Game Night!
7:00 P.M. @ Mortimer Jordan
7:00 P.M. @ Mortimer Jordan

Department of the Month!
GHS Math Department Highlights !

JEFCOED Strong Award
The JEFCOED Strong Award celebrates excellence across our schools and recognizes those who lead with innovation, solve problems creatively, and inspire growth in our schools!
GHS is excited to recognize Rachel McCoy who truly embraces the theme: "Game On."
The JEFCOED Strong Award celebrates excellence across our schools and recognizes those who lead with innovation, solve problems creatively, and inspire growth in our schools!
GHS is excited to recognize Rachel McCoy who truly embraces the theme: "Game On."

College Bound!
Gardendale High School seniors have been hard at work, completing the Match application, attending the Jefferson County College Fair, and taking advantage of Free College Application Week to submit their college apps. Their efforts are already paying off - many have received exciting college acceptances and scholarship offers!
Today, they took a quick break to celebrate with a photo showing off their hard-earned opportunities. We are so proud of our GHS seniors - your future is bright!
Gardendale High School seniors have been hard at work, completing the Match application, attending the Jefferson County College Fair, and taking advantage of Free College Application Week to submit their college apps. Their efforts are already paying off - many have received exciting college acceptances and scholarship offers!
Today, they took a quick break to celebrate with a photo showing off their hard-earned opportunities. We are so proud of our GHS seniors - your future is bright!









ACT Prep at the Gardendale Public Library

GHS would like to send out a massive shoutout to our amazing custodial team! Your dedication and care for our school and students do not go unnoticed. We are so grateful for all you do every day!
Way to go Chappell, Turner, Murphy, Hinkk, Liffridge, Hollis, Trace, Hoskins, and Smith!
Way to go Chappell, Turner, Murphy, Hinkk, Liffridge, Hollis, Trace, Hoskins, and Smith!

Rocket Band & Auxiliaries with another incredible performance!

Great learning going on in Ms. Pointer's Class!


Coach Keedy giving instructions
to students after passing their Driver’s test!
to students after passing their Driver’s test!


We appreciate each student who attended our first Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council meeting of the year! During these meetings, student representatives from throughout our district participate in thought-provoking conversations with Dr. Gonsoulin. These discussions are invaluable and allow us to continue growing as a district. Thank you again to everyone who participated!




🌊✨ Our scientists are making waves- literally! Today they explored how wave amplitude impacts energy, discovering that the bigger the wave, the more energy it carries. Hands-on learning at its best; big waves, big energy, and even bigger excitement as these curious minds dive into science with wonder! 💡🔬👩🔬👨🔬⚡







GHS students are using trig to measure the height of a light pole in Cassidy's class!





Congratulation to the 2025-2026 GHS Bowling teams!


Today is School Custodian Appreciation Day, and we hope you'll join us in celebrating our outstanding custodians here at JEFCOED!🎉
These heroes not only ensure students and teachers spend their days in clean, safe environments, but also spread positivity throughout their schools. We appreciate all they do to help our district thrive! When you see your school custodian today, be sure to tell them thank you!
These heroes not only ensure students and teachers spend their days in clean, safe environments, but also spread positivity throughout their schools. We appreciate all they do to help our district thrive! When you see your school custodian today, be sure to tell them thank you!

Great learning going on in Olinger's Class!
Students worked with their groups to create a food web poster that shows energy flow in an ecosystem!
Students worked with their groups to create a food web poster that shows energy flow in an ecosystem!









Awesome learning in Mr. Smith's class. They did a 3D Brain Project!




Check out the first edition of our student podcast, The Weekly Takeoff! Mr. Branum's 2nd period class has been working hard on this new production and we are excited to share the first episode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7PwRQePiVo&t=1s
Students featured on this episode:
Finn Manning
Mason Harris
Grayson Stanford
Jonathan Bolds
Chase Dieterich (editing)
Bret Sizemore (logo)
We owe the City of Gardendale a huge thank you for helping us make the Satellite Studio a reality, so that we can continue to create opportunities for our students!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7PwRQePiVo&t=1s
Students featured on this episode:
Finn Manning
Mason Harris
Grayson Stanford
Jonathan Bolds
Chase Dieterich (editing)
Bret Sizemore (logo)
We owe the City of Gardendale a huge thank you for helping us make the Satellite Studio a reality, so that we can continue to create opportunities for our students!

The Rocket Marching Band had our first competition of the season September 20th @ Pinson.
Results below:
Straight I's - All judged Captions
Drum Major - Best in Class 3A (classification based on # of musicians), Tied 2nd Overall among the 21 bands at the comp.
Danceline - Best in Class, 1st Overall
Color Guard - Best in Class, 2nd Overall
Percussion - Best in Class, Tied 3rd Overall
Band (judging music, design, etc.) - Best in Class, 4th Overall
OVERALL (Everything averaged together) - 2nd Overall.
Way to Go ROCKETS!!!!





Go Rockets!





It’s gameday in Gardendale and the Rockets brought the hype ahead of kickoff!🎉🚀 We’re just hours away from our Game of the Week! Who’s excited?!🏈🤩





