Jonesville Community Schools

Congratulations to our Varsity Girls Basketball Team and Coach Tom Dunn on winning the MHSAA District hosted at Homer. Last night the Lady Comets beat Onsted 55-46. With the win, the team advances to the Regionals that are hosted in Jonesville. We will play on Monday, March 10, at 5:30 against Blissfield. The second game will see Ypsilanti Arbor Prep take on Allen Park Cabrini at approximately 7:00. The championship game will be on Wednesday, March 12, at 7:00. The theme for the Jonesville fans will be BLACK OUT. Comet Nation - come out and support the team and coaches! Per MHSAA guidelines, tickets must be purchased online through GoFan. No cash sales. No passes are accepted. Everyone needs a ticket except infants. Doors will open at 5:00 for spectators.

The Jonesville Comet Trap Team registration is open until March 24th. Students will need to get on the website at www.mi.usaclaytarget.com. Click on "register now " to register. The team ID is joe156. After they register, Coach Eric Page will send them an invite to finish signing up for the team. Grades 6-12 are eligible and hunter safety is required. The Jonesville Comet Trap Team is not a MHSAA team. It is a club team. Contact Eric Page with any questions, 517-358-1728.

Fundraiser!

Congrats to the girls varsity basketball team and coaches on their win over Hudson last night in the MHSAA district semifinals at Homer High school. The team advances to tomorrow's district final at Homer where they will take on Onsted at 7:00. Per MHSAA guidelines, the tickets must be purchased on GoFan at a cost of $7 per ticket. Also, no passes are allowed. Let's pack the gym with Comet Pride for the team! Go Comets!

Our Food Service Department recently purchased new tables for the Middle and High School cafeterias. The students now have a nice place to enjoy their meals. The tables are decorated with the Jonesville logo and show off our school colors. A huge thank you to the kitchen staff for helping unload the tables and the maintenance staff for all of the assembling they did. Be sure to check out these new tables the next time you are in the high school or middle school!

Congrats to our Competitive Cheer Coach Christie Campbell! She was the recipient of the 2024-2025 District Coach of the Year from the Competitive Cheer Coaches Association of Michigan. Coach Campbell has been a great role model for her cheerleaders and the Jonesville community with her 20+ years of leading our program!

Athletic competition update from the weekend: Boys bowling team at the MHSAA Team Tournament in Muskegon on Feb 28: The boys team made it to the state final match against Allen Park Cabrini. The boys did a great job but fell a little short to end as the runner ups. Congrats to Maverick Baker, Marshall Baker, Jag Lawrence, Kyle Covey, Jaren Trujillo, Alex Pickford, Andrew Sackett, the assistant coaches and to Head Coach Matt Molinaro for an awesome season and representing the community in a positive way! Girls bowling team at the MHSAA Team Tournament in Muskegon on Feb 28: The girls made it all the way to the final four where they fell to the eventual state champs, Ravenna. Congrats to Morgan Dilyard, Addison Luna, Zoe Woodruff, Harper James, Grace Maddox, Jenna Hadley , Haley Steveson, the assistant coaches and to Head Coach Matt Molinaro for an awesome season and representing the community in a positive way ! Jonesville had two wrestlers representing the Comets at Ford Field on Feb 28 for the MHSAA Individual State Finals. Ben Colbart went 1-2 on the day and Cooper Stevens also went 1-2 on the day. Congrats to each of the wrestlers, the assistant coaches and to head Coach Carter Ballinger for an great season and representing the community in a positive way. On March 1, it was Maverick Baker, Kyle Covey, Jaren Trujillo and Andre Sackett were in Muskegon for the MHSAA Individual Bowling State Finals. Jaren Trujillo and Andrew Sacket made the cut and had to bowl against each other. Andrew made it to the final and finished as runner-up! Congrats to all four boys and their coaches on a great season! Haley Steveson and Grace Maddox were also in Muskegon on March 1 for the MHSAA Individual Bowling State Finals. Both girls came up short and did not make the cut to top 8. Congrats to both girls and their coaches on a great season!

JMS Weekly Update 3/3/25

Athletic Department update: The short notice of this meeting is due to the final details for the MHSAA boys and girls basketball district and regional schedules. Spring Sports Pre-season meeting for all High School and Middle School students interested in playing a spring sport: On March 3 at 7:00pm in the high school gym there will be a meeting for all athletes and their parents/guardians. The meeting will take less than an hour. The meeting will start out with new updates to the athletic handbook and certain points of emphasis. The athletic trainer will also be there as he discusses the protocols and procedures that need to be followed. We will finish up with each athlete attending a sport specific meeting with the coaching staff of that sport to go over program expectations and schedules. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS IS MARCH 10. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK IS MARCH 31. A COMPLETED ATHELTIC PHYSICAL MUST BE IN FILE TO PARTICIAPTE ON DAY 1 OF PRACTICE. High school sports offered in the spring season: baseball, softball, girls soccer, boys golf, boys track and field, girls track and field Middle school sports offered in the spring season: girls and boys track

Spring Picture Day March 5, 2025

JMS Lunch Menu

Good afternoon Comet families! JCS and the board would like to thank our Williams Elementary PTA for raising over $50,000 to go towards a new playground set for our little Comets! This new piece will replace some of the existing ones we have that are no longer in good shape. We are very grateful for all of their hard work and to everybody that contributed to this very needed cause. Thank you!!!

