🎉JCS is excited to welcome more than 60 new educators for the 2023-24 school year! We're having so much fun at New Teacher Orientation this week and can't wait to see students on August 21 for a brand new year! 🤩
The Washington High School Patriot Band performed for the Shepherd University Football Camp! We are proud of these talented musicians for serving the community while they work!
We have amazing students! ❤️💙
Mark your calendars! 📅 We're pleased to partner with Harpers Ferry Family Medicine to offer free sports physicals to JCS students on Friday, June 9, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. JCS students wishing to receive a physical should report to Harpers Ferry Middle School to complete preliminary paperwork. Please see below for additional details.
It's graduation week and members of the Class of 2023 are returning to their elementary and middle schools for one last stroll down memory lane! Thanks to our school communities for lining the halls to welcome back these graduates from Jefferson and Washington High Schools. ❤️ As Senior Walks continue throughout the week, you can find photos on each school's Live Feed!
Today is National School Nurse Day! We're proud to recognize the dedicated school nurses who make a difference in the lives of our students by protecting and promoting their health and advancing their academic success. Thank you for all you do!
Students from the FACS (Family Consumer Sciences) fashion class at Washington High School used their sewing skills to bring superheroes, designed by second-graders at South Jefferson Elementary School, to life. The high school students presented the finished heroes in-person last week. The students also collaborated to create backstories for all the characters. We are proud to see older students taking the time to inspire and support younger students!
We're proud to recognize six eighth grade students from Charles Town, Harpers Ferry, Shepherdstown, and Wildwood Middle Schools designated as 2023 Knights of the Golden Horseshoe! The prestigious annual award commends West Virginia eighth graders for their outstanding knowledge of Mountain State history. The West Virginia Department of Education will honor the 2023 designees at an induction ceremony on June 13 in Charleston. Visit https://bit.ly/413KhCr for a complete list of winners. Congratulations to all on this outstanding accomplishment!
Congratulations to C.W. Shipley Elementary Shool on 50 years of excellence! We are so thankful to celebrate with our community today and excited for our future together!!
Congratulations to Priscilla Rodd and Valerie Rinker on being named the 2023 JCS Teacher of the Year and Service Person of the Year! We were thrilled to honor these outstanding educators at our annual recognition dinner on April 26. Read more here 👉 https://bit.ly/3LbvrEb!
🌎 Happy Earth Day! 🌍 JCS fourth graders recently received an important hands-on lesson about our local watershed, thanks to an ongoing partnership between the Eastern Panhandle District of the West Virginia Conservation Agency and Safe Waters Harpers Ferry. Read more about it here 👉 https://bit.ly/43WVbgg
The Annual SES Storybook Parade is back!! Come join us today, April 21, at 1:30 in downtown Shepherdstown to cheer on the kids and see their amazing costumes!
The Jefferson High School Marching Band enjoyed a dose of Disney magic over Spring Break when they performed at Disney's Imagination Campus! Band members were treated as honorary Disney cast members as they performed for an audience of theme park guests at the Magic Kingdom. Check out the full performance here 👉 https://youtu.be/jGZszmW7IGU.
Jefferson High School has lost its number-one fan, and our school will never be the same. I know I speak for our entire community when I say that we are heartbroken by the passing of Sara Lueck. She dedicated her life to educating and encouraging kids and inspired generations of students in our county. Her legacy will live on forever, not only at J-High, but in the hearts of all who knew her. Please join us to celebrate her life with a candlelight vigil next Friday night, April 21. We invite the entire community to gather in front of the Sara Lueck Media Center at Jefferson High School beginning at 7:30 to remember and honor this incredible educator and friend. Cards may be sent to JHS Lueck Family at 4141 Flowing Springs Rd. Shenandoah Junction, WV 25442.
Spring Break for Jefferson County Schools students begins with a two-hour early dismissal this Thursday, April 6, for scheduled faculty senate meetings. All Jefferson County Schools and offices will be closed on Friday, April 7. Students will return on Monday, April 17. Have a safe and relaxing break!
Congratulations to Washington High School students Rebekah McGivern, Kaitlyn Hartzell, and Brennen Satterfield, who swept the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place categories in this year's Four-Way Speech Contest! Many thanks to the Charles Town and Shepherdstown Rotary Clubs for sponsoring the annual competition in partnership with the Wild and Wonderful Toastmasters Club of the Eastern Panhandle. Learn more here 👉 https://bit.ly/3FIeT4J
Congratulations and good luck to the Harpers Ferry Middle, Shepherdstown Middle, and Jefferson High students advancing to the Region VIII Social Studies Fair this Saturday, March 18! Click here for a complete list of the winners from the district event held last month 👉 https://bit.ly/3YY031A.
We're proud to recognize JP Lynch, director of bands for Jefferson High School, as West Virginia's Band Master of the Year! Mr. Lynch received the award at the West Virginia Music Educators Association Conference earlier this month.
Congratulations and good luck to the JCS Math Field Day winners heading to the regional competition this Monday, March 13, at WVU Potomac State College! Students from 4th through 12th grades competed individually and as teams in a district-wide event last month. Click here for a complete list of district winners 👉 https://bit.ly/3Z2IbCQ
March 10, 2023: Due to the anticipated timing of inclement weather, all Jefferson County Schools and Offices will be closed today. Students will return on Tuesday, March 14, following Monday's staff development day. Thank you.
Congratulations to Washington High School Counselor Jennifer Stuntz. She has been s the West Virginia High School Counselor of the Year. She received the award during the West Virginia School Counselor Association (WVSCA) 2023 annual conference in Morgantown. Congratulations to Ms. Stuntz! We are so proud of you!!
