Southern High School

🚍 DRIVE WITH US | We’re hosting a Job Fair for bus and van drivers, and we want to meet YOU! 🫵 Come find your next career opportunity with JCPS.

⏰ Date & Time: Friday, March 6 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
📍 Location: VanHoose Education Center (3332 Newburg Road)

Due to the additional snow and ice on roads and sidewalks throughout Jefferson County, JCPS will utilize a Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) day on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. Students should follow their school’s established NTI protocols. NTI days are recognized as standard instructional days and will not extend the school calendar.

All after school athletic and extracurricular activities are canceled for Wednesday. If there are any changes to the YMCA CEP program, families will be notified by YMCA CEP.

🌟 CELEBRATING SCHOOL COUNSELORS | Feb. 2 to 6 is National School Counselor Week, a time to recognize and celebrate the vital role school counselors play in supporting students’ academic success, social-emotional development, and career readiness.

Thank you to our JCPS school counselors for all you do!

🚨REGULAR SCHEDULE | After careful consideration, JCPS will return to its normal, in-person schedule on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.

As always, we encourage everyone to use caution and their best judgment when traveling to and from school.

We appreciate your continued support of our students and staff throughout JCPS.

The Library has many fun activities planned during the month of February - Black History Month, Blind Date with a Book, and the 10,000th book checkout contest! See the pictures for more info!

Check out these library usage stats from January. We may have missed some school days due to the weather, but Southern students still used the library a lot last month!

NTI DAY | Today, our teams spent the day evaluating road conditions and school campuses across the District. While many main roads remain in good shape, several side streets and neighborhood roadways are still icy.

These conditions have led us to utilize another Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) day on Friday, January 30. Students should follow their school-specific NTI instructions. NTI days are recognized as standard instructional days and will not extend the school calendar.

All athletic and extracurricular activities are canceled for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

STAY UP TO DATE | JCPS families, if you did not receive alerts earlier this week related to the winter weather, please double-check that your contact information in Infinite Campus is current. You can update your details online or by calling your child’s school.

👉 Update online: https://bit.ly/JCPSUpdateContactInfo

Note: Updates may take up to 24 hours to show up in the app.

TECHNICAL ISSUE | We’re aware of a technical issue with the Parent Portal that is causing some 2026–27 school year enrollment information to display incorrectly. Our IT team is actively working to resolve the issue, and we anticipate it will be fixed by next week.

We’ll share an update once the issue is resolved. Thank you for your patience and understanding, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

❄ NTI DAYS | After evaluating road conditions throughout the community, Wednesday, Jan. 28 and Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, will be Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) Days for JCPS students and staff.

While our crews report that most main roads are in good shape, many side streets and neighborhood roads across the county remain hazardous. Due to these lingering conditions and low temperatures, we believe transitioning to NTI is the safest choice for our students and staff.

Students should follow their school’s established NTI protocols. NTI days are recognized as standard instructional days and will not extend the school calendar.

All after school athletic and extracurricular activities are canceled for Wednesday and Thursday. If there are any changes to the YMCA CEP program, families will be notified by YMCA CEP.

Thank you for your continued patience and flexibility as we navigate these winter conditions. Please stay warm and safe.

❄️ SNOW DAY FUN ❄️ | We love seeing how our JCPS students are spending their snow days! Share your photos with us on Facebook @JCPSKY!

Due to snow and hazardous road conditions, Monday, Jan. 26 and Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 will be traditional snow days with no online learning. All after school athletic and extracurricular activities are canceled. If there are any changes to YMCA CEP, families will be notified by CEP.

When you check out a book between January 20th and January 23rd you can guess how many M&Ms are in a jar in the library. Whoever guesses cloest will win the jar and all of the candy inside. Only one guess per student, but you can check out more than one book this week. :)

If you need a few hours to yourself this Saturday morning, the cheer team would be happy to entertain your little ones! Check out the attached flyer for more information!

Dear Southern Parents/Guardians & Students,

The official first semester report card grades are now available in the parent/student portal. In the portal, click the menu bars at the top left corner & select Documents. Under Report Card click the Portal Report Card. You can access the student transcript in the parent/student portal under documents as well by clicking "portal transcript".

If you need a hard copy of the first grading period report, please call the school at 485-8330 to request a copy be mailed home.

If there are any questions regarding what your student needs to graduate, please review the link below of Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) minimum graduation requirements.

KDE Graduation Requirements

Have an amazing day!

Thank you,
Southern High School Administrative Team