We are SO excited to share that the Jefferson County School District has been awarded the Blue Cross Blue Shield Be Healthy Grant for the VERY first time!🎉👏 Mr. Christopher Reeves, Physical Education Supervisor for Jefferson County Schools, says, “This is a meaningful moment for our district, as it reflects the dedication of so many who believe in the power of physical education to shape healthier lives for our students.” Mr. Reeves adds that this grant will provide everything from exercise bikes to agility ladders, benefiting and inspiring students and educators. Thank you to everyone who made this possible!
Our Back to School Conference is in the books!📚 We want to give a huge thank you to our educators and administrators for making today such a success! You are laying the foundation for a wonderful school year, and it’s clear that “Alabama has something to say!” We can’t wait to see our classrooms filled up again in just a few short days!
Make-up registration and schedule pick up will be on Tuesday, August 5, from 8-11 and 12-3. Students will return to class on Thursday, August 7.
New Teacher Orientation ✏️📘👏 We're so excited to greet our new educators and officially bring them into the JEFCOED family! You're joining a district committed to Inspiring Change and Creating Impact, one student at a time. We're so glad you're here!
Special thanks to Leslie Chatta and Shernell Lewis, our 2025-2026 Teachers of the Year, for sharing powerful words of encouragement and inspiration. We're also grateful to Gardendale High School, along with our many staff and volunteers who helped make the day such a success!
Special thanks to Leslie Chatta and Shernell Lewis, our 2025-2026 Teachers of the Year, for sharing powerful words of encouragement and inspiration. We're also grateful to Gardendale High School, along with our many staff and volunteers who helped make the day such a success!
Registration and schedule pickup for the upcoming school year will be at the Irondale campus at the following times:
Thursday, July 31: 8:00-10:00 AM Seniors, 11:00-1:00 Sophomores
Friday, August 1: 8:00-10:00 Juniors, 11:00-1:00 Freshman
Summer assignments and supply lists can be found on our website under documents.
Thursday, July 31: 8:00-10:00 AM Seniors, 11:00-1:00 Sophomores
Friday, August 1: 8:00-10:00 Juniors, 11:00-1:00 Freshman
Summer assignments and supply lists can be found on our website under documents.
Congratulations to JCIB Graduate Chase Gohn who was recognized today as a recipient of the prestigious National Merit Scholarship Award! Chase is part of an elite group of 100 Alabama seniors who received this honor, and represents less than 1% of the nation's high school graduates this year. He plans to study mechanical engineering at Auburn University this fall.
Congratulations to JCIB Spanish teacher Senora Beth Tanner and History teacher Jeff Clayton on your retirement. Each of them have been a part of our faculty for over 25 years and will be missed. Happy Retirement!
Graduation is today-1:00 PM at Guiding Light Church. If you can't make it, you can stream today's ceremony live on Jefcoed TV.
AP and IB exams continue next week along with final exams for all classes. See the attached schedules for next week's exams.
AP & IB Exams begin today! See below for a schedule of exams for the upcoming week. For AP exams, please make sure to fully charge your chromebook the night before your exam.
JCIB is proud to announce that senior Alan Cortes Pacheco has been selected as a Gates Scholar and member of The Gates Scholarship Class of 2025.
Alan is only one of 750 Scholars chosen from a pool of over 48,000 applicants from across the nation. This ... "group of young leaders... represent the very pinnacle of academic achievement, service, and commitment." The Gates Scholarship provides funding not just for undergraduate education, but also provides resources for study abroad, technology, leadership development and more.
Excellent job, Alan! A prime example of hard work being recognized.
Congratulations to our debate team for their second place finish this year in the Birmingham Area Debate League, sponsored by Samford University. The team of Carson Douglas and Sofia Nunez finished runners up in the season ending championship tournament, and Emma Lawley was recognized as the top speaker in the league.
Today was JCIB's annual International Festival. We had 67 countries represented by over 150 students presenting the culture and geography of the world. Students also got to sample some tasty cuisine from all over the world. Thanks to seniors Elizabeth Harris and Ella Jones for organizing this annual tradition!
Congratulations to these JCIB students who were winners at the state FBLA competition this week. They have advanced to the national FBLA competition this summer in Anaheim, California!
1st Place in Banking and Financial Systems
Kayce Murray
Julia Gray
3rd Place Cybersecurity
Madison Bridges
1st Place Website Design
Ibbie Zou
Joydin Bishop
Congratulations to JCIB senior student athlete Elizabeth Harris who has signed a track scholarship with Columbus State University!
The following students were awarded recognition by the Alabama Writers' Forum in the 2025 Alabama High School Literary Arts Competition.
Madeline Riseling (9th grade) - 2nd place fiction
Zane Wright (10th grade) - 3rd place creative nonfiction and poetry certificate of merit
Willow Barkley (10th grade) - creative nonfiction certificate of merit
Kahina Laouzai (10h grade) - poetry certificate of merit
Rachel Tucker (12th grade) - poetry certificate of merit
Counterpane also received a certificate of merit in the literary magazine category.
Please congratulate these students when you see them. There were hundreds of submissions from all across the state so these awards are really special!
Seven JCIB High students travelled to Montgomery for the Future Problem Solvers State Bowl, and they took home seven first place trophies, sweeping every category in which they were entered. Each one received an invitation to advance to International competition in June. (They are pictured here with the many champions from the JCIB Middle School) If you see any of them this week, I know they would appreciate a congratulations on their hard work:
Scenario Writing, senior division: Kahina Laouzai (her second year as State Champion in this event)
Team Global Issues Problem Solving, senior division: Aubrey Lake, Ashleigh Cox, Adrien Chavez, Declan Sitzman
Individual Global Issues Problem Solving, middle division: Mikayla Fielder
Individual Global Issues Problem Solving, senior division: Rachel Tucker
JCIB Honors Night will be next Thursday, March 13, at 5:00 PM in the Shades Valley Auditorium. Our students will be recognized and inducted into many different academic honor societies.
Our Model UN team participated in the University of Alabama’s Model United Nations conference this weekend, and we had 3 seniors and a freshman take home awards! If you see these students, please congratulate them on their hard work!
Best Delegate in Cleve’s Court: Sammie Poarch
Verbal Commendation in AdHoc: Joydin Bishop
Verbal Commendation in WHO: Simon Kimani
Best Position Paper in Remember the Alamo: Dorian Bridges
Congratulations to Mrs. Sport and Counterpane, our own literary and arts magazine, for having last year's edition ranked as a REALM (Recognizing Excellence in Art & Literary Magazines) Superior publication by the National Council of Teachers of English. This is the second year in a row that Counterpane has received a REALM award, and we very proud of the student staff for their achievements!
