Welcome these new faces to the GHS family!
2026-2027 School Picture Day is August 31st!
Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of students? 🚌💙 Join our dedicated and talented team of bus drivers today!
Why apply?
✨ Insurance and retirement benefits, a competitive salary, and the opportunity to serve your community!
Who we're looking for:
✨ Full-time and substitute drivers available to work five days a week, between 2-8 hours a day.
Interested in joining our team as a bus driver? Click here for more information: https://www.jefcoed.com/o/jcs/page/bus-driver
Why apply?
✨ Insurance and retirement benefits, a competitive salary, and the opportunity to serve your community!
Who we're looking for:
✨ Full-time and substitute drivers available to work five days a week, between 2-8 hours a day.
Interested in joining our team as a bus driver? Click here for more information: https://www.jefcoed.com/o/jcs/page/bus-driver
Congratulations are in order for our Child Nutrition staff members! 🎉👏
These outstanding teams and individuals were recently honored at the district level for the dedication, talent, and heart they bring to their roles, and we are thrilled to be able to celebrate their hard work!
🥄 Small Silver Spoon Award: Corner High School
🥄 Big Silver Spoon Award: Gardendale High School
🏆 Manager of the Year: Pam Stockton, Grantswood Community School
🏆 Perfect Attendance Award: Gwen Bradley, U.W. Clemon Elementary School
We are beyond proud of each of our winners, and sincerely thank them for all they do for our students.
These outstanding teams and individuals were recently honored at the district level for the dedication, talent, and heart they bring to their roles, and we are thrilled to be able to celebrate their hard work!
🥄 Small Silver Spoon Award: Corner High School
🥄 Big Silver Spoon Award: Gardendale High School
🏆 Manager of the Year: Pam Stockton, Grantswood Community School
🏆 Perfect Attendance Award: Gwen Bradley, U.W. Clemon Elementary School
We are beyond proud of each of our winners, and sincerely thank them for all they do for our students.
What a wonderful first day back in the classroom! 🤩📚
To our families, students, educators, staff members, and administrators — thank you for making the first day one to remember. Your spirit and positive mindsets will drive us toward a remarkable year, and we truly could not be more excited!
To our families, students, educators, staff members, and administrators — thank you for making the first day one to remember. Your spirit and positive mindsets will drive us toward a remarkable year, and we truly could not be more excited!
We are thrilled to see our students tomorrow (Wednesday, August 12, 2026) for the first day of school! 💙🎉
We hope everyone has a wonderful start to the year!
We are feeling energized and ready for the academic year ahead following today’s Back to School Conference! 💙📚
The theme for this school year, "Realizing our Potential, Redefining the Standard,” is all about acknowledging and appreciating our progress, while setting even bigger goals and raising the bar. Today, our faculty and staff gathered in one place to do exactly this. Together, we celebrated past wins and set the stage for a successful school year ahead.
We sincerely appreciate our educators and administrators for participating today, as well as each of our presenters for their time. We are beyond excited for the 2026-2027 school year, and can’t wait to see everyone in the classroom next week! 🎉
The theme for this school year, "Realizing our Potential, Redefining the Standard,” is all about acknowledging and appreciating our progress, while setting even bigger goals and raising the bar. Today, our faculty and staff gathered in one place to do exactly this. Together, we celebrated past wins and set the stage for a successful school year ahead.
We sincerely appreciate our educators and administrators for participating today, as well as each of our presenters for their time. We are beyond excited for the 2026-2027 school year, and can’t wait to see everyone in the classroom next week! 🎉
Inaugural Campus Communicator Summit: Complete! ✅📢
Yesterday was full of excitement as Campus Communicators from across our district met at the Central Office for training. These educators will serve as the voice of their school, showcasing the amazing things happening on campus, as well as keeping students and families informed. 👏📚
We are so excited for this new journey and want to thank everyone who made yesterday's summit a success!
Yesterday was full of excitement as Campus Communicators from across our district met at the Central Office for training. These educators will serve as the voice of their school, showcasing the amazing things happening on campus, as well as keeping students and families informed. 👏📚
We are so excited for this new journey and want to thank everyone who made yesterday's summit a success!
