Blue And White

Each grade level at Jesse Boyd participates in special events that are incorporated into their curriculum, teaching and learning. These events change from year to year as the curriculum occasionally changes. Every grade level also has one Fine Arts Night each year where the students perform a musical production. 

The dates for the 2023-2024 Fine Arts Night:

• October 24, 2024 @ 6:00 PM - Third Grade

• February 13, 2024 @ 6:00 PM - Second Grade

• March 26, 2024 @ 6:00 PM - First Grade 

• April 22, 2024 @ 6:00 PM - Fifth Grade

• April 23, 2024 @ 6:00 PM - Fourth Grade

• May 20, 2024 @ 1:00 PM - Kindergarten 

Beginning in 2008-2009, JBE has performed a school wide Musical each year. Students in grades 2-5  are encouraged to try out for the production in October. We also involve our 4K, 5K and 1st grade students in a "per-show" dance before each performance.  Students practice for 4 months, and perform the musical 6 times for our school and community. These massive productions are a highlight for the JBE and Spartanburg community each year.

The musicals that we’ve performed have been:

• 2009: Annie, Jr.

• 2010: Beauty and the Beast

• 2011: Jungle Book

• 2012: Aristocats

• 2013:Willy Wonka

• 2014:101 Dalmatians

• 2015: Sleeping Beauty

• 2016: Winnie the Pooh

• 2017: Seussical, the Musical

• 2018: Aladdin

• 2019: Cinderella 

• 2020: Lion King

• 2022: Wizard of Oz

• 2023: Jungle Book

• 2024: Madagascar 

It is very important to the staff at Jesse Boyd, that our students become as independent as possible and are able to be great communicators. One way that we promote this is through student-led conferencing. All students in grades 1-5 lead their conferences in the fall and the spring and our kindergarten students lead their conferences in the spring. During these conferences, the students share their learning, samples of classroom work and iReady progress. Students, together with their parents, establish goals and a plan to achieve those goals.

Coffeehouse is a JBE tradition that started many years ago with 6th grade students and teachers. Coffeehouse is a “town hall” meeting for our students in which A.C.T awards are given to students.  Students are also encouraged to be risk-takers and perform in front of their peers. Coffeehouse happens once a month and students can sign up in advance with Mr. Duvall to perform plays, musical instruments, dramatic readings, singing, and a host of other performances. The purpose of Coffeehouse is for students to practice risk-taking and to gain self-confidence in the area of performance.

Jesse Boyd believes that students need experience, exposure and background knowledge in order to gain a full understanding of concepts. Due to this belief, we take students on many field trips throughout the school year.  Each year, grade level teams decide on field trips that can foster learning in the classroom.