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!
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
The Jefferson County Council PTA recently celebrated four talented students from Jefferson County Schools who placed in the Alabama PTA Reflections contest! Two of these young ladies were able to stop by the most recent board meeting, where they were recognized by the superintendent!
🎉Congratulations To:
Aria Gwin - John E. Bryan Elementary: 🥇 Dance Choreography,
Lyla Herrin - Mount Olive Elementary: 🥉 Dance Choreography,
Madyson Burney - North Jefferson Middle School: 🥉 Literature,
Jennifer McMillian - Gardendale Elementary: 🥉 Visual Arts.
A huge round of applause for these talented students! 👏
Thank you to the McCarty Farrar Lodge #8 for their generous donation to Mount Olive! Their continued support helps our school tremendously!
Awards Day for 1st-4th! Congratulations to all! We wanted to acknowledge Avett Arrington for a perfect score in reading on the 24-25 ACAP. This is his second perfect ACAP reading score!
Saturday was the day! Out of 100s and 100s of submitted poems, Savannah's poem was one of the 22 poems chosen! She read her poem and received an award from the Father Goose Poetry Festival. (Part of the Alabama Writer's Forum.) Way to go Savannah!
Part 2 of our 5th grade Awards Ceremony!
Our 24-25 5th grade Awards Ceremony! We will truly miss these students! We know they will be successful as they move on to new schools and adventures!
Part 1
Our 24-25 Kindergarten celebration!
Our 24-25 Drama Club!
Thanks to our PTA for treating teachers/staff all week!! We loved it!
GFBC treated our teachers and staff to a wonderful breakfast this morning!
It's Nurse Appreciation Week! We appreciate everything Nurse Jodie does for everyone!!
5th Grade TAG spent a few months on their passion projects for the showcase that was held yesterday for the entire school. Topics were selected by the students through a process determining what they loved and what they disliked most to create the perfect sweet spot for their projects. These projects showcased their hard work and creativity.
5th Grade TAG spent a few months on their passion projects for the showcase that was held yesterday for the entire school. Topics were selected by the students through a process determining what they loved and what they disliked most to create the perfect sweet spot for their projects. These projects showcased their hard work and creativity.
Our 24-25 Track Team! County Track Meet - Our boys came in 2nd place!
Fun run part 4 - last one!
Fun Run part 3
Fun Run part 2
Great day for a Fun Run! Thanks to all that made it a successful day! Part 1
