Starting in the 2026-2027 school year, Jordan will add Pre-AP Theatre to its curriculum to offer a more rigorous education to arts students, while the continuation of Pre-AP English 2 is uncertain for coming school years. Pre-AP classes aim to mimic the structure of an AP class through a framework, encourage critical thinking and build base knowledge. Some ways this is done is through engaging in academic conversations, using academic language to talk about results, and having small group or...

When he’s not teaching history classes, Mr. Brosnan is out running for hours. Now he's run just shy of 25 marathons, and recently finished a 50K, 31.07 miles. He's even thinking of running even longer distances, a 100k, 50 miler, or 100 miler in the coming years. Mr. Brosnan wasn't always so obsessed with running. "In the early days I was just running because I had to, but now I really love running.” Mr Brosnan also shared that he picked up running because he was busy and “it took a lot of...

On October 9th, thirteen members of Jordan’s Future Farmers Of America (FFA) Program showed the turkeys they raised at the Youth Market Turkey Show, which took place on the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. On the day before the show, the students' turkeys were weighed and inspected. They had to meet a minimum weight of twelve pounds to be sellable, as they are to be used for meat. On the day of the show, the students were required to use proper handling techniques to display their...