Cardozo Middle School - JPS

05/30/2026

🦁📚🎒 CARDOZO FAMILIES — LET'S GET UNIFORM READY! 🎒📚🦁

The countdown to an amazing school year has begun, and we want all of our Lions ready to ROAR on Day One! 💙🧡🤍

👕 Uniform Colors by Grade Level:
⚪ 6th Grade: White Polo Shirts
🔵 7th Grade: Navy Polo Shirts
🟠 8th Grade: Orange Polo Shirts

👖 All Scholars: Navy or Khaki Bottoms

As you prepare for the 2026-2027 school year, please ensure your scholar has the correct uniform attire. Wearing the proper uniform promotes school pride, unity, and a positive learning environment for all students. 🦁✨

🤍 One School.
💙 One Pride.
🧡 One ROAR.

Together, we will continue ROARing Towards Excellence! 🔥

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05/27/2026

🦁🏆✨ The 2nd Annual Cardozo Middle School Staff Banquet was an AMAZING success! ✨🏆🦁

What a beautiful evening filled with love, laughter, fellowship, delicious food, special honors, and unforgettable memories! 💙🧡🤍

From celebrating our outstanding staff to recognizing excellence across Lion Nation, the night was truly a reflection of what makes Cardozo so special. 🎉👏🏽

The smiles, the conversations, the awards, and the ROARing spirit throughout the room reminded us that teamwork, dedication, and heart are what continue to move Cardozo forward! 🦁🔥

Thank you to every staff member for your hard work, commitment, and passion poured into our scholars throughout the 2025-2026 school year.

You all truly embody the ROAR:
🧡 Raising the Standard
💙 Operating in Excellence
🧡 Achieving Greatness
💙 Reigning Supreme

Here’s to another year of excellence, impact, and Lion Pride! 🏆✨




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05/17/2026

🦁🎉 This is a celebration for Cardozo, recognizing some of our outstanding Lions of the Month – from students to staff! 🎉🦁

For April, we proudly honor:
🏅 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Students of the Month

🌟 Teacher of the Month – a certified classroom teacher leading with excellence!

🌟 Classified Staff of the Month – dedicated team members who keep our school running strong!

🌟 Support Staff of the Month – certified staff who support academics and student success outside the classroom!

These Lions represent what it means to ROAR – Raising the Standard, Operating in Excellence, Achieving Greatness, and Reigning Supreme.

Congratulations to all of our honorees for April! Your hard work, spirit, and dedication set the tone for a winning year at Cardozo Middle School. Let’s ROAR! 🦁

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05/16/2026

🦁💙✨ The Final ROAR for the Cardozo Middle School Class of 2026! ✨💙🦁

Our 8th grade scholars ended their middle school journey in STYLE! 🎉 The day began with a memorable Promotion Ceremony filled with pride, celebration, and accomplishment as our scholars crossed the stage ready for their next chapter. 🎓👏🏽

The celebration continued into an unforgettable evening of elegance, laughter, dancing, fellowship, and BEST LOOKS! 🔥✨ From stunning gowns to sharp suits and grand entrances, our scholars showed up and showed out! 💃🏽🕺🏽

The 8th Grade Ball was truly a night to remember as students enjoyed great food, music, fun, photos, and memories that will last a lifetime! 📸🎶💙

To the Class of 2026: continue to ROAR wherever life takes you!
🧡 Raising the Standard
💙 Operating in Excellence
🧡 Achieving Greatness
💙 Reigning Supreme

We are proud of you, Lions! Once a Lion, always a Lion! 🦁🎓✨




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05/12/2026

🦁🎉 This is a celebration for Cardozo, recognizing some of our outstanding Lions of the Month – from students to staff! 🎉🦁

For March, we proudly honor:
🏅 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Students of the Month

🌟 Teacher of the Month – a certified classroom teacher leading with excellence!

🌟 Classified Staff of the Month – dedicated team members who keep our school running strong!

