Three of our educators 🚀launched into learning🚀 with the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville! During the week-long space academy, educators trained like astronauts, learning material that they’ll now bring back to their classrooms! So exciting! ⭐Vanita Jadhav and Geoffery Lockhart teach at McAdory Middle School ⭐Grace Gardner teaches at Mount Olive Elementary School
9 months ago, JEFCOED
Two women and a man wearing astronaut training outfits stand together, smiling at the camera.
Woman stands, smiling at camera while wearing astronaut spacesuit
Three people look at computer screen
Photo shows dark room filled with computer screens
Members of the Dell Student TechCrew are busy gaining new skills this summer!💻🏫 The Dell Technologies program partners with schools to provide students with technical skills and career training. Here, students from Irondale Middle and McAdory Middle are learning how to repair Chromebooks. It’s so cool to see our students getting hands-on experience in the world of information technology!
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Students sit at tables in a school, working on computers.
✨Please help us congratulate Oak Grove’s Varsity cheerleaders on their impressive performance at UCA Camp!✨They received several awards while competing and training in Tuscaloosa! 🏆Camp routine: 1st place and two gold ribbons 🥇Spirit routine: 1st place, one gold ribbon, one blue ribbon 🎉Sideline: 1st place, gold ribbon 📣Cheer: 1st place, gold ribbon 🤸‍♀️All-American cheerleaders: Abby Salter, Emma Swiney 👏Jump off finalists: Emma Swiney, Ryder Fitzgerald 🥰Pin it forward awards: Emma Swiney, Abby Salter, Kenzlee Green, Rowan Wilson Way to go, Tigers!
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Several cheerleaders posing together on green turf
Please help us congratulate Reginald McGary, the new head coach of Fultondale High School’s Boys Varsity Basketball Team!🏀👏 Mr. McGary previously served as assistant varsity coach and head junior varsity coach before he was named head coach. Congratulations on this next move, Coach McGary!🎉
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Graphic has a photo of Reginald McGary, with photo of a wildcat and photo of Fultondale High School in the background. The text reads "Reginald McGary, head coach" With the words "wildcats" and "Fultondale High School" below it.
Take a look at this amazing team! 19 JEFCOED schools are represented at The Center for Model Schools Conference, being held at the Gaylord National Convention Center this week. Our staff is continually learning new ways to enhance our schools and support our students! #JEFCOEDproud
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Jefferson County Schools employees are taking a group photo at The Center for Model Schools Conference. The picture includes about 100 people.
Congratulations are in order for cheerleaders at Pinson Valley High School! This squad walked away with several awards from NCA Cheer Camp at Great Wolf Lodge in Georgia! Their achievements include NCA 1st Place - Top Team Cheer 2025, the Herkie Team Award, and the Technical Excellence Award for Motions. Additionally, LeMarcus Presley and Rhakari Colquitt were named NCA All-American winners! Way to go, PVHS cheer!
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Two cheerleaders stand together, holding awards
A group of high school cheerleaders stand together, holding awards in front of entrance to Great Wolf Lodge
The JEFCOED School Board is ready to rock for the 2025-2026 school year! 🎸⚡️ Last week, our members attended the Alabama Association of School Boards' Summer Conference, where they gained insights and shared ideas with passionate educational leaders. We appreciate their commitment to continuous learning and leadership in moving our district forward!
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Jefferson County School Board Members hold up a sign that says "School Boards Rock" during the Alabama Association of School Boards 2025 Summer Conference
Superstars at school and on the court!🎾🥇 Two members of our JEFCOED family won first place in women's 3.0 doubles tennis at the Alabama State Games in Gardendale! Lacy Whitaker Rice is a PE Coach at Brookville Elementary School and West Jefferson Elementary School and Angela Cochis is a Spanish teacher at Fultondale High School! We’re so proud of you both! Congratulations!
9 months ago, JEFCOED
Two women dressed in tennis clothes stand on podium with medals around their necks.
Take a look at our SOAR Program students reciting ORIGINAL poems at Minor Community School!✍️👏Thank you to Flourish for teaching our students how to express themselves through the art of poetry!
9 months ago, JEFCOED
Teacher sits at desk while students stand around her.
Students smile at camera while sitting on risers.
Girl recites poetry from notebook while standing in room
Student stands in room while reciting poetry from a notebook
Elementary school-aged boy smiles at camera while holding a notebook.
Two elementary school aged girls smile at camera.
We want to give a big congratulations to Mr. Michael Bissell, Adamsville Elementary School Principal! 👏🎉 Mr. Bissell received the Chiquita Marbury Technology Innovation Award at the Alabama Educational Technology Conference in Mobile. This award highlights one school administrator in our state who shows excellence in using technology to improve education. Thank you for all you do, Mr. Bissell! Congratulations on this major accomplishment!
9 months ago, JEFCOED
A woman and two men stand together, smiling at camera. One man is holding an award.
Man and woman stand together, smiling at camera
Superintendent Dr. Walter Gonsoulin represented our district at the School Superintendents of Alabama (SSA) Summer Conference! Dr. G delivered the invocation and spoke about being named National Superintendent of the Year 2025 at the final day of SSA. We’re so proud of Dr. Gonsoulin and can’t wait for the upcoming school year!
