Mark your calendars! Our upcoming Virtual Day is on Friday, September 4. Here is what you and your students can expect:
Students will log into Canvas to complete one independent assignment per course (designed to take about 20 minutes per class).
All teachers will hold virtual, phone, or email office hours throughout the day to answer questions and offer support. Keep an eye out for direct communications from your child's teachers with specific activity details and their office hour schedules. Thank you for partnering with us in your child's learning!
Students will log into Canvas to complete one independent assignment per course (designed to take about 20 minutes per class).
All teachers will hold virtual, phone, or email office hours throughout the day to answer questions and offer support. Keep an eye out for direct communications from your child's teachers with specific activity details and their office hour schedules. Thank you for partnering with us in your child's learning!
NEW for SY 2026-27! Online Payments for student meals are now available through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal.
Log into the parent portal. Click the link for food service. This will take you to your children's accounts and show current balances. From there, you can add funds and set up your payment method. Payments can be made with credit card or electronic check. Credit cards will include a processing fee. A minimal transaction fee of .35 cents will be added to each electronic check transaction. Parents can view student account balances, purchases, payment history, receive low balance alerts, or enroll in autopay. You do not have to make prepayments to use many of these features.
Mypaymentsplus is no longer active for Pickens County Schools Food Service Meal payments. All account balances that appear when logging into Mypaymentsplus are reflective of the customer's ending balance from last school year. This balance was carried forward in each customer account as the year beginning balance in our new Infinite Campus Food Service point of sale software.
Log into the parent portal. Click the link for food service. This will take you to your children's accounts and show current balances. From there, you can add funds and set up your payment method. Payments can be made with credit card or electronic check. Credit cards will include a processing fee. A minimal transaction fee of .35 cents will be added to each electronic check transaction. Parents can view student account balances, purchases, payment history, receive low balance alerts, or enroll in autopay. You do not have to make prepayments to use many of these features.
Mypaymentsplus is no longer active for Pickens County Schools Food Service Meal payments. All account balances that appear when logging into Mypaymentsplus are reflective of the customer's ending balance from last school year. This balance was carried forward in each customer account as the year beginning balance in our new Infinite Campus Food Service point of sale software.
Are You Smarter than a Middle Schooler? Join us on Tuesday, September 15 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm to find out! While you are here, check out the Literati Book Fair, which will be open Sept. 14-18. Use this link to purchase digital gift cards for your student: Literati Book Fair at JMS
JMS Picture Day is September 8, 2026! These pictures will be used in the JMS Yearbook.
If you have questions regarding bus transportation, check out: https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/o/pcs/page/bus-back-to-school-info
Healthy meals help students get the nutrition they need to learn, grow, and succeed! Use this link to access the free and reduced-price meal application: https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/o/pcs/page/free-reduced-meals
JMS begins school at 8:00 am and ends at 2:30 pm. Remember to check out the Pickens County Hub for all of your back-to-school needs: https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/page/back-to-school-hub
Did you move or need bus transportation for the upcoming school year? Make sure to complete the forms needed at: https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/o/pcs/page/bus-back-to-school-info
The Pickens County School District will be providing all student school supplies again this year!
Summer meals are available at no cost to children 18 and under. Free summer meals start June 1st and end July 16th, 2026 at the following location:
Pickens High School - 500 Dragon Drive, Jasper
Monday - Thursday from 11:00 to 11:30
Pick up is located inside the school in the hallway between the cafeteria and the weight training room. Enter the school at the outdoor courtyard entrance on the side of the school facing the tennis courts and baseball field.
Closed the week of June 29th - July 3rd
Pickens High School - 500 Dragon Drive, Jasper
Monday - Thursday from 11:00 to 11:30
Pick up is located inside the school in the hallway between the cafeteria and the weight training room. Enter the school at the outdoor courtyard entrance on the side of the school facing the tennis courts and baseball field.
Closed the week of June 29th - July 3rd
The last day of school will be Friday, May 22. JMS will release at 11:30 am.
Book Blast begins today! All you have to do is invite 10+ friends and family members to earn some awesome prizes and a chance to win one of our Treasure Chests or an Epic Treasure Chest! Visit https://app.booksarefun.com/JasperMS30143 and unlock treasure. It takes just 7 minutes TONIGHT.
#BookBlast #UnlockTheTreasure.
The first to register and invite 10+ friends and family members will receive their Treasure Map prizes the very next day! Any student who qualifies after that will still receive their prizes with the book delivery.
#BookBlast #UnlockTheTreasure.
The first to register and invite 10+ friends and family members will receive their Treasure Map prizes the very next day! Any student who qualifies after that will still receive their prizes with the book delivery.
Don't miss out on purchasing a JMS Yearbook! This year, we are using Varsity: https://yearbookordercenter.com/jobSearch/displayHome
Reminder - the first information session on the new Virtual Academy will be held tonight at 6:00 p.m. at the Pickens Junior High Auditorium (can't make this one, we will have a second night on April 23).
The sessions (you only need to attend one) will provide details about the enrollment process and eligibility requirements, student expectations, academic requirements, graduation pathways, and parent responsibilities. Each session will also include a question-and-answer opportunity.
For more information about these virtual learning options, please visit https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/o/pcs/page/virtual-academy.
The sessions (you only need to attend one) will provide details about the enrollment process and eligibility requirements, student expectations, academic requirements, graduation pathways, and parent responsibilities. Each session will also include a question-and-answer opportunity.
For more information about these virtual learning options, please visit https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/o/pcs/page/virtual-academy.
Save the Date! The first information session on the new Virtual Academy will be held on March 23 at 6:00 p.m. at the Pickens Junior High Auditorium (can't make this one, we will have a second night on April 23).
The sessions (you only need to attend one) will provide details about the enrollment process and eligibility requirements, student expectations, academic requirements, graduation pathways, and parent responsibilities. Each session will also include a question-and-answer opportunity.
For more information about these virtual learning options, please visit https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/o/pcs/page/virtual-academy.
The sessions (you only need to attend one) will provide details about the enrollment process and eligibility requirements, student expectations, academic requirements, graduation pathways, and parent responsibilities. Each session will also include a question-and-answer opportunity.
For more information about these virtual learning options, please visit https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/o/pcs/page/virtual-academy.
Limited Number of Yearbooks Left! Don't miss your opportunity to buy one this year! This year we are using Varsity Yearbook. Use this link: https://yearbookordercenter.com/jobSearch/displayHome
Beginning in the 2026–2027 school year, the Pickens County School District will introduce a new learning pathway designed to provide students with flexible, high-quality educational opportunities - Pickens Virtual Academy.
The district will host two information sessions at the Pickens Junior High Auditorium on March 23 at 6:00 p.m. and April 23 at 6:00 p.m.
For more information visit our website at: https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/article/2772637
The district will host two information sessions at the Pickens Junior High Auditorium on March 23 at 6:00 p.m. and April 23 at 6:00 p.m.
For more information visit our website at: https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/article/2772637
Due to the timing of anticipated severe weather and to ensure the safety of our students, staff, and families, all schools in the Pickens County School District and the district office will operate on a two-hour delay on Monday, March 16, 2026.
Don't miss your opportunity to have a copy of the 2025-2026 JMS Yearbook! This year, we are using Varsity Yearbook.
School tomorrow at our regular times.
