Clubs, Competitions & Extracurriculars
Clubs, academic teams, robotics, arts, and after-school competitions — what exists and how students join.
Does Your Child Want to Compete in the JCPS Spelling Bee? Here Is How It Works
September 8, 2026
If your child is the one correcting everyone else's spelling, this is a good time to ask a question at school. Does our school have a spelling bee? For JCPS students, the road to the county spelling bee starts at the individual school...
What Is STLP and Why Should Your Child Consider It?
September 3, 2026
If your child likes technology, art, video, music, Minecraft, robotics, design, coding, journalism, problem solving, or simply creating things, there is a Kentucky school program you should probably know about...
Which JCPS Schools Offer the Most Extracurricular Activities?
August 26, 2026
JCPS does not publish a districtwide activity roster, and schools do not count the same things the same way. Some combine sports, clubs, student organizations and academic teams into one number...
Which JCPS Schools Offer the Most Extracurricular Activities?
August 25, 2026
JCPS Insider checked the district's 2026 to 2027 High School Choices materials and 2026 to 2027 Middle School Choices materials, then checked current school pages where a published activity total or list could be verified...
Academic Team, Robotics, STLP or Beta Club: Which Is Right for Your Child?
August 27, 2026
Academic Team, robotics, STLP and Beta Club can all attract strong students. That is about where the similarity ends...
Your Child Does Not Have to Be an Athlete: JCPS Competitions Parents Should Know About
September 4, 2026
Your child does not have to be an athlete to have a competition season in Jefferson County Public Schools. JCPS students can compete with buzzers, chess pieces, robots, speeches, spelling words, technology projects and career skills. Some of these opportunities begin in elementary school.