Jefferson County High School

09/21/2025

Don’t delay! Follow our new page to stay updated on all the great things happening at the high school this year!💙💛

Public school located in Fayette,MS

08/27/2025

📣 Please follow the 2025 Jefferson County High School new page:

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Public school located in Fayette,MS

08/13/2025

MANDATORY PARENT MEETING – August 14, 2025

There will be a mandatory parent meeting on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at the JCHS Auditorium for parents of students who are required to retake the Algebra, Biology, and/or English II state assessments.

📍 Location: JCHS Auditorium
🕔 Time: 5:00 p.m. (Please arrive on time)

This meeting is extremely important. Students must pass these state assessments to be eligible for graduation. Your attendance and support are crucial to your child’s academic success.

Thank you for your cooperation.

08/13/2025

Today’s campaign and student speeches were nothing short of amazing!💙💛

From heartfelt compassion to moments of laughter, our students truly shined. Each one brought their unique voice, passion, and energy to the stage. We’re incredibly proud of every student who participated — your courage, kindness, and leadership were on full display. Great job, everyone!💙💛

08/12/2025

🎉🎉The students kicked off their campaign with incredible energy yesterday—setting up tables, connecting with their peers, and sparking great conversations. We can’t wait to see what today has in store!💙💛💙💛

08/12/2025

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08/10/2025

📣📣 Come out and support our Lady Tigers Volleyball Team!!

08/10/2025

Our After-School Program kicks off tomorrow, August 11th!
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Programs will operate 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬, 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟑:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌, offering a dynamic mix of:⁣
• 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 & 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭⁣
• 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬, 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌, 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬, 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩 & 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞⁣
• 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝⁣
• 𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝⁣
• 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞⁣

We strongly encourage all high school students enrolled in tested area courses to take advantage of this incredible opportunity. The After-School STEAM program offers essential academic support in:
- ACT Prep to enhance test readiness
- Algebra I
- Biology I
- English II
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Whether your child is building confidence in reading or coding their first robot, our After-School program is designed to support every learner on their journey to the 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 — 𝐍𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬!
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Let’s make afternoons count, Tigers!

08/03/2025

We are excited to welcome all of our scholars back tomorrow to Jefferson County High School — the Capital of Tiger Nation! 🐅🐅

We have several informative sessions planned to kick off the school year, beginning with our Senior Sunrise Breakfast. The first 25 Seniors to arrive will receive exclusive door prizes — you won’t want to miss out on these awesome giveaways, so be sure to arrive early!

After breakfast, all students will report to the auditorium for our opening session.

Let’s make it a great start to the year, Tiger Nation!💙💛💙💛

07/29/2025

📣 Attention Class of 2026!! 💙💛

07/25/2025

Congratulations, Mrs. Hunter!!🎉💙💛

𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄⁣⁣
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𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐲-𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥⁣⁣
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𝘈 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘴⁣⁣
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𝐅𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄, 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢 – July 24, 2025 – The Jefferson County School District is proud to announce that 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐲-𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 has been selected to serve as 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 for the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓–𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫. A graduate of the Jefferson County High School Class of 2009 and a lifelong advocate for education and service, Mrs. Hunter brings a strong legacy, deep community roots, and a heart for students into her new role as a school leader.⁣⁣
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Mrs. Hunter most recently served as the district’s 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫, having previously taught in 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 before returning home in 2019. She holds a 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 from 𝐀𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 and a 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 from 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢.⁣⁣
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Her appointment carries a deeply personal significance.⁣⁣
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“𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭,” 𝘔𝘳𝘴. 𝘏𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥. “𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘎𝘰𝘥’𝘴.”⁣⁣
She recalls that this opportunity arose in the wake of the passing of 𝐃𝐫. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫, a beloved leader whose final text to Mrs. Hunter just days earlier appointed her as a senior sponsor.⁣⁣
“𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥, 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘩.”⁣⁣
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A woman of faith, family, and service, Mrs. Hunter is actively involved in 𝐒𝐭. 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 in Fayette, and is an honorary member of 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐙𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 in Rodney. She is a proud member and former collegiate president of 𝐙𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐢 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, and she continues mentoring youth through the 𝐙𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 and 𝐅𝐂𝐂𝐋𝐀. Alongside her husband, 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, she is also co-owner of 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐎𝐧! 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞, and together they are raising one beautiful daughter.⁣⁣
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Mrs. Hunter is the granddaughter of 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬, 𝐒𝐫., the first African American elected to public office in Mississippi since Reconstruction and the first African American elected to the 𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. The district’s 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫, and Mrs. Hunter continues his legacy through service and leadership.⁣⁣
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As Assistant Principal, she will support 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 in advancing a student-centered culture of high expectations, academic excellence, and meaningful relationships.⁣⁣
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“𝘔𝘳𝘴. 𝘏𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦,” 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳. “𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦.”⁣⁣
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Mrs. Hunter concluded her remarks with a heartfelt promise:⁣⁣
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“𝘛𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺—𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯. 𝘐𝘧 𝘐 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.”⁣⁣
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She also shared her excitement about working under Mrs. Oliver’s leadership:⁣⁣
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“𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘵. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵-𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮.”⁣⁣
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The Jefferson County School District welcomes Mrs. Hunter into her new leadership role with pride and confidence, knowing that her faith, heart, and service will leave a lasting impact on scholars, staff, and the entire school community.⁣⁣
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𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭:⁣⁣
Office of Communications⁣⁣
Jefferson County School District⁣⁣
Phone: (601) 786-3721⁣⁣
Email: [email protected]⁣⁣

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