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State Board of Education to Hold Special Session Regarding JPS

The special-called session will begin immediately after the Board's regular meeting on October 19.

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JPS Remains Hopeful, Continues Focus on Academic Achievement

A message from Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Freddrick Murray.

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New Hope Credit Union Branch Opens at Provine

Business and Finance Academy students at Provine will get firsthand knowledge of financial management.

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JPS Food Service Earns Gold Award for Fifth Straight Year

All of the District’s elementary schools have achieved the USDA's Gold status for the last five years.

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JPS Schools Receive Grant for Youth Safety Campaigns

Forest Hill, Provine, and Wingfield will share in a grant award of $57,000 with 12 other Mississippi schools.

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Comcast Awards Grant to Spann Elementary

The Comcast Foundation awarded a grant of $4,205.81 to Spann for participating in Comcast Cares Day in spring 2017.

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JPS Schools Celebrate College Spirit Day 2017

Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and First Lady Ebony Lumumba visited Casey Elementary. The event promotes a college-going culture among JPS students.

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National Principals Month Appreciation

National Principals Month is celebrated in October. Interim Superintendent Dr. Freddrick Murray and the School Board honored principals at the October 3 Board meeting.

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Seven New Student Representatives Attend First Board Meeting

Serving for 2017-2018 are Dante Moore, Callaway; Jonathan Jasper, Forest Hill; Jessica Leggett, Jim Hill; Blair Lee, Lanier; A'Maya Jones, Murrah; Yasmine McDuffy, Provine; and Shamia Thompson, Wingfield

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Walton and Brown Bottling Celebrate 30 Years of Partnership

The company donated $1,000 to the school along with its annual distribution of "Pete the Cat" books to first grade students.

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JPS Alum Wins Miss Black USA Community Ambassador Award

Johnson carried her platform, "Be Empowered," to engagements across the state. It aims to build up and empower women as leaders in their communities.

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Summer Readers Celebrate at Mississippi Children's Museum

Brittney Noble-Jones served as 2017 Reading Ambassador. Four top readers received Kindle ereaders for reading the most books at their grade level.

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Murrah Seniors Named National Merit Semifinalists

The three Semifinalists from Murrah are seniors Oluwatosin Akinyemi, Dyshante Bennett, and Sophia Bowley.

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Bailey APAC Scholar Briyana Jackson Writes About Her Family

In "A Look At My Life," the 11-year-old author introduces readers to her life as a twin and big sister.

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Siemens Makes $35,000 Donation to JPS for STEM Learning

The company announced a partnership aimed at supporting the development of a STEM ecosystem in JPS schools.

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Upcoming Events

Today

National School Bus Safety Week
Power APAC Arts Application Period
8:00 AM - 3:00 AM Montessori Application Period
Tomorrow

National School Bus Safety Week
Power APAC Arts Application Period
9:30 AM JROTC Military Jamboree

2017 Summer Reading Kickoff

2017 SUMMER READING KICKOFF

JPS and its Read On Jackson partners celebrated the start of the 2017 Summer Reading Program with middle school students at Blackburn Middle School. 2017 Read On Ambassador Brittany Noble-Jones of WJTV News Channel 12 encouraged JPS students to enjoy reading.

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2017 Summer Reading Kickoff

2017 SUMMER READING KICKOFF

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Jackson Public Schools kicked off the 2017 Summer Reading Program with a middle school-led Motivation Showdown at Blackburn Middle School in April.

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