Columbia Missourian Regional Spelling Bee 3rd Place Finish March 24, 2021  On Wednesday, March 24, JHS 6th Grader Sophia G. competed in the Regional Spelling Bee at the Journalism School on the campus of the University of Missouri. There were 15 students that qualified to participate in the in-person bee. Sophia battled through nine rounds to place 3rd in the tenth. She finished behind last year's champion and the champion's sister. The champion will go on to compete in the national bee later this year. Sophia is determined to make it back next year and do even better. Great job, Eagle!! FFA Area 8 Parliamentarian March 10, 2021  On Wednesday, March 10, Area 8 held their officer interviews in Stover. There were 14-16 candidates for office and JHS Junior, Paige Shelton, was named the new Area 8 Parliamentarian. She will serve as the Parliamentarian for the 2021-22 year. She will attend the Area Officer Institute this summer at the Lake of the Ozarks and will be responsible for helping to plan the Area Leadership Conference and Area Greenhand Conference for next year. Congratulations, Eagle! FBLA Community Project March 8, 2021  Kendall I. and Henry H. showing off the FBLA goodie baskets The FBLA choose to take goodie baskets to Jamestown Senior Housing as this year's service project. The baskets included hand sanitizer, fruit candy, crosswords, pencils and baked goods. FBLA members delivered the baskets to the residents Monday after school. Well done and thank you, Eagles! Class 1 District 10 Girls Tournament 2nd Place February 26, 2021  Winter Concert February 5, 2021 Due to the crazy fall semester, the annual Christmas concert had to changed to a Winter concert in February. It was broadcast live on our Youtube channel for those that were unable to attend. It was a wonderful concert. Everyone did a great job. Well done, Mrs. Lieser and all the students that participated! CCAA Spelling Bee January 7, 2021  UPDATE: Sophia has qualified to compete in the finals of the Regional Spelling Bee on March 24. She placed in the top 15 through an on-line qualifying round and will go to MU for the finals. Good luck, Eagle! ORIGINAL: On Thursday, four students from Jamestown traveled to Prairie Home to participate in the CCAA Conference Spelling Bee. All four did a fantastic job with Tristan S. placing 5th and Sophia G. coming home with the win! Sophia will be competing in the Columbia Missourian Regional Bee in March. Way to go, E-A-G-L-E-S! Famous Missourian Presentations October 27, 2020  Well done, Eagles! |
JHS Star Reader Recognition  Great job, Eagles! Keep up the good work!! Prairie Home Jr. High Basketball Tournament October 17, 2020 Well done, Eagles! CCAA Conference Champions October 3, 2020  Saturday, October 3, under rainy conditions, the Eagles baseball team traveled to Prairie Home to compete in the CCAA Conference Tournament with their sights set on bringing home the championship after placing 2nd last year. They opened their day with a 9-3 win over the Calvary Lutheran Lions. The boys faced the Prairie Home/Bunceton team in the championship game and poured on the runs, walking away with a 15-0 victory! Congratulations, team & coaches! Well done, Eagles! Capital Arts 2020 Chalk Art Competition Group Category Winner  On September 12, several JHS students and their teacher, Mrs. Makayla Howard, submitted a piece of art to the annual Capital Arts Chalk Art Competition. They entered their 3x5 drawing in the "Group" category. Using pastel chalk, the group chose to draw a sugar skull due to its difficulty and detail. The challenging choice paid off as they were awarded with 1st place in their category. Congratulations and well done, Eagles! |
Meet Our New Faculty and Staff for the 2020-2021 School Year
Jr. High Boys/Girls Basketball Assistant Coach &
Varsity Girls Basketball Assistant Coach
Makayla is originally from Vienna, Mo and graduated from Vienna High School. She is currently living in Jefferson City with her husband and two dogs. Makayla graduated from Lincoln University in 2020 with her BSED in K-12 Art Education. She loves the beauty, expression, and mystery art brings to the world and always reminds herself that "Creativity takes Courage" as stated by the famous artist, Henri Matisse. Her future plans are to go back to school and recieve her Master's degree in Education. Makayla is super excited for the school year!
Mr. Melvin Myers, Varsity Girls Basketball Coach
Melvin graduated from Jefferson City High School in 1995. He graduated in August 2003 from Lincoln University with a Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree with his major emphasis being Physical Education and Education. In 2004, Melvin finished his second degree with a Bachelor of Science in Education (Physical Education) with certification K-12. He earned his Masters in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation from Emporia State University in 2008. He has been married for 18 years to his wife, Michelle. He has three kids; Trevon 17, Maleah 13, and Devin 10. Currently, Melvin is the Head Track Coach and Drivers Education Teacher at Jefferson City High School. He has coached girls basketball, track, and football for the past twenty years. Melvin loves sports and enjoys working with kids. Coach Myers is featured in a California Democrat story linked here.
High School Science Teacher
Randy recently retired from Jefferson City public schools after twenty years as a middle school science and math teacher. He grew up in a small farming community in central Illinois. In 1983, he moved to Jefferson City and began work as a Jefferson City Police Department patrol officer. After ten years as a police officer, Randy decided to return to school to become a school teacher to better serve his community. He attended Lincoln University in Jefferson City where he earned his bachelor of science in education and a masters degree in K-12 Administration. He is married and has a daughter and three step-sons. He has eight grandchildren that keep him very busy. Randy loves to hunt and fish while spending as much time as he can out of doors. When he is not spending time in nature, you can usually find him with a book in his hands. Randy is very excited about teaching in Jamestown!