East Jessamine Middle School

Hello EJMS Families and Friends - What a wonderful time we had last Friday night in extending our culture fair into the evening with the Cultural Celebration. Thanks so much to all of the families who came to share their traditions and especially their traditional food - it was delicious and so much fun to be together! This week brings opening night for our school musical. Our student cast and crew has worked so hard to put on a wonderful show. We hope you'll come to enjoy it sometime Thursday night - Saturday night! It's a jam-packed week at EJMS as usual. Check out what else is happening in this week's edition of your weekly newsletter! https://secure.smore.com/n/pghm63

Who doesn't love a Block Party? Thursday March 20th, the JCHD is hosting a Block Party for middle school aged kids! Food, drinks, games, and prizes! Mark your calendars! Details below! #proudtoroar

Hello EJMS Family and Friends - Happy St. Patrick's Day and the start of another fun spirit week at EJMS. We're excited to welcome back our 8th graders from Washington DC tomorrow after having a great time in our nation's capital. It's another busy week at school with the musical in its last couple of weeks before opening night, soccer, baseball, and softball in full swing and the Culture Fair during school on Friday with our Cultural Celebration after school. We hope your family will be joining us for that. Find out about all of that and so much more in this week's edition. Have a great week! https://secure.smore.com/n/e7mt6h

🍀Get Ready for the East Middle PTO's FIRST Basket Bingo!🍀 Luck is on your side! Join us Sunday, March 16th (yep, the Sunday before St. Patrick’s Day) for a night of fun, prizes, and a little extra luck of the Irish! We’re putting together some AMAZING baskets, and trust us—you’re gonna want to see them! See picture for details and be sure to hop on the PTO Facebook page to see the baskets/prizes. Mark your calendars, grab your bingo buddies, and get ready for a night you won’t want to miss! 🍀🎉 #EJMSBasketBingo #LuckyToWin

The EJMS student-led Culture Fair is extending into the evening hours! All families are invited to attend on Friday, March 21st from 5-6:30 here at EJMS! There will be food, dancing, door prizes and more! Mark your calendars! We can't wait to see you here! #proudtoroar

Join us in welcoming Courtney Becknell as the East Jessamine Middle School's Student Experience & Programming Coordinator, effective for the 25-26 school year! This role is geared towards creating a positive, engaging, and supportive environment that caters specifically to the developmental needs of middle school students. The Student Experience & Programming Coordinator will oversee the middle school athletic and extracurricular programs. Courtney is excited about her role and looking forward to working with students, staff, coaches, and community to continue the growth of our athletics as well as our school. Congratulations, Courtney!

BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE! Have you purchased your tickets to see these two amazing student casts perform Beetlejuice Jr.?! March 27th will be here before you know it! Click the link now and secure your spot! #proudtoroar https://ejmstheatre.ludus.com/index.php

The 29th annual National Student Poetry Contest is here! EJMS is excited to support our students' creativity by offering to submit their original works of poetry to The American Library of Poetry! Submissions qualify students for the chance to win a variety of prizes from random drawings such as laptops, tablets, giftcards, and more! One lucky contestant who is chosen for first place overall will even win $500 cash! Please see Mr. Crane in the EJMS Library for questions and submissions!

Is your scholar interested in joining Beta? Spring Beta recruitment is underway! The application process will remain open until Monday, March 17th! Students in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade may apply! For questions, reach out to Mrs. Roller, Mrs. Mahagan-Kinkade, or Ms. Grillo! Application link below! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqmqf3jME-OC8WfQWSWcheTQ-nw9QNDiKGj9VTXAjDejnv3w/viewform

Beautiful night for the Boys Soccer home opener. Go Jags!

Hello EJMS Family and Friends - Happy Daylight Savings! Spring is almost here! We are certainly in the spring season at EJMS with the spring musical in its final rehearsals, announcements of teacher of the year, and soccer in full swing along with so much else going on. Check it all out in this week's edition! https://secure.smore.com/n/pnqgv

Interested in trying out for cheer next year? Check out the graphic and the link to the tryout page! https://www.facebook.com/share/g/12JDL4v4QNR/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Hello Jaguar Family and Friends - We hope this finds you and your family well. Welcome to another great week at EJMS! In this week's Jaguar Weekly, please check out and complete the Technology Insights survey (link in newsletter). This helps us better understand our students, their families, and technology needs in our district and we appreciate hearing your voice in this work. This week marks the end of the third nine weeks (it's hard to believe 3/4 of the year is behind us!) and we're celebrating with a dance. Tickets are $5 and students may purchase their tickets to join us for Friday's glow dance during lunch on Wednesday, March 5. Check out that and much more in this week's edition. https://secure.smore.com/n/b9cpq

Help us support flood victims in Eastern Kentucky as you come cheer on the Jags in the East v West volleyball game Tuesday night!

Hello EJMS Family and Friends - We hope that you and your family stayed warm and safe during the NTI Days last week and are as excited as we are to have a full week of warmer weather to look forward to. It's going to be a busy week as we end this snowy February. We look forward to seeing you at school for a volleyball game or the choir concert or any number of other activities. Check out what's happening in this week's edition! https://secure.smore.com/n/hqdz2

Friday, February 21st will be NTI Day #10! Stay safe, Jaguars! We are looking forward to seeing you Monday! #proudtoroar

Here's a chance to rally with all of Jessamine County to help families in Pikeville affected by severe flooding. Drop all donations at EJMS!

Thursday, February 20th is NTI Day #9! Stay safe and warm out there! We can't wait to be back in person with all our Jags! #proudtoroar

Today is NTI Day #8! Stay safe and warm! #proudtoroar

Welcome Bri Duncan and Brock Runyon to the Jaguar family! We are so excited to have them with us! Say hi when you see them around! #proudtoroar