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- Jasper High School
Gillian Blessinger
Jasper High School Semester 1 Honor Roll
All A’s Honor Roll
Senior: Harshaldeep Basra, Christian Biddle, Gianna Cabral, Elijah Clark, Ella Clark, Hayden Clark, Levi Clauss, Ryley Cowan, Johnson Dong, Dylan Durcholz, Ayla Elkins, Emma Emerson, Taliyah Fleming, Shawna Frederickson, Keira Giesler, Kayle Guardado Martinez, Sophie Gubbins, Graham Gunderson, Arel Hawkins, Olivia Helming, Izabelle Hollingsworth, Anna Johnson, Gavin Jones, Nicholas Kieffner, Brooke Kleiser, Emily Kleiser, Colin Klem, Madelyn Knies, Molly Kramer, Kennedy Kunkel, Cole Lampert, Avalon Lang, Cole Leinenbach, Elizabeth Leonard, Emma K. Leonard, Claire Linette, Carter McCain, Sarah McGimpsey, Adilynn Mehringer, Autumn Payne, Oliver Pelaez, Evan Potter, Sonali Rathee, Caroline Schipp, Kaiden Schmidt, Brynlee Schue, Cooper Seal, Nathan Weinzapfel, Greta Weisheit, Ava Claire Werne, Brooke Williams, Ervin Williams, Ethan Young.
Junior: Vincent Bez, Ella Blume, Nora Breitwieser, Sutton Brosmer, Kendall Corbin, Ashlynn Fuhs, Maddex Garrett, Eliza Gaug, Jackson Gudorf, Victoria Gunselman, Cooper Hoffman, Molly Isaacs, Leah Jerger, Madison Mauck, Holly Merder, Cali Rasche, Sawyer Reckelhoff, Ryan Roettger, Anna Ruhe, Mason Schmidt, Lila Schmitt, Addison Schnarr, Kaydance Seidl, Samuel Shappard, Avery Stenftenagel, Andrew Stratton, Abigail Taylor, Maleah Vonderheide, Abe Wanninger, Brynlee Wehr, Tessa Werne, Riley Werner.
Sophomore: Lillian Bajorek, Trey Blackgrave, Lainee Blome, Kinley Catt, Finley Cook, Graham Day, Parker Erny, Rebekah Grove, Lila Hawkes, Bailey Hawkins, Mya Hidalgo, Sylas Hollen, Jaxson Hulsman, Kage Kendall, Hadlie Kippenbrock, Meredith Kluesner, Stella Knies, Cooper Kramer, Brock Lampert, Anna Levin, Abigail Lukemeyer, Ella Schue, Allie Sermersheim, Brogan Stenftenagel, Lilian Uebelhor, Erin Verkamp, Trent Walton, Eli Werner, Laney Werner, Sophie Werner, Katherine Woebkenberg, Katelyn Young, Amelia Zehr.
Freshman: Andrea Angeles, Jozlynn Blocker, Maria Bombelli, Parker Book, Sophia Bravo, Claire Buehler, Claire Bueltel, Graham Collins, Maci Dittelberger, Braxton Dupps, Lexi Elkins, Tyler Emerson, Will Erny, Asa Flamion, Daniela Gonzalez Rodriguez, Diego Gutierrez Ledezma, Eli Hartings, Caleb Hasselbring, Kylie Hopf, Kate Kelly, Jack Keusch, Kiptyn Kluesner, Charlie Knies, Corde Leinenbach, Linda Martinez Casares, Caleb McCain, Kylie Mehringer, Levi Mehringer, Briana Orellana, Calvin Pfister, Diego Ramos, Olivia Reckelhoff, Natalie Rolwing, Decker Ruhe, Evan Ruhe, Corbin Schnarr, James Seger, Madelynn Steffen, Quinn Weidenbenner, Chase Werner, Ella Wiggins, Josie Wiggins, Oliver Williams, Zoe Zehr.
