🩺 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!



🚍 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!

🌟 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)



📚 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.
Parents: The deadline to complete the Transportation Verification Form is this Friday! Please complete yours using the link below:
https://cloudapps.jefferson.kyschools.us/TransportationPortal

📣 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!

💬 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! 🙌

🌳🦗 Biology in ACTION! Our Tree Measuring Lab got a surprise guest appearance last week: the LIVE emergence of Cicada Brood XIV! Students got an incredible opportunity to compare the larvae, nymphs, and adult stages firsthand. Nature's classroom is the best! 🤩







Wrapping up the year with some incredible insights! 🤩 Our Health Science Academy students had the amazing opportunity to learn directly from the experts in Ultrasonography! HUGE thanks to Rob, Sara, Jennifer, and Michelle from Baptist Health for sharing their knowledge and passion for this vital field. What an inspiring way to end the year! 🩺🗣️🏥










🦈 Biology Final Exam: Shark Dissection! 🔬 Our students tackled the biggest vertebrate yet – the Dogfish Shark! What an incredible way to investigate and compare its anatomy to all the invertebrates explored this semester. Hands-on learning at its finest! 🌊








🐸 Dive into the world of anatomy! Our Biology students recently completed the quintessential lab experience: the ultimate Glass Frog dissection! 🔬 Exploring the intricate systems of this amazing amphibian.









🔬 For the final stretch for our Anatomy students they put their knowledge to the ultimate test with a hands-on rat dissection for their final exam. Talk about bringing learning to life! 🧠🐀



🏀 SCHEDULE UPDATE! 🏀

🎓 SENIOR GRADUATION PRACTICE INFO 5/22/25! 🎓
Class of 2025! 👋 For Graduation Practice on Thursday, 5/22/25, please park by the LARGE GYM and enter through the BUS RIDER ENTRANCE located in the back of the large gym. See you tomorrow!

Wobbling our way into some epic memories today at the Iceland with the Class of 2025! ⛸️Pretty sure we're all more "graceful falling" than "graceful gliding," but hey, at least we're laughing! Huge thanks to our amazing senior class sponsors for literally putting us on ice! ⚡️🎓







📢 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

💬 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! 🙌

🚨 JCPS UPDATE | JCPS after-school activities are canceled today, Friday, May 16 due to expected inclement weather.

Big news from the lanes! 🤩 Senior Shayla Bockelman has officially signed with Lindsay Wilson College and earned a full-ride scholarship for bowling! 🎳All her hard work and dedication have paid off. Congratulations, Shayla! We can't wait to see you shine! 💙💛




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!

