Inspire Academy

The Chambers County School District is thrilled to announce Mrs. Wendy Johnson as the new principal for Eastside JP Powell Magnet School. We look forward to you applying your leadership skills to the students in LaFayette.

The Chambers County School District would like to welcome home Josh Bryan as the Principal/Director of Inspire Academy (Career Tech Center). Mr. Bryan has 9 years of experience in Chambers County and graduated from Valley High School before pursuing his degree in Agriscience Education at Alabama A&M University. He also recently received the Honorary State FFA Degree (the highest honor they award) during the 97th Alabama FFA Convention (pictured). Congratulations and welcome back to the CCSD Family.

Chambers County School Dress Code 2025-2026 Approved 6.4.25 The School Board acknowledges that a correlation exists between good grooming, personal attire, and student achievement. A similar relationship exists between student dress and acceptable standards of conduct. The dress code is designed to allow for student comfort while maintaining an environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the educational setting. Students are expected to follow the dress code while at school, on a school bus, or at a school function (on and off campus). All students are expected to be neat, clean, and appropriately dressed at all times. Students will be restricted from attending and/or participating in school-sponsored activities dressed or groomed in such a manner that it is disruptive to the operation of the educational program or creates a health or safety problem. Shirts and Dresses: Shirts - Collared or crew neck shirt, or dresses with sleeves or turtleneck – with or without logo Solid, striped, or patterned allowed School Spirit (your school or feeder pattern schools) T Shirt Tucking in shirts is not required. Sweatshirts and Sweaters: Solid, striped, or patterned allowed School Spirit Sweatshirts are allowed Hoodies – Hoods cannot be worn on the head while in school buildings Pants: Shorts, pants, jumpers, capris, skirts, or skorts Any solid-colored pants, including denim No rips, holes, or tears Jeggings or tights permitted under dresses or skirts, but not alone Clothing must be of the appropriate length and fit to be acceptable; short pants and skirts must extend beyond either the fingertips when the student extends arms downward along their sides or reach the mid-thigh, whichever is longer. Pants must be worn at the waist. Shoes/Footwear All students will wear closed-toed and closed-heeled shoes at all times House shoes, flip-flops, sandals, slides, shoes with cleats, and shoes with wheels are not permitted. Coats and Jackets: • Any color (mixed or solid) • No pictures, emblems, or writings on coats or jackets that: Are lewd, offensive, vulgar, or obscene Advertises or depicts tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, drugs, or any other illegal substance, or contains fighting words, or incites criminal activity Create a disruption to the learning environment If jackets/coats have hoods, then hoods cannot be worn on the head while in school buildings. ITEMS NOT ALLOWED TO BE WORN BY STUDENTS: Wind pants/Sweatpants (allowed as part of PE uniform only) Velour pants Oversized or ripped clothing Clothing with cuts, slits, holes or slashes Clothing with a revealing low-cut neckline, bare midriff, and see-through material. Sleeveless shirts Overcoats/Trench Coats Sunglasses (unless a documented medical reason is provided) No head coverings - Religious and/or medical exemptions are given with appropriate documentation. Grades 6-12 – No athletic shorts can be worn during the regular school day No clothing article or apparel that displays obscene words, pictures, or designs, including but not limited to any article that conveys a sexually suggestive remark, violence-related, gang-related, a pro-alcohol message, a tobacco and/or drug-related message.

Thank you to Alabama Power for a generous $1000 donation to JROTC.