Our 2026 New Teacher Orientation is in the books, and WOW do we have an incredible group of educators joining the JEFCOED Family! 👏📚
Thank you to our presenters and attendees for making today’s orientation such a success. We are ecstatic for the upcoming year and can’t wait to see the difference each of our teachers will make!
Preparing the next generation of educators! 📚💙
Last night, we welcomed students and families to Center Point High School for the UAB-JEFCOED Teacher Academy open house! Members of our JEFCOED Family learned all about the magnet program, toured the wing that will house the Teacher Academy, and even got to meet some of the program’s educators.
We’re beyond excited that students will not only have the chance to gain valuable experience in the field of education, but also complete a significant portion of their college degree at no cost. The future of education is bright — and it’s being developed right here at JEFCOED!
Last night, we welcomed students and families to Center Point High School for the UAB-JEFCOED Teacher Academy open house! Members of our JEFCOED Family learned all about the magnet program, toured the wing that will house the Teacher Academy, and even got to meet some of the program’s educators.
We’re beyond excited that students will not only have the chance to gain valuable experience in the field of education, but also complete a significant portion of their college degree at no cost. The future of education is bright — and it’s being developed right here at JEFCOED!
What an inspiring two days we've had at the 2026 Leadership Summit!👏 It is truly a gift to have our school and district leaders all under one roof, sharing ideas and setting the standard for the incredible school year ahead. Thank you to Hueytown High School for hosting!
As we prepare for the 2026-2027 school year, we want to provide an opportunity for some new GHS gear! Get your official Gardendale Rockets gear through our BSN Team Shop linked below!
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JEFCOED Journeys — Endless fun in Florida! ☀️🎉 Several members of our JEFCOED family made special memories in the Sunshine State this summer!
🎢 The Perdue Family took on Universal Studios! They made memories, shared laughs, and enjoyed every moment together in Orlando! Ms. Perdue works in Child Nutrition at Bryant Park Elementary School, and the Perdue kiddos attend Center Point High School and Erwin Middle School!
🩰 The Morgan Family spent a week in Orlando, where Kinley competed with her dance studio (The Pointe Dance Arts) and took classes at West Coast Dance Explosion’s national dance competition and convention! Kinley attends Gardendale High School, and her mom, Angey, teaches English and coaches the dance team at Gardendale High!
✨ And two JEFCOED students took an AMAZING trip to Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World! You can see Donovan and London were all smiles as they posed with Mickey and Minnie Mouse! Donovan attends Hueytown Primary School and London attends Hueytown Middle School!
🎢 The Perdue Family took on Universal Studios! They made memories, shared laughs, and enjoyed every moment together in Orlando! Ms. Perdue works in Child Nutrition at Bryant Park Elementary School, and the Perdue kiddos attend Center Point High School and Erwin Middle School!
🩰 The Morgan Family spent a week in Orlando, where Kinley competed with her dance studio (The Pointe Dance Arts) and took classes at West Coast Dance Explosion’s national dance competition and convention! Kinley attends Gardendale High School, and her mom, Angey, teaches English and coaches the dance team at Gardendale High!
✨ And two JEFCOED students took an AMAZING trip to Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World! You can see Donovan and London were all smiles as they posed with Mickey and Minnie Mouse! Donovan attends Hueytown Primary School and London attends Hueytown Middle School!
All those new to GHS are welcome to join us for our orientation on Wednesday, July 29th at 1:00pm in the GHS Auditorium. Mr. James and Mrs. Nichols will share important information about the new school year and allow the students to tour the school and find their classes. We encourage all of our 9th graders and transfer students to attend, so you can become familiar with GHS!
Good evening Rocket family! Tomorrow, we welcome our new students on campus to register.
Complete all of the online portion of registration before coming to the on-campus portion.
- Set up your MySchoolBucks account prior to your on-campus date (see attached flyer for more information).
- Ensure you have access to your students PowerSchool account and ParentSquare.
- Students that have completed their online portion will be given their schedule (changes can be requested during their on-campus registration date).
- Parents, you can pay for parking, yearbook, all-season student passes and old debt during your on-campus registration date. However, school fees will be paid via MySchoolBucks. We anticipate those invoices to be posted by July 27th.
- Have all necessary residency and student paperwork on hand.
Complete all of the online portion of registration before coming to the on-campus portion.
