SCHOOL NEWS
DON’T FORGET! FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - AUGUST 18: On Monday, August 18, all students will attend a half day of school. Please note, there are NO First Period classes on the first day. Students will attend their full schedule with shortened classes and will be dismissed at 11:30am (EARLY RELEASE DAY SCHEDULE). We can’t wait to see everyone!
JA REGISTRATION OPENS OPENS TODAY! Please mark your calendars to complete our online registration process for your student(s). This process must be completed fully for each student who will be attending school this year and is separate from Jeffco Schools Annual Update. Please visit our website at secondary.jajags.com and click on the Registration Icon.
STUDENT SCHEDULES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AUGUST 4: All student schedules will be visible on Monday, August 4 at 12:00pm in Infinite Campus. Both parents and students have an IC login. Beginning August 5, our Student Support Services team will begin processing requests for schedule changes.
JEFFCO’S ANNUAL UPDATE IS OPEN NOW: Please do not miss this important step during the registration process for JA and Jeffco Schools. All existing JA families must update or confirm their contact information and notification settings in the parent portal prior to paying fees and to receive all information provided by the school. Please note that when you log into the system it will ask you to complete “Registration”. Confirming your information is critical so that we can contact you in the event your student experiences a health emergency while on campus. This is the only time during the school year when parents can make changes to your opt out agreement and sign all Jeffco Agreements in the portal, so it is very important this step is completed.
COURSE FEES MAY BE PAID THROUGH INFINITE CAMPUS BEGINNING AUGUST 4: As part of the registration process, families may pay all of their course fees for the entire year or may elect to pay the course fees for the current semester or quarter. Beginning August 4, all course fees will be loaded into your Infinite Campus Parent Portal and may be paid online (after completing the Annual Update). Any fee that has OPT in the description is an optional fee! Find your fees under the ‘More’ tab and use this guide to help you navigate the steps for paying fees online.
PURCHASING A PARKING PERMIT: Any student who will be parking in the student lot for the 2025-2026 school year, must have a valid parking permit displayed on their car. Permits are paid online through Infinite Campus and the parking form must be completed (both sides) and submitted to the main office during the first week of school. Mr. Melville will issue parking permits at lunch during the week August 25th to the students who have completed the paperwork and paid. Students parking in the lot without a valid permit are subject to parking warnings and fines.
WE ARE A BRING-YOUR-OWN-DEVICE SCHOOL: All students are expected to bring an internet-enabled device with a keyboard to class each day. We recommend devices with an 11-inch or larger screen and a full-size keyboard. Many teachers will use a combination approach to instruction in which both traditional paper-based and online activities are utilized. Students will often use their devices during class to complete and submit their assignments. For security purposes, we require students to register their device each year in order to access our filtered internet service. We will provide time for students to register their devices the first week of school with our tech coordinator.
*If your student attended JA 6th grade last year, we have their Chromebook at the Secondary and you do not need to purchase a new device at this time (unless you choose to do so). Parents or students can pick the devices up at our Open House on August 14th.
JA EMAIL ACCOUNTS FOR RISING 7TH GRADE STUDENTS: If your student attended JA Elementary last year, their Elementary jajags account will be deleted on August 15th. Their new Secondary Google accounts are now active. Their new account is their full legal name @jajags.com. For example, John Smith would be john.smith@jajags.com. The password for the account is their last name capitalized and student id. For example, if John Smith has a student ID of 1234567 then his password is Smith1234567 Remove any spaces in names but leave hyphens. Students will set their own password after the initial login. 6th grade email accounts were sent this information on August 4th and the email contained directions to move any files students might want to keep. Check with your student concerning this information. Login information can also be found on our website at secondary.jajags.com under Students -> Links for Login.
NEW TO JA STUDENT EMAIL ACCOUNTS: New Secondary Student Google accounts are now active. Their new account is their full legal name @jajags.com. For example, John Smith would be john.smith@jajags.com. The password for the account is their last name capitalized and student id. For example, if John Smith has a student ID of 1234567 then his password is Smith1234567 Remove any spaces in names but leave hyphens. Students will set their own password after the initial login. Login information can also be found on our website at secondary.jajags.com under Students -> Links for Login.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: For general supplies, please use this supply list. You can also find the list located under the RESOURCE tab on our school website. Thank you in advance for your donation of supplies! High School and Junior High students will receive course-specific supply lists during the first week of school on their course syllabus.
OPEN HOUSE AND MEET THE PRINCIPAL ON AUGUST 14: Come meet our new Principal Dr. Ann Schultz and mingle with our staff prior to the start of school. We are hosting an open house on August 14, from 3:00 to 6:00 pm open to our entire community. This is an optional event for all families and is a great opportunity for your new students to visit the school and meet our staff. 7th grade students who attended JA Elementary last year can also pick up their Chromebook.
