
HAPPY HOLIDAYS | Reminder, there is no school Dec. 23 to Jan. 3. Classes resume on Jan. 6, 2025. Have a safe and relaxing Winter Break!


✅ APPLY BY DEC. 20 | Just a few days remain for families to apply to the school that best aligns with their child's learning style and interest for the 2025-26 school year. Applications are due by this Friday, Dec. 20!
Apply now: https://bit.ly/JCPSapplication2025-26


✅ 4 DAYS LEFT TO APPLY | Have you completed your child’s application for the 2025-26 school year yet? Note: If your student is entering kindergarten or has never attended a JCPS school, you must register online first to get your access key. If you need assistance, call 502-485-6250.
Apply now: https://bit.ly/JCPSapplication2025-26


The month of December brings a new Energy Bus at School theme, we are moving into with "Fuel Your Ride with Positive Energy". This month will be all about using proactive strategies to maintain or improve a positive mindset and surrounding ourselves with people who bring positivity to our lives. Some scientifically proven strategies for improving mental and physical health, especially in children and adolescents are limiting screen time, NO SOCIAL MEDIA, getting outside for natural sunlight and fresh air, getting the recommended sleep and limiting sugar and processed foods. Your mind can't be healthy if your body doesn't feel healthy. Mental health and physical health are symbiotic. Please partner with us in reinforcing this at home :)


✅ ONE WEEK REMAINING | The application period for the 2025-26 school year ends next Friday, Dec. 20! As a reminder, incoming kindergarten, 6th, and 9th grade students in West Louisville may need to choose between school options that are close to home or farther away. Parents with questions regarding the application period should call 502-485-6250.
Apply now: https://bit.ly/JCPSapplication2025-26







✅ APPLY TODAY | The deadline to apply for the 2025-26 school year is approaching. Don’t forget to use your Choices Books as a guide to help in your decision making process. If you still have questions, contact the Office of School Choice at 502-485-6250.
Apply now: https://bit.ly/JCPSapplication2025-26
Choices Books: https://bit.ly/ChoicesBooks2025-26


✅ REMINDER | Need help applying for the 2025-26 school year? Join us for Appetizers & Applications this Saturday, Dec. 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the JCPS Satellite Office!
🌟 BONUS: If you are interested in employment with JCPS, Human Resources will be on site!


✅ APPLICATION ASSISTANCE | Need help applying for the 2025-26 school year? We hope to see you tonight! ⬇️


APPLICATIONS OVER APPS | On Saturday, Dec. 7, experts will be available at the JCPS Satellite Office on South 17th Street to answer any questions you have about the application process. Several criteria-based magnet school representatives will also be present!


🚨 TIME IS RUNNING OUT | The JCPS Gives employee and community giving campaign runs through this Friday, Nov. 29! We look forward to this opportunity each year to give back to five charitable organizations that work tirelessly to help our students and families thrive: Evolve502, Fund for the Arts, Metro United Way, Minor Daniels Scholarship Fund, and the WHAS Crusade for Children.
These organizations and programs provide so much. Now it’s our time to give back.
You can give now by visiting https://jcps.me/jcpsgives.
#WeAreJCPS


✅ APPLICATION EVENT | Join us this evening for a Community Application Event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Beechmont Community Center!


✅ APPLICATION ALERT | It’s time to apply for the JCPS 2025-26 school year. All incoming kindergartners, students who are new to JCPS, students who have had a change of address, and any student who wants to be considered for a magnet school or program should apply.
See application period frequently asked questions in the flyer below, and download translated versions of the flyer here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bMLyZX7jB3o2mxSBnL39XhUralCT9n3a
Apply online by Dec. 20: https://bit.ly/JCPSapplication2025-26.
#WeAreJCPS


❤️ JCPS GIVES | The JCPS Gives employee and community giving campaign supporting Evolve502, Fund for the Arts, Metro United Way, Minor Daniels Scholarship Fund, and WHAS Crusade for Children is underway and runs through Nov. 29!
Learn more and give now: https://jcps.me/jcpsgives
THANK YOU for your support!


The month of November brings a new Energy Bus at School theme, we are moving into with "Invite People to Join Your Bus and Share your Vision for the Road Ahead". This month will be all about maintaining your goals and focus even when others are getting off track and encouraging them to join you in a positive direction. Please partner with us in reinforcing this at home :)


SEE YOU TOMORROW | We can't wait to see you at the 2024 Showcase of Schools on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Norton Sports & Learning Center. Don't forget to bring your Choices Books with you!
This year, attendees can park their cars hassle-free and hop on one of our free shuttles to and from the event. See the shuttle schedule below.



✅ SHOWCASE OF SCHOOLS | We are just two days away from our annual Showcase of Schools! Join us on Nov. 2 at the Norton Sports & Learning Center to learn more about what your options are before the JCPS application period opens on Nov. 11. Don’t forget to bring your Choices Books with you to the event!


The month of October brings a new Energy Bus at School theme, we are moving into with "Desire, Vision and Focus Move Your Bus in the Right Direction". This month will be all about goal setting and monitoring, and self-awareness in learning to regulate and manage your emotions. Please partner with us in reinforcing this at home :)
SEPTEMBER-You are the Driver of Your Own Bus
OCTOBER-Desire, Vision and Focus Move Your Bus in the Right Direction


Election Day - 11/5
Thanksgiving Break - 11/27–11/29
Winter Break - 12/23–1/3
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - 1/20
Spring Break - 3/31– 4/4
Oaks Day - 5/2

Reminder! Showcase of Schools is less than a month away. Join us at the JCPS Showcase of Schools on November 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Norton Sports & Learning Center (SLC) to learn more about your student’s school choices. We hope to see you there!

The September Energy Bus theme is "You are the driver of your bus". We are teaching students that they are responsible for their decisions and their mindset and how their reaction to others can determine how their day unfolds. Advocating for themselves is a positive action while allowing anger to take over is a negative reaction. We are teaching students to try to solve their own problems with advocacy statements and when that isn't successful they ask a grown-up for help. Please partner with us in reinforcing this at home :)