The mission of
Jordan
High School
is to provide students with the opportunity to explore a body of knowledge; to develop academic, physical and social skills; and to practice thinking and decision-making processes in an open and orderly environment.
Seniors Shelby Cragg and Lexi Bogen have both won Gold Key Awards for their art from the regional 2010 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Cragg’s self-portrait (left) and Bogen’s photograph (right) will move on to national competition.
Art teacher Kathryn Conte explains that the “ScholasticGold Key Award is a real honor. It places winners in the position to possibly get college scholarships and looks fantastic on a college application.”
Football Players Donate Time and Tips to Pretty in Pink
Thursday, 19 November 2009
The Jordan Football players gave up some of their free time on October 28th to serve tables and wash dishes at Golden Corral from 6-9pm. "It is often easy to say you support a cause, but these young men put it to the test," says Coach Briggs. "There were no fans cheering them on, they did this to donate all the tips earned to The Pretty in Pink Foundation in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month." Over 20 players worked in two shifts during the time period and raised $1000 total for their efforts. Congratulations to the Jordan Football players for this fine achievement.
Jordan FFA Members Attend National Conference
Monday, 09 November 2009
On October 21-24, four members of
Jordan’s FFA chapter traveled to
Indianapolis, Indiana, to attend the 82nd National FFA Convention. Xan Carlson, Brandi Ricci, Helen Giles (pictured left) and Cameron Leedy (pictured on right in bottom photo) represented Durham Public Schools at the convention. The group was accompanied by Mr. Beasley and Mrs. Melino, the club’s advisors.
The FFA National Convention is considered to be the most anticipated leadership event in the country for youth, with over 53,000 members in attendance. While at the convention, students participated in leadership workshops, seminars, and team-building activities and met FFA members from all over the country. Students had the opportunity to network with representatives from colleges and agriculture companies and explore options in the agriculture industry in the largest indoor career show in the
US. Booths featured displays ranging from veterinary medicine and pharmaceutical companies to a mechanical bull. Students attended sessions where they heard from the National Officer team and key note speakers such as Mike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs.
Seniors Shelby Cragg and Lexi Bogen have both won Gold Key Awards for their art from the regional 2010 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Cragg’s self-portrait (left) and Bogen’s photograph (right) will move on to national competition.
The Jordan Football players gave up some of their free time on October 28th to serve tables and wash dishes at Golden Corral from 6-9pm. "It is often easy to say you support a cause, but these young men put it to the test," says Coach Briggs. 
"There were no fans cheering them on, they did this to donate all the tips earned to The Pretty in Pink Foundation in 
honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month." Over 20 players worked in two shifts during the time period and raised $1000 total for their efforts. Congratulations to the Jordan Football players for this fine achievement.
On October 21-24, four members of