🌟 Support Staff of the Month – certified staff who support academics and student success outside the classroom!

These Lions represent what it means to ROAR – Raising the Standard, Operating in Excellence, Achieving Greatness, and Reigning Supreme.

Congratulations to all of our honorees for March! Your hard work, spirit, and dedication set the tone for a winning year at Cardozo Middle School. Let’s ROAR! 🦁

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05/10/2026

🧡💙 We are incredibly honored to have Ms. Marian Howze as a part of Lion Nation! 🦁🔬

Ms. Howze exemplifies excellence as our Science Coach and continuously goes above and beyond to ensure both scholars and staff have the tools needed to succeed. Her dedication, leadership, and passion for science and education do not go unnoticed! 👏🏽✨

She truly embodies the ROAR:
🧡 Raising the Standard
💙 Operating in Excellence
🧡 Achieving Greatness
💙 Reigning Supreme

Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! Lion Nation is proud of you! 🦁🎉


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During Teacher Appreciation Week at the May 5 Board meeting, outstanding educators within Jackson Public Schools were recognized for their exceptional dedication to science education and scholar achievement. These teachers demonstrated an unwavering commitment by leading impactful school-level science fairs with over 100 scholar participants and supporting scholars as they advanced to district, regional, and state competitions.

Their efforts extended beyond the classroom, as they mentored scholars to think critically, communicate scientific reasoning, and strive for excellence. Through their leadership and persistence, scholars were not only successful in competition but also positioned for future academic opportunities, including scholarships.

In recognition of their impact, and in partnership with Enough! Girl Get Up, each educator received a Certificate of Outstanding Dedication and $100 classroom bucks, honoring their leadership, mentorship, and commitment to advancing science education and scholar success.

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Dr. Latissha Graves Nash – Science Instructional Coach & Curriculum Lead, Office of Teaching and Learning; Founder, Enough! Girl Get Up
Ms. Marian Howze – Middle School Science Educator, Cardozo Middle School - JPS
Ms. Paulette Moore – High School Science Educator, JPS-Tougaloo Early College High School

Not pictured:
Mrs. Felicia Sheriff Dulaney – Elementary Science Educator, Obama Magnet Elementary School - JPS

These educators exemplify excellence and dedication, continuing to inspire the next generation of scientists, doctors, and innovators within Jackson Public Schools.

05/09/2026

🎁🦁 HATS OFF TO OUR TEACHERS — PART 2! 🦁🎁

A small token of appreciation from the Cardozo Administration Team to our AMAZING teachers for all of your hard work, dedication, and love poured into Lion Nation every single day! 💙🧡

Thank you for embodying the ROAR:
🧡 Raising the Standard
💙 Operating in Excellence
🧡 Achieving Greatness
💙 Reigning Supreme

We appreciate YOU! ✨🍎

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05/09/2026

🧢🎉 HATS OFF TO OUR TEACHERS! 🎉🧢

Teacher Appreciation Week 2026 at Cardozo Middle School was absolutely AMAZING from start to finish! 🦁🧡💙

May 4th–8th, our administration team celebrated our TOP-TIER educators the ROARing way because our teachers deserve NOTHING but the BEST! 👏🏽✨

🍩 Monday – Beach Hat Day 🏖️👒
We kicked the week off with sunshine and appreciation! Teachers enjoyed a delicious Donut & Danish Breakfast Bar ☕🍩 followed by Gourmet Sandwiches for lunch 🥪😋 and ended the day cooling off with an Ice Cream Sundae Bar 🍨🍒🍫

🌮 Tuesday – Sombrero Day 🌵🎉
Teachers wore their sombreros and enjoyed a festive Taco Bar loaded with all the fixings 🌮🧀🥑 along with our refreshing Mane Freeze Slushy Station 🍧🔥 A special breakfast was also provided by our AMAZING cafeteria staff! ❤️👏🏽