A-B Honor Roll
Senior: Samuel Allen, Haley Atkins, Aaliyah Bennett, Oliver Bez, Ava Biggs, Abby Brosmer, Maxwell Bueltel, Lillie Campbell, Payton Campbell, Luke Dahmer, Logan Day, Jackelyn Diaz Flores, Brandon Dodaro, Bernadine Dure, Landrey Fegan, Emerson Franzel, Laurian Gayso, Chase Gehlhausen, Alisson Guardado Lopez, Cohen Gunselman, Nicholas Hanselman, Reece Harder, Lilah Hayes, Kevin Henriquez Melendez, Jarren Higgins, Beckett Holsworth, Gracie Huckelby, Vincent Huckelby, Quentin Hutchinson, Aiden Ison, Caleigh Jahn, Tyler Jochum, Gavin Kempf, Jaida Kendall, Kash Kendall, Abigail Kluemper, Jonah Kuczynski, Ethan Lacy, Andyn Lampert, Jace Land, Ally Larkin, Keyan Lemond, Jack Levin, Joel Levy, Sloan Lichlyter, Brianna Lopez, Luke Lorey, Nate Lukemeyer, Karla Martinez, Eli Mehringer, Paula Moreno Mateus, Lauren Mundy, Camryn Nehmer, Devin Otto, Edwin Pacas Calderon, Jude Peter, Carson Powell, Deveon Price, Leanelys Ramos, Josephine Rees, Dillen Robling, Thalia Rodriguez Gazan, Lola Ruhe, Camilla Sampson, Josseline Sandoval, Lily Saypharath, Lila Seger, Nataly Serrano, Emma Small, David Smith, Eliot Smith, Noah Smith, Libby Stanco, Ethan Thornburgh, Jetta Tormohlen, Andrew Tubbs, Vanesa Vanegas Sanchez, Zoie Warner, Alec Wehr, Reagan Weisheit, Mason Weisman, Jaxon Werner, Pieper Werner, Kyle Woehler, Allison Woodruff.
Junior: Nicolas Aguilera, David Arango Bahoz, Brianna Barrix, Holden Bastien, Mason Bower, Arden Brames, Anna Buechlein, Kamren Buechler, Kayla Burton, Khloe Byrd, Jacqueline Cruz, Jonathan Dominguez Figueroa, Isaac Dooley, Olivia Dreblow, Bryce Durcholz, John Fallon, Hunter Fortwendel, Denis Gonzalez Rodriguez, Isabella Griffith, Olivia Habig, Jace Hafele, Drake Hagan, Haley Hallett, Kaia Hamlin, Blake Hardin, Bella Henke, Mitchell Hile, Laci Hopf, Reagan Hopf, Connor Howard, Madilynn Hulse, Keira Jahn, Parker Jahn, Ryan Kelly, Giana Kempf, Samuel King, Cody Krips, Fletcher Lorey, Liam Lowery, Jaslyn Loya, Jaylen Maners, Josneider Marquez Perez, Arwen McClung, Adam Miller, Joselin Miranda Villalta, Nolan Mullins, Hanier Navarro Acevedo, Clara Noblitt, Ava Peterson, Averi Pike, Brayan Pupo Rojas, Caydan Ramos, Nathen Ramos, Blayken Recker, Eastyn Recker, Halle Recker, Ella Rees, Abigail Ruschau, Ava Sanders, Cole Schmitt, Alyse Schwenk, Anna Schwenk, Addison Seger, Oliver Sibrel, Bryn Smith, Elijah Smith, Jett Springer, Khloe Terwiske, Myah Troutman, Juan Urdaneta Martinez, Ruby Wanninger, Collin Werner, Kate Werner, Mason Whaley, John Woebkenberg, Kal-El Wright, Moises Zelaya Castro.
