🐴 GIDDY UP FOR GREATNESS | JCPS celebrated 80 McKinney-Vento students and their families today with a powerful closing ceremony at Wilt Elementary. After 3 weeks of learning, field trips, and resilience-building activities, students showed off their growth, enjoyed lunch, and went home with food and supplies. 💙
about 2 months ago, JCPS Communications
Students stand on stage with horse crafts they created.
Adults sit at tables and watch students up on a stage.
A cake says "Giddy Up to Greatness Summer Camp."
🎓 SPARKING A MOVEMENT | Dr. Marty Pollio reflects on how the Academies of Louisville began and how this transformative approach to education is changing lives. 🔗 STORY: https://www.aoflalliance.org/news/dr-marty-pollio-reflects-on-the-academies-of-louisville
2 months ago, JCPS Communications
The Academies of Louisville Alliance Logo
🚨 TV FORM DUE TOMORROW | Tomorrow is the deadline for EVERY student to complete the Transportation Verification Form. Please complete the form by the end of the day tomorrow, Friday, June 13: https://cloudapps.jefferson.kyschools.us/TransportationPortal
2 months ago, JCPS Communications
Screenshot of the Transportation Portal website.
🩺 FREE CLINICS | Free Physical and Vaccine Clinics are underway for JCPS students! Check out sights from today's clinic at Valley High School! Couldn't make it today? Join us at an upcoming clinic! 🗓️ June 9–20 | 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Various HS locations For students without a regular doctor, no health insurance, or high-deductible insurance. Pre-register now: 👉 https://bit.ly/JCPSclinics25 📞 Or call 502-485-3387 Can't attend? Other options available. See flyer for details!
2 months ago, JCPS Communications
A nurse looks in a student's mouth during a physical exam.
A nurse listens to a student's heartbeat during a physical examination.
2025 JCPS Free Physicals and Vaccinations Flyer
🚍 BUS MONITOR JOB FAIR | Looking for a meaningful role that helps ensure the safety of students? Join us for a Bus Monitor Job Fair on June 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to learn more about the position and get application assistance!
2 months ago, JCPS Communications
"JCPS Bus Monitor Job Fair flyer. Text reads: 'Bus Monitor Job Fair – Your Career Starts Here!' Benefits listed: Family-Friendly Schedule, On the Job Training, Bring Resume & 2 References with Email, Application Assistance Available. Event details: June 20, 2025, 10 am – 2 pm, 3903 Atkinson Sq Dr, Louisville, KY 40218. Soul Fire Company food truck on site – cash and card accepted. Images show smiling children, including a child in a wheelchair, children giving thumbs up, and a child stepping off a bus."
🌟 FROM JCPS TO THE TONY AWARDS 🏆 | Huge congratulations to Youth Performing Arts School (YPAS) alum Nicole Scherzinger, who won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her stunning performance as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard! Did you know this Broadway queen also walked the halls of Bowen Elementary and Meyzeek Middle School? Yep—her journey started right here in JCPS! 🎭 📸: Photos from DuPont Manual High School/Youth Performing Arts School's yearbook archives 📸: The 2025 Tony Awards (Photo Credit: CBS)
2 months ago, JCPS Communications
Yearbook photo of Nicole Scherzinger playing Alice in 2nd YPAS' annual production of Alice! The over-sized puppets were controlled by several "invisible" puppeteers.
Nicole Scherzinger school photo from her days at YPAS.
Screenshot of the Tony Award broadcast by CBS. Photo credit: CBS
📚 WHO SAYS LIBRARIANS HAVE TO BE QUIET? | Not this week! More than 100 JCPS library media specialists are turning up the volume at their summer academy, featuring two days packed with inspiration, collaboration, and big ideas! They're diving into the future of literacy and exploring how AI is transforming the way we teach and learn.
2 months ago, JCPS Communications
A man wearing a top hat smiles.
A statue stands in front of a sign for the Librarians Summer Academy.
Two adults dance at the front of the room.
Adults dance in front of a room of library media specialists.
📣 FREE PHYSICALS AND VACCINATIONS FOR JCPS STUDENTS 🩺 June 9 to 20 | 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Various HS locations For students without a regular doctor, no health insurance, or high-deductible insurance. Pre-register now: 👉 https://bit.ly/JCPSclinics25 📞 Or call 502-485-3387 Can't attend? Other options available. See flyer for details!
