Academy @ Shawnee

When Ivonne Davila-Beegle first introduced Rocket League the Academy @ Shawnee's esports team, it started out as a club. It would soon turn into a formal team, with some growing p...

The Academy @ Shawnee is proud to welcome Coach Ellis Myles as our new Head Boys Basketball Coach. A Louisville legend and respected leader in the basketball community, Coach Myle...

UPDATED: 11/24/25 This article has been updated to reflect that Dr. Brian Yearwood will no longer be proposing a change to school start times at the Dec. 9, 2025, Jefferson Cou...

Registration opens soon for the annual Take What You Can Tote! Family Event on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Clothing Assistance Program (CAP) Warehouse. ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood announced a set of recommended facility changes for the 2026-27 school year, d...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) students achieved strong graduation and postsecondary readiness rates in the 2024–25 school year, according to results fro...

The "Business of Joy" theme at the Good Business Summit perfectly captured the success of a powerful collaboration now unfolding at the Academy @ Shawnee. Students from Shawnee we...

Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) is looking for passionate and engaged community members to join its new initiative, the JCPS Community Champions program. Announced in No...

Jefferson County Public Schools is partnering with Dare to Care Food Bank to raise food and funds amid an increase in demand for food access in our community, starting Wednesday, ...

Families can apply for the 2026-27 school year from Nov. 3, 2025 through Dec. 19, 2025. If your child is starting kindergarten (turning 5 on or before Aug. 1, 2026) or has never...

For the first time in 15 years, Central High Magnet Career Academy and the Academy @ Shawnee went head-to-head on the football field to answer one question: Who's the best in the ...

Since late July, Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood has been on the move, wrapping up his first series of Community Conversations across the ...

Dr. Lynn Reynolds, a lifelong educator with 35 years of experience, has been named the new special assistant to the superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools. She will beg...

When students at Pleasure Ridge Park High School walk into the library this year, something feels different. The checkout desk is busier and the students are lining up, not for W...

Nineteen Academy @ Shawnee juniors and seniors are getting a rare, innovative learning experience while partnering with Flight Club 502 and Louisville Aviation. They’re spending a...

In a world where violence and trauma can ripple through a community, affecting even its youngest members, Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) has taken on a critical role that...

Jefferson County Public Schools' (JCPS) Chief of Exceptional Child Education (ECE) has won a 2025 Grissom Award for Innovation in Special Education. Kim Chevalier was presented the...

Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) has been awarded nearly $4 million from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to significantly upgrade the district’s cybersecurity ...

Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) kicked off the 2025-26 school year on August 7. Teachers and staff welcomed back students and families, ready to embark on a year of learnin...

Every school day vehicles pass illegally pass school buses when they have their stop placards deployed. That's not acceptable to LMPD, AAA Kentucky or JCPS officials who are encou...