Jennifer Middleton Perry/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson parents now have a new option pre-kindergarten education. A tuition-based pre-k class will begin this fall at Jefferson Independent School District, and the class already has about eight students signed up. JISD Superintendent Rob Barnwell said during the Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday thatContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton Jefferson Jimplecute The Jefferson Independent School District’s Board of trustees swore in new members and considered the creation of a paid pre-K program during their regular meeting Wednesday. Kirstin Johnson, Joey Romano and Jason Bonner were sworn into their respective seats by Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur.Continue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson ISD School Board and the City of Jefferson will see new faces starting at next week’s meetings after voters made their choices last Saturday. Jason Bonner will continue to represent JISD Place 1. Bonner received 55 absentee votes, 271 in early voting, andContinue Reading
These 16 JHS Welding students earned their AWS D1.1 Structural Welding certification last week along with 13 Queen City ISD students and 5 Linden ISD students. JHS student welders are Logan Wall, Jaxon Joseph, Wesley Trebing, Nathan Allen, Chris Tudor, Ryan Yeater, Joseph Woods, Knox Tomlinson, Brett Ansley, Garrett Sweeney,Continue Reading
The JHS FFA Forage team, made up of Rhett Sachtleben and Avery Moore, competed at the State Contest in Huntsville last week under the direction of instructor, Jenna Holloway.Continue Reading
Ms. Howard’s class of Artisans at Jefferson ISD participated in Pilgrimage 2022. All entries are in the USPS post office, just across from The Jefferson Carnegie Library.Continue Reading
3rd Nine WeeksReporting Period All ”A” Honor Roll 1st Grade Gunner Allen, Temperance Anderson, Marisol Aveja, Cash Benedict, Zoie Blady, Kinslee Byrd, Zacharias Campos-Sorrells, Bolden Carter, Kenzlie Collins, Aynslee Danvers, Kriya Desai, Alexis Durden, Caydence Galeazzi, Coraline Gonzalez, Kash Grigsby, Rorie Haskins, Caleb Henry, Astrid Hidlebaugh, McKenzi Holt, Jason Keasler,Continue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson Independent School District’s Board of Trustees watched a video update on the construction progress on the football field project during their regular meeting Tuesday. Board members watched a time-lapse video compiled by District IT Director Jay Patrick which showed the work being done, includingContinue Reading
Jerry Bennett Field to get artificial turf… Staff Reports Stadium repairs, audits and district leadership contracts were all deliberated in a regular session of the Jefferson ISD Board of Trustees Tuesday night. As their first order of business, the board received the annual audit report from Mike Hallum, of Knuckols,Continue Reading
2nd NINE WEEKS REPORTING PERIOD All ”A” Honor Roll 1st Grade Temperance Anderson, Marisol Aveja, Cash Benedict, Kinslee Byrd, Zacharias Campos-Sorrells, Bolden Carter, Kriya Desai, Alexis Durden, Caydence Galeazzi, Coraline Gonzalez, Kash Grigsby, Rorie Haskins, Caleb Henry, Joli Hickman, Astrid Hidlebaugh, McKenzi Holt, King Irving, Jason Keasler, JaQuan King, EmmaContinue Reading
By Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson Independent School District will now hold their trustee elections in May to coincide with the city and county elections. JISD Trustees approved the measure during Tuesday’s meeting after they heard a presentation from Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur and Karen Jones, the county’s electionContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson Independent School District is now one step closer to renovations to the high school’s football stadium. On Tuesday, JISD Trustees approved the drawings completed by Trull & Hollensworth Architects for the proposed project. This allows the board to move forward and accept contractor bids. ArchitectContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute Addressing rumors that the school board had approved and then backpedaled on installing turf on the high school football field was a main topic of discussion during Tuesday’s meeting of the Jefferson Independent School District’s Board of Trustees. Carrie Schwartz, Booster Club president, and April TaylorContinue Reading
Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a celebration of life and death. On the 1st and 2nd of November, millions of Mexican families come together to make food and create ofrendas, or altars, to remember and show respect to their loved ones who have passed. ThisContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson Independent School District Trustees took a first look at the 2021-22 budget during their regular meeting Tuesday. The $12.8 million revenue budget is in an extremely early stage, stated Superintendent Rob Barnwell, and does not yet include payroll expenses. “We don’t yet Know the taxContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute Michael Walker, who will begin his 23rd year in education in the fall, will serve in the newly-created position of assistant superintendent at Jefferson Independent School District. Walker was approved for the position during a special board meeting in June, when trustees also hired Jerry BrannenContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson High School’s Laura Dossey, who has served as an Instructional Coach since 2019, will begin her third year at JHS this fall as the new Assistant Principal. Dossey was named to the position during a special Jefferson Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting onContinue Reading
According to preliminary meeting minutes provided by Jefferson ISD, the Board of Trustees accepted a donation from VeraBank Tuesday night for a new band trailer. Representatives from Vera Bank Lori Minter, Penny Moore and Glen Bickerdike were on hand the regular meeting to officially offer a donation to theContinue Reading
Jefferson High School recently released Honor Rolls for the final nine-weeks of the 20-21 school year. Students honored were: A Honor Roll 9th Grade Akilah Brasher Payton Burkett Alicia Carter Taurria Hood Asher Phillips I’tasia Rainge Caroline Wilson 10th Grade Charlene Moore Kenya Ross 11th Grade Cadee Humphrey Trevor RunnelsContinue Reading