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This is the @MeyzeekMiddle LGBTQ+ Club from the school's 2020 yearbook. #pridemonth2025 @JCPSLMSDrLynn #WeAreJCPS #JCPSChat

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the merger of Jefferson County and Louisville City Public Schools. This is the first Board and Superintendent from the merged @JCPSKY as pictured in the Valley HS 1976 yearbook. @JCPSLMSDrLynn #WeAreJCPS #JCPSChat

📚 Spring is here and soon new yearbooks will be as well! 🌸 Help us preserve your school’s legacy by sending a copy to the @JCPSKY Archives. Future generations will thank you! Contact james.cundy@jefferson.kyschools.us for details. @JCPSLMSDrLynn #WeAreJCPS #JCPSChat

On 4/1/1941, the Louisville BoE passed a resolution to eliminate differential in salaries of African-American and White teachers. The schools referred to in the resolution, seen here, were the district's "Colored" Schools. @JCPSLMSDrLynn #WeAreJCPS #JCPSChat #BlackHistoryMonth

Louisville BoE’s Discussion of equalization of pay for African-American teachers continued through 1940, including a visit from future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. This is from that meeting’s minutes. @JCPSLMSDrLynn #WeAreJCPS #JCPSChat #BlackHistoryMonth

On 2/7/1939 representatives from the NAACP addressed the Louisville Board of Education regarding equalization of pay for African-American teachers. This is from that evening's meeting minutes. @JCPSLMSDrLynn #WeAreJCPS #JCPSChat #BlackHistoryMonth

📚❄️February is the perfect time to warm hearts with history! Send your school’s yearbooks to the @JCPSKY Archives and help us preserve student memories for years to come. ❤️✨ @JCPSLMSDrLynn #WeAreJCPS #JCPSChat

On 2/7/1972, the Louisville Board of Education noted the passing of Samuel V. Noe, former Superintendent of Schools. Mr. Noe is the namesake of @Noe_JCPS and is pictured here from the school’s 1974 dedication program. @JCPSLMSDrLynn #WeAreJCPS #JCPSChat

🖤 BLACK HISTORY MONTH | JCPS is excited to celebrate Black History Month with our students, staff, and community! Check out these @JCPSDEP1 resources on teaching and celebrating Black history: adobe.ly/3RpgXDh #WeAreJCPS

January 30, 1969 saw the dedication of @CochraneRoars. Garland S. Cochrane, the school’s namesake, was a former teacher, builder, and chair of the Jefferson County Board of Education. These are pages from the dedication program. @JCPSLMSDrLynn #WeAreJCPS #JCPSChat

🌨️📚 Snow may melt, but memories last forever! Help us preserve your school’s story by sending yearbooks to the JCPS Archives. Let’s keep history alive through every frost page! ❄️✨@JCPSLMSDrLynn #WeAreJCPS #JCPSChat

On 12/23/1975, the @JCPSKY Board designated January 15 Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday. This is the resolution adopted to mark the occasion. @JCPSLMSDrLynn #WeAreJCPS #JCPSChat

🕰️📚Ring in 2025 by making history! Schools, send your yearbooks to the district archives and help preserve the wonderful legacy of our students and staff. Let’s keep the past alive for the future! @JCPSLMSDrLynn #WeAreJCPS #JCPSChat

🎄📖 ‘Tis the season to share your story! Schools, send your 2025 yearbooks to the district archives and be part of preserving our shared history. Your memories are the greatest gift! 🎁✨@JCPSLMSDrLynn #WeAreJCPS #JCPSChat

On 12/19/1953 the @JCPSKY Board approved the appointment of Alice Dawson as Dean of Girls at @Waggener_JCPS. This is Ms. Dawson in Waggener’s 1958 yearbook. @JCPSLMSDrLynn #WeAreJCPS #JCPSChat

🎄✨ Schools, it’s the season of giving! By donating a 2025 yearbook to the JCPS Archives, you share the gift of history. 🌟 Yearbooks help us preserve memories for generations to come. 📬 Send your copy to us at CB Young, Buildling 6. @JCPSLMSDrLynn #WeAreJCPS #JCPSChat

#OTD in 1941, the Japanese military launched an attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, prompting the United States to enter World War II. When US troops landed in Europe in 1943, the Nazis and their collaborators had already killed millions of Jews. encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/art…

#JCPSLibraries #LibrariansLeadingTheWay #LiteracyRoadTrip #EveryChildAReader #Literacy #BooksUniteUs #LetFreedomRead #ReadersAreLeaders #RepresentationMatters #READ @JCPSLMSDrLynn @JCPSKY

On 12/6/1966 the Louisville BoE heard concerns about overcrowding at Shawnee Elementary School and discussed the need for a new school in the West End. This led to the construction of @KingElemJCPS, pictured here. @JCPSLMSDrLynn #WeAreJCPS #JCPSChat