Holiday memories at Minor Community School!🎶❄️

Before the break, Minor Middle School’s Advanced Band and Minor High School’s Jazz Band put on a wonderful show for MCS students! The sounds of the season get us all into the holiday spirit, and we greatly appreciate these bands for sharing their impressive talents!👏
about 21 hours ago, JEFCOED
Image is of a band performing for students inside a school gym.
A young student plays a drum in a school gym while a band student holds it.
A band member holds out bells for a young student to see while they stand inside a school gym.
How cool is this?!🎅🎄 After reading “How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?” 3rd and 4th grade STEM classes at Irondale Community School put their engineering skills to use! Students were challenged to build a tall chimney and get Santa in and out using only a piece of twine, a paperclip, and a magnet! It looks like these students had a great time participating in this fun and festive activity!
2 days ago, JEFCOED
Three Irondale Community School students stand at a table and watch as one of the students dangles a paper clip on a string toward blocks stacked in a tall square formation.
Irondale Community School students stand and sit at a table while two of the students dangle string with paperclips on it toward a structure made of blocks.
An Irondale Community School student holds a piece of string toward a structure made of blocks and smiles. The student is standing at a table in a library and is wearing a Santa costume.
Students stand at a table with blocks on it and smile. One of the students holds a string with a picture of Santa on the end of it.
Irondale Community School students stand at a table in the library. Two of the students stare at a structure on the table made of wooden blocks. Another student holds up a string and a piece of paper.
Three Irondale Community School students sit and stand at a table in the library. Two students work on a small structure made of wooden blocks. One of the students holds a string.
The Grinch may have stolen Christmas, but these pictures have captured our hearts!!💚🎄

This month, several of our schools celebrated Grinch Day, with students showing off Who-inspired hairstyles and Grinch-themed outfits! Some schools even enjoyed visits from the green guy himself! These smiles say it all. What a fun way to end the first semester!
3 days ago, JEFCOED
A person in a Grinch costume holds a smiling student while standing in a school hallway.
Teachers stand in a school and smile while posing next to someone in a Grinch costume. In front of the people, two ceramic geese sit on the floor wearing Christmas-themed outfits.
Children wearing Grinch-themed outfits pose next to someone in a Grinch costume while standing inside a school.
A woman dressed like a "Who" poses next to someone wearing a Grinch costume.
A child and an adult, both dressed like the Grinch point at eachother while standing inside a school hallway.
Students and a teacher dressed in Grinch-themed outfits smile for a photo while standing and sitting in a school hallway.
A student wearing a holiday outfit stands in a school hallway and poses next to an adult wearing a Grinch costume.
Students wearing Grinch-themed outfits stand and sit in a school hallway and pose with a teacher and an adult wearing a grinch costume.
Students wearing Grinch-themed outfits pose for a photo inside a school library.
JEFCOED Family, thank you for making this a wonderful first semester!📚👏

From our students striving for success in the classroom and beyond, to our educators and parents providing support and encouragement, your hard work and dedication have made us incredibly proud.

Enjoy your much-deserved break! We look forward to seeing students back in the classroom on January 6.
6 days ago, JEFCOED
Image is a graphic with text on a circle and a light blue background with snowflakes and frost on it. The text says "JEFCOED Mid-Year Holidays Schools Closed: December 22-January 5 Students Return: January 6. Congratulations on a Wonderful Fall Semester! Enjoy Your Much-Deserved Break!" Below the text is the JEFCOED logo.
Plenty of smiles and holiday spirit at the Central Office Building this morning!💙✨

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Ugly Sweater Holiday Breakfast! The tacky attire and delicious meals were amazing, but the company was even better!
7 days ago, JEFCOED
A man and a woman stand together for a photo and smile. They wear matching Frog and Toad Holiday Sweaters.
Three women stand together for a photo and smile. They all wear holiday sweaters.
A man wearing holiday attire serves another man food at a holiday breakfast.
A man and a woman wearing holiday sweaters stand together for a photo and smile.
A man with a Christmas tree hat and a woman wearing reindeer antlers and a holiday sweater stand together for a photo in a building and smile. The woman is doing the peace sign with her hand.
It takes a village, and we have an amazing one here at JEFCOED!💙👏

