Video Message from Superintendent Jerry Jennex – June 6, 2025

Dear Students, Staff, Families, and Friends of TJUSD,

Today is graduation day for the Trona High School Class of 2025. Congratulations to our graduates! High school graduation is an accomplishment to be proud of, and I am proud of each of our graduating seniors. Their hard work, perseverance, and grit have led them to this point of accomplishment in their young lives.

As a superintendent I have grown to see high school graduation as a launching point for our students. It doesn’t really mean they are done learning, but more likely means they are ready to really begin to learn. Our students will take many different paths as they move on past high school. Some will go
directly into the work force, some will go to college, some will go into technical training, and some may join the military. The point is, all of our graduates will continue to learn. In reality we all are learning every day of our lives.

I believe we at TJUSD have helped our students prepare for their next stage of learning by the lessons that have been taught here in our schools. While I readily admit that TJUSD is not a perfect institution and has many areas which can be improved, and we are seeking to do so, our graduating students have
skills that will enable them to learn what they need for the next stage of their lives. This is what schools are here for, this is why we seek to educate our young people, to prepare them for what learning lies ahead when they leave our campuses. This is what we have strived to do here at TJUSD.

Thank you to faculty and staff for your contributions to the success of our graduates. Thank you toparents and families for supporting them along the way. Thank you to the leaders in our community who support student growth and achievement. And thank you, most of all, to our graduates, may you
have success in meeting your goals and may you be ready to continue to learn more and more each day. As you leave we wish you all the best and we ask that you continue to stay in touch as TJUSD attempts to “Educate, Empower, and Engage” those who come after you. We want them to be lifelong learners,
just as is our wish for you.

Best wishes THS Graduates for a great future full of learning!

Sincerely,
Dr. Jerry Jennex, Superintendent