TRIMBLE COUNTY JR/SR HIGH

Any Student interested in taking the PSAT test please contact Ms. Howerton. Visit the link below for more information. https://5il.co/l69l Students: Today is the last day to sign up to take the PSAT in October. Please email Ms. Howerton at andrea.howerton@trimble.kyschools.us today! College Board National Recognition Programs If you take the PSAT/NMSQT as a junior and you’re African American, Hispanic American, Indigenous, and/or attend school in a rural area or a small town, you may be invited to apply for academic recognition as part of the College Board National Recognition Programs: ƒAfrican American Recognition ƒHispanic Recognition ƒIndigenous Recognition ƒRural and Small Town Recognition See psat.org/recognition for additional information. A high PSAT score can lead to a National Merit Scholarship. You’ll be competing against students in your state, and recognition as a winner results is a single-payment monetary award of $2,500! The test is $20.00 but payment is not due until October 14th.

Good Afternoon, Attached is a link to 15 Scholarship Programs that will award more than 1400 individual scholarships. I have also sent this information the all TC Seniors school email. Please do not hesitate to apply! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iYF9NtHvKETweTFxFyZyOk4XBrsdnPFf/view

REMINDER-"Paying for College 101," Zoom Meeting is tonight at 6:30 pm. Click on the link below for this meeting. More details have been emailed to the students, in addition it has been posted on the TCJS High page and on Facebook.

Happy Monday to our Raider Families! Grades for all classes this year will be housed in Infinite Campus. We encourage you to download the app, available through your app store, to receive updates and notifications concerning grades, assignments, etc. Simply search Infinite Campus in your app store to find Student Campus and Parent Campus options.

Good afternoon students and parents. As school counselor, I wanted to take an opportunity to share information and resources about suicide prevention and warning signs. You may access a video here: https://www.loom.com/share/5ff7fda196454c8990fa25a521a48d43 Please do not hesitate to contact me at the school if you have any questions or need more information. Have a great weekend.

$10,000 Scholarship Opportunity https://www.honorsgradu.com/scholarship/

Attention parents of students age 16+. As the date for return to in-person learning approaches, the school nurse needs updated immunization certificates. Please ensure that you send an updated certificate for your student. If you have any questions, feel free to call Nurse Liter at 502-255-7781. Thank you in advance!

Important College Financial Aid Information! TCJRSR High School has partnered with KHEAA to provide 2 upcoming Zoom meetings for students that plan on attending any post secondary institution upon graduation. Both the student and the parent should attend these Zoom meetings. The first meeting will be "Paying for College 101," which will be held Tuesday, September 15, at 6:30 pm. The second meeting will be held on Wednesday October 14, at 6:30 pm. This will be our traditional FAFSA (Federal Financial Aid) night which will provide detailed information on how to complete the FAFSA application, create student /parent ID/Pin, and more. This is a very important meeting and again, we encourage both the student and parent to attend. Any student wishing to seek financial aid will need to complete a FAFSA application. You will need to create a zoom account to access these meetings. The instructions for the September meeting are outlined below. Robert McDermott is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Paying for College 101 Time: Sep 15, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/94430381081?pwd=N1ZYYm1hRTk0T1kxR1NQVkcyRkE1UT09 Meeting ID: 944 3038 1081 Passcode: 609423 If you do not have access to a computer at the time of the meeting you may join on the phone via One tap mobile by dialing either of these numbers. +13126266799,,94430381081#,,,,,,0#,,609423# US (Chicago) +19292056099,,94430381081#,,,,,,0#,,609423# US (New York)

Virtual Option B/Independent Edgenuity students have been enrolled in courses. Students were emailed login information Sunday afternoon. If your student is a Virtual Option B student, please make sure he/she has received the email and is able to log into courses. Any Virtual Option B student that has not completed and returned the Option B Agreement form must do so prior to Friday. Students that do not, will remain in Virtual Option A (teacher-facilitated) courses for the 2020-2021 school year. Please contact Ms. Stewart with any questions or concerns.

Good morning! If you chose Virtual Option B (independent/Edgenuity) and have not received or submitted the Edgenuity Guildelines and Agreement form (handed out at orientation), please do so by this Friday, September 4th. If you have misplaced or did not receive the form, we have copies available at the school. Please stop in this week to complete this process, as the information is needed to assign coursework. Feel free to contact the school with any questions you may have, 502-255-7781. For those that HAVE completed and returned the form, we are currently in the process of scheduling your coursework. Please check your school email account daily for updates.