This year, Gardendale Student Council’s Christmas Visions fundraiser reached new heights thanks to the generosity of donors and dedication from students and staff. The total raised during the fundraiser was $55,592.05, the highest amount raised in Christmas Visions history!🎉

This year’s program will serve 24 JEFCOED Schools and more than 200 students across our county. Every child deserves a magical holiday season, and we are grateful to the Gardendale Student Council for not only continuing this long-running fundraiser, but also making it bigger and better each year. Your efforts are greatly appreciated!
7 days ago, JEFCOED
Two students wearing matching Christmas Visions shirts smile for a photo while shopping for Christmas gifts at Walmart.
Two students wearing matching Christmas Visions sweatshirts look at a book in an aisle at Walmart.
Two students wearing Christmas Visions shirts smile for a photo while standing in an aisle at Walmart.
A student puts an item into a shopping cart at Walmart while another student stands behind her checking off a list.
Two students smile while putting sweaters into a grocery cart inside Walmart.
A man holds a list while shopping at Walmart.
Adults stand together behind boxes filled with manillla folders and smile.
A student wearing a Christmas Visions shirt holds a garbage bag while standing inside a Walmart.
Three students stand together for a photo and smile while standing inside a Walmart.
A student holds a pair of shoes while checking out at Walmart.
The Yellowjackets have been busy spreading holiday spirit throughout their community!✨🎄

During Corner High School’s 2nd annual Adopt a Grandparent event, the school sponsored 30 residents of a local nursing home and handed out more than 100 stockings to residents.💛

We appreciate Corner High’s counseling department for sponsoring such a wonderful program and extend our gratitude to everyone who helped make this event come to life!
8 days ago, JEFCOED
A group of women stand together and smile while loading boxes into a school bus.
A group of women stand outside a school and load boxes into a school bus.
A group of women and a man stand together for a photo outside a building with a wreath on the wall.
A group of women and a man smile in a selfie taken on a school bus.
What a treat it was to witness such beautiful Holiday Cheer Performances!🎶❄️

Yesterday was our final round of performances/demonstrations at the Jefferson County Schools Board of Education. We sincerely appreciate each group for putting on such wonderful shows! Our JEFCOED Family is incredibly talented, and we love seeing them shine!

Please help us celebrate our final Holiday Cheer performers:
✨Grantswood Community School and Irondale Community School choirs led by Ms. Julie Arman
✨JCIB Middle Years Programme led by Ms. Diana Preoteasa
✨Art Demonstration by Shelly Bailey, Arts Supervisor
8 days ago, JEFCOED
Choirs from Grantswood Community School and Irondale Community School perform a song in the Jefferson County Schools Board of Education board room.
Choir students from Grantswood Community School and Irondale Community School perform together in the board room at the Jefferson County Schools Board of Education.
JCIB Middle Years Programme choir performs in the Jefferson County Schools Board of Education board room. The students are standing on the floor, singing while their choir director, Ms. Diana Preoteasa, conducts.
JCIB Middle Years Programme choir students perform in the board room at the Jefferson County Schools Board of Education.
Arts Supervisor Shelly Bailey leads an art demonstration at the Jefferson County Schools Board of Education. She stands in the board room holding a drawing of poinsettias and a large notebook.
Three women sit at a table and draw on construction paper with crayons.
Arts Supervisor Shelly Bailey draws on a large notebook while leading an art demonstration in the Jefferson County Schools board room. Three women sit at a table in front of her drawing on construction paper.
JEFCOED employees stand together in the JEFCOED board room and smile while holding construction paper with poinsettias drawn on them.
Not even the Grinch could steal joy from Bragg Middle School’s Christmas Visions Pep Rally!✨🎄