2 months ago, JCPS Communications
A flyer titled "2025 JCPS Free Physicals and Vaccinations" for JCPS (Jefferson County Public Schools) students only. It includes a table listing dates, locations, and times for free physicals and vaccinations: June 9, 2025 – Southern High School, 8620 Preston Hwy, Louisville, KY 40219 – 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM June 10, 2025 – Waggener High School, 330 S Hubbards Ln, Louisville, KY 40207 – 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM June 11, 2025 – Fairdale High School, 1001 Fairdale Rd, Fairdale, KY 40118 – 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM June 12, 2025 – Valley High School, 10200 Dixie Hwy, Louisville, KY 40272 – 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM June 13, 2025 – Western High School, 2501 Rockford Ln, Louisville, KY 40216 – 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM June 16, 2025 – Central High School, 1130 W Chestnut St, Louisville, KY 40203 – 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM June 17, 2025 – Seneca High School, 3510 Goldsmith Ln, Louisville, KY 40220 – 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM June 18, 2025 – J-town High School, 9600 Old 6 Mile Ln, Jeffersontown, KY 40299 – 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM June 20, 2025 – Fern Creek High School, 9115 Fern Creek Rd, Louisville, KY 40291 – 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Note: These clinics are for students without a regular healthcare provider, insurance, or with high insurance deductibles. Students are encouraged to visit their primary care provider if possible. Other Clinic Options for Families without Health Insurance or High Deductibles: JCPS Health and Wellness – CB Young Service Center (3001 Crittenden Dr) or South Central Neighborhood Place: Call 502-485-3387 Park DuValle Clinics (Pleasure Ridge Park or Central High School): Call 502-861-6192 Family Health Centers – Iroquois High School (4615 Taylor Blvd): Call 502-380-5201 Shawnee Christian Healthcare Center (234 Amy Ave): Open 9 AM–3 PM, call 502-778-0001 Norton Children's Medical Group (NCMG): Call 502-629-KIDS (5437), option 3 A QR code is provided at the bottom for student pre-registration with the caption: “Scan the QR code to pre-register your student(s)!”
💬 HAPPY SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING MONTH | Shoutout to the incredible professionals supporting students with communication disorders. Your work empowers voices, builds confidence, and changes lives. ❤️ We’re grateful for everything you do—this month and always! 🙌
3 months ago, JCPS Communications
Happy National Speech-Language-Hearing Month! “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” — Jane Goodall As a school speech pathologist, I have the privilege of helping children find their voice. I love getting to be a part of that journey. — Kristina Perry, Speech-Language Pathologist at Ballard High, Norton Elementary, and the Academy @ Shawnee
📢 Don't miss the JCPS Superintendent Finalist Community Forums TODAY, Tues, May 20th! 🗣️ Meet Ben Shuldiner & Dr. H. Brian Yearwood. 📍 Forum 1: 4-6 PM @ JCPS Center for Professional Learning (Live on JCBE YouTube) 📍 Forum 2: 7-9 PM @ Stopher Elementary ❓Submit Questions: https://forms.gle/aJbBWsGt6SoUXKB26  ➡️ More Info & Feedback: https://bit.ly/434Nhmw  #WeAreJCPS
3 months ago, Jefferson County Public Schools
JCPS Superintendent Finalists Q&A Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Open to All | Moderated by Hazard Young Attea Associates 4 - 6 p.m. JCPS Center for Professional Learning 3903 Atkinson Square Dr., Louisville, KY 40218 7 - 9 p.m. Stopher Elementary School 14417 Aiken Rd., Louisville, KY 40245
💬 HAPPY SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING MONTH | Shoutout to the incredible professionals supporting students with communication disorders. Your work empowers voices, builds confidence, and changes lives. ❤️ We’re grateful for everything you do—this month and always! 🙌
3 months ago, JCPS Communications
Happy National Speech-Language-Hearing Month! "Everyone has something to communicate, with or without a voice." Being a Speech Language Pathologist means I am an advocate for my students. It is my responsibility to make sure they are heard and understood and that they are confident enough to speak for themselves. — Jean Whitt, Speech-Language Pathologist at Kennedy Elementary and McFerran Early Childhood
🚨 JCPS UPDATE | JCPS after-school activities are canceled today, Friday, May 16 due to expected inclement weather.
3 months ago, JCPS Communications
Graphic says: JCPS Update
CLASSIFIED JOB FAIR | Join us this Friday, May 16 for a Classified Career Fair to learn more about open roles in our Nutrition Services, Security, Maintenance, Mechanic, Custodial, and Early Childhood divisions!
3 months ago, JCPS Communications
Promotional flyer for the JCPS Classified Career Fair 2025. The headline reads "Your Career with JCPS Starts Here!" with the JCPS logo. The event is on May 16, 2025, from 10 am to 2 pm at 3903 Atkinson Sq Dr., Louisville, KY 40218. Event highlights include speaking with hiring managers, application assistance, gaining department information, and a reminder to bring a resume/work history and two references with email addresses. Departments hiring include Nutrition Services, Security, Maintenance, Mechanic, Custodial, and Early Childhood. Images feature diverse individuals in professional and industrial work attire.
