Jenkins Independent Schools

Jenkins Band Director Jenny Collins and some of her students attended the AIM Music Summer Academy at UPIKE. Students attended classes that included Large Ensemble, Small Ensemble...

On Wednesday, June 30th, Superintendent Damian Johnson was visited by former Jenkins student Johnny Ray Lawson and his daughter Rhonda Lawson Ervin. Mr. Lawson left school in the...

The Appalachia Institute of Music will be holding its annual Summer Institute of the campus of UPIKE coming up next week on July 5-9. If you are interested in learning a musical ...

Congratulations to Celica Loots and Savannah Mullins. These two young ladies took and passed their state board licensing exam for certified nursing assistant! Because of their h...

NASP World Tournament in Myrtle Beach is now in the books. Kimber Collins, 5th grader from Jenkins Independent competed in 3 archery tournaments in 2 days to bring home the World ...

Jenkins Independent student Kimber Collins has traveled to Myrtle Beach to complete in the National Archery in the Schools Program world tournament. While there, she participated...

Jenkins Independent School honored two teachers at their May Board of Education meeting. Leslie Burke and Cathy Rose were presented with awards for their service to Jenkins Indep...

Everyone 12 years and older is now eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine. If you would be interested in getting the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for your student at school please complet...

Jenkins Independent is beyond thrilled to report that 5th grader Kimber Collins placed 1st in the NATION in the elementary division of the National Archery in the Schools Program ...

K-PREP testing is here! All students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 11 need to be at school by 7:50 am on Monday, April 26 for testing. This includes both virtual and in-pers...

Makala Stambaugh, senior at JMHS, has received the Presidential Scholarship at the University of Kentucky! This award is based on Makala’s GPA and ACT score. This scholarship is...

Mrs. Sally Hubbard's Progressive Pro Science II class recently concluded their mousetrap car project. This project is a classic physics challenge: build a vehicle that can trave...

Jenkins Independent is the only high school in Kentucky to offer a program specifically in corrections! https://www.kyforward.com/rural-eastern-ky-high-school-vocational-edu...

Jacob Estep, 12 year old son of Jerry and Tammy Estep, of Jenkins, has won the Regional Science and Engineering Fair! The Regional Science Fair was hosted virtually this year on ...

NASP State Archery Tournament is officially in the books. With a score of 264, 5th grader Kimber Collins placed 9th out of 305 archers in the elementary girls division. Top 10 in ...

We are proud to announce that 5th grader Kourtlyn Bell placed 1st in Arts & Humanities at KAAC Regional competition. Kourtlyn competed against students from all elementary school...

Thank you to Chris Anderson for the wonderful article!

Jenkins Schools would like to extend our appreciation to Mrs. Angela Collins, our Family Resource Youth Service Center director, for everything she does to support our students an...

In recognition of National School Counseling Week, we'd like to say thank you to our school counselor, Tammy Meade, for her dedication to and support of our students! #CavalierPri...

Makala Stambaugh, the 17 year-old-daughter of Melinda and Victor Jones and the late Warren Stambaugh, has won an All A scholarship! Makala went through a competitive application ...