
The PTO's annual Family Fall Dance is Friday, October 24th from 6:00 to 8:00pm.
The PTO is seeking volunteers to help with setup, serving and clean up. Please consider giving some time to this fun JCD tradition. Use Volunteer SignUp to select a time to support this event.
PTO cannot wait to see everyone on the dance floor!


Together, we continue to learn, celebrate, and build a future rooted in pride, unity, and possibility. 💃🏽🎶📚 #HispanicHeritageMonth2025 #HonoringThePastInspiringTheFuture

We inspire our students to dream big and believe that with determination and effort, they can accomplish anything!

We stand, with hands extended, to pick up our students when they fall.

"Everyday has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." -Lin-Manuel Miranda

We are proud to celebrate the diversity of our students and their families.

"Any time you have an opportunity to make a difference in this world and you don't, then you are wasting your time on Earth." -Roberto Clemente

As a learning community, we serve as the foundation upon which our students build their dreams.

As a learning community, we aim to ensure all of our students have equal access to a top quality education.
"Until we get equality in education, we won't have an equal society." -Sonia Sotomayor

We must believe our children truly can change the world!
"Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world." -Dolores Huerta

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." -Ellen Ochoa
We strive to help our students know they have the courage to always keep trying.

Jennifer Lopez shares, "Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for."
Our hope is our students never doubt who they are!

-Julia Alvarez
During Hispanic Heritage month, as we highlight individuals who have made an impact on our world, may we be like Julia Alvarez and be reminded that kindness matters.



"The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character." -Cesar Chavez



To all in our school community who celebrate, may this new year bring sweetness, peace, and many blessings for you and your loved ones. Shanah Tovah!

NHPS is transforming the way teachers and staff communicate with families through Rooms, a District-approved tool built into the New Haven Public Schools mobile app.