9 months ago, JEFCOED
Dr. Walter Gonsoulin standing at podium, speaking at School Superintendents of Alabama Summer Conference
How cool is this?! Hueytown High School Assistant Baseball Coach, Trenton Ray traded his bat for golf clubs during the Alabama State Amateur Golf Championship Qualifying!🏌️⛳He tied for 26th, which is an outstanding accomplishment! While Coach Ray didn’t make the cut at State, we’re so proud of his hard work!
9 months ago, JEFCOED
Man dressed in golf attire stands outside, holding golf club
Creativity is SOARing over at Clay Elementary! Thanks to Eri Taguchi and Samford University, our SOAR Program students were able to learn the art of origami! Their creations were😸PAWSitively😸incredible!
9 months ago, JEFCOED
Large group of students sitting in room at tables, making origami
Large group of students making origami
Two students sitting at table, making origami
Woman giving a presentation in front of a group of young students
How awesome are these guest readers?🎉📚 YouthServe stopped by SOAR camp at Grantswood Community School, where they not only read to students but also gave away free books! We’re so grateful to YouthServe’s staff and volunteers for sharing their time and resources!
9 months ago, JEFCOED
Group of children sitting on the floor, some looking through box of books. Teacher stands in the middle of the group of children holding book.
Child standing in room with other children in background. Child in the front of the photo is holding several books.
Group of children sit on the floor in a circle, reading books
Woman reading a book in front of a group of children holds the book in the air so children can see the illustration
Woman reading a book to a group of children holds book in the air so children can see illustration.
Check out our JEFCOED leaders representing at CLAS Convention!📚👏 For three days, they attended learning sessions, heard from speakers, and had the opportunity to connect with other leaders in education. We're so excited to see what skills they bring back to their schools in the upcoming year!
9 months ago, JEFCOED
Dozens of leaders with Jefferson County Schools posing together for a picture while attending CLAS Conference
Students attending SOAR at Clay Elementary School had the coolest visitors stop by this week🐫🐐! Hank the Camel and his four-legged friends taught our students so much, and also provided plenty of entertainment! We love when learning is fun and memorable, and we’re so happy Hank and his pals came by!
9 months ago, JEFCOED
Young children feeding camel
Children and adult standing, petting goat
Two children standing, petting camel with adults standing in the background
Three children standing together with adults and children in the background. Two of the children at the front of the photo are staring at a camel while another feeds it. The people in the background are standing near animals.
Three children smiling, standing next to camel
Check this out! Minor High School students are representing JEFCOED from Adamsville to the BIG APPLE!🍎🗽Back in April, these students attended the Eco Sneakers "Step Towards Your Destiny" event at UAB. They toured campus, learned about sustainability and financial literacy, and took this photo promoting Operation Hope's green sock financial literacy initiative. That SAME photo was then displayed on the Nasdaq MarketSite billboard in Times Square! We’re so excited these students were featured in NYC, but even more proud that they’re taking action to further their education! 👏📚
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Minor High School students on billboard in Times Square
Minor High School students posing together
Please help us wish a very happy retirement to these JEFCOED counselors! We appreciate all you’ve done to support our students, and will miss you dearly! Best wishes as you start this next chapter! 🎉Scott Mohon, Director of Assessment, Accountability, and Student Support 🎉Ellen Irvine, Bragg Middle School Counselor 🎉Julie Ammons, Pleasant Grove High School Counselor 🎉Mandi Evans, Clay Elementary School, Clay, Alabama Counselor 🎉Penny Ford, Career Technical Education Counselor 🎉Sabrina Porrill, Bragg Middle School Counselor
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Tina Evans, Dr. Jeffrey Moore and Dr. Scott Mohon standing together
Ellen Irvine, Bragg Middle School Counselor holding sign that says "LAST first day!"
Julie Ammons, Pleasant Grove High School Counselor standing with Scott Mohon
Mandi Evans standing next to Scott Mohon
Penny Ford standing next to Scott Mohon
Sabrina Porill standing next man, smiling at camera
The SOAR🚀 (Strengthening Our Academic Reasoning) summer learning program is off to a fantastic start this week, combining academic learning with a side of summer fun!😎🥤 We dropped by the Clay Elementary School location to check out the students and staff in action — and wow, they were busy! We're so proud of the hard work that's already underway and can't wait to see all the growth this summer brings. Keep it up, SOAR stars! 🌟
9 months ago, JEFCOED
A young student smiling while working in a math notebook.
A teacher is working with a group of students. She is holding up a card with the letter "y" on it.
Students sit outside a school and enjoy icees.
A student smiles while showing off his math work.
A teacher and student taking a break outdoors. The student is waving.
A teacher write on a white board while students watch.
Two students swing on a swing set.
A teacher works with a group of students during math time. They are each using orange cups.
Three students smile while playing outdoors.
Students are lined up at the Kona Ice truck waiting to get a cool treat.
Check out the progress on the new Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School🏫👷! We're excited for this campus to bring the middle and high schoolers together under one roof. Thank you to everyone for working so hard to bring the vision to life!
9 months ago, JEFCOED
The front of Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School under construction
large construction lifts lined up in a hallway of a school under construction
Construction workers build a frame for laying concrete outside a new school.
Two construction workers on a lift outside a window. One of them is giving the thumbs up sign.
Large cooking units for a school kitchen.
Large coils of colorful wire in front of a breaker box.
Construction workers working with metal frames.
construction worker wearing hardhat and mask
worker on a scissor lift
school hallway under construction