We are proud to share that these students raised $11,662.61 for Christmas Visions, an event organized by the Gardendale High School Student Council that provides gifts to local families. These students have hearts for service, and it was a joy seeing them celebrate their work! We sincerely appreciate everyone who has contributed to this fundraiser and know it will make a true difference in our community!
9 days ago, JEFCOED
Image is from the Bragg Middle School Christmas Visions Pep Rally inside Bragg's gym. In the photo, the Grinch is stealing a paper with a donation amount written on it from students.
Image is from the Bragg Middle School Christmas Visions Pep Rally inside Bragg's gym. In the photo, a student and an SRO are stopping the Grinch from stealing a donation.
Image is from the Bragg Middle School Christmas Visions Pep Rally inside Bragg's gym. Here, students pose with a large piece of paper made to look like a check. It's showing the amount of money students raised for Christmas Visions. The total was $11,662.61.
Image is from the Bragg Middle School Christmas Visions Pep Rally inside Bragg's gym. In the photo, dance team members are performing in red costumes.
Image is from the Bragg Middle School Christmas Visions Pep Rally inside Bragg's gym. In the photo, students are lifting another student in the air while they all wear santa hats and christmas themed pajamas.
Image is from the Bragg Middle School Christmas Visions Pep Rally inside Bragg's gym. In the photo, students are playing a game where they try to put balls in a trash can while someone holds their legs.
Image is from the Bragg Middle School Christmas Visions Pep Rally inside Bragg's gym. In the photo, Gardendale cheerleaders are performing a routine.
Image is from the Bragg Middle School Christmas Visions Pep Rally inside Bragg's gym. In the photo, a student wears Christmas themed glasses and smiles while sitting on the bleachers.
Celebrating success at Rudd Middle School!🎉

On Friday, more than 100 Rudd students participated in a signing ceremony, where they were honored for achieving A and A/B honor roll, having no disciplinary issues, and being below the chronic absenteeism threshold! The 16-foot banner showing off students’ signatures will now be proudly displayed across from the school, serving as a reminder of their hard work during the first semester!

It makes us incredibly proud to see these students go the extra mile in the classroom and beyond! We can’t wait to see what they continue to accomplish.
9 days ago, JEFCOED
Rudd Middle School's principal hands a certificate to a student during an award ceremony held in the school gym.
Rudd Middle School's principal poses for a photo with a student during an award ceremony in the school gym. The student holds a certificate and smiles.
Rudd Middle School's principal stands next to a student for a photo during an award ceremony held in a school gym.
A student signs a banner during an award ceremony held inside a school gym.
A student signs a banner during an award ceremony inside a school gym.
A student signs a banner during an award ceremony inside a school gym.
Image is of a large banner with Rudd Middle School students' names listed on it. Next to their names are their signatures. In the middle of the banner is the Rudd Middle School logo.
Four students smile for a photo following an award ceremony held in the school gym. One student holds a certificate and another student holds a certificate and flowers.
Six students smile for a photo following an award ceremony inside a school gym. All of the students sit on bleachers and hold up certificates.
Good things happening!💙 We are thrilled to share that several members of our JEFCOED Family recently graduated with their Doctor of Education degrees from Samford University!🎓🎉

Please help us congratulate Dr. Roderigo Oliver, Dr. Nasiha Gresham, Dr. Suhai Douglas, Dr. Courtney Davis, and Dr. Hunter Davis on their major achievements. Knowing these individuals reached their personal education goals while helping our students do the same inspires us greatly. Well done, everyone! You have so much to be proud of!
9 days ago, JEFCOED
Dr. Roderigo Oliver, Dr. Nasiha Gresham, Dr. Suhai Douglas, Dr. Courtney Davis, and Dr. Hunter Davis stand together for a photo while wearing blue and black graduation caps and gowns. inside a building.
From beautiful music to creative dance routines, our students have brought so much joy to the board through their Holiday Cheer performances!❄️👏 We sincerely thank each group that has performed so far, and we applaud them for sharing their talents!

