Making it official. Five more student-athletes signed letters of intent this morning. These Trojans are bound for big things at the next level! #ForeverATrojan 🥎 Jessica Watson - Rogers State University #HillcatNation 🥎 Kylie Hill - Coffeyville Community College #RavensTakeFlight ⚾️ Parker Casselberry - Marymount University #GoSaints ⚾️ Preston Pattison - Seminole State College #Trojans ⚾️ Brooks Fowler - Oral Roberts University #goldenstandard 
Knowledge of coding + understanding of investing = WINNING. Reid Sotkin, a junior at Jenks High School, is the winner of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge for the First Congressional District of Oklahoma. The 16-year old developed an app called "Calculating The Future" to teach young people about investing and how easy it can be to save for retirement. Reid is going to use the STEM skills he's learned at JPS to start his own software company one day. Just a guess...it's going to be successful. Congrats, Reid! 
With a rising number of JPS staff members and students in isolation or quarantine due to COVID-19, Jenks Public Schools will transition all secondary students (grades 7-12) to distance learning beginning on Monday, November 16. Those students – at Jenks Middle School, Freshman Academy, Alternative Center, and High School – will resume in-person learning on Monday, December 7. In-person learning will continue for students in grades PreK-6. All Elementary and Intermediate sites will remain open. The decision to only transition secondary students into distance learning is due primarily to a lack of adequate staffing. As more employees have been placed in isolation or quarantine, it has become difficult to find enough substitute teachers or other personnel to cover classrooms. Without proper staffing, it is becoming increasingly difficult for JPS to maintain an optimal learning environment. For more details on what this means for special education students, athletics, activities, and much more, please check your email or go to jenksps.org to view all information on this decision. Thank you! 
Trojans taking the next step. Five student-athletes signed their official letters of intent this morning to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. Congrats! #ForeverATrojan ⚽️ Quinn Turner - @tulsahurricaneathletics #ReignCane ⚽️ Van Fitch - @arkrazorbacks #WPS 🏊♀️ Laney Fenton - @lindenwood_lions #OneRoar 🏊♀️ Jasmine Rau - @siusalukis #Salukis 🎽🏊♀️🚴♀️ Gabrielle Vargus - @drurypanthers #allweDUiswin 
It is more than a connection from one school site to another. It is a bridge from the past to the present. The ribbon was cut today on the brand new low-water crossing in Rentie Grove between Jenks East Elementary and Jenks East Intermediate. This project will provide students an outdoor learning space to engage in the history of Rentie Grove - a Black community established before Oklahoma statehood - and explore the science of the environment around their school. Huge thanks to the team of people who made this possible and to Wallace Engineering, LDKerns Contractors, and GH2 Architects for their hard work on this project! 
From props to paint and so much more! Students in Technical Theatre hosted a "Creativity Night" to show off their crafty skills and demonstrate what can happen with the right tools and some imagination. These students work extremely hard behind the scenes to help productions come to life! 
Happy #WorldTeachersDay! Today, and every day, we're grateful for our teachers. They are leaders, mentors, and coaches. They are inspiring and challenging young minds. They are sharing joy and showing kindness. They are changing lives. Thank you, teachers. We ❤️ you! 
Your first Seniors if the Month for the 2020-21 school year are: Gabrielle Vargas, Daniel Jacob, Austin Sung, and Macy Johnson. Get to know these Trojans! 
Flawless. Victor Zhu is the latest Jenks High School student to achieve a perfect score of 36 on the ACT. Victor, who also earned a 1550 on the SAT, is a National Merit Semifinalist, a member of the Speech & Debate Team, Academic Team, and a part of the JHS Key Club. He is keeping his college options open and plans to major in Pre-Med. Congrats, Victor!