🎉 Congratulations to @MeyzeekMiddle teacher KeNiesha Watkins-Bernard on being crowned Mrs. USA Universe! 👑 #WeAreJCPS

The Evolve502 Scholarship Application is now open for the JCPS Class of 2025! Eligible students could earn an associate degree, career credential or up to 60 credit hours TUITION-FREE at Jefferson JCTC, KCTCS, or Simmons College of Kentucky. View eligibility & apply: evolve502.org/apply

⭐️ ENERGY SAVINGS REBATE | LG&E and KU presented JCPS with a $127,000 check at The Academy @ Shawnee today for energy efficiency improvements made in 2024. JCPS has earned more than $1 million in rebates through the LG&E/KU Business Rebates program since 2011! Learn more ⬇️. #WeAreJCPS

🗓️ SAVE THE DATE | Join us on Saturday, November 2 to learn about all of the choices and opportunities available for JCPS students at the annual Showcase of Schools event! #WeAreJCPS Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center

It’s hot! So JCPS athletics teams are practicing before school or after 6 pm. Taking “wet bulb” air temps and having trainers, ice tubs and lots of water on hand will keep our student athletes healthy and safe. JCPS ATHLETICS/ACTIVITIES

🥇 GOLD MEDALIST | Price Elementary third grader Eriane Richie is making a name for herself on the track. This summer, she went down to North Carolina in the AAU Junior Olympics and brought home some hardware, adding to an already extensive collection! #WeAreJCPS

📺 OUR KIDS PREVIEW | Atherton High School correspondent Bryana Hinkle gives us a preview of the September 2024 "Our Kids" show. ✅ Check it out! ⬇️ #WeAreJCPS J.M. Atherton High School

🧑‍🍳 TASTE OF SUCCESS | AcademiesofLou students recently competed in a Jr. Chef Challenge hosted by the Kentucky State Fair. THE Marion C. Moore and Doss High School students were tasked with modernizing a classic school lunch tray! 🔗 STORY ➡️ aoflalliance.org/news/taste-of-… #WeAreJCPS

♥ I AM JCPS | Julia Tyson is a counselor at Hartstern Elementary JCPS who loves working with kids. "I want them to look back and have the feeling that they were safe with me and that I listened to them and that I saw them." Get to know Julia in this week's "I Am JCPS" ⬇️. #WeAreJCPS

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS! Dr. Tracy Barber named new executive administrator of special projects! STORY ➡️ bit.ly/TracyBarberJCPS #WeAreJCPS

911 Class - Did you know Louisville MetroSafe operators say “911 WHERE is your emergency?” Students at Auburndale Elementary School do. Location is most important info. Thanks to Lou Metro Emergency Services for the important lesson on who to call and what to say.

JCPS UPDATE | Kickoff times for tonight’s JCPS high school football games are being pushed back to at least 7:45 p.m. due to the expected heat. Check your school’s social media for the new start time. #WeAreJCPS

⏱ WEEKLY WRAP UP [8.30.24] | ✅ Check out Dr. Marty Pollio's Weekly Wrap Up highlighting: ➡️ Have a great Labor Day weekend—no school on Monday ➡️ Fairdale High School and Blue Lick Elementary school visits ➡️ LG&E and KU rebate check for energy savings ➡️ Read-in at Perry Elementary #WeAreJCPS

📺 OUR KIDS SEPTEMBER 2024 | The new episode of "Our Kids" is out! This month's show is hosted by J.M. Atherton High School correspondent Bryana Hinkle. ✅ Check it out! ⬇️ #WeAreJCPS youtu.be/r-ulBafGnLQ

📚 READ-IN | Thank you to the Louisville Alumni Chapter of the NPHC HQ, who joined JCPS Diversity, Equity, and Poverty Department to host a Black Greek Read-In last week at Perry Elementary! Volunteers shared a special book and their time to help deepen students' literacy skills & instill a love for reading! #WeAreJCPS

WATCH LIVE | Tonight's Jefferson County Board of Education meeting begins at 6 p.m. and is available online here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=uZlDuU… #WeAreJCPS

⛳ SCHOOL'S FIRST | As a freshman, Kira Tudor made history at Louisville Central High School by becoming the first girl to represent her school in the KHSAA golf state tournament. Now, as a sophomore, she’s looking to improve and raise the profile of Central Golf. #WeAreJCPS

⚕️ MEDICAL LEARNING | Ballard - Academies of Louisville students in the Medical Interventions class are learning about genetic testing - using what they’ve learned to help mock patients from Explore Pathways at Kammerer MS Health Sciences pathway understand their family’s genetic and medical history. #WeAreJCPS