Fairfax Elementary School

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)

We would like to inform everyone that our PTO Family Night that was scheduled for tomorrow will be cancelled due to weather and other conflicts in the community. Our Kindergarten Round UP for our upcoming 2025-2026 kindergartners is still scheduled for tomorrow from 5:30-6:30.

Thursday: We will plan for the normal field day schedule as of right now, but will check the weather first thing in the morning. Parents can ONLY attend the outside events. This includes Top Playground, Bottom Field Relays, and Tug-of-War. Please note that parents will NOT be allowed in the gym or in the building. If you plan to check out your child, Mrs. Dabbs or Ms. Taft will be in the outside area and can give you clearance with an ID and check to make sure you are a point of contact.

We are watching the weather closely to make a decision later today regarding field day.. We have an alternate schedule planned that we will utilize if needed due to rain. We will send out a final decision at 3:30 today so that everyone will know. Regardless, we will still have a field day on Thursday and Friday for our students.

We are monitoring weather for field day Thursday and Friday. We plan to post an update tomorrow morning. If conditions are not favorable we will move what we can inside, but parents will not be allowed to attend if that happens. Again, we will post a definite plan tomorrow morning.

Information for 5th Grade Parents

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!

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.

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.

The school district would like to express our sincere gratitude and congratulations to our Child Nutrition Teams. They work tirelessly to ensure our students receive healthy, nutritious, and delicious meals. The health department has awarded each of them a perfect score of 100. Thanks for all you do and for making the lives and learning of our students easier.

The CCSD is pleased to promote CTE Month this February to highlight the importance of Career Technical Education. CTE helps develop our students for future success preparing them to be college & career ready. Highlighted are some of our shining students from our 13 CTE programs.

Please make plans to join us next week! Scan the QR code to RSVP before Saturday.

The Kids Heart Challenge is in full swing, and we’re having a blast! But we need your help to reach 50% of our students registered online. Here’s how you can make a difference: Download the AHA Schools app for iPhone or Android to search for our school or Click Here (http://www2.heart.org/goto/FairfaxElementary) to sign your student up. Then you can customize and share a video to send to family and friends where they can learn Hands-Only CPR and warning signs of a stroke and ask for donations! Already signed up? Thank you! Now, take it further: Make a personal donation to support the cause. Send a quick message to friends and family to rally their support! Not Signed up yet? There’s still time to join the excitement! Simply: Click Here to sign up online and be part of the action. Complete Finn’s Mission together with your family to learn life-saving skills and become a lifesaver.

Special thanks to our incredible CCSD Partners in Education sponsors for supporting our February Black History programs in our school district! Your generosity helps us celebrate, educate, & inspire. We appreciate your commitment to our students, community & legendary educators!

The CCSD partnered this month with Mastery Prep to bring their ACT Boot Camp to our 11th graders at both LaFayette & Valley High Schools. These 2 days had our students in high-impact workshops with expert instructors to help them excel on next month's district wide ACT test.