Red Ribbon Week
October 27-31

Homecoming Dance Update:
Due to unforeseen circumstances, our Homecoming Dance is being postponed. A new date will be announced soon! If you’ve already purchased your ticket, don't worry—it will be fully honored on the rescheduled date. Thank you for your patience!

Learning in the sunshine! ☀️📚 Ms. Gresham’s 4th graders took their science lesson outdoors today to test how water temperature changes in the sun versus the shade. Hands-on experiments + fresh air = the best kind of school day! 🧪✨
#shiningbrightathis #jefcoed

Hey JEFCOED Family! 👋 This is a friendly reminder that tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 9, 2026) is an E-Learning Day for students, and that schools will be closed Monday, Oct. 12, 2026 for Columbus Day. We hope you enjoy your long weekend!

Congratulations to our 2026-2027 Newcomb Teams!

Help nourish student success! 🥪🍎 ESS Alabama is hiring School Food Service Workers for Jefferson County Schools. 



-$15/hour 

-7:00 AM – 1:30 PM 

-School-based position 

-Make a difference every day! 



📝Apply today at ess.com or 📲text "JCS CNP" to 225-592-1700.

Happy National Custodian Day to our AMAZING custodians here at JEFCOED! 🎉💙

You truly make a profound difference in our schools each day, and we sincerely appreciate the work you put in! Thank you for ensuring our campuses are clean, safe, and healthy. You do tremendous work!

JEFCOED Family — be sure to show your custodians some major appreciation today and everyday! 👏✨

To our supportive, encouraging, and driven principals here at JEFCOED — we celebrate you and thank you for making a difference in the lives of our students and educators each day! 📚

We deeply admire your passion for education and are extremely grateful you're here at Jefferson County Schools! 💙 Happy National Principals Month!

This week on JEFCOED TV: Rival teams take the field! 🏈👏

The McAdory Yellowjackets are hosting the Hueytown Golden Gophers in our JEFCOED TV Game of the Week, and you'll want to catch every second of the action! Our Game of the Week coverage gets underway this Friday at 6:30 p.m., live from McAdory High School! See you then, JEFCOED Family! 🎉

Where to Watch:
📺 JEFCOED TV App | Download on Roku, Amazon Fire, or Apple TV
💻 Online | Watch on our Facebook page, YouTube channel, or jefcoed.com/tv

Supporting student voices, encouraging creative solutions, and instilling confidence in our young leaders — these are just a few reasons why the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council helps us redefine the standard here at JEFCOED!

Thank you to each student who offered their valuable insight during Friday’s SSAC meeting at McAdory Middle School! Collaboration between our students and leaders ensures a bright future for our district, and we are grateful to have students dedicated to the success of fellow and future scholars!

Today our schools were decked out in a sea of yellow and gold to advocate for Childhood Cancer awareness!🎗️

We appreciate each student, educator, administrator, and employee who supported Hope for Autumn Foundation's Give Hope Day! It was incredibly moving to see our JEFCOED Family stand behind such a meaningful cause. 💛

Hueytown Intermediate School families, don’t ghost school! 👻 We are so proud of the spooktacular energy and dedication your students bring every single day. Showing up consistently isn’t just a way to win our Trick-or-Treat Attendance Challenge, it builds a strong foundation for your child’s lifelong success!

Let’s keep the momentum going through the end of September and get ready to win! 🎃💯

#DontGhostSchool #AttendanceChallenge #AllInForAttendance #shiningbrightathis

Campuses throughout our district are already decked out in gold ahead of Give Hope Day tomorrow!🎗️

Be sure to wear gold or yellow on Thursday, September 24, 2026, as we team up with the Hope for Autumn Foundation to raise awareness of childhood cancer and advocate for resources to support patient families.

Give Hope Day hits close to home for many families in our district, and our hearts are with each of you who have a child who has battled cancer or is currently fighting. We stand with you during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and beyond. 💛

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month, JEFCOED Family! 💙

We are thrilled to embark on the month ahead, filled with celebrations of Hispanic culture, history and traditions! From engaging lessons inside the classroom to joyous festivals that bring the community together, we can’t wait to share with you the many ways our district will commemorate and honor Hispanic Heritage Month!

✅ Attendance adds up! Every school day your child is here and ready to learn helps bring our classes closer to winning the 🍬JEFCOED Trick-or-Treat Attendance Challenge🍬.

Families, thank you for helping your students build strong school-day routines and making attendance a priority. Let’s keep this momentum going!

Who knows? The winning class could be right here at Hueytown Intermediate School.

​#AttendanceChallenge #LetsGo #EveryDayCounts #shiningbrightathis

Never forget 💙

Today, we remember and honor the lives lost on September 11, as well as the brave men and women who risked their own lives to save others. Let us unite on this day of reflection and remembrance.

HIS Little Miss & Little Prince Homecoming winners will be crowned at HMS football game on 9/24. Votes are $1 each.

👋 Hey JEFCOED Family! This is a friendly reminder that all schools and offices will be closed Monday September 7, 2026, for Labor Day, and that Tuesday, September 8, 2026, is an E-Learning Day for students. We look forward to seeing everyone back in class on Wednesday, September 9, 2026!

Happy Birthday to our amazing principal, Ms. McClellan! 💜💛🎉

We hope your special day is filled with all the joy and appreciation you deserve. Thank you for your leadership, dedication, and for all you do to make HIS such a wonderful place for our students, faculty, and staff.

Please join us in wishing Ms. McClellan a very Happy Birthday! 🎂🎈🥳💐

Ms. Clevenger's 3rd grade class is hard at work at their reading stations!