Watch the video below to learn more about some of our funded programs!
The Foundation works with district administration and donors to secure private resources in support of various programs to continue the tradition of excellence that Jenks is known for nationwide. The programs the Foundation supports include:
Trojans Read the Way Book Mobile
Trojans Read the Way is an exciting JPS district initiative supported by the Jenks Public Schools Foundation that aims to serve students across the district by making weekly visits to apartment complexes and housing areas as well as opening the high school media center weekly to provide access to reading materials…>>>
Vision of Excellence
Vision of Excellence Awards reward faculty and staff for outstanding qualities in leadership, continuous improvement, customer focus, and teamwork. Faculty and staff are nominated by their peers and members of the general public through the nomination process each spring. A selection committee comprised…>>>
Junior Achievement’s BizTown
How many 10-year-old kids do you know that have had the opportunity to be the mayor for a day? Think back to when you were in 5th grade: did you ever have the chance to operate a soundboard during a newscast, wear a hard hat at an engineering site, or be a physical trainer? While the majority of us could never…>>>
STEM Learning Labs
Jenks Public Schools Foundation is invested in bringing the STEM Learning Lab experience to life for every student in the JPS District. Through the generosity of our donors, the Foundation has secured funding for two new STEM Learning Labs at East and West Intermediate sites. Our STEM fundraising initiatives aim to…>>>
Jenks Wild
Jenks Wild provides 6th grade students the opportunity to learn in a different kind of classroom—outdoor learning labs. For three days, the outdoors becomes the classroom and students engage in hands-on activities involving observations and interactions with animals and plant ecosystems found in the…>>>
Artists in the Schools
This partnership with the Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa began in the 1970s and connects professional artists with classroom teachers and their students. Each year musicians, actors, dancers, storytellers, visual artists, writers, and cultural presenters provide an exciting component to the teacher’s…>>>
AVID
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is an in-school academic support program for grades 8–12. It is a college preparatory program that requires enrollment in rigorous curriculum, in addition to teaching leadership skills, organizational and study skills, critical thinking, and problem solving. Many of the…>>>
Author at Work
Little hands learn writing skills at an early age. Author at Work provides supplies and paper for our youngest writers (PreK – 2nd grade). These basic supplies open a world of possibilities and help our students discover the basic building blocks of writing. Every great author starts with the same tools at a young age…>>>
Linda George Scholarship
The Miss Linda George Scholarship Fund is a program designed to award a $4,000 scholarship to an academically talented, highly motivated Jenks High School senior who has demonstrated social commitment and leadership potential and who wishes to pursue a full-time undergraduate degree in education…>>>
