Junior High Basketball Practice will begin on Monday, November 16th. That evening, there will be a parent-coach meeting in the JHS Auditorium. The girls will meet at 6 pm followed by the boys at 7 pm. Please have one parent attend per athlete. Masks are required. Thank you!
Veterans please join us in honoring you in the Veterans Day Reverse Parade. It will be held on Wednesday, November 11th @ 2:00 on Cedar Street in Julesburg.
Call the Julesburg High School 970-474-3365 to RSVP.
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In honor of Veteran's Day, the Junior High School Career jExplorations class interviewed Veteran Army Captain Teresa Howes under the guidance of Mrs. Monette . On Wednesday, November 11th at 2 pm, please join the students and staff of Julesburg School District on Cedar Street for a reverse parade honoring our local Veterans.
Teresa Howes joined the army in 1986. Her parents encouraged her to join. Mrs. Howes is an experiential and life-long learner, so the military helped her pursue a good education and vocational experience. She knew the army would provide discipline and structure and she wanted to be a part of something greater than herself.
Teresa Howes had a love/hate relationship with boot camp. She learned field first aid, conduct reconnaissance, how to properly conduct herself under immense physical and mental stress, how to carry a rucksack, how to assemble/disassemble/ clean and fire an M16 rifle, how to polish her combat boots, clean latrines, polish and buff floors, take orders, make recommendations, know her chain of command, know and perform her first general order, take care of her squad members, run 2 miles under 16 minutes, correctly pump out push-ups and sit-ups under 2 minutes, as well as living and surviving simply in very complex and high risk situations. Boot camp held many important experiences.
While in the military, Mrs. Howes held several different ranks. These include Private, Private First Class, Specialist, Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, Officer Candidate, Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant and Captain. She also served in many different areas including Cheyenne, Wyoming and Baltimore, Maryland. She trained at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; Camp Guernsey, Wyoming; Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Boise, Idaho; Fort Lewis Washington,Camp Ethan Allen Vermont; Fort Polk, Louisiana; Tooele Army Depot, Utah; Schofield Barracks, and 25th Infantry Division Honolulu Hawaii. She deployed to Neu Ulm, Germany when the Berlin Wall came down and Communism came to an end, she deployed to the Middle East, Kuwait to include: Camp Doha Kuwait, Camp Arifjan Kuwait, and Camp Patriot Kuwait during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Teresa Howes served in both the Army and the National Guard. She “held many hats” during her 21 years of service. She trained to be prepared to respond to natural disasters and to go to war. This means that she signed a contract, took an oath to experience and learn how to be a Soldier, a photojournalist, broadcast journalist, public affairs officer, personnel officer, commander, team leader, liaison officer, and assistant master facilities planner and emergency management public affairs officer.
When asked, “What was one of the scariest things that happened while you were in the National Guard,” Teresa responded, “After returning from war in 2004, my health was not the same. I recall one morning in 2006, I had been up all night sweating, coughing with a severe sore throat, hard time breathing, and I was scheduled to lead a unit in a training convoy to Camp Guernsey 90 miles. I called my first sergeant to tell him he was in charge because I could not lead the unit. I was afraid of judgment by my Soldiers and my peers, yet I was not thinking well and I did not want to spread my germs and I really needed medical attention. It was a hard decision to take care of myself (or place myself first at that time) when I was ultimately and in reality taking care of everyone by doing the right thing. Sometimes leadership is realizing one is not in a position to lead and trusting someone else to take over, especially when Soldiers' lives are at stake.”
Teresa Howes enjoyed being in the Army. She earned 15 medals and service ribbons. Her most memorable ones include the Humanitarian Service Medal for deploying to forest fires in Yellowstone, the Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal and the Army Meritorious Service Medal during peacetime and wartime.
Teresa Howes concluded by sharing that her career in the Army gave her a great deal of opportunities to work hard, learn from others, train others, travel, be in exceptional physical condition and be part of a team. Teresa stated that, “Going to war and returning from war continues to be one of the most difficult and fascinating challenges in my life.”
Thank you for your service Mrs. Howes!
A message from the Sedgwick County AD: Unfortunately Merino does not have enough guys to play the JV game tomorrow, so the schedule of events for the week is as follows:
Tuesday JH football against Haxtun in Julesburg @ 4:00 PM
Thursday HS football against Dayspring Christian in Julesburg @ 7:00 PM
Go Cougars!
Thank You Veterans!!!
In honor of Veteran's Day, 5th grade students have made yellow ribbons to go on trees around town. On Wednesday, November 11th at 2 pm, please join the students and staff of Julesburg School District on Cedar Street for a parade honoring our local Veterans.
Thank you Veterans! 🇺🇸 On Wednesday, November 11th at 2 pm, please join the students and staff of Julesburg School District on Cedar Street for a reverse parade honoring our local Veterans.
The Julesburg School District will provide a grab and go lunch on Friday, November 13, 2020 (no school - teacher professional development). These meals are free to ALL community children ages 1 through 18 regardless of free/reduced eligibility. A sack lunch will be available for curbside pick-up at Julesburg Elementary School from 11:00-11:30 a.m. on Friday, November 13th If you would like to request these meals, please fill out the form below by Monday, November 9th. Fill out only one form per family - include all children. Thank you!