Please join us in celebrating our first round of holiday cheer performers!🎉
-Concord Singers led by Ms. Georgecia Cowan
-Minor High School Concert Choir led by Ms. Ingrid Brown
-Pinson Valley High School Advanced Mariachi Band led by Mr. Keith Brandenburg
-Gardendale High School Concert and Chamber Choirs led by Ms. Melissa Talley
-McAdory Elementary School Interpretive Dance Team led by Ms. Monica Finley
-Lipscomb Singers led by Ms. Georgecia Cowan
-Shades Valley High School Valley Singers led by Dr. Jillian Johnson
-Center Point High School Chorale led by Mr. Vedric Shelby

We have more performances on Tuesday! Head to this link to see which groups are performing and how to watch live: https://www.jefcoed.com/article/2587424
10 days ago, JEFCOED
Concord Singers perform inside JEFCOED board room.
Minor High School concert choir performs inside JEFCOED board room.
Pinson Valley High School Advanced Mariachi Band performs inside JEFCOED board room.
Gardendale High School choir performs inside JEFCOED board room.
McAdory Elementary School Interpretive Dance Team performs inside JEFCOED board room.
Lipscomb singers perform inside JEFCOED board room.
Shades Valley High School Valley Singers perform inside JEFCOED board room.
Center Point High School Chorale performs inside JEFCOED board room.
Corner High School brought holiday cheer to a whole new level today!❄️🎄

Exceptional Education students from throughout our district had a blast at Jingle Bell Rock! Students met Santa and elves, raced through obstacle courses with the Grinch, enjoyed indoor snowball fights, and much, much more! So many wonderful memories were created today, and we sincerely appreciate Corner’s student and staff volunteers, along with the Exceptional Education Department, for making this fun event possible.🎉

We also want to say a big thank you to Hueytown High School, which hosted its Jingle Bell Rock earlier this week! These events bring our students so much joy, and that makes us JEFCOED Proud!💙
13 days ago, JEFCOED
A student gives a person in a Grinch costume a high five while inside a school gym.
A student holds snowballs made of fabric while playing in a school gym.
A student wearing a santa hat and face paint smiles for a photo while standing inside a school gym.
A student throws snowballs made of fabric inside a school gym.
An elementary student and a high school student smile for a photo while doing arts and crafts inside a school gym.
An elementary student and a high schooler run through a banner during an obstacle course set up in a school gym.
An elementary student and a high schooler run through a banner during an obstacle course set up in a school gym.
A high school student does face paint on an elementary school student while inside a school gym.
A student wearing a santa hat runs through an obstacle course set up inside a school gym.
A person in a Grinch costume runs through an obstacle course set up inside a school gym.
Celebrating our 6A State Champions!🏈👏

During today's board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Walter Gonsoulin honored Clay-Chalkville High School's football players for their incredible state championship win!🎉 Countless hours of work went into bringing the state title back home to #BigClay, and we couldn't be prouder of this team's dedication and teamwork!

Congratulations, Cougars!🤩🏆
14 days ago, JEFCOED
Clay-Chalkville High School Football Coach, Stuart Floyd, CCHS Principal Dr. Eugene Dallas, and JEFCOED Superintendent Dr. Walter Gonsoulin stand together for a photo inside the Jefferson County Schools board room. Dr. Dallas holds Clay-Chalkville Football's 2025 State Championship trophy.
Clay-Chalkville High School Football Coach, Stuart Floyd, CCHS Principal Dr. Eugene Dallas, and JEFCOED Superintendent Dr. Walter Gonsoulin stand together inside the Jefferson County Schools board room. Dr. Dallas speaks from behind a podium, and to the right of the photo, Clay-Chalkville's football players can be seen on a tv screen as they watch the meeting live.
CCHS Principal Dr. Eugene Dallas points at a tv screen showing a video call with CCHS football players. He addresses the players from behind a podium in the Jefferson County Schools board room.
Getting into the holiday spirit with special visitors!❤️🦅

This week, students from Center Point High School filled Center Point Elementary with cheer by reading festive stories and singing joyful songs!📚🎶

Experiences like these bring happiness to everyone involved, and we sincerely thank Center Point's high schoolers for volunteering their time!
14 days ago, JEFCOED
Center Point High School students read to Center Point Elementary students while sitting inside a classroom.
A Center Point High School student reads a book to a Center Point Elementary student.
A Center Point High School student reads to Center Point Elementary students.
Center Point High School students sing on a stage inside a school.
Adults and Center Point High School students stand and sit together for a photo and smile.

