As a reminder, we have 8th grade promotion certificates at school ready for pickup. Please stop by the school Monday until 4pm and pick yours up. We will hold an awards ceremony for this year's 8th graders in the fall of next school year.
Caitlin Eldridge, daughter of Donald and Linda Moore, has won the Ruby Zidaroff Scholarship! Ruby taught school here at Jenkins for many years. One of her students thought so much of her that he started this scholarship in her name. Caitlin has won $2,000.00. Congrats!!!
Jacob Bryce Bentley, son of Brian and Lisa Bentley, has won the Viola Phillips Scholarship! Viola Phillips was a lifelong resident of Jenkins and a true believer in the power of education. Jacob has won $2,000.00 a year for four years to help with college expenses. Congrats!
We have 8th grade promotion certificates at school ready for pickup. Please stop by the school today until 3:30pm or Monday until 4pm and pick yours up.
The Prichard Committee has asked students to take part in an anonymous survey that will provide feedback to guide educational decisions during and after school closures prompted by the COVID-19 crisis. To take the survey, click this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/svtcovid19
Jenkins Independent School 8th Grade Recognition https://youtu.be/4-ZlbTlP4xU
Watch the 2020 Jenkins Independent School Virtual Graduation at 7 PM https://youtu.be/HmRQwjwJCuw
(1/2) CANE Kitchen is happy to partner with Cowan Community Center to offer USDA SFSP meals to youth 18 and below. For now, meal boxes will be available at CANE Kitchen.
(2/2) If possible, we will expand to Letcher County Culture Hub and local fire departments. Please help us plan by clicking on the link and completing the form below. Brandon Fleming and Ashley Collier can help with questions as we move forward.
https://tinyurl.com/ybfb7zs6
There will be a special meeting of the Jenkins Independent Board of Education on Wednesday, May 6th at 6:30 pm. You can view the meeting online at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKocHftJFs8
Lunch buses are running behind! Please be patient. The Jenkins to Pike County line run is one full hour behind. Thank you!
Students will soon be notified of the day to pick up their locker belongings ... we'll have everything ready in advance! Lockers will be cleaned out and all items bagged together and labeled for easy and safe student pick up.
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The last day of instruction will be May 6. We are planning a Virtual High School Graduation for May 8th at 7 PM.
With the recent announcement of schools canceling in-person instruction for the remainder of the year during these unprecedented times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jenkins Independent Schools regretfully announces that Prom, Senior Trip and ALL other events have been canceled.
Please take time to fill out the 2020 census online if you haven't yet. Federal funds, grants, and support to states, counties, and communities is based on census data. Click the link below to fill out the census online.
https://2020census.gov/en.html
Per Governor Beshear, NTI will continue for the rest of the year to prevent the spread of COVID 19.
Kentucky Interim Commissioner Kevin Brown has shared a message to Kentucky's public school families in the following letter. https://5il.co/eypg
Cavalier Families we would like to remind you that we will deliver lunches for students on Tuesdays and Fridays. We will leave JHS at 1:00, so please add 2-hours to your old delivery schedule and allow a few extra minutes since we are giving multiple meals to each student! Remember today you will pick up for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday! This process may take us a few extra minutes so please don’t leave your stop, we will be there as soon as possible. Thank you!
Thursday, April 2nd and Friday, April 3rd will be regular NTI days for Jenkins Independent. These days were originally scheduled as Spring Break in the calendar.
The regular Jenkins Board of Education meeting scheduled for March 24th at 6:30 PM has been cancelled. An upcoming special meeting will be announced soon.