Link to form:
https://forms.gle/Q7UwFf23AdxJscrf6
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In honor of Veteran's Day, the Junior High School Career Explorations class interviewed Veteran Army Aviator Lieutenant Gary Lancaster under the guidance of Mrs. Monette . On Wednesday, November 11th at 2 pm, please join the students and staff of Julesburg School District on Cedar Street for a reverse parade honoring our local Veterans.
Gary Lancaster joined the military during his senior year of high school in 1958. He had a love for building model airplanes and decided to go to aviation school. After a year in aviation school, Mr. Lancaster began doing reconnaissance flights. He practiced flying over areas to see the enemy and ground troops. He also flew to adjust artillery fire. In addition to these missions, Mr. Lancaster transported officers.
Mr. Lancaster flew the Cessna L19 and U68 Beaver planes. He went to Berlin and was part of the mission to fly over the Berlin Wall to see and report on the state of the east and west sides of Berlin. For his service, he earned the Berlin Crisis Medal and became an honorary member of the Border Legion. Mr. Lancaster shared that he spent three years in active duty and seven years in the National Guard. He stated that although he did not serve during a war, he would not have been afraid to be deployed during a war because that was his duty.
Thank you for your service Mr. Lancaster!
TONIGHT @ 7 p.m.!
SC Cougars vs. Merino Rams!
Livestreamed @
https://youtube.com/channel/UCkeFQo2S9bNDxmQslsn8TUg Good luck to the COUGAR Football Team!
Enjoying the beautiful weather while giving the 16 colors we created with watercolor creative names!
In honor of Veteran's Day, the JHS Band will perform Marches of the Armed Forces arranged by Michael Sweeney under the direction of Mr. Tim Kossman. On Wednesday, November 11th at 2 pm, please join the students and staff of Julesburg School District on Cedar Street for a reverse parade honoring our local Veterans.
https://youtu.be/GzD3x2LNIkw
In honor of Veteran's Day, the Sixth Grade will perform The National Anthem under the direction of Mrs. Beth Jacobs. On Wednesday, November 11th at 2 pm, please join the students and staff of Julesburg School District on Cedar Street for a reverse parade honoring our local Veterans. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gIdJCjxYQX5iK205F1Lp53Ci5hmAmeCy/view
In honor of Veteran's Day, Kindergarten has a song and a message to share. On Wednesday, November 11th at 2:00 pm, please join the students and staff of Julesburg School District on Cedar Street for a reverse parade honoring our local Veterans.
https://youtu.be/8jKb8zv7QG4
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In honor of Veteran’s Day, American History class has been busy creating signs for the Veterans to view as they cruise down Cedar Street! On November 11th at 2 p.m., please join the students and staff of Julesburg School District on Cedar Street for a parade honoring our local Veterans.
In honor of Veteran's Day, the Junior High School Career Explorations class interviewed Veteran Lance Corporal J Martinez under the guidance of Mrs. Monette . On Wednesday, November 11th at 2 pm, please join the students and staff of Julesburg School District on Cedar Street for a reverse parade honoring our local Veterans.
J Martinez joined the Marines just after graduating high school. He did two tours while serving in Iraqi Freedom. Mr. Martinez was in the infantry and specialized in the M249 saw gunner automatic weapon. During his time in the Marines, Mr. Martinez earned the Purple Heart along with several other medals. Mr. Martinez stated that he loved the Marines and the friendships he made. J Martinez, we thank you for your service!
In honor of Veteran's Day, the JHS College Public Speaking class created this video under the supervision of Mr. Peyman Javadi. On Wednesday, November 11th at 2 pm, please join the students and staff of Julesburg School District on Cedar Street for a parade honoring our local Veterans.
https://youtu.be/k5jp-xQgKC0
In honor of Veteran's Day, the Junior High School Career Explorations class interviewed Veteran Petty Officer 3rd Class Ken Berges under the guidance of Mrs. Monette . On Wednesday, November 11th at 2 pm, please join the students and staff of Julesburg School District on Cedar Street for a reverse parade honoring our local Veterans.
Ken Berges graduated high school in 1965. By June 28th of that year he was on his way to boot camp in San Diego. He completed boot camp and headed to Tennessee. In Tennessee he attended a Technical School. He graduated as a radio technician and radio code operator. He then became familiar with aircraft and did radio communications. These aircraft flew personnel and mail. After that, he took his skill to the Philippines and worked as a radio technician. He was able to fix many radios on military planes so they could fly again. As a Petty Officer 3rd Class, Ken Berges earned the National Defense Ribbon. He spent 40 months in the Navy. Thank you for your service Mr. Berges!
A message from the Sedgwick County AD: Good Morning,
Quick update about football this week. The junior high game with Merino had to be moved to Saturday at 11:00am. So, the schedule for the rest of the week is:
Friday HS football at Merino 7:00pm
Saturday JH football at Merino 11:00am
I have attached Merino's protocol for the football games. You will notice that there is only two fans allowed per player.
Tuesday the junior high will make up their game with Haxtun in Julesburg at 4:00pm.
Go Cougars! rmd.me/Eu4oUgtD3z6
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Ronnie Westerbuhr and Sirissa Casady both 2020 graduates of the Julesburg High School have enlisted with the U. S. Army. Thank you for committing to serve our country.
On Wednesday, November 11th at 2 pm, please join the students and staff of the Julesburg School District on Cedar Street for a reverse parade to honor our local Veterans.
