Parent Handbook - Jefferson High School - Cedar Rapids ...

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Academic Excellence
Jefferson High School is a comprehensive high school offering numerous academic opportunities for students. Our teachers and staff present a challenging, rigorous
and relevant education to prepare young adults for the challenges of the 21st Century world in which we live. This has been Jefferson’s mission through the course of its
history and continues to be our mission today. Some of Jefferson’s academic accomplishments are listed on this page.
The Class of 2012 was a shining example of the
academic success that students at Jefferson can
achieve. Here are some highlights:
65 students graduated with Academic Honors
98 students graduated with the more rigorous
and challenging Honors with Distinction
77 graduates qualified for National Honor Society
43 students earned more that 400 graduation credits
Four-Year Awards
are given to students who complete four years of either
science, math, social studies, world language, or Project
Lead the Way – members of the Class of 2012 earned
592 of these Four-Year Awards
37 members of the Class of 2011 earned Salutatorian
or Valedictorian distinction
29 students earned the Service Award
Jefferson’s Academic Decathlon team continues to dominate at both the State and
National level, winning the State Academic Decathlon meet for the 15th time in the
last 16 years. At the National Meet in Albuquerque, NM the J-Hawks finished sixth
overall in the medium school division. Under the guidance of Mr. John Wojtowicz the
Academic Decathlon continues to be one of Jefferson’s strongest academic traditions.
Over $20,000 of scholarship money was
awarded to members of the Class of 2012
from various organizations, school, and
community groups.
As you can see, Jefferson is a place where
high levels of learning are the standard
for all students.
Jefferson’s Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is a growing curriculum and community of young men
and women interested in the engineering profession.
Since its inception over five years ago, PLTW has turned out dozens of students who have taken
rigorous pre-engineering courses that have better prepared them for engineering majors in college.
Two Jefferson alumni, through their work in the Engineering Design and Development (EDD)
course, acquired a provisional patent for their work on a project and are attempting to sell their idea to manufacturers.
Jefferson’s PLTW partners with businesses in Cedar Rapids and offers students the opportunity to earn dual credit – credit
towards graduation from Jefferson and college credit.
Jefferson High School has twice
been named a Blue Ribbon School
of Excellence – first in 1985 and
again in 2002.
Jefferson Parent Handbook 2012-2013