John Marshall High School

And that's a wrap for the JM Gives Season. So much fun & so much to be proud of ❤️ Goooooo Rockets 🚀

Before we officially begin winter break, we want to take a moment to celebrate the amazing students we have at RPS! During their annual fundraising competitions, our high school students raised a combined $123,077.95 for local organizations! Thank you, students, for all your hard work and effort to invest back into our community.

Congratulations Rocket staff and students - an amazing effort this year for JM Gives. Have a wonderful winter break, we will see you in 2026!

A huge thank you to our JM community for making our Staff Appreciation Breakfast a big success! It was a great way to start the morning and end a busy month!

When life gives you Rebecca Black, pick up some sticks and jam!

As we wrap up 2025, read Superintendent Pekel's end-of-year letter to see all that we've accomplished in our district: https://rochesterpsmn.edurooms.com/engage/rochester-public-schools/newsletters/superintendent-pekel-s-end-of-year-update.

As we wrap up 2025, read Superintendent Pekel's end-of-year letter to see all that we've accomplished in our district: https://rochesterpsmn.edurooms.com/engage/rochester-public-schools/newsletters/superintendent-pekel-s-end-of-year-update.

JM GIVES is going strong this last week! Today even staff were in the spirit with Candyland dress up and the temporary tattoos fundraiser!

Most of us have some JM Spirit Wear laying around....gathering dust, filling our closet, making piles. Put it to NEW use and donate it to the Rocket Community Room. Our JM Spirit Wear is SO popular that we have depleted our supply. Donations can be brought to JM & placed in the yellow bins inside the Main or Athletic Entrances. Thank you in advance!

The JM & Gage Newcomer classes enjoyed some time flying down the JM sledding hill & drinking hot cocoa together 🥰

You are invited to the JMHS Bands Holiday concert tonight at 7:00 PM in the JM Ilstrup Auditorium.

Rockets, here are our JM Gives dress up day themes for the remainder of the week!

JM Gives Dress up Days start Monday, 12/15/25!

Yes, we have another fun JM Gives Fundraiser! See image for details. It's for the kids!

Special event at the JM - Mayo Basketball Game Tonight. See flyer for details.

Rocket students - this unique opportunity puts the FUN in fundraising for JM Gives. Tattoo a teacher! See the image for more details.

Juniors...are you interested in being a part of Big Brothers Big Sisters? Earn high school credit. Have fun. Add something to your resume. We are especially in need of male mentors, as we have 12 elementary boys set on a male high school mentor. See Mrs. Vasquez in 3-111 for more information.

Are you a JM alum—from any decade (the earlier, the better)? Our U.S. History students are gathering alumni stories from 1958–2024 and would love to hear about your experiences.

What activities were you involved in? What were JM’s priorities and highlights during your time here? What big topics—political, environmental, social—shaped your era?
Conversations can take place by phone, Google Meet, or in person.

If you’re interested, send Erin Vasquez an email and she will contact you directly.
Thank you—we have so much to learn from you!

Erin Vasquez, JM Community School Coordinator
ervasquez@rochesterschools.org

We're getting close on having our sign up spots filled - please consider supporting! Our JM staff work hard & love our kids. Let's show them some Rocket Love at the JM Staff Appreciation Breakfast on December 19th. Please use the link to sign up to bring a breakfast item.
https://shorturl.at/JIWRF