George Junior High School

Today's National School Counseling Week spotlight is Mrs. Maegan Gower. Maegan Gower, has been our GJHS Ozark Guidance Counselor for four years where she serves students in need of mental health support through individual and family therapy. When asked why being a counselor is important, she said, “Being a counselor is important because I get to be a positive support for kids through various areas of struggle and help them achieve goals through understanding and managing emotions. I am thankful to work in a school that cares for their students and supports their mental well being through social and emotional learning!” We are so lucky to have Mrs. Gower at GJHS! Thank you for all that you do for our students! WE LOVE MRS. GOWER!

Wrangler Families: All bus routes are running today! Students should be ready to get on their buses at about their normal times. Thank you again for your patience as we worked through the rough spots. Happy to have students back on campus.

Wrangler Families: Bus #145 is back in operation. Morning and afternoon runs will now be happening every day! Bus #155 should be up and running on Tuesday, both morning and afternoon routes. Thank you for your patience and for encouraging your student to work from home everyday. See everyone tomorrow!

Wrangler Families: We are experiencing a high number of students who are tardy in the morning. We start school at 8:45. Students should be in their classrooms at 8:45. To accomplish this students should be dropped off by 8:30 am and quickly enter the building to get to class. We appreciate all the help we can get to have students arrive on-time to school.

This week is National School Counseling Week. We will be spotlighting one of our school counselors each day this week. Today's spotlight is Mrs. Andrea George. Andrea George, has served the students at GJHS as School Counselor for five years. When asked why being a counselor is important she said, “Being a counselor is important for lots of reasons. Counselors get to serve students in developing their emotional, social, mental, and academic well-being. Counselors are able to process things that happen in students' home lives, social circles, or academic journey with them and provide support that they may not have elsewhere. Working together, we get to figure out manageable ways to handle situations and develop solutions. I love being a school counselor! I love getting to serve both students and teachers as an extra support, a listening ear, and hopefully a reassuring presence.” We are so lucky to have Mrs. George at GJHS! Thank you for all that you do for our students! WE LOVE MRS. GEORGE!

Wrangler Families: One more reminder that Bus #145 WILL be running today. See you soon.

Wrangler Families: New Bus Information for the week of Feb. 1 - 5. Bus #145 WILL BE running Monday morning. Please be at your stop a little early to ensure you are picked up. Bus #155 will NOT run on Monday or Tuesday, but will resume it's route beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Please email Mrs. Eads or call the front office if your child cannot get to and from school each day and we will code it as a blended day.

Wrangler Families: Students who are taking advantage of Credit Recovery, we are CHANGING the days. All students, 8th or 9th grade, who are currently in Credit Recovery will ONLY attend Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday beginning Feb. 2. We will not have Credit Recovery on Monday or Friday mornings. All students in Credit Recovery will be on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from Feb. 2 until Feb. 25. Please call the school and ask for Mrs. Eads if you have questions.

Food insecurity is a real issue in NWA and around the country. Families with children attending George Junior High School now have an opportunity for food assistance with our bi-monthly drive-thru food bank. Complete the GJHS Drive-Thru Food Bank Application to sign up for this opportunity. Families must fill out the form for each pick-up date. The next pick-up date is Friday, January 29th. The deadline to complete the application is Thursday, January 28th at 12:00pm. The pick-up time will be from 3:00pm-4:00pm in the front of the school. Parents will stay in their cars, and food will be brought to their cars. Call GJHS at 479-750-8750 or email Andrea George ageorge@sdale.org or Letty Hug lhug@sdale.org for more information. Link to application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6QoyRgNiIJ4sK3zjL7ALbrppprHB0HiuMoT0emsMjP02oDg/viewform

Attention Parents/Guardians: You are invited to join Ozark Guidance, Arisa Health for a virtual parent night on Tuesday, February 9th at 6:00-7:00 PM discussing Emotional Intelligence. Please register in advance by clicking on this link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIuf-msqDkiHtTjvcSiEBzV_wFb1Xk9u_Zm

We are thankful for the partnership with Ozark Guidance! Ozark Guidance provides resources and support to our employees helping them to stay healthy mentally and emotionally and much more! Partnerships like these are another reason why Springdale Schools is #THEChoice Link to youtube video: https://youtu.be/Eap01YdFNTg

Wrangler Families: Buses $145 and #155 will NOT be running this week. If you can get your student to and from school each day we will excuse a late note and will stay until 5 pm for them to get picked up. If this is not an option, please have them email Mrs. Eads and they need to be working from home on Google Classroom. Students please email your teachers about your work and questions you have or help you need.

Wrangler Families: Buses #145 and #155 will NOT be running this morning or this afternoon. If you can, please make other arrangements for your child to get to and from school. If you cannot make other arrangements, have your student email Mrs. Eads or you can call the office and let us know. Sorry for the inconvenience. Your student needs to be working online in Google Classroom if they are remaining at home.

Wrangler Families: IMPORTANT: If your student rides bus #155 home in the afternoon please plan on coming to GJHS by 4 pm to pick them up. We will NOT have Bus #155 this afternoon or Friday morning/afternoon. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Wrangler Families: Bus #145 will not be running a morning or afternoon route today or Friday. If you plan to take your student to school, please have someone ready to pick them up by 4:00. If you cannot get your student to school or pick them up, they should be getting on Google Classroom and doing work from home. Have your student email their teachers about assignments they complete and questions they might have. We are sorry for this inconvenience and are glad the district provided Chromebooks for students to continue to use them from home in these situations. We are hoping the bus will be running on Monday, Jan. 25. Please call the GJHS office between 7:30 and 4:30 if you have questions.

Wrangler Families: Over the past week or so, we have noticed several issues that needed to be addressed or friendly reminders regarding your student's Chromebooks and/or the use of your student's Chromebooks.  Please read the following important information.  This information will not only save you money on damages, it will also help keep your students safe.  (Any charges that you receive for damages to your student's Chromebooks here at GJHS will follow them to their next school (High School or another Junior High).  They will not receive a Chromebook there until their charges have been paid). Hopefully by following these reminders, the amount of charged damages will be minimal.  Thanks for your understanding and cooperation!.

Wrangler Families: Unfortunately Bus #145 will not be running today, tomorrow or Thursday. Please make other arrangements to get your students to school and home. If you have trouble doing this everyday, call the GJHS office between 7:30-4:30 and let us know. Again we apologize for the inconvenience.

Wrangler Families: At this time all bus routes will be running tomorrow. Please watch FB for announcements or changes. We will try to post any cancellations or changes in bus numbers by 6:30 am so that parents can arrange for alternate transportation. We are sorry for the inconveniences this causes. Please call GJHS if you have questions or concerns. Office Hours are from 7:30 - 4:30 daily.

Wrangler Families: Report cards went home with students on Friday. If your student did not pass a core class first semester, they may have also received a letter explaining how they could recover that credit and avoid Summer School. Please read it carefully. If you have questions call Mrs. Eads Tuesday, Jan. 19.

Parents please read the following important flyer to learn more about supportive counseling services available. To speak with a crisis counselor or get help finding resources call the toll-free support line at: (833)-993-2383