JMHS Yearbook Information
The West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission and Chick-fil-A have formed a partnership that extends beyond sponsorship of the boys and girls basketball tournament. For the second year, Chick-fil-A is presenting the Greg Reed Memorial Leadership Scholarships – one to an outstanding female student-athlete and another to a top male student-athlete. The recipient of the 2024 girl’s Greg Reed Memorial Leadership Scholarship is Mary Beth Meadows from James Monroe High School. Presenting a plaque to Mary Beth Meadows in recognition of the scholarship is Greg’s wife Renee Reed, along with WVSSAC Executive Director David Price, Assistant Directors Wayne Ryan, Cindy Daniel, and Dan Comer and representing the 18 Chick-fil-A owner operators in West Virginia, are Richard Jarrell and Mike Wade.
Mary Beth is joined by her parents Andy and Judith Ann Meadows.
Congratulations to the Lady Mavs for advancing to round two in the state playoffs. They will play Friday at 11:00.
Congratulations to the James Monroe Boys' Basketball Team!!! They are headed back to states! They will play on Wednesday, March 13th at 9:00 p.m.
The Monroe County Board of Education meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 5, 2024, will begin at 5:30 at Peterstown Elementary School. We hope this will allow fans time to get to the JMHS Boys Basketball Regional Championship against Greenbrier West and the send off for our JMHS Girls Basketball Team who are headed to states! Let’s Go James Monroe!
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"Concord University presented their new Dual Credit Pathways Pilot Project to students at James Monroe on February 23. Dr. Kendra Boggess, Concord University's president, and Dr. Joetta Basile, Superintendent, signed the memorandum of understanding allowing James Monroe students to participate in the program. The Pathways program is a FREE program that will aid students who are interested in majoring in Education, Cybersecurity, Nursing, or Social Work in getting a head start on their degrees while they are still in high school. Students entering the program can then complete a 4-year program in 2 years following high school. The program will begin this Fall, 2025. Any students that are interested are encouraged to stop by the guidance office to pick up pamphlets with more information."
CONGRATULATIONS to the JMHS Girls Basketball for winning the regional championship!!! They play in the state tournaments next Wednesday at 9:00 pm.
Cleaning out your closet? The Communities in Schools program at James Monroe High School is collecting any graduation robes (from past years) for reuse, gently used prom dresses, and reusable water bottles, all for student use. If you wish to donate, please bring or send them to the front office of the school or email Becky Crabtree at rebecca.crabtree@k12.wv.us. Thank you.
Monday, February 19th is a professional learning day and there will be no school for students.
As we celebrate Counselors Appreciation Week, James Monroe High School want to take a moment to express our gratitude for the support, guidance, and dedication our counselors, Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Perdue bring to our students.
Their tireless efforts to provide valuable insights, encouragement, and assistance have not gone unnoticed. Whether is navigating the college application process or addressing various challenges that arise during the school year, they consistently demonstrate a remarkable commitment to the personal and academic growth of our students.
We hope they had a wonderful Counselor Appreciation week!
On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, students participated in WVU STEAM TAC activities that involved building a simulated earthquake “shake” table, programming microbits with a coding program, and designing a structure that would withstand a level 4 earthquake. Students were completely engaged in the activity and really seemed to enjoy it.
"Scholarship reminder for parents and guardians of JMHS seniors. Local scholarship applications are due on Wednesday, February 14 by the end of the school day. The online Greenbrier Valley Foundation Scholarship applications are due on March 15. Please check out our counseling website for more information on other scholarships."
Friday, February 9th is Faculty Senate. Students will be released 2 hours early.
Biomedical Science Students had the opportunity to observe different departments at Princeton Community Hospital. Students were allowed to pick a specific area of interest to get a better understanding of what a typical day is like. Areas of focus were Cardiac catheterization lab, Physical Therapy, Laboratory, and Operating room. #fundedbylevy
Girls, Mary Beth Meadows, Abby Mathis, Maggie Boroski, Aleigha Hill, Boys, Brady Baker and Will Boggess, and Junior and Senior basketball players visited EHS students. During these visits, the players read to and played with the students. EHS students love their "big friends" and can't wait for more to visit in the upcoming weeks!
James Monroe High School students will once again be offered the opportunity to take college courses while in high school. These courses are paid for by the county and are an excellent way for parents to save thousands of dollars on the cost of tuition. As students begin planning their schedules for the 2024-2025 school year, we encourage you and your parents to speak to the guidance counselors about registering. Courses are currently offered through Bluefield State University, Concord University, Glenville State, New River Community College, New River Community and Technical College, Marshall University, and West Virginia University.
Seven James Monroe High School (JMHS) Youth Leadership Alliance (YLA) students traveled to Boston, Massachusetts on 24-29 January 2024 for the Harvard University Model United Nations (HMUN) Conference. In the face of travel-related challenges, the Mavericks performed admirably in the 71st anniversary version of the conference, which attracted approximately 4,000 students from around the world. Those completing the requirements to compete were Shane Arthur, Gavin French, Rileigh Jackson, Hannah Jewell, Thomas Sibold, Katherine Viars, and Bryceson Whitt.
In Model UN debate student delegates represent a country assigned to them and work with other delegates to develop solutions to problems as diverse as public health disparities, cybercrime and cyberwarfare, globalization, impact of economic sanctions, genetic modification, weaponization of space, artificial intelligence, child labor, and persecution of ethnic minorities. Assigned the challenging country of Syria, the Mavericks researched its culture and politics and expressed the country’s position on the problem assigned to their committees. Next, they sought like-minded allies and began the process of developing and debating solutions to the problem via a draft UN Resolution.
The trip was not all-conference, and the students had the opportunity to experience some of Boston’s rich history, including a portion of the Freedom Trail with the U.S.S. Constitution, the site of the Boston Massacre, the Charlestown Navy Yard, and Boston Harbor. The group also visited Harvard University and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
The trip was not without challenges, however, as the Mavericks experienced the usual issues of urban travel such as closed “T” stations, delayed flights, and inclement weather. As in the case of previous conferences, however, the team adapted to the situation with great grace and poise, and successfully overcame the obstacles.
This was the fourth time JMHS has been selected for this prestigious event, having also participated in 2020, 2022, and 2023. JMHS is the only high school from West Virginia that has been selected to participate in this conference in recent history, and possibly ever for the annual event that began in 1953. The students joined over 4,000 other high school students from across the United States and overseas, including elite private schools and those that offer Model UN as a course of study rather than a club. Acceptance into this highly competitive debate competition is an acknowledgment of the excellence of our students in the YLA Model United Nations program.
Although Model United Nations is not a class at JMHS as it is in some other high schools, the students gain valuable academic experience in research, critical thinking, logic, written and verbal communication, and empathy by participating in it. The debate competition is not funded by Harvard and would not have been possible without the generosity of the Monroe County Board of Education, which approved funds from the school levy to assist with the trip, and that of the parents who allowed their children to travel and paid for a portion of the trip. Future plans for the Maverick Model UN program include hosting a local conference, participating in a revived YLA Model UN program in Charleston, and a return to Model UN Conferences in Atlanta and Boston next year. If you wish to contribute time, expertise, or funds to this endeavor please contact the Maverick Debate Coach, Dr. Scott Womack, at 304-753-5182, on Facebook Messenger, or via email at swomack@k12.wv.us.
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Monday, January 22 will be the last day for make up exams. Regularly scheduled classes will begin on Tuesday, January 23.
Due to mechanical issues, bus 205, Waiteville, Sweet Springs, will be running 45 minutes late for the morning run.