Happy gameday, JEFCOED Family!🏀🎉

We're excited to bring you live coverage as Pleasant Grove and Hueytown face off on the basketball court! Tonight's broadcast gets underway five minutes before the girls game. They'll hit the court around 5:30 p.m., and the boys game will follow.

🎥WATCH LIVE:
📲Download the JEFCOED TV app on Roku, Amazon Fire, or Apple TV.
💻 Watch on our Facebook page, YouTube channel, or website, jefcoed.com/tv.

14 days ago, JEFCOED
Image is a graphis with text and an image of a basketball going into a basketball hoop. The text says "Live Stream Pleasant Grove VS Hueytown" Next to the school names are the athletics logos for each school. On the bottom left of the screen, text says "DEC 11 GIRLS 5:30 PM BOYS: 7:00 PM" Below this text are logos for AppleTV, Fire tv, Roku." Next to the logos is the web address for JEFCOEDTV, jefcoed.com/tv. On the bottom right of the screen is the JEFCOEDTV Basketball logo.
Mentorship matters💜

This week, Minor High School's Big Brothers/Big Sisters spent quality time with their littles, creating gingerbread houses and making special holiday memories!

We love seeing these students connect with each other, and we appreciate the impact Minor High's Big Brothers and Sisters are having at Minor Community School!
14 days ago, JEFCOED
Students from Minor High School and Minor Community School sit at tables and make gingerbread houses.
A Minor High School and Minor Community School student smile for a photo while making a gingerbread house.
A woman and students smile for a photo while making gingerbread houses inside a school classroom.
Minor Community School and Minor High School students pose for a photo while sitting at a table and making a gingerbread house.
Minor Community School and Minor High School students sit together at a table and make gingerbread houses.
Students at Minor Community School and Minor High School sit together at a table in a classroom and make gingerbread houses.
Students at Minor Community School and Minor High School sit together at a table in a classroom and make gingerbread houses.
Celebrating hard work on the gridiron!🏈👏

Please help us congratulate Coach Jason Doss (Corner High School) and Coach Jeremie Marshall (McAdory High School) on being named 2025 Assistant Coaches of the Year by the Alabama Football Coaches Association!

These coaches put in long days and nights to help our young athletes succeed, and we are thrilled to see them receive these well-deserved awards!🎉
15 days ago, JEFCOED
Image is a graphic with a photo of Corner football assistant coach, Jason Doss and text over a black and yellow background. The text says "Corner Football Jason Doss Offensive Coordinator Assistant Coach of the Year Class 5A" In the middle of the graphic is the ALFCA logo.
Image is a graphic with a photo of McAdory assistant coach Jeremie Marshall and text over a black and yellow and football field background. The text surrounding the photo of Coach Marshall says "COACH JEREMIE MARSHALL McAdory High School 2025 6A ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR" Next to this text is the ALFCA logo. Below the text is the JEFCOED logo.
Learning new skills on four wheels!🛼🤩 Mount Olive Elementary's gym has been transformed into a roller rink as students participate in the skating unit! Look at these star skaters go!👏
16 days ago, JEFCOED
Students roller skate inside a school gym.
Students roller skate inside a school gym.
Students roller skate inside a school gym.
Students roller skate inside a school gym.
🗓️🏀TONIGHT: Join JEFCOED TV as we bring you live coverage of this evening's matchups between McAdory and Shades Valley! The girls teams hit the court at 6 p.m. and the boys game will follow. Our live coverage begins at 5:50 p.m. See you then!

How to watch⬇️
📲Download the JEFCOED TV app on Roku, Amazon Fire, or Apple TV.
💻 Watch on our Facebook page, YouTube channel, or website, jefcoed.com/tv
17 days ago, JEFCOED
Image is a graphic with text and an image of a basketball and basketball hoop. The text says "Live Stream McAdory VS Shades Valley Dec 8th Girls: 6:00 PM Boys: 7:30 PM" Below the text are images of the AppleTV, firetv and Roku logos followed by the website, jefcoed.com/tv. On the bottom right side of the graphic is the JEFCOED TV Basketball logo.