James Clemens Newsletter

• NO CHECKOUTS allowed after 3:00 PM

• Students are allowed 5 parent notes PER semester. If your student is out of parent notes then any tardy or absence will be unexcused without a doctor's excuse. You can monitor your students attendance in PowerSchool as well.

How to Upload an Excuse to PowerSchool-

We now have the Absence Form available in PowerSchool Parent Portal. Submitting an Absence Excuse can now be easily done through your phone or device. Please see the directions below.

1. Open the PowerSchool App on your Phone
2. Click on More at the very Bottom of the screen right below the 3 dots
3. Click on FORMS
4. Click on Student Absence Form
5. Enter the information, upload document if available, SUBMIT

OR

1. Log into the Parent Portal Account on your computer (https://madisoncs.powerschool.com/public)
2. Click on FORMS in the left Navigation Bar
3. Click on the Student Absence Form
4. Enter the information, upload document if available, SUBMIT

If you do not yet have a PowerSchool SIS Parent Portal Account or have any questions; please contact Susan Blades or Jeanine Campbell.

sablades@madisoncity.k12.al.us.

Please be patient with us as we enter your attendance excuses. Due to the high volume of absences it can take up to 48 hours for the excuse to be entered.

For further assistance with attendance please email jchsattendance@madisoncity.k12.al.us

Celebrate your graduating senior with a double-sided graduation yard sign starting at $24!! Pre-order at https://jamesclemensptsa.square.site/

Orders due by March 8th. You will receive an email when your order is ready for pick up at JC’s front office.

Graduation Supplies-

Above you will find a senior flyer that contains a QR code or CLICK HERE to get to the JDR website where you can order a cap and gown and other senior supplies.

Important Dates

April 26th- Senior Day! Cost is $100 and this is OPTIONAL! You will only need to pay this if your senior wants to participate. The fee covers a t-shirt, Chick Fil A breakfast, lunch at Dave and Buster's, and a $20 card to play at Dave and Buster's. The deadline to pay the Senior day fee is December 1st and can be paid online.

April 26th- We will have a senior meeting, which will be held in the gym at 2 pm. All seniors MUST attend the meeting, regardless of whether or not they participated in senior day activities.

May 14th, 6:00pm- Senior Awards Night, James Clemens Auditorium

May 20th- Graduation, VBCC, time-TBA

College and Scholarship Information

FAFSA information! Filling out the FAFSA or signing a waiver form is a graduation requirement for seniors! The waiver form will be available later this month.

2024-2025 FAFSA is open! (studentaid.gov) As per Federal Student Aid, "The FAFSA form is available for short periods of time while we monitor site performance and update the form to provide you with a better experience." Students may be unable to access the FAFSA due to periods of maintenance downtime throughout January. The form is expected to be fully available later in January and February.

All students and parents contributing to the FAFSA will need an FSA ID. If they don't already have one, they can create an account here.

Early Decision Notification Dates: https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/item/class-of-2028-early-decision-and-early-action-notification-dates?utm_source=newsletter_1014&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert-latest-class-of-2028-early-notification-dates

Please keep track of all offers of scholarships from all schools you have been accepted to for Mrs. Meskunas. She will need this information later on in March.

Click HERE for information regarding pre-ordering your 2023-2024 yearbook. Purchase early for the best price and to ensure that you get a book!

GRADUATE YARD SIGNS NOW AVAILABLE!

Celebrate your graduating senior with a double-sided graduation yard sign starting at $24!! Pre-order at https://jamesclemensptsa.square.site/

Orders due by March 8th. You will receive an email when your order is ready for pick up at JC’s front office.

We've got shirts, pants, tumblers, and more! These items are pre-ordered and will ship directly to you! Get more info at https://stores.inksoft.com/jcptsa/shop/home

The Teacher/Staff Coffee Bar needs to be re-stocked!!! Please help us by sending in k-cups, creamer, and more - check out this list to see what specific items are needed: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B4BACAA2EABFA7-jcteacherstaff?#/. Your donations are greatly appreciated! If you prefer to donate monetarily instead, you can do so at https://jamesclemensptsa.square.site/

Email: Webmaster-JamesClemens@madisoncity.k12.al.us
Website: https://www.madisoncity.k12.al.us/JCHS
Location: 11306 County Line Road, Madison, AL, USA
Phone: 256 216-5313
Facebook: facebook.com/jamesclemenshighschool
Twitter: @James_Clemens