Please help us welcome Mrs. Rebecca Brewer, our new 4th Grade Teacher! 💛📚 Mrs. Brewer is not only an experienced educator—this will be her 13th year teaching—but also a proud Greathouse alumna! She’s thrilled to return to where it all began and bring her passion for learning and creativity to our 4th-grade students.
3 months ago, Greathouse/Shryock Traditional
Meet the New Teacher
💬 HAPPY SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING MONTH | Shoutout to the incredible professionals supporting students with communication disorders. Your work empowers voices, builds confidence, and changes lives. ❤️ We’re grateful for everything you do—this month and always! 🙌
3 months ago, JCPS Communications
Graphic says: Happy National Speech-Language-Hearing Month! "Communication is the essence of human life." — Janice Light Being a JCPS SLP means working with students to develop essential speech, language, and communication skills so that they may overcome challenges and be successful across settings in their school environment, but also in life. It means advocating for students' needs, working on goals, and collaborating with other professionals to promote skills and independence. — Allison Forrester, Speech-Language Pathologist at Hudson Middle, Meyzeek Middle, UofL Pact, and duPont Manual High
🎉 **Happy Retirement, Ms. Looney!** 🎉 After **32 amazing years** in education — including **24 unforgettable years** at **Greathouse Elementary** — Ms. Looney is hanging up her teacher hat (and maybe her glitter pens 😄) and heading into a well-earned retirement! From ABCs to multiplication facts, from classroom hugs to lifelong lessons, she’s inspired *thousands* of little hearts and minds along the way. 💛📚✏️ Ms. Looney, thank you for your dedication, your joy, and the countless lives you’ve touched. Greathouse won’t be the same without you — but your legacy will live on in every student who had the privilege of learning from you. 🦁💙💛 Drop your favorite memory or message below and help us send her off with ALL the love! 💐🎈👇 #ThankYouMsLooney #GreathouseLegend #RetirementVibes
3 months ago, Greathouse/Shryock Traditional
Ms. Looney with students
📏📚💥 After 28 years of crunching numbers, passing out papers, and explaining for the millionth time that yes, math really is fun... Ms. Lega is retiring! 🎉🎉 She’s spent the last 10 years at Greathouse Elementary, which equals: Too many pencils to count At least 1,000 "aha!" moments Approximately 732,492 times saying, “Show your work!” And infinite patience and heart ❤️ Ms. Lega has officially solved for X, and it turns out... X = RETIREMENT! 🎓🌴 We’ll miss her mathematical ways, her big heart, and her magical ability to turn fractions into fun. Enjoy your days of no bells, no grading, and no more saying, “This will be on the test!” ✖️➕➗➖ Thank you, Ms. Lega, for everything! 💛
3 months ago, Greathouse/Shryock Traditional
Ms. Lega with students
Skip the store and the hassle of finding school supplies, order your school supply kit before June 16! Custom-packed by grade, teacher-approved, and ready to go: https://schooltoolbox.com/school-supplies/crm/parent-notice/sign-up/?school_id=39924
3 months ago, Greathouse/Shryock Traditional
School supply folder
💉💙 HAPPY NATIONAL SCHOOL NURSES WEEK | To the compassionate, skilled professionals who keep our students healthy, safe, and ready to learn—thank you! Your care makes a difference every single day. 🏥🍎 We appreciate you this week and every week!
3 months ago, JCPS Communications
Graphic says: A Big Thank You. Happy National School Nurses Week! Casey Leone. Wellington Elementary. “Nurse Casey has been a school nurse at Wellington Elementary for 10 years. She works diligently to make sure all of her students are cared for. She has built relationships with her students and families and ensures that they all have access to healthcare and resources. She advocates for her students to receive necessary health services, such as dental clinics, vision clinics, immunizations, and physicals at school. She enjoys providing health education to her students whenever she has the opportunity.” - Megan Habich-Trueblood, APRN
📝 FROM THE HEART | We invited JCPS seniors to write a letter to their favorite teacher. For #TeacherAppreciationWeek, we're sharing a few of the heartfelt responses. ❤️ "You have inspired me to continue on the path I'm on, so I can be a teacher like you one day."
3 months ago, JCPS Communications
Graphic says: Happy Teacher Appreciation Week. To: Ms. Cashman, Southern High School. I’ve had you as a teacher for 3 years now, and you have impacted my life more than any other teacher I’ve ever had. You push me even when I want to give up. You have given me the tools I need to succeed in life. Not only have you helped me grow as a person, you’ve also helped me grow my career and my emotional health. You have cared for me more than anyone I know. You have inspired me to continue on the path I’m on, so I can be a teacher like you one day. I can’t thank you enough for everything you’ve done for me. From: Piper K., 12th Grade, Southern High School