Jonesville Community Schools

Winter Sports Pre-season meeting for all High School and Middle School students interested in playing a winter sport: On October 23 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 be next 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. FIRST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL PRACTICE FOR BOYS BASKETBALL AND COMPETITIVE CHEER IS OCTOBER 28. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS IS NOVEMBER 11 . FIRST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL PRACTICE FOR GIRLS BASKETBALL AND WRESTLING IS JANUARY 6. High school sports offered in the winter: boy basketball, girls basketball, boys bowling, girls bowling, competitive cheer, wrestling Middle school sports offered in the winter: boys basketball, girls basketball, competitive cheer, wrestling

Jonesville High School has been selected as one of the high school sports programs to receive funds from the 2024 McDonald’s High School Sports Digital Fundraiser! On October 3rd, the Jonesville McDonald’s restaurant will be raising money for the Jonesville High School sports programs. They will be donating 20% of all Mobile Order & Pay sales made in the McDonald’s App on Thursday, October 3rd, 2024 to Jonesville High School’s athletic department. See attachment for details. Go Comets! #COMETNATION

Wednesday, Oct 2, at 5:00 pm is the Pink Game and Senior Night for the boys' soccer team. Lawless BBQ will be on site for concessions.

Jonesville High School has been selected as one of the high school sports programs to receive funds from the 2024 McDonald’s High School Sports Digital Fundraiser! On October 3rd, local area McDonald’s restaurants will be raising money for local high school sports programs. Restaurants will be donating 20% of all Mobile Order & Pay sales made in the McDonald’s App on Thursday, October 3rd, 2024 to your school’s athletic department. See attachment for details. Go Comets! #COMETNATION

Good morning Comet families. I’m reaching out to let you know that route 15 will be delayed for stops from Mosherville rd to Concord rd. There is no eta just yet. We had to switch out a bus. I apologize for the inconvenience.

Good morning Comet families. JCS will be on a 2 hour delay today due to heavy fog. Please adjust your drop off and bus pick up times accordingly. Have a great day and go Comets!

Warm the Children 2024

The music program is extremely appreciative of the continued support of its Comet community!

Good afternoon Comet families! This message is for families whose students ride BUS 12. Beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, BUS 12 will be picking students up at the Litchfield in town stop ten minutes later for the remainder of the year. THIS ONLY APPLIES TO THE A.M. runs. Any student at the in town Litchfield stop should bump back their pick up time by 10 minutes for the a.m. pick up. Thank you and go Comets!

Athletic update for live streaming of athletic events: Jonesville Community Schools will continue to use NFHS for the streaming of various athletic contests. The link for this service is https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/jonesville-high-school-jonesville-mi There is a subscription fee associated with NFHS. We have cameras that allow us to record events at the football field, in the high school gym, and the middle school gym. Jonesville Community Schools also now offers Hudl for the streaming of various athletic contests because of the Jonesville Athletic Boosters Association's generous help! The link to the service is https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mi/jonesville/organization/16917/jonesville-high-school There is NO fee to use Hudl for Jonesville athletic events at home. We have cameras that allow us to record events at the football field and in the high school gym. Go Comets!

Athletic update: The varsity volleyball contest scheduled for Friday, August 30, at Bronson has been canceled.

Good evening Comet families! Due to the projected heat advisory tomorrow with a potential heat index of over 100 degrees, JCS will be running a half day schedule tomorrow Tuesday, August 27th. These are the release times for each building: JMS/Pathways: 11:15 WES: 11:30 JHS: 11:20 Thank you for your flexibility and cooperation. Go Comets!

Jonesville Fall Sports Opening day practice/try out times: Varsity and JV Football 5:00 - 8:00 at football practice field Sideline Cheer 5:00 - 8:00 at Oak St gym Soccer 6:30 - 8:30 at soccer field Cross Country 4:00 - 5:00 at high school gym entrance Varsity and JV volleyball 3:00 - 6:30 in high school gym All participants need a physical in hand or on file with athletic office before practicing/trying out. Please bring appropriate shoes, water bottle. Please show up 15 minutes early so coaches can start on time. Go Comets! #COMETNATION

Pathways Virtual School

The date of the Middle School Fall Sports Pre-season meeting is changed to Tuesday, August 13 at 7:00 pm. The reason for the change is to accommodate families with students in our other buildings to be able to attend the high school and/or elementary open houses. The athletic department apologizes for the multiple changes. The information for the meeting is as follows: Fall Sports Pre-season meeting for all Middle School school students interested in playing a fall sport: On Tuesday, August 13 at 7:00pm in the Middle 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 be next as he discusses the protocols and procedures that need to be followed. The photographer will be on hand to go over the picture day information. We will finish up with each athlete attending a sport specific meeting with the coaching staff of that sport to go over program expectations. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL SPORTS IS AUGUST 26. Thank you and Go Comets! Jeff Turner Jonesville High School Athletic Director jturner@jonesvilleschools.org 517-826-7024

Fall Sports Pre-season meeting for all Middle School school students interested in playing a fall sport: On August 14 at 6:30pm in the MIDDLE 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 be next as he discusses the protocols and procedures that need to be followed. The photographer will be on hand to go over the picture day information. We will finish up with each athlete attending a sport specific meeting with the coaching staff of that sport to go over program expectations. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL SPORTS IS AUGUST 26.

Fall Sports Pre-season meeting for all High School students interested in playing a fall sport: On August 7 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 be next as he discusses the protocols and procedures that need to be followed. The photographer will be on hand to go over the picture day information. We will finish up with each athlete attending a sport specific meeting with the coaching staff of that sport to go over program expectations. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR HIGH SCHOOL FALL SPORTS IS AUGUST 12.

Fall Sports Pre-season meeting for all Middle School school students interested in playing a fall sport: ANOTHER CHANGE IN TIME: On August 14 at 6:30pm in the MIDDLE 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 be next as he discusses the protocols and procedures that need to be followed. The photographer will be on hand to go over the picture day information. We will finish up with each athlete attending a sport specific meeting with the coaching staff of that sport to go over program expectations. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL SPORTS IS AUGUST 26.

Fall Sports Pre-season meeting for all High School students interested in playing a fall sport: On August 7 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 be next as he discusses the protocols and procedures that need to be followed. The photographer will be on hand to go over the picture day information. We will finish up with each athlete attending a sport specific meeting with the coaching staff of that sport to go over program expectations. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR HIGH SCHOOL FALL SPORTS IS AUGUST 12.

Athletic Department information: Physicals: Per MHSAA guidelines, any student entering grades 6-12 this fall that are interested in playing a school sport in the fall, winter, or spring must have a physical on file in the athletic office before any conditioning, try out, or practice can occur. The physical must be dated on or after April 15, 2024. The Jonesville Walk-In Clinic can do the physicals for $20. The Hillsdale Health & Wellness Clinic can do physicals for $26. Both locations will have the physical examination forms on site. The physical examination form must be completely filled out on both sides before the athletic department can accept it as official. The physical examination form must be signed by the M.D., D.O., Physician’s Assistant, or Nurse Practitioner. You can drop off your completed physicals to the High School office or give it to your coach.