Good afternoon Comet families! I wanted to give an update on the Athletic Complex project. The JCS school board approved the contractors last night at our board meeting so we are close to getting started! We hope to break ground some time in March. We want to thank our donors again. This is truly a generational gift and we are so very grateful. Go Comets!

Athletic Department update: The short notice of this meeting is due to the final details for the MHSAA boys and girls basketball district and regional schedules. Spring Sports Pre-season meeting for all High School and Middle School students interested in playing a spring sport: On March 3 at 7:00pm in the high school gym there will be a meeting for all athletes and their parents/guardians. The meeting will take less than an hour. The meeting will start out with new updates to the athletic handbook and certain points of emphasis. The athletic trainer will also be there as he discusses the protocols and procedures that need to be followed. We will finish up with each athlete attending a sport specific meeting with the coaching staff of that sport to go over program expectations and schedules. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS IS MARCH 10. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK IS MARCH 31 A COMPLETED ATHELTIC PHYSICAL MUST BE IN FILE TO PARTICIAPTE ON DAY 1 OF PRACTICE. High school sports offered in the spring season: baseball, softball, girls soccer, boys golf, boys track and field, girls track and field Middle school sports offered in the spring season: girls and boys track

Below are upcoming Zoom times pertaining to the Superintendent Search. This is a great way to learn more about the search and timeline. If you haven't completed the survey the link for that is also below. This survey will give you an opportunity to let the team know what you feel are important qualities for our next Superintendent. February 25: Educators Zoom @ 6:15 p.m. (Teachers and Staff) To join meeting: https://zoom.us/j/95266849301 February 25: Family and Community Zoom @ 7:15 p.m. To join meeting: https://zoom.us/j/99651781641 March 1: Stakeholder survey closes To complete survey visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/jonesvillesearch

More congratulations for our bowling teams and coaches! The teams produced six team members who earned a trip to next week's Individual State Finals! Bowlers who placed in the the top seven advance. For the boys, senior Andrew Sackett placed 2nd, junior Kyle Covey placed 3rd, freshman Maverick Baker placed 4th and senior Jaren Trujillo placed 7th to advance to the finals. Junior Marshall Baker finished in 9th. For the girls, senior Haley Steveson placed 4th and sophomore Grace Maddox placed 7th to advance to the finals. Freshman Morgan Dilyard finished in 8th. Both teams will travel to Muskegon's Northway Lanes on Feb 28 for the team finals and March 1 for individual finals. Great job coaches and athletes!! Go Comets!

Congratulations to our bowling teams and coaches for punching their tickets to next week's State Finals ! Both teams won the MHSAA Division 4 Regional Team Tournament at M66 Bowl in Battle Creek today! Tomorrow the bowlers will be participating in the MHSAA Regional Individual Tournament to see who will qualify for the State Finals next week. Go Comets!

Good morning Comet families! I wanted to let you know that our February 24th board meeting will be held in the library at Williams Elementary. As always, it will begin at 6:00 pm.

Reminder of our parent and community member meeting Wednesday, February 19. Join Kacie Kefgen from MASB, in the High School Library at 7 p.m. to give your input on the superintendent search.

Athletic Department updates: As the winter sport seasons come to an end, the varsity teams will continue to compete in their MHSAA and end of season tournaments. For wrestling, senior Cooper Stevens qualified in the 285 pound class for the MHSAA State Individual Finals by taking 1st place at the regionals held Saturday in Leslie. Senior Ben Colbart also qualified with his 3rd place finish. Both Comet wrestlers will compete in the Individual State Finals at Ford Field in Detroit Feb 28 - March 1. For competitive cheer, the Comets qualified for the MHSAA cheer regionals by placing 3rd in the cheer district we held last Friday by earning their highest scores of the year. The team will travel to Michigan Center on Saturday to compete in the Regionals. Competition starts at 10:00am at Michigan Center High School. For bowling, the boys team won the Cascades Conference title Saturday at Jax 60. The girls team just missed the conference title and finished in 2nd. Sunday was the Individual Conference tournament. For the boys, Kyle Covey qualified third, Andrew Sackett sixth and Marshall Baker ninth. For the girls, Addison Luna qualified fourth, Haley Steveson sixth, and ninth for Grace Maddox. This Friday the teams travel to M-66 Bowl in Battle Creek for the MHSAA Regional Team Tournament and then head back there Saturday for the Individual Tournament. The JV individual champ was Carson Stukey, Seth DEboe was third, Chance Lucas fifth, Cory Steveson sixth, James Dow seventh, and Chance Murphy 8th. for the girls, Ella Kramer was third and Priya Ramasamy was sixth. The boys basketball team will play their MHSAA district tournament in Hudson next week. The team will play in Hudson on Feb 26 at 7:00 against Hillsdale in the semifinals. The girls basketball teams play today at Columbia Central. The varsity hosts Lumen Christi on Thursday for a varsity only game at 6:00. The final details for the Cascades crossover game are still undecided as tonight's conference games will determine if we play Friday or Saturday. The regular season will conclude next week . Districts will be played March 3, 5, 7 in Homer, but no final details will be available until Sunday. Per MHSAA guidelines, all tickets for their events need to be purchased through GoFan. No passes are accepted. Congrats to our teams and best of luck moving forward! Go Comets!