The Chambers County School District recognized and celebrated the retirees for the 2024-2025 school year at the May, 14 board meeting. Combined, they dedicated 321 years to our school district. We want to thank all of them for their service and wish them our best in their future endeavors. The retirees and their years of service to CCSD follow. This list is in alphabetical order, not all are pictured: Janet Adamson (19 Years), Mindee Allen (25 Years), Beverly Allred (9 Years), Natalie Clark (8/5/1999), Deborah Clifton (27 Years), Laura Ernst (26 Years), Stephanie Hodge (18 Years), Marlene Magby (24 Years), Jennifer Lane Marberry (18 Years), Margaret McCauley (13 Years), Julie Meigs (22 Years), David Owen (4 Years), Tammy Robinson (27 Years), Stephen Sexton (13 Years), Martha Slay (22 Years), Suzanne Smith (8 Years), Robert Spatz (11 Years), Sandra Strickland (20 Years), Vanessa Teresa Walton (39 Years)

Teacher Education Signing Day. Congratulations to Jasmin Aguilar, Braxtyn Brock, Sharonica Hutchinson, and CarDarrien Whitlow.

Congratulations to the following LaFayette and Valley High students for passing their certified nursing assistant exam. This is a great accomplishment, and we are so proud. The 23 new CNAs are Daniyah Brock, Madyson Fuzzell, Donasia Perry, Madison Turner, Kenyon Vines, Ar'Najah Williams, and Ashanti Woodgett from LaFayette, and Ashlyn Barnes, Madison Brewer, Daniela Cardenas, Lexi Chambers, Ruby Clifton, Kaydi Crosson, Si'Nora Grier, Toria Hightower, Ka'lyn Hargett, Serinity Huguley, Lily Mayner, Mary Jane McClelland, David Paschal, Abigail Thornton, Madison Turnham, and Molly Williams from Valley We are so proud of you for working hard to accomplish this goal!

Today is School Nurse Day. Thank you to our own Carla Anthony and to all the nurses out there working for our schools.

Introducing Turbo Man, official mascot of the Inspire Academy Green Power Racing Team.

Congratulations to Drew Manley of Valley High School. Drew won first place in the Automotive contest at the Alabama SkillsUSA competition. Drew will compete in the Nationals in Atlanta this coming June. A shoutout also goes to his instructor, Mr. James Winkles.

The CCSD was thrilled to help celebrate the success on the ACT for the LaFayette HS Jr. class. Thursday, the BOE rewarded the students with lunch for increasing ACT scores on last month's test in all subject areas including ELA, Math, Science, Writing, & STEM. Thank you partners!

Mr. Brooks and his Agriculture students lend a hand to Culinary with fresh collards and mustard greens.

Students from Inspire Academy as part of their service learning project working with the food pantry put together food donation items for ten local LaFayette families. The staff and students at Inspire Academy in our CTE programs are thankful they can continue to give back to the local LaFayette community to serve those in need. Inspire Academy Principal, Mr. Bo Oates and his team are leading this effort in cooperation with Mr. Doug Martin and Mr. Butch Busby who represent the Mission Outreach Team from the First Baptist Church of LaFayette. Pictured below are Mission Outreach Team Members, Dr. Butch Busby, Mr. Doug Martin, Inspire Academy Principal, Mr. Bo Oates and CCSD Superintendent, Dr. Sharon Weldon with a group of Inspire Academy students that organized the Service Learning Project with the Inspired 2 Serve Food Pantry to make this month's donation to serve ten local families.

Rev your engines, Auburn fans! The War Eagle 400 is coming to Lafayette, AL! Sponsored by Auburn University and the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, this high-octane racing event promises a full day of excitement. Date: March 22, 2025 Time: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM Location: Inspire Academy, Lafayette, Come out and support our engineering students as they showcase their innovative designs and racing skills. Get ready for an unforgettable day of competition! Share this post and spread the word! Remote parking and shuttle located at Eastside Elementary, 300 Ave A SE, Lafayette, AL 36862

Chambers County School District will be on Spring Break March 24-28. There will be no school for students or staff. The Central Office will be open Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th until noon each day. The Central Office will be closed the 26th - 28th.

Computer Science students honing their coding skills.

Mr. Stehouwer giving Alvin Cetnar some finer points in Green Power.

Staff work day/Professional Development Day March 12, 2025. No school for students.

Every March, the CCSD celebrates Women's History Month, recognizing women's achievements as changemakers, activists, and heroines throughout history. We also honor their contributions to society, culture, our local communities, families, and businesses across Chambers County.