FoJS Board Meeting
Meet 5:30 PM following SIC meeting
Meeting usually takes place in media center
All parents and guardians are welcome to attend.
Meet 5:30 PM following SIC meeting
Meeting usually takes place in media center
All parents and guardians are welcome to attend.
Follow signs to meeting location
SIC = School Improvement Committee
Calling all James Simons families! We've teamed up with the Marsh Project and Keep CHS Beautiful to make our neighborhood sparkle.
Saturday, April 27, from 10 AM to noon, we're cleaning the streets and having a good time.
We've got all the gear to turn you into a trash-buster. Gloves, vests, pickers, and bags – consider yourself armed and ready for action.
Sign up for your preferred time slot - we've divided the mission into manageable half-hour shifts.
See you there, ready to make James Simons and the Marsh Project proud! 🌍✨
FAQs:
Students must be accompanied by an adult
Full family encouraged to participate
No cost to participate
SAVE THE DATE! Join us on Friday, April 26 for our spring fundraiser.
Note: This is an Adults only event
WHY IT MATTERS:
Each year, Friends of James Simons raises money for the upcoming school year to provide support to the four pillars and the fundraiser is a key way to raise funds and build community.
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SIC = School Improvement Committee
Exact time TBD- This is also the Level Up Meeting Night so we may have to do a 4:30
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Welcoming new families to James Simons!
Learn about Friends of James Simons
How you can support
Opportunities for our community
SIC = School Improvement Committee
Join us for a back to school meet and greet at Corinne Jones Park on Saturday, August 26 from 9-11 AM. Donuts will be available while supplies last! Free to attend.
The Friends of James Simons presents “Class Act” for our 2023 spring fundraiser. Enjoy an evening of food from Hometeam BBQ and 26 Divine, beverages, music from The Black Diamond Band and prizes. We are raising funds to strengthen our extracurricular activities.
$35/adult; $60/pair
JSM Staff is free with $10/guest
To purchase tickets:
By Credit Card via PayPal below
- OR -
Cash or Check to Friends of James Simons and can be dropped with Ms. Dunmyer at the school
Meet at JSM on Moultrie Street to join the Community Clean Up Fundraiser where we will work together as a community to raise funds for James Simons and make our city shine! In 2021, we collected 1548 lbs of trash with 90 family participants and cleaned over 205 acres of public space!
Family Participation (Suggested $20/family donation/participation fee) includes choice of designated clean-up location, trash bags, grabbers, vests, and gloves plus one event t-shirt at check in. (Additional t-shirts are available for $15 purchase.) Sign up with QR code below.
Business Sponsors ($250 cash/check; $255 via Venmo/PayPal for fees) receive litter clean up around their business, media coverage, and event t-shirt. Contact Jenn Parezo
Contact Jenn Parezo by texting 843-754-8899
Sign up via Sign Up Genius for your preferred location
Payment Options:
Direct Donation via PayPal below
Check payable to Friends of James Simons and drop it off at the front office with Ms. Dunmyer. Please address to: FoJS; Attn: Community Clean-up 10/1/22. The school will hold it in the vault until all payments have been collected, and then we will get them over to our FoJS treasurer, Lindsey Sakran.
Venmo FoJS directly: @friendsofjamessimons
STEP 1: Sign up for your preferred clean up location using SignUpGenius
STEP 2: Use the PayPal Donate button below to submit your participation donation and complete registration.
ITTY BITTY LITTER COMMITTEE
In an effort to teach our children about having pride in our community and not littering, children can join the IBLC and commit to a yearlong effort to pick-up litter wherever they see a need! Each member will receive a free button badge for their participation!
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