- Set up your MySchoolBucks account prior to your on-campus date (see attached flyer for more information).
- Ensure you have access to your students PowerSchool account and ParentSquare.
- Students that have completed their online portion will be given their schedule (changes can be requested during their on-campus registration date).
- Parents, you can pay for parking, yearbook, all-season student passes and old debt during your on-campus registration date. However, school fees will be paid via MySchoolBucks. We anticipate those invoices to be posted by July 27th.
- Have all necessary residency and student paperwork on hand.
English as a Second Language educators from across our state are equipped and energized for the school year following this year’s ESL Summer Summit at McAdory Middle School! 👏
More than 100 teachers met for powerful sessions ranging from how to empower students, engage with their families, and collaborate with fellow educators. We are proud of this group of leaders and can’t wait to see the difference they’ll make this school year!
More than 100 teachers met for powerful sessions ranging from how to empower students, engage with their families, and collaborate with fellow educators. We are proud of this group of leaders and can’t wait to see the difference they’ll make this school year!
9th-11th grade, N-Z is up tomorrow. If you are having a hard time finding the link for registration on the Jefferson County Schools website, then just use the link below:
https://www.jefcoed.com/o/jcs/page/register-your-student
Attached is the updated vacation planner to help you all plan for upcoming events this year (without the "help" of AI this time). Homecoming is not on the calendar, but it will be October 16th against Huffman.
https://www.jefcoed.com/o/jcs/page/register-your-student
Attached is the updated vacation planner to help you all plan for upcoming events this year (without the "help" of AI this time). Homecoming is not on the calendar, but it will be October 16th against Huffman.
🗓️ This Week ‼️ | Substitute Teacher Hiring Event 📚🎉
JEFCOED Family, don’t forget that this week, Kelly Education is hosting a substitute teacher hiring event for Jefferson County Schools! Head out to Bryant Park Elementary School on Thursday, July 23, 2026, to learn more about how you can make a difference as a substitute teacher! The event runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. See you there!
JEFCOED Family, don’t forget that this week, Kelly Education is hosting a substitute teacher hiring event for Jefferson County Schools! Head out to Bryant Park Elementary School on Thursday, July 23, 2026, to learn more about how you can make a difference as a substitute teacher! The event runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. See you there!
Good evening Rocket family! Online registration is open and we are preparing to welcome everyone back for our on-campus portion of registration starting tomorrow! As our seniors prepare to come on campus tomorrow, the below information will make the process run more smoothly. 9th-11th grade returning student registration will begin on Tuesday.
- Complete all of the online portion of registration before coming to the on-campus portion.
- Set up your MySchoolBucks account prior to your on-campus date (see attached flyer for more information).
- Ensure you have access to your students PowerSchool account and ParentSquare.
- Students that have completed their online portion will be given their schedule (changes can be requested during their on-campus registration date).
- Parents, you can pay for parking, yearbook, all-season student passes and old debt during your on-campus registration date. However, school fees will be paid via MySchoolBucks. We anticipate those invoices to be posted by July 27th.
- Complete all of the online portion of registration before coming to the on-campus portion.
- Set up your MySchoolBucks account prior to your on-campus date (see attached flyer for more information).
- Ensure you have access to your students PowerSchool account and ParentSquare.
- Students that have completed their online portion will be given their schedule (changes can be requested during their on-campus registration date).
- Parents, you can pay for parking, yearbook, all-season student passes and old debt during your on-campus registration date. However, school fees will be paid via MySchoolBucks. We anticipate those invoices to be posted by July 27th.
PowerEDUp and ready to shine! 💡📚
This week, JEFCOED educators, administrators, and district leaders gathered at Fultondale High School for the 2026 PowerEDUp! Tech Conference. Attendees spent the day learning from experts and discovering innovative ways to use technology in their classrooms!
We sincerely thank our Technology Department for organizing this fantastic and informative conference, as well as our wonderful educators for attending!
This week, JEFCOED educators, administrators, and district leaders gathered at Fultondale High School for the 2026 PowerEDUp! Tech Conference. Attendees spent the day learning from experts and discovering innovative ways to use technology in their classrooms!
We sincerely thank our Technology Department for organizing this fantastic and informative conference, as well as our wonderful educators for attending!
