Many of us went to sleep on Thursday night, thinking it wouldn't happen after all. And then it did!! The JEFCOED family enjoyed a beautiful snow day on Friday.❄️☃️ Thank you to all of those who sent in pictures. Your smiles and joy warmed our hearts. Here are just a few of the many fantastic pictures we received.










Ms. Osborne's Grinch party!

Santa was spotted on Mrs. Campbell's bus!

Our kids did a great job last night at our 1st round of competition. They strategized with other teams to find the best way to score points. They scored 3 total points with their robot. Next competition is Jan. 23.






This morning, the Alabama Department of Education approved a resolution recognizing Dr. Walter B. Gonsoulin, Jr. as the 2025 Alabama Superintendent of the Year!! Dr. Gonsoulin serves State School Board Districts Three, Four, and Seven with heart, vision, and determination. We couldn't be prouder of his leadership.
Congratulations, Dr. Gonsoulin! You've made us all #JEFCOEDProud!




Our 24-25 Teacher of the Year is Mrs. Holly Latham!!! Congratulations!!!


Character Word for December: Service
Our character word for November is "Service" "Helping Others." The following students were chosen as our examples of Service over the course of the past several school days. They have been rewarded with a card for a free ice cream at Sweet Caroline's. Awesome work!

Students of the Month - November
Pre-K: Malakai Thomas
Kindergarten: Kaelyn Dishong, Olivia Howell, & Cash Purcell
1st Grade: Coulter Arrington & Lily Echols
2nd Grade: Henry Wolford & Rylee Bolton
3rd Grade: Myles Crittenden & Nolan Franks
4th Grade: Tate Stewart & Katherine McCoy
5th Grade: Harper Carroll & Lynnleigh Taylor


Mount Olive's 24-25 Spelling Bee winner is Gavin Cruse! Ariana Telmont was our 2nd place winner! Gavin will go on to compete with other Jefcoed students at the Jefferson County Spelling Bee! The second pictures features all of our nervous competitors! Congratulations to all our classroom qualifiers. The following students qualified for the Schoolwide Spelling Bee : Zayden Gilliland, Jaxson Harvey, Nolan Franks, Madison Hawkins, Oslo Hansen, Violet Mahieu, Katie Millican, Edie Evans, Avery Farley, Gavin Cruse, Holland Allen, Serenity Morton, Ariana Telmont, Tanner Ragland, Evie Taylor, Porter Crump, Evie Puccio, and Micah Brady.


Roll Tide and War Eagle!




Pathways was so THANKFUL for the 239 pairs of socks that we donated! Thank you so much to everyone that helped make our second Socktober a success!!

5th grade students had so much fun during their parade today with their balloon creations based on the book "Balloons over Broadway"!





4th grade field trip fun!








Mrs. Latham's 3rd grade class- We finished up Unit 3 The Human Body and we ended with an Emergency Room celebration!






Kindergarten enjoying their Thanksgiving Feast!






3rd grade TAG completed their selfie sculptures which was used to encourage creativity while identifying individual learning styles and social-emotional needs.

3rd grade welcomed James Spann from ABC 3340 today! Please tune in tonight at 5:00PM or Monday (11th) and Tuesday (12th) at 6:30 AM to see Mount Olive featured!







Election Day at MOE!










Character Word for October- Self Control
Pictured below are our last set of students that exhibited our Character Word for October which was "Self Control".
Students of the Month - October
Pre-K: Ellie Polk
Kindergarten: Kai Giovino, Lathan Bennett, & Hudson Fields
1st Grade: Silas Hand & Axel Hendrickson
2nd Grade: Lily Brown & Joey Coles
3rd Grade: Kennedy Taylor & Abby Arrant
4th Grade: Hadleigh Anderson & Avery Culihan
5th Grade: Jase Courington & Travis Nix