⚾ Wednesday – Baseball Cap Day 🧢⚾
Because our teachers continue “Knocking Teaching Out of the Park!” 💥 Teachers enjoyed a Hotdog & Sausage Bar 🌭 loaded with every topping you could imagine 🤩 plus another round of our fan-favorite slushy station 🍧💙

🤠 Thursday – Cowboy Hat Day 🐎🤎
“Wrangling Teaching Every Day!” Teachers came dressed in their western gear and enjoyed an old-fashioned BBQ feast 🍗🔥 featuring ribs, chicken, baked beans with ground beef, potato salad, pasta salad, macaroni & cheese, and ALL the southern fixings! 🤤🍽️

🎨 Friday – Beret Day 🖌️🖼️
“Your Work is a Work of Art!” Teachers closed out the week with elegance and excellence while enjoying our GRAND Pasta Bar 🍝✨ featuring:
🍤 Seafood Pasta
🍗 Chicken Pasta
🔥 Ultimate Pasta with seafood & chicken
🥗 Loaded Salad Bar
🍰 Delectable Desserts from cheesecake to delicious cookies and sweet treats!

🎁 Teachers also received special gifts representing Cardozo and tokens of appreciation for their hard work and dedication throughout the year! 💙🧡

👏🏽 Throughout the ENTIRE week, Principal Sloan led as a true servant leader—serving food, greeting teachers, helping with stations, and ensuring every teacher felt valued, appreciated, and celebrated! 🦁💪🏽

The administration team poured love, care, and appreciation into every detail because Cardozo teachers are simply ELITE! 🔥

🦁 Our teachers embody the ROAR daily:
🧡 Raising the Standard
💙 Operating in Excellence
🧡 Achieving Greatness
💙 Reigning Supreme

Thank you to our incredible teachers for all you do for our students and Lion Nation every single day! ❤️

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05/03/2026

🦁🧡💙🤍 Hats Off to Our Teachers!!! 🎩✨

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 4–8, 2026, and we are celebrating the ROARing way at Cardozo Middle School! 🎉🍎 Our teachers go above and beyond every single day to ensure our scholars learn, grow, and shine—and this week, we honor THEM! 💙📚🧡

We invite our parents, students, and community to join us in showing love and appreciation by sending thoughtful gifts, notes, or tokens of gratitude to our amazing teachers! 🎁💐 A small gesture can make a BIG impact!

From beach hats to berets, tacos to pasta, and everything in between—we’re celebrating all week long with fun, food, and appreciation! 🌮🍝🎨

Let’s come together to celebrate the educators who continue Raising the Standard, Operating in Excellence, Achieving Greatness, and Reigning Supreme! 🦁🔥

05/01/2026

🦁🧡💙 Happy Principal’s Day, Principal Sloan! 💙🧡🦁

What an AMAZING day celebrating you the ROARing way! 🎉🔥

From the unforgettable “Unveiling” performance to the powerful displays of love and appreciation—our students and staff showed up BIG for you! 👏🏾

🥁 The band set the tone
📣 The cheerleaders brought the energy
🎤 The choir lifted us with their voices
🏫 Our grade-level presentations spoke from the heart

🌟 Special thanks to our guest and mentor of Principal Sloan, Dr. Micca Knox, for pouring into this moment of excellence!

💸 And because you give so much of yourself to others every single day, we were proud to gift you with a $1,000 token of appreciation—to do something for YOU, just as you always do for everyone else! 💙

Every moment today reflected the impact you make daily across Cardozo Middle School. Your leadership continues to inspire, uplift, and push us all toward greatness!

🦁 You truly embody the ROAR:
🔶 Raising the Standard
🔷 Operating in Excellence
🔶 Achieving Greatness
🔷 Reigning Supreme

We hope you felt the love, appreciation, and admiration today—because you deserve it ALL and more!

Lion Nation loves you, Principal Sloan! 🧡💙
Let’s keep pushing forward—Victory Through Excellence! 🦁🔥