Sophomore: Sofia Aguilera, Jostin Alvarez-Reyes, Jacqualyn Arthur, Conner Bailey, Diana Bajorek, Briar Beck, Madelyn Bromm, Casper Buechlein, Kimber Copas, Ilana DeMotte, Julia DeVaro, Christopher Dodaro, William Drew, Kathryn Eckerle, Drew Estabrook, Patience Ferrera, Marvin Figueroa, Brock Fleck, Amalia Foet, Drew Gegogeine, Madelyn Greenwell, Evelyn Hall, Kinley Hardin, Eva Henke, Magnolia Hildenbrand, Lauren Hoffman, Lillian Houchins, Dakota Jackson, Alivia Kluesner Hohiemer, Quinten Knies, Kasen Kunz, Kimmy Lam, Ella Leinenbach, Jalyn Lopez, Madison Morales, Hadley Nowotarski, Nahomy Pacas Calderon, Jenna Peters, Malakyi Porter, Alexander Potter, Callie Powell, Dylan Prechtel, William Ruhe, Rylan Scherer, Evan Schmitt, Audrey Schroeder, Olivia Schwenk, Cohen Seufert, Stella Temple, Mallory Troutman, Lauryn Truesdale, Rilyn Truesdale, Cooper Vollmer, Liliann Wagner, Reese Weisheit, Adalyn Welp, Gannon Western, Emma Willis, Kyle Wilson, Tanner Young.
Freshman: Mariangel Almeida Massaguer, Alyssa Atkins, Monaldeep Basra, Noland Bearden, Bentley Best, Dylan Blessinger, Joseph Buehler, Colin Bueltel, Shelton Byers, Alexandra Calderon, Leticia Carreon, Erlin Charles, Brady Duncan, Aaliyah Duran, Eric Duron Melendez, Jillian Ekong, Samantha Escobar De Renteria, Noah Eyler, Ella Fakes, Daphne Fallon, Nolan Fuhs, Marinela Galvez, Liam Goeppner, Vivienne Gunselman, Jocelyn Hall, Maggie Hanneman, Harlan Haywood, Maddison Henderson, Adrian Herrera, Abe Hoffman, Morgan Hoffman, Serenity Hopster, Ethan Jones, London Kemp, Xavier Kiefer, Reagan King, Hannah Kluemper, Joshua Layman, Evan Legris, Konrad Leinenbach, Clara Letterman, Drake Lichlyter, Colton Lorey, Grant Messmer, Bryce Miller, Lorelei Nealy, Alexander Nord, Hennessey Pardo, Isabella Peraza, Carsyn Peterson, Diego Rincon Leinden, Shelby Roper, Natalie Rosales Echeverria, Karsen Roth, Jack Rumbach, Bella Sanders, Kayla Sandoval, Hallie Scherer, Lexi Schnarr, Sophie Schnarr, Samuel Schwenk, Elijah Steltenpohl, Emelyn Stone, Walker Swan, Elsie Tekoppel, Samuel Tolbert, Violet Trujillo, Reid Wendholt, Wyatt Werner, Riley Wiggins, Grant Zehr.
- 2025
- Honor Roll
- Semester 1
- Jasper High School
Gillian Blessinger
Jasper High School is proud to announce it has earned silver recognition on the 2025 College Board AP School Honor Roll.
This distinction is based on performance in three areas:
- College Culture: JHS earned a silver ranking in this category.
- College Credit: JHS earned a silver ranking in this category.
- College Optimization: JHS excelled in this category, earning a platinum ranking.
“This recognition reflects our commitment to providing meaningful opportunities for students to challenge themselves, earn college credit, and graduate with more options for their future,” said Dr. Tracy Lorey, GJCS Superintendent.
For more information, visit https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/exam-administration-ordering-scores/scores/awards/ap-school-honor-roll.
- College Board
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Gillian Blessinger
The winter season is upon us. Our district staff understands that our decision to delay or close schools in bad weather has a big effect on families. We also understand that our students are better served-both academically and socially by being in school. However, our top priority is the safety of our students.
HOW DO WE MAKE OUR DECISION?
