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![Sarah Watkins Receives Milken Educator Award 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762402574/jpschoolsorg/m2x5soah6y8azpw19nyb/MilkenAward.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762402574/jpschoolsorg/m2x5soah6y8azpw19nyb/MilkenAward.png","width":380}])
Congratulationsto Stella Worley Middle School Middle eighth grade ELA teacher Sarah Watkins! She was surprised with the 2024-25 Louisiana Milken Educator Awards and a $25,000 check during a schoolwide celebration with National Institute for Excellence in Teaching.
![Panorama School Culture Online Surveys]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762203885/jpschoolsorg/xl02jwkt2hhvphxjkzz7/PanoramaSurveyNewsroom_2024.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762203885/jpschoolsorg/xl02jwkt2hhvphxjkzz7/PanoramaSurveyNewsroom_2024.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762203885/jpschoolsorg/xl02jwkt2hhvphxjkzz7/PanoramaSurveyNewsroom_2024.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1762203885/jpschoolsorg/xl02jwkt2hhvphxjkzz7/PanoramaSurveyNewsroom_2024.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762203885/jpschoolsorg/xl02jwkt2hhvphxjkzz7/PanoramaSurveyNewsroom_2024.png","width":1281}])
Positive and productive school cultures help students achieve. We continuously work towards improved outcomes for our JP Schools students.
![Congratulations to Our Questbridge Finalist from Thomas Jefferson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761929160/jpschoolsorg/ksyacvmg8ukyl1wfaphs/TJQuestBridgeNewsroom.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761929160/jpschoolsorg/ksyacvmg8ukyl1wfaphs/TJQuestBridgeNewsroom.png","width":380}])
We're proud to recognize three Thomas Jefferson Academy Seniors selected as Questbridge National College Match Finalists
![Congratulations to the 2025-26 Superintendent Councils Members!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761166078/jpschoolsorg/gunczhgpeguhomcgxu8p/English.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761166078/jpschoolsorg/gunczhgpeguhomcgxu8p/English.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761166078/jpschoolsorg/gunczhgpeguhomcgxu8p/English.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761166078/jpschoolsorg/gunczhgpeguhomcgxu8p/English.png","width":1080}])
Visit jpschools.org/councils for the full list of members.
![EVENT CANCELLED-United States Marine Band Concert]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1758115180/jpschoolsorg/fq0ehpgnov3b9hulaxlk/MarineBandConcert2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1758115180/jpschoolsorg/fq0ehpgnov3b9hulaxlk/MarineBandConcert2025.png","width":380}])
For the first time in ten years, “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band returns as part of the band's National Concert Tour, performing a free 3 PM concert on October 12, 2025 at the East Jefferson High School Auditorium.