(Borrowed from Coach Farmer)
🎓 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
🚨 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
🩺 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.
📣 Save the Dates! 🎉
We’re gearing up for an exciting start to the 2025-2026 school year at DuBOIS Academy! Mark your calendars for these important upcoming events:
🟤 Back to School Bash 📅 Wednesday, July 24 | 🕓 4–7 PM Join us for food, fun, and fellowship as we kick off the new year in style!
👔 Tie & Jacket Ceremony (for rising 6th graders) 📅 Tuesday, July 30 | 🕕 6 PM 📍 Muhammad Ali Center Please arrive in full uniform. Ties will be provided. This tradition is a powerful rite of passage—don’t miss it!
🦁 PRIDE Camp (for all rising 6th, 9th graders & new students) 📅 Wednesday, July 31 | 🕘 9 AM–12 PM An orientation experience to build community, culture, and confidence before Day 1! We can’t wait to welcome you back! 💪🏾💼
#WeAreDuBOIS #StartStrong #DuBOISPRIDE
📣 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!
🎉 Join us in celebrating the outstanding DuBOIS staff nominated for our year-end awards! Your dedication, passion, and impact do not go unnoticed.
We’re proud to have such excellence in our building every day! #DuBOISExcellence #StaffAppreciation #WeAreDuBOIS 💙🧡
💬 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! 🙌
Thank you, Spectrum News, for covering our Senior Walk and helping us celebrate this special milestone! #OnePRIDEOneBrotherhood #SeniorExcellence
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1F6urogQjG/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Thank you @WLKY for covering our first-ever Senior Awards Breakfast & Senior Walk! 🎓 Your support means so much as we celebrate our seniors’ achievements and legacy. #SeniorWalk #WLKY https://www.wlky.com/article/web-dubois-academy-first-graduating-class/64840996
Huge thanks to @wave3news for covering our Inaugural Senior Awards Breakfast and Senior Walk! 🎓✨ #oneprideonebrotherhood #theydidit #seniorsuccess https://www.wave3.com/2025/05/21/w-e-b-dubois-first-senior-class-earned-more-than-800k-scholarships/?outputType=amp
📢 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.
Tomorrow is the day!
We’re excited to host our 3rd Annual Mental Health Fair & PBIS Awards Celebration!
• All students may dress down
• Students buying lunch should bring at least $15
• Others must bring lunch from home or request a school sack lunch
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!
💬 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! 🙌
