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Quarterly NewsletterQuarterly NewsletterQuarterly Newsletter Volume 4 Issue 2
January 8, 2016
Jane Addams High SchoolJane Addams High School
Sponsored by Title I
Attendance Reward Days 12:17 dismissal for students
with Perfect Attendance for
the week. January 15
January 22
February 19
February 26
March 4
March 11
March 18
Non-Attendance Days January 18 -
Martin Luther King Day
February 5 -
Teachers In-Service
February 12 -
Lincoln’s Birthday
February 15 -
Presidents Day
March 7 -
Pulaski Day
March 25 -
Good Friday
Other Events January 27 -
Board Meeting
January 28 -
End Q2
January 29-
Early Dismissal 12:17pm
February 5 -
NCLB/SIP Meeting –9am
February 11 -
Report Cards Mailed
March 11 -
Progress Reports Mailed
For the first assembly of the year, Jane Addams
High School welcomed Joe “The Trick Star”
Odhiambo, originally from Kenya in East Africa.
His humble upbringing taught him the drive and
work ethic which has allowed him to become the
best in his clad. Odhiambo now communicates
these tough life lessons and experiences to his
audience. He strongly believes that even though
we start the race in different places, at the end of
the day, what you put in is what you will get back.
Joe shows the students that all people can succeed
in life through five attributes Joe believes in:
1. Faith in Yourself: Believing in one’s ability
regardless of what others say.
2. Persistence: Ability to endure hardship,
keep working hard until you attain your goals.
3. Patience: Working long hard hours because
you understand what it takes to succeed
through practices.
4. Working Hard: Understanding that there is
no short-cut to anywhere worth going.
5. Responsibility: Follow through with what
needs to be done to get the job done.
Joe teaching the students & staff ball tricks.
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We have great news!
CPS has rated Chicago schools in
academics and student perform-
ance. Jane Addams High School
was ranked #9 out of 183 Chi-
cago High Schools. Also, Jane Ad-
dams High School was ranked #1
out of 45 alternative schools!
Let us give the staff a big pat on the
back for all the great work they do.
You can find the results online at:
http://cps.edu/SchoolDate/Pages/Sc
hoolData.aspx
Check us out.
Lets all give a warm welcome
to our newest JAHS member
Ms. Fiorenza. She will take
over Ms. Agee’s class for this
year.
We would also like to welcome
Ms. Grzeca our new Student
Activity Coordinator. These two
new additions will help com-
plete the JAHS family.
Ageless Eye Care is a fully licensed
mobile eye care unit; it is a CPS Vi-
sion Program where students receive
a comprehensive eye exam (including
dilation) as a means to provide early
detection and prevention of eye dis-
eases. Each student received an ex-
amination of visual function and
glasses prescription followed by a
vision report card for each student to
take home. Referrals are sent home
as needed and students who need
glasses are able to choose from a large
assortment of frame styles, glasses are
fitted to the
individual
by trained
opticians.
Smile and say CHEESE!!!!
Picture day is around the corner.
Wednesday January 27, 2015
School pictures will
be professionally
taken by Richard
Pitts Production.
Make sure you all
look great! Shower, brush your
hair, and say cheese…. January
Grads will be taking their Senior
pictures as well.
REMEMBER: all students must
wear their uniforms.
Attention Current & Former Students
Earn $100 for any new students you re-
fer. The students must complete entire
registration and attend JAHS to be eligi-
ble. Any current student must physically
accompany the new student that they
are referring on their registration day in
order to qualify for the reward.
SLOTS ARE LIMITED!
Students are accepted during all office
hours. Referral form must be attached to
enrollment documents. There is no limit to
how much you can earn.
1 Referral=$100
3 Referrals=$300
6 Referrals=$600
We want to wish Ms. Agee, our beloved
English teacher a farewell. May she find
a warm and loving work family at her
next adventure. She will be greatly
missed and remembered years to
come.
Ms. Agee, this is a “till next time ” not a
good-bye. Stop by and visit JAHS.
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Each quarter-ALL stu-
dents who have PER-
FECT attendance (no
tardies & no absences-excused
or unexcused) will earn $50 at
the END of the quarter. Every-
one is eligible each quarter.
Congratulations to the following
for Perfect Attendance during
1st Quarter.
Juan Luis Guerrero
Malik Amari Winding
Saladine Brandon
Darin Calhoun Jr.