Please understand that we make the decision to delay or close school in bad weather based on a careful analysis of relevant factors such as:
- Information on road conditions from transportation staff and from police. We must give careful consideration to the most dangerous roads in the district. Even if your street looks clear, travel elsewhere in the district may be dangerous. Also, we must consider that some high school students drive to school.
- Amount of snow and ice accumulated.
- Whether precipitation is continuing.
- Building conditions (such as whether we have electricity and heat).
- Parking lot conditions. Administrators talk to maintenance and custodial staff members who are responsible for clearing and treating school parking lots and sidewalks.
- Temperature and wind chill. Please remember that some of our students walk to school and some must wait outside for the bus
- Weather predictions. We prefer not making our decision based on weather predictions, which are not always accurate, but sometimes this is unavoidable.
- What other school districts are doing. We also share information with other local districts and check whether they are delaying or closing.
WHO MAKES THE DECISION?
As superintendent of schools, Dr. Tracy Lorey is responsible for the final decision, based on the above factors and recommendations from other sources. We have a team of drivers who drive the roads around 4:30 a.m. to assess the road conditions.
HOW IS THE PUBLIC NOTIFIED?
We will utilize our School Messenger calling system to initially notify all students and staff of a change in the school schedule. You may also check our social media platforms or tune to local television and radio stations for up-to-date information on school closings. The district website will also be edited to show the status of our school session. Please do not call the schools unless it is an emergency.
WHEN IS THE DECISION MADE?
Every attempt is made to make the decision by 6:00 am or earlier so we can notify radio and TV stations and post the decision on our web site.
WILL WE CLOSE SCHOOL IF CONDITIONS WORSEN?
If conditions get worse during the school day, we may need to dismiss early, but we will give adequate notice to all parents first.
Although we do our absolute best in this process, we know that no perfect decision exists.
We hope that this explanation helps everyone understand the process that our district staff uses to make the best possible decision regarding school delays and closings due to inclement weather.
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- Jasper High School
Gillian Blessinger
GJCS is proud to announce that Jasper High School Athletic Director, Phil Kendall, has been named the Indiana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (IIAAA) District 6 High School Athletic Director of the Year. Since stepping into the role of Athletic Director in 2021, Phil has demonstrated dedication and leadership, earning the respect of peers across District 6, which encompasses 13 counties in Southern Indiana, including Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vigo and Warrick.
Phil was nominated by two fellow athletic directors who praised his attention to detail, commitment to helping others, and leadership in hosting numerous IHSAA tournaments at Jasper. This recognition is a testament not only to Phil, but also to the spirit and collaboration that defines Jasper Athletics.
Winners from all six IIAAA districts will be honored at the statewide banquet in March, where the overall Indiana High School Athletic Director of the Year will be announced.
Phil is the first to credit his team for this achievement, emphasizing that such recognition is only possible thanks to the dedication of the entire Jasper High School Athletic Department, including Cameron Harris and Theresa Stenftenagel, all JHS coaches, event staff, ticket holders, and all supporters within he Jasper community.
Congratulations, Phil, and thank you to everyone who makes Jasper Athletics exceptional!
For more information, visit https://www.iiaaa.org/.
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- Ireland Elementary School
- Jasper Elementary School
- Jasper High School
- Jasper Middle School
Gillian Blessinger
Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools (GJCS) is proud to announce that all of our schools have been recognized in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best School rankings.
- Ireland Elementary School earned a Best Elementary Schools badge, ranking 22nd among Indiana elementary schools.
- Jasper Elementary School received a Best Elementary Schools badge, ranking 180th statewide.
- Jasper Middle School was awarded a Best Middle School badge, ranking 79th among Indiana middle schools.
- Jasper High School earned a ranking of 55 th out of 437 high schools in Indiana, as announced in August.
These distinctions are awarded to schools placing in the top 40% of schools in the state, reflecting the commitment and excellence of our students, staff, and community.
For more information on the rankings, visit:
