Walk the Red Carpet
April 25th, 2025
6pm – 8pm
• ONLY 8th grade students from JMS may attend
• Any student with ISS or OSS the day of the dance may NOT attend – there will be no Refunds
• Dress Code applies
• Cost is $20 per ticket
• Money collected by Ms. McClain and Mrs. Stevens during Advisory ONLY on these dates – 3/24, 3/25, 3/26, 3/27, 3/28, 4/14, 4/15, 4/16, 4/17, 4/22
Jackson STEM Magnet Middle School, Just now
All four Aiken County AVID Middle Schools attended the Augusta Green Jackets Educational Day. Jackson STEM AVID students had a fun filled day! Thank you to Communigraphics in North Augusta for sponsoring our AVID program!
Jackson students and staff raised $390 to donate to the American Heart Association in Ms. Westbrook's memory. Students displayed tremendous school spirit cheering on teams during the 3 on 3 Hoops for Heart Basketball Tournament. Team Joey (Joey B., Caron G. and Michael W.) took first place in the tournament. We are proud of all of the students who participated in the tournament for a good cause.
Are you curious about Aiken County’s FREE virtual school for middle & high school students? Now’s your chance to learn all about it! 🌟
Join us for an informational meeting where parents, guardians, and community members can explore how Aiken iNNOVATE provides a high-quality virtual learning experience—taught by certified Aiken County teachers!
What Makes Aiken iNNOVATE Unique?
✅ Completely FREE for middle & high school students
✅ Live, interactive lessons with real teachers
✅ Structured schedule—just like in-person school!
✅ Engaging curriculum designed for student success
✅ Flexibility & support for different learning needs
Don’t miss this opportunity to discover a new way to learn! There will be two virtual information meetings to learn more on March 26 at 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Please RSVP at forms.office.com/r/58Zu8w25HS
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Congratulations to the JMS Bookworms for their participation in the 2025 ACPSD Middle School Battle of the Books competition. Madison, Kelsey, and Sean Marie competed, wrote thank you cards to the sponsors, played games, enjoyed breakfast, lunch and a really neat bag full of swag! Check out the Facebook post for additional photos.
Hoops for Heart Basketball Tournament will take place on March 27th during the Club period at the end of the day. Tickets to attend the event will be sold on Thursday, March 27th ONLY during Advisory for $1.00 each. Please bring the exact amount ($1.00 bill or coins). Please do not pay with large bills.
8th grade AVID students enjoyed a day at Columbia Zoo and an educational program on "Careers at the Zoo". They learned there are over 30 jobs, almost 2,000 animals, and around 120 jobs that help make the zoo function.
This week, STEM students participated in a St. Patrick's Day activity, seeing who could build the largest pot of gold given certain restraints.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
HOOPS FOR HEART 3 on 3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Hoops for Heart is coming to our school to support The American Heart
Association on Thursday, March 27th during Activity Period.
Students and staff - Get your team of 3, select a captain, pay the fee to play!
$15 per team ($5 per player). Teams sign up and pay in the Media Center,
March 17-21.
Student tickets to watch will be sold for $1.00 on Thursday, March 27th only during Advisory.
Purchase your yearbook for $35 in the Media Center during Advisory. Cash or checks made out to JMS accepted. Or, purchase on-line at jostens.com.
A big thanks to Joey Johnson, Michelle Berry, and Walker Jones for coming to speak to AVID classes and one STEM class about visual impairments, guide dogs, guide dog etiquette, and careers in the field of disabilities. The guide dogs, Tucker and Loki, were exceptionally well behaved.
Spring Keyboarding Contest
The top two elementary and middle school students with the highest words-per-minute accuracy will win a prize!
To participate, students should click on the Learning.com tile in Classlink, Click on
Tech Quest, then click Arcade. Select Adaptive Keyboarding to begin!
Congratulations to Carter Little for making it to the fourth round of the 5th annual Carolina Panthers Regional Spelling Bee in Charlotte, NC last weekend. Carter represented Aiken County Schools as the 2nd place winner at the District level. We are so very proud of Carter. https://www.panthers.com/community/spelling-bee-2025-participants
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 5, there is a threat of severe weather with wind gusts in the morning forecasted to exceed 40 mph. This wind speed exceeds the threshold allowed for school buses to be on roadways. This wind event will result in a need to shift to e-learning tomorrow.
Employees should plan to report to their work location on a two-hour delayed start, with no building or office opening before 10 a.m.
Afterschool extracurricular practices, games, and events will continue tomorrow as scheduled. There will be no QuestZone tomorrow.
We apologize for the challenges that this will cause our families and appreciate your continued cooperation and support!
March Mathness!
Top 3 students in each grade level with the most growth Feb. 28 - March 28 will win a basket of goodies!
During Spring Intersession, the week of March 31-April 3, a limited number of spots are available for this year’s Fine Arts Camp, Lego Wars, for students in grades 6-8.
Fine Arts Camp will be held at Highland Springs Middle School Monday-Thursday from 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Students will be immersed in creativity, the engineering design process, and project design while developing architectural skills to build a strong Lego structure.
Registration opens Monday, March 3, at 6 p.m. for ACPSD middle school students and is offered on a first come-first served basis. Please note that due to space limitations, only the first 30 students to apply will be accepted. Once the application window opens, parents/guardians can apply by scanning the QR Code or visiting https://forms.office.com/r/zJ7pj8gvYh.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided each day of camp, Monday-Thursday, March 31-April 3, however students’ families will be responsible for their own transportation to Highland Springs Middle.
Please contact Dr. Kimberly Fontanez, District Fine Arts Coordinator, at kfontanez@acpsd.net with any questions.
February was a short month packed full of AVID and STEM activities.
A big shout out to the ACPSD Career Center, administrators, Student Ambassadors, and teacher, Mrs. Christie Palladino, for having our AVID 8th graders visit and tour. We had an amazing time learning about all the career opportunities available for our students in high school. AVID students enjoyed a pancake breakfast as part of relational capacity. Thanks to the exploratory teachers for helping and make pancakes and serve them.
STEM students spent the last few days creatively designing bacteria and virus models using playdough. Teachers voted on the best virus models.
African-Americans and Labor was this year's Black History Month theme with a focus on the 100th Anniversary of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), as depicted in "The 11:59 Reader's Theatre portion of the program. Student participants wowed the audience with their speaking, theatrical, musical, writing, and artistic talents.
We had the pleasure of having Ms. Robin Cantwell, Strategic Client Manager for Kelley Services, as our Principal for a Day, along with Ms. Carla Dupert, JMS Principal.
