Exciting changes coming to Jal Schools

Exciting changes coming to Jal Schools

Exciting changes coming to Jal Schools By John Earp At the meeting of the Jal School Board May 20th, Mr. Buddy Little, who will be the incoming high school principal for the 2024-2025 school year, gave a presentation about next year’s schedule. He said, “Basically, we...
School district construction continues

School district construction continues

School district construction continues By John Earp Currently, the Jal School District has several construction projects ongoing. Topmost of them are the new stands in Panther Stadium, which is slated to be completed before football season. The steel infrastructure...
District aims to improve student outcomes

District aims to improve student outcomes

District aims to improve student outcomes By John Earp This past Tuesday afternoon, Jal Public Schools conducted a Strategic Planning Session/workshop involving administrators as well as School Board Secretary, Mrs. Jaime Earp. Administrators present for the meeting...
Kindergarteners graduate

Kindergarteners graduate

Kindergarteners graduate By John Earp The graduation ceremony for the Jal Elementary kindergarten class for this year was held in the Panther Pit Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m. Students graduating from Ms. Lopez’s class were Arlette Aldaba, Elias Armendariz, Madison...
Class of ’24 graduates

Class of ’24 graduates

Class of ’24 graduates By John Earp The graduation ceremony for the Jal High School Class of 2024 was held in the newly renovated auditorium at 7:00 p.m. last Friday night. A near-capacity crowd attended to see one of the largest graduating classes in recent years...
Chapman runner-up in Lea County Spelling Bee

Chapman runner-up in Lea County Spelling Bee

Chapman runner-up in Lea County Spelling Bee By John Earp This past Monday, at the meeting of the Jal School Board, Jal Elementary School fifth grader Kelley Chapman was presented with an award for being runner-up in the Lea County Spelling Bee. Karen Komar and...