July 28, 2025
READY OR NOT!! HERE COMES THE SCHOOL YEAR: Welcome to Jefferson Academy Secondary School for the 2025-2026 school year! We are working hard to make this the best year yet! Please read our first family newsletter of the year to learn everything you want to know about heading Back to School at JA Secondary!
SCHOOL NEWS
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE 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!
OPEN HOUSE AND MEET THE PRINCIPAL ON AUGUST 14: We are hosting an open house on August 14, from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. This is an optional event for all families in the JA Secondary Community and is a great opportunity to meet our new Principal, Dr. Ann Schultz, and our entire staff, in addition to allowing our new students to get acclimated with our campus. Please join us!
SCHOOL REGISTRATION OPENS ON MONDAY, AUGUST 4 AT 8AM: 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 (beginning August 4).
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 order to receive all information provided by the school. We also use this information in the event your student experiences a health emergency while on campus. This is the only time parents can make changes to your opt-out agreement and sign all Jeffco Agreements in the portal, so it is very important that 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. 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 of 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 in the first week of school with our tech coordinator.
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.
PICTURE DAY IS COMING ON AUGUST 21: Time to break out your back-to-school outfit on August 21 for school picture day! Every student (including seniors) must have their photo taken for student identification (IDs) and the yearbook. If your student misses this day, the retake day is September 18. Photos will be available for purchase online through Lifetouch (more information to come).
ATHLETICS
ATHLETICS REGISTRATION: Registration for fall and junior high sports opens today (7/28) at NOON. Our old registration system was acquired by Arbiter and unfortunately, due to privacy regulations, physicals were not transferred. You can access your physical on our old rSchool platform until July 31st. After the 31st, the platform will no longer be available. 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 need 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
Coaches will let players know their selected team on 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 gameplay, those changes will happen by Friday the 15th. Teams will be set at this time.
Following Friday practice, we will have a volleyball kickoff BBQ for coaches, players and parents at the school from 6:30-8:00pm.
HS Boys Golf: Starts 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 parents on 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
BASKETBALL CAMP REGISTRATION: Our high school boys and girls basketball programs will be hosting a basketball clinic and car wash on August 2nd from 11:00am-3:00pm. Come on out and help our programs raise money for the upcoming basketball seasons. Click HERE for more information and to register.
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.
ORDER YOUR PALISADE PEACHES- ATHLETIC FUNDRAISER: Do you like peaches and pears? Do you have an awesome peach cobbler recipe that you’ve been wanting to tackle? Instead of spending a ton of money at a grocery store, you can put that hard-earned money towards supporting our Athletic Department AND get some farm-fresh produce!
Our Athletic Department is wrapping up their annual Peach & Pear Fundraiser through Palisade Peach Fundraisers on JULY 30th. You can order a full or half box of peaches OR pears starting at just $40. Delivery is expected in mid-August and we will reach out to let you know when you can pick up your order at school.
All funds raised will directly support JA Athletics programs and teams throughout the school year.. If you have questions, please reach out to Dan Quaratino dquaratino@jajajgs.com
Use the following link to place your order:
https://jefferson-academy-athletics-fundraiser-palisade-peaches-p.cheddarup.com
More information to come next week, so please be sure to check your email or our website at secondary.jajags.com for the latest information!