Volunteers Needed for Spring Festival

PTSA is looking for a few good volunteers to help plan our Spring Festival and to work with Ms. Brown on scheduling the Bookstore workers. Email us at echotrailptsa@gmail.com for more details (we won't make you sign on the dotted line just yet!)

Please consider volunteering - it's a great way to get to know other families and our school admin, plus you help make a great year for our kids! 💙💚

duPont Manual High School 8th grade Open House 

If you are interested in applying to Manual, there are two upcoming Open House dates. Attending an Open House is always recommended for applicants.

• October 21st at 6 pm 

• October 28 at 6 pm

Veteran's Day Program - Call for Responses DUE FRIDAY

Echo Trail Middle School will host our Veteran’s Day Program on Friday, November 7th, from 1:10–1:50 p.m.

We are excited to announce that our 8th Grade Choir, Band, and Modern Music Students, along with Echo Trail Staff Veterans, will be hosting a special program to honor those in our community who have served or are currently serving in the armed forces. To help us prepare, we kindly ask that our families and community members complete the linked Google Form below by Friday, October 31st.

If you are a Veteran, or you have a Veteran in your family whom you would like to see honored at our program, please respond below by listing the names of all who will be attending. This will allow us to reserve Guest of Honor seating for your group.

CLICK HERE to complete the Veteran's Form

Thank you in advance for your support. We look forward to celebrating and honoring our veterans together on this very special day!

Scouts Troop 175 Info Meeting - This Sunday, Nov 2

Scouts BSA Troop 175 is a very established and active troop in the J-Town area. We are chartered by St. Edward Catholic Parish, but we are inclusive of scouts from all religious backgrounds. While some scouts do attend school at St. Edward, most of our scouts attend school elsewhere.

If you're interested in scouting, we'd love to meet you! We're having an info meeting very soon.

Date: Sunday, November 2, 2025

Time: 5-7 pm

Address: 9610 Sue Helen Drive, Jeffersontown, KY 40299

Contact us at info@troop175ky.org

For more details about the Troop, you can view info here. RSVP to the Open House Info Meeting here:
https://forms.gle/sndfwUc5NdAVhtJe9 

Welcome to Echo Trail Clubs!

Needing information on club meet times, sponsor contact info, or new to clubs in general?

Visit our Club page here for all the information you need!

Band Newsletter

Click here to read our October Newsletter.

• Vision/Mission/Motto

• 8th Grade Performs National Anthem @ YUM Center!

• September Students of the Week!

• Sound Connection Highlights

• 10/9 8th Grade Howlapalooza Concert

• 10/23 7th/8th Grade JCPS All-County Auditions

• 10/28 InstaRaise Fundraising Info

• 10/29 Mark's Feed Store Proceeds Day

• 2026 Solo & Ensemble Sign Ups!

• 11/7 Veteran's Day Info

Modern Music Newsletter

Click here to read our September Newsletter.

Volunteers Needed for Spring Festival

PTSA is looking for a few good volunteers to help plan our Spring Festival and to work with Ms. Brown on scheduling the Bookstore workers. Email us at echotrailptsa@gmail.com for more details (we won't make you sign on the dotted line just yet!)

Please consider volunteering - it's a great way to get to know other families and our school admin, plus you help make a great year for our kids! 💙💚

Nature Walk Incentive Update

Quick update on Nature Walk incentives:
Many of these are custom items that take time to order & fabricate. We hope to have all incentives within the next few weeks.  Thank you for your patience!

Reminders

We would love for you to sign up for a PTSA Membership. 

--> You can join the Echo Trail PTSA here!

Does your student have spirit wear or school uniforms that no longer fit? Or maybe apparel from a previous grade-level team that your student is no longer on?  PTSA is partnering with the FRC to replenish clothing for students and families in need.  You can bring donations to the front office or email PTSA to make other arrangements.

Any questions about PTSA, feel free to email echotrailptsa@gmail.com 

Volunteers Needed

We will need volunteers throughout the school year.  Please fill out this form so we can have you on our volunteer email list.

Bookstore needs help during lunches! 
Your Echo Trail Bookstore will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays during lunches! Hours are 10am-noon.

Students may ask to stop by and purchase spirit wear items during these times. We accept card, check (made out to Echo Trail PTSA) and cash. Parents may sign in to the office for a visitors pass to shop as well during these hours.

If you'd like to volunteer during these times, the bookstore chair will walk you through how it works.

-->  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0548ADA82EA5FDC34-58162520-etms

Link your Kroger Card to Help Echo Trail

Whenever you shop at Kroger and use your Kroger Card, you use can help Echo Trail!

Kroger Community Rewards

• Link Echo Trail Middle School PTSA to your Kroger Card and every time you scan your card, Kroger will give back 1% of all your purchases ETMS!

• Click here to get started and search for “Echo Trail” in the organization search!

Nurse Form for Students

Students requesting to see the nurse at school will now have access to this form. This does not include students already scheduled to see Nurse Rincon.

Nurse Form

Volunteer This School Year!

We'd love to have you participate in field trips and other volunteer opportunities!

The Jefferson County Board of Education (JCBE) requires volunteers to submit a background check form every five years. However, if it is brought to the attention of district officials that a volunteer has plead guilty to or is convicted of drug offenses; sexual offenses; offenses against minors; deadly weapons offenses; violent, abusive, threatening, or harassment offenses; or any felony offense, he or she will be required to submit a new criminal records check and his or her volunteer status may be terminated. In keeping with JCBE policy, the School Volunteer Records Check process is as follows:

• All JCPS parent and community members whose School Volunteer Records Check was cleared prior to July 1, 2020, are required to submit a new background check.

• Volunteers who submitted a School Volunteer Records Check after July 1, 2020, and were cleared will not need to resubmit a records check until July 1, 2025, unless there has been a qualifying incident similar to those listed above. 

Get the Latest from our ET Teachers on the JCPS App

Many of our Echo Trail teachers are using the JCPS Rooms feature in the JCPS app to keep our parents updated. We don’t want to overwhelm parents by doubling up info in multiple places. We encourage you to download the app for communication.

Whether you're on Apple or Android, the links to download the JCPS App can be found here:
https://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/o/jcps/page/mobile-application 

Standards Based Grading

All teachers at Echo Trail use Standards Based Grading.  This means that grades will be communicated as a 4, 3, 2, 1, or 0 and focus on what students know and can do in relation to specific state standards.  Click this link to learn more and reach out to your child's teacher or counselor if you have questions.

School Fees

If you still need to pay your school fees, please do so now online at My School Bucks! Click the link below to review the School Fee Sheet. Price does include a 3.95% credit card processing fee.  

25-26 School Fees

You may also send fees by cash and checks with your student.

If we can offer any assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out to us 485-8398.  

Weekly Newsletter

Errors? Omissions? If something is missing or needs to be corrected, please email Michael Etter, michael.etter@jefferson.kyschools.us.