Eastside John P. Powell Magnet School

Please note a slight time adjustment for our Community prayer. We will now meet here at Eastside at 10:30am CST, before transitioning to LaFayette High School band field for the P.H.Y.R.E. Annual Back 2School Bash, which begins at 11am CST.

We are truly grateful for the opportunity to engage with such a supportive community. A special thank you to the members of First Baptist for joining us in fellowship & great conversation today. #CommunityInvolvement

Our parents have requested examples of appropriate and inappropriate clothing items for our students to wear, ensuring they comply with the 2025-2026 dress code guidelines. Below are examples of what a student can wear. This does not represent the only outfits that are allowed; it provides some examples of what meets dress code guidelines. If you have any questions, please email info@chambersk12.org or message us on Facebook.

Thank you to these amazing Pastors, and community leaders for coming out to share in fellowship and thoughtful discussion to explore ideas and plans for this upcoming school year.
#CommunityInvolvement

Welcome, Ms. Isabelle Browning

Welcome, Mr. Demarco McNeil

Welcome, Mrs. Octavia Carter

Welcome, Mr. Robert Crawford (Mr. Rob)

Chambers County Dress Code 2025-2026

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Reminder!! ACAP Testing will be held Tuesday, June 24th @ 7:30am. All students that have been invited should attend.

Check out these pics of our AMAZING BULLDOGS enjoying our Summer Learning Camp!!

Welcome, Ms. Sumer Bush

From Read aloud kids books to Board Games with a twist & Much Much More...this is packed full of just what the whole family needs to enjoy the summer!!! Please Click the Link below for information about THE SUMMER LITERACY ACTIVITES! https://secure.smore.com/n/cm3gw-summer-literacy-activities

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.

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)

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!