Good morning! Beginning Tuesday, September 8th, we are making a few classrooms available to small groups of students to access internet. Classrooms will be scheduled Monday-Thursday in two-hour shifts, 9-11 and 1-3. Bus transportation can be arranged, if necessary. Meals will not be provided. Masks must be worn by students at all times when in the building. If you are interested in setting up an appointment for your student to make use of this opportunity, please contact Ms. Mershall or Mrs. Thornsberry, by calling the school at 502-255-7781.

Notification of Terroristic Threatening, as required by Kentucky law. This message is in place of the letter that is usually given to students within the first ten days of school. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k8evaQLXFc8fzw4gCA75cCxurSSdkUKL/view?usp=sharing

Having trouble accessing your Google Meets? Follow these instructions to update your Chromebook... 1. Click the bottom right corner of the Chrome OS desktop. 2. Select the Settings icon. 3. Click About Chrome. 4. Click Check for updates. 5. To apply the update, click the arrow icon and select Restart to Update.

Good evening! Student schedules in Infinite Campus have been updated to reflect elective courses for students grades 8-12 that have chosen Virtual Option A (teacher facilitated; not returning to school once in-person classes resume). Schedules are available to students by logging on to Infinite Campus. Please remember to follow the Google Meet schedules for virtual students previously shared. They are linked below for easy access. 8th grade: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nimDroKW6gL26Nwyeydd5sZPjGnlfJPyAg84FSlMQKQ/edit?usp=sharing Grades 9-12: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14S1KfZu90d245l3JV1eCuTHzuIUNsEVCw0p6-hfaSwY/edit?usp=sharing Please contact the school with any questions you may have.

This linked document provides detailed instructions on how to download files from Google Classroom to your Chromebook. This is especially helpful for those with limited internet connectivity. You can download files while connected to internet, and access them later when you are not. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1slm0MDx4h_aTvc29HKz1_6wN_j0OZrIa/view?usp=sharing

Did you miss in-person student orientation? Did you attend, but would like to review the information again? Do you have questions about what the schedule looks like for students not returning to school when in-person classes resume? Check out the updated information on our website, by clicking the link below! This contains all information shared at orientation, along with the updates that have been shared over the last couple of days, in a one-stop shop! (This information is available under QuickLinks on the Jr/Sr High website.) https://www.trimble.kyschools.us/o/trimble-county-jr-sr-high/page/2020-2021-orientation-and-schedule-information

Clarification Regarding Schedules for 8th Grade Students Enrolled in Virtual Option A (teacher-facilitated - students who will NOT return to school when in-person classes resume.) Students enrolled in this option MAY be scheduled to multiple courses in 2nd & 6th periods, due to the scheduling setup in Infinite Campus. If this applies to your student, please see the schedule below for clarification. This schedule applies to Live Google Meet Session opportunities. Recorded lessons, materials and assignments are posted and available for access at any time via the Google Classroom. Please click the following link for the updated schedule, and don't hesitate to call the school should you have any questions! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nimDroKW6gL26Nwyeydd5sZPjGnlfJPyAg84FSlMQKQ/edit?usp=sharing

Happy Friday! As classes are set to begin on Monday, we wanted to get this scheduling information out to you to prepare! Clarification Regarding Schedules for Students Grades 9-12 Enrolled in Virtual Option A (teacher-facilitated - students who will NOT return to school when in-person classes resume.) Students enrolled in this option MAY be scheduled to multiple courses in the same class period, due to the scheduling setup in Infinite Campus. If this applies to your student, please see the schedule below for clarification. This schedule applies to Live Google Meet Session opportunities. Recorded lessons, materials and assignments are posted and available for access at any time via the Google Classroom. Please click here for the updated schedule: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14S1KfZu90d245l3JV1eCuTHzuIUNsEVCw0p6-hfaSwY/edit?usp=sharing Have a great weekend!

7th Grade Parents whose students selected Virtual Option A (teacher-facilitated) for semester 1 - Mrs. Farmer will be sharing a revised schedule document to her Google Classroom as a remedy to the scheduling issue for your students. If your student has not accessed their classroom yet, there should be a link to the classroom in their student email account. If you chose Virtual Option B or in-person learning, this schedule change does not apply to your student. Please call the school should you have any questions!

If you have not completed the online registration process, please take a few moments to do so by accessing the link available at: www.trimble.kyschools.us. The link appears in the yellow ribbon at the top of the page. District/School owned devices may not be issued, until registration is complete, and technology fee is paid. The technology fee for Jr/Sr High students is $75. We have many students signed up for orientation that have not yet completed these steps. There will be stations set up to accept payments and assist with the registration process on each day of orientation. Thank you!