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Middle School Poetry Slam To celebrate Black History Month, MJCS Middle School is hosting a Poetry Slam on Thursday, February 21 at 6:00-8:00 pm. Centered around the question “What has Black History Taught Me?”, students,...

On this day in 1878, the philosopher Martin Buber born. So much of the wisdom he offered—”All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware” and “Play is the exultation of the possible”—can be seen among...

Langston Hughes was born on this day in 1902. His poem, “Youth” is as appropriate now as the day he wrote it: We have tomorrow Bright before us Like a flame. Yesterday A night-gone thing,...

National Fun at Work Day?! Are you kidding me? Did corporate headquarters send that one over? How about we celebrate National Here’s a Million Dollars and Quit Your Job Day?! OK, sorry. Deep breaths. But...

We celebrate Winnie-the-Pooh Day with words of wisdom from Piglet: “The things that make me different are the things that make me.” The Pelican Press doesn’t get anywhere near that level of wisdom, but it’s...

January 11, 1973 has gone down in the annals of history as one of the saddest in all recorded time. Like the Pelican, our noble state bird and school mascot, we shed tears of blood...

You are feeling very, very sleepy. Your eyelids are feeling oh so heavy. You can barely keep your head up. I’m going to snap my fingers on the count of 3 and you are going...

Visit our Food Service page for Families to find this month’s breakfast and lunch menus for both campuses.

Let’s keep building an inclusive school at Morris Jeff! The Morris Jeff Family Partnership invites parents, guardians and community members to attend the Race and Equity Training presented by Matthew Kincaid of Overcoming Racism on...

Happy Holidays! I hope each of you has a very special, joyful holiday season, surrounded by those you love most. Thanks to our arts faculty at the Lopez campus for a beautiful night of celebrating...