yet, Join the PTSA!
JCHS PTSA Board Officers 2021-22
Executive Committee (Officers)
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Co-Presidents |
Kim Hochman Joni Murphy |
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Recording Secretary |
Nicole Adams |
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Treasurer |
Sarita Bhandari |
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Parliamentarian |
Nicole Logan |
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Principal |
Chris Shearer |
Board of Directors
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Communications
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Wenmin Mary He
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Membership
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Lisa Venco |
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Administrative Support
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Janet Ballagh Lori Fain |
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Academic Enrichment
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Danae Dan Zhang Rebecca Jue Wang |
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Senior Activities
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Juli Gibson Kelley Curl |
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Wellness
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Misti Howie Yingtao Zhou @jchswellness |
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Staff Support
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Annette Hendrickson Jaime Perez |
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Legislation
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Natalie Bendure |
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Gladiator Nation
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Ben Ambuehl |
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Volunteers
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Ashley Mullins |
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Teacher Representative
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Susanne Coleman |
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Student Representative
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Aarya Matharu |
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Counseling Representative
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Bethany Maddox |
For a full list of the board and contact information, click here.
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