Mary Kenny
Ian Lewis
Juan Montiel
Idalis Orozco
Andrea Palacio
Xavier Patterson
Estela Torres
Billy Tucker
Alfonso Valtierra
Once school starts, we understand that orien-
tation may seem like it was a million years ago
— in light of this we would like to take this
opportunity to review the school dress code
policy that may have been forgotten since your
orientation session.
DRESS CODE
Students are required to be in uniform when
they walk through the door every day. Shoes
should be black DRESS SHOES. Your shoes
may not be canvas or tennis shoe styles. Exam-
ples were shown to you at orientation, if you
don't remember what those examples were,
see Ms. Suggs and she can show them to you
again.
Your shirt must be tucked into your pants
which must be belted and AT YOUR WAIST.
We should not be able to see your undergar-
ments and any under shirt should be solid
white or black..
Your pants should be black and loose fitting
dress pants in a boot-cut type of style. Skinny
style pants or pants tucked into boots are
NEVER acceptable.
STUDENT ID
Each student is issued a school ID card with
their picture, along with a JAHS assigned lan-
yard. The student ID card and JAHS assigned
lanyard are part of the JAHS uniform and must
be worn around the neck outside of the shirt
at all times while in the building.
Proper uniforms are required at all times
in order to attend class. Students who
are out of dress code are subject to disci-
plinary actions at discretion of admini-
stration.
Jane Addams is very proud of all our stu-
dents but especially those whom demon-
strate dedication to achieve Honor Roll.
Congratulations to all of our Honor Roll
students for 1st Quarter.
Principals List
Marco Arezta-Morriss
Ignacio Frias
Jason Harper
Arianna Jauregui
Mary Kenny
Ian Lewis
Faith McMillen
Shoes have been an issue on dress down days: Black, White, Gray ONLY.
No color on the logo, stitching, tag, rubber, laces — ANYWHERE VISIBLE is allowed.
Dean’s List
Mario Antunez
Hager Ayalew
Darin Calhoun Jr
Evelyn Chairez
Evangelina Durruthy Jr
Margarita Escalante
Ariel Harris
David Lopez
Isaiah Manning
Salvadore Noceda
Idalis Orozco
Andrea Palacio
Angel Reyes
Billy Tucker
Angelica Villarreal
Marquet Watson
Elisa Ortega
Charly Perez
Markese Poe
Issac Rodriguez
Nicolette Rojas
Darmesha Trawick
Alfonso Valtierra
Dominique Woodard
Mission Statement
The mission of JAHS is to increase each scholar’s self-
sufficiency, critical thinking skills and to promote personal
responsibility.
Vision Statement
The vision of JAHS is a high quality school for "at risk schol-
ars," opening numerous doors for its scholars by significantly
expanding their skill sets so they may access greater opportu-
nities to build meaningful, independent lives.
1814 South Union Avenue
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone: 312-563-1746
Fax: 312-563-1756
www.jahs.org
Sponsored by Title I
WWWEEE AREAREARE HALFHALFHALF WAYWAYWAY DONE!DONE!DONE! On December 11 we invited the group Reverse Order to perform for our students and staff. Re-
verse Order has performed upbeat popular music to instantly engage students. Most recently
Reverse Order was a producer’s pick and semi-finalist on “America’s Got Talent.”
Reverse The Trend is an Anti-Bullying concert and assembly created by the young band Reverse
Order to help combat the rise of bullying across America.
Inspired by Reverse Order, Jane Addams held their very own “Jane Addams Got Talent.” Our stu-
dents were able to perform a variety of things from: singing, dancing, comedy, etc. With five staff
judges chosen at random we give you the winners for the 2015-2016 Jane Addams Got Talent:
Reverse Order on stage per-
forming (left). First place
winners to this years JAHS
Got Talent (right), Maya
Farmer and Antonio Savado
perform a rap song they
composed. They have great
talent and we wish them all
the luck artistically.
1st place (top right) Maya Farmer and Antonio Savado; 2nd place (bottom left) Diamond Coakley; 3rd place Markese Poe
(bottom 2nd from the left). We want to thank all the students that were brave enough to perform for the entire school. Starting
from the bottom 3rd form left: Dominique Woodard, Keyona Thompson, Liyah Earl, Stephon Elliott, Steve Flax