Bell Schedule for JHS 8/21-8/25
Lunch Schedule
Regular Schedule with No Cougar Hour
Lunch is Based on your 5pd location.
11:21-11:51 Lunch A: A section, Ports, B19
11:54-12:24 Lunch B: C section, B6-B11, B17
12:27-12:57 Lunch C: D section, B1-B5, B12-B16
The start of a new school year means sharing the road. Please keep the following safety tips in mind when buses start rolling on Monday. We can't wait to see you then!
🚌 Be alert and watch for children, especially near schools, bus stops, school buses, and school parking lots.
🚌 Motorists are required to stop when approaching a school bus that is stopped with its red lights flashing and STOP arms extended. NEVER pass a bus from behind when it is stopped to board or offload children.
🚌 Be especially careful when children are present in school zones and residential areas.
🚌 Pay extra attention to lower speed limits in school zones.
🚌 Watch for and obey signals from school crossing guards.
🚌Only drive or park in authorized areas to drop off or pick up children at school.
Anyone needing to pick up a device may do so the first week of school during their lunch shift in the media center.
Parking Permits and OSE badges can be picked up in the main office Thursday and Friday during lunch.
Student schedules will be in their 1pd class on Monday. We will have student locators with their name and 1pd location hanging at the media center, cafeteria and cougar lobby on Monday. Staff will be able to help them as well. All students who sign in late due to OSE or other means except being tardy, can pick up their schedule when they sign in at the attendance window.
Wrapping up back-to-school shopping this weekend? Consider including a few items for the JCS Stuff-a-Bus school supply drive! Volunteers from the JCS Transportation Department will be on hand throughout the next week to collect donations of backpacks, crayons, pens and pencils, lunch boxes, notebooks, and other necessary school supplies. Special thanks to City National Bank for being our community partner in this annual event to serve JCS families in need!
See the schedule below for dropoff locations and times:
🚌 City National Bank at The Potomac Marketplace (Ranson location)
Saturday, August 19 | 8 a.m. - Noon
🚌 Jefferson County Fair
Weekdays, August 21-25 | 5-8 p.m.
Saturday, August 15 | 12-4 p.m.
Join the JCS Parent and Educator Resources Center (PERC) and Department of Special Programs this Saturday, August 19, for a day of fun and learning with our local first responders! Meet Jefferson County firefighters and police officers, explore their vehicles, participate in fire safety games, and more at this family-friendly event. Families can also access important resources like missing children packets and fire safety information. Plus, enjoy a DJ and food trucks! It's all happening from 9 a.m. - Noon tomorrow at Sam Michaels Park. Learn more about JCS PERC and its resources here 👉 https://www.jcswv.org/page/parent-and-educator-resources.
We're excited to welcome 12 new international teachers to JCS as we continue preparations for the upcoming school year! Current international staff members were on-hand to greet and assist with the orientation of these new educators, who hail from Jamaica, Zimbabwe, and the Philippines through our partnership with Educational Partners International. Welcome to JCS!
Shoutout to our Jefferson and Washington High School student-athletes who facilitated the basketball activities at the African American Heritage Festival's Youth Block Party Thursday evening! Members of the Cougars and Patriots basketball teams worked with K-12 students on skills and drills and officiated a 3-on-3 basketball contest at the annual community-funded event, now in its 20th year. Thanks to our JCS students for assisting with this fun and educational event!
Season passes are back online!
https://gofan.co/app/school/WV24978
We are having difficulty with passes, links should be live tomorrow. Sorry for the inconvenience, if you purchased a pass, they are still valid.
Ticket prices for 2023 are $6.00 for adults and $5.00 for students and senior citizens. Discounted season passes for fall sports are available now.
https://gofan.co/app/school/WV24978
Reminder! Senior Band Portraits are today from 12:00 to 2:00PM!
We can't wait to welcome students back to school next Monday, August 21! Did you know you can visit www.jcswv.org/myschoolbus to learn your student's bus information and access required transportation forms? And our dedicated bus operators and aides will contact JCS families throughout the week to answer your transportation-related questions and ease those first-day-of-school jitters!
Today we welcomed back JCS teachers and service personnel to kick off the 2023-24 school year! Buses start rolling for students next Monday, August 21. We can't wait to see you then!
🎉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! 🤩
All activities / practices after 3 pm are canceled today, August 7th.
Mark your calendars! đź“… 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.
Due to the changing weather forecasted for today, Saturday, May 13th, the JHS Senior Parade and Cookout/Sunset is postponed. It will now take place on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Parade will be at 6pm (line-up at 5:45pm @ TA Lowery), with cookout, games, sunset to follow at Cougar Stadium for the Jefferson High School's Class of 2023.
We're proud to recognize Jefferson High School senior Eli Dillow for being named a 2023 National Merit Scholarship winner by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation®. The prestigious program honors outstanding achievements among top scholars throughout the country. Eli was one of the 2,500 students nationwide chosen from among 15,000 finalists to receive the award. Congratulations, Eli, on this outstanding accomplishment!