ROAD CLOSURES NEAR THE CAMPUS: Beginning August 4 through August 15th, W. 112th Ave/Uptown Ave will be closed between Old Wadsworth Blvd and Main Street for repairs to the railroad crossing. If you are planning on attending our Open House on August 14th, please note the road closure. You can access our campus entrance from Main and 113th (near the 7-Eleven).
CLASS OF 2026 SENIOR HIKE AND SENIOR BREAKFAST: The tradition of the Sunrise Senior Hike and Senior Breakfast will happen on the morning of August 18th for the Class of 2026. After watching the sunrise together, our seniors will enjoy breakfast as a class around 7:45 AM at school in the Senior Lounge.
Senior parents are asking for monetary donations to provide a delicious breakfast for our seniors. Click here to donate . If you are interested in volunteering at the breakfast, please reach out to Lucy Zugschwert, lucyzugs@gmail.com. Volunteers are also needed to go on the hike. If interested, please email Ms. LeValley, alevalley@jajags.com Let’s work together to make this a memorable start to a fantastic final year. Thank you so much for your support — we couldn't do it without you!
PICTURE DAY IS COMING ON AUGUST 21: Time to break out the back to school outfit on August 21 for school picture day! Every student (including seniors) must have their photo taken for student identification (ID’s & Campus) and yearbook. If you student misses this day, retake day is September 18. Photos will be available for purchase online through Lifetouch at mylifetouch.com and use the code: E G R 3 J W F T V E to pre-order your student’s photos.
UPCOMING COLLEGE VISITS: Regional Admissions Officers of the Rockies (ROAR) is hosting a local College Search Kickoff with over 30 colleges in attendance. August 26, 2025, 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm @ Peak to Peak Charter School. Registration is required. Click here to register.
ATHLETICS
ATHLETICS REGISTRATION: Registration for fall and junior high sports is now open. Our old registration system was acquired by Arbiter and unfortunately, due to privacy regulations, physicals were not transferred. If your physical is still current and you don’t have a copy available, make sure to contact your physician for a copy. You will not be able to register without a physical. This physical MUST be on the CHSAA form that you can find on our registration landing page. Fees will be due three days after rosters are set. If you are needing a payment plan option please contact Mr. Quaratino dquaratino@jajags.com
Tryout Information
HS Girls Volleyball: Starts August 11th @ JA Secondary Main Gym
4:30-7:00pm Monday - Wednesday
We will let players know their selected team Wednesday starting at 6:30pm. Parents- Please plan to arrive by 6:30pm on Wednesday for pickup. Your daughter will come out between 6:30-7pm
Thursday and Friday 4:30-6:30pm- players will be with their selected teams. If adjustments need to be made based on game play - those changes will happen by Friday the 15th with teams being set after that day.
Following Friday practice we will have a volleyball kickoff bbq for coaches, players and parents at the school from 6:30-8pm.
HS Boys Golf: Starts today, August 4th @ Broadlands Golf Course, 4:00-5:30pm
HS Boys Soccer: Starts August 11th @ JA Secondary Turf Field, 5:15-7:30pm
HS Softball: Starts August 11th @ Broomfield Industrial Park, Clapper Field, 4:30-6:45pm
Practice will begin on this date.
HS Boys and Girls Cross Country: Starts August 11th @ JA Elementary, 4:00-5:30pm-
No tryouts. The team will be training.
JH Boys and Girls Cross Country: Starts August 18th @ JA Elementary, 3:45-5:15pm
JH Boys Soccer: August 13th & 14th @ JA Elementary, 4:00-5:30pm
We are asking families to start arriving at the elementary school 3:45pm
FALL SPORTS PARENT MEETING: We will have our fall sports player/parent meeting today, Monday, August 4th at 6:00pm. This meeting will take place through google meets. Please use the following link to access the meeting. https://meet.google.com/rjc-navv-xni Dail-in (US) + 512 518-5931
SOFTBALL SKILLS CAMP: Our high school varsity softball team is excited to host a two-day Skills Camp at Clapper Field at the Broomfield Industrial Park (7000 W 116th Ave) for girls entering Kindergarten through 8th grade in the 2025–2026 school year. The Skills Camp will be held on August 15th and 16th. For more information and to register, please click here.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER TRAINING: For the week of August 4th training will occur at Jefferson Academy Elementary School from 5:15pm to 7:30pm. The earliest you can show up to the elementary school is 4:55pm. Please park in the elementary school parking lot. There is no parking on the street. Please bring your own water bottles.