This Friday, MARCH 25th is the Vocal Music Scholarship Benefit Concert at 7 pm in the auditorium.
It is called AN EVENING OF BROADWAY and features excerpts from 5 different shows and a cast of 21 performers from the choir program.
Admission is $5. Please come out to enjoy a wonderful evening and support the scholarship fund. Thank you.
Congrats to Alex Hall for advancing to the State Math Field Day competition at WVU on April 23 after placing at the regional competition this week. Way to go, Alex!
Juniors at Washington High Schools will take the SAT on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. To help create the best environment possible during testing, all high school students in grades 9, 10, and 12 will participate in an asynchronous learning day on Wednesday, March 23. Teachers will share information about how to access assignments and materials. Bus transportation for 11th graders will continue as scheduled that day.
JCS music students continued to win big this past weekend at the West Virginia Music Educators Conference in Charleston! Congratulations to Amelia Dardaris, Amelia Marino, Becky McGivern, Lydia Brown, Rhett Snyder, and Jacob Perkowski of Washington High School on their acceptance into the West Virginia All-State Band. And a big shoutout to Lydia Brown on her outstanding solo at the event's honor recital. You're all outstanding! Go Patriots!
Informational nights for WHS for rising 9th grade student will be held this week. We will begin at 6PM in the auditorium:
Tuesday, March 8- Charles Town Middle School
Wednesday, March 9- Harpers Ferry Middle School. Plus, any other student that will be attending WHS as a 9th grade student next year
Please see informational schedule for dual enrollment.
The Cat in the Hat, along with Thing 1 and Thing 2, joined DECA students from Washington High yesterday in celebrating Read Across America Day with Driswood Elementary students. Visit the JCS Facebook page for more photos of this fun event!
Congratulations to the 16 vocal music students from Jefferson and Washington High Schools who were accepted into the West Virginia Music Educators 2022 All-State Chorus! These hardworking students will now travel to Charleston for a March 5 performance at the WVMEA Annual Conference featuring a musical piece commissioned just for the event. Visit https://bit.ly/3h3DHaH for a list of attendees and to learn more about this prestigious honor!
Congratulations to the students of WHS that made the Honor Roll for the second nine weeks. See those students here: https://5il.co/15qvr
This week (February 7-11) has been National School Counseling Week, a time to recognize and honor the crucial work performed by school guidance counselors. Shoutout to all JCS counselors for offering our students unconditional guidance, support, and stability all day, every day. We appreciate you!
Attention juniors and seniors,
Do you like to cut hair? Have you ever thought about becoming a barber? If your answer to either of these questions is yes, then you should attend the informational session for the new barber school in Inwood on Tuesday, February 15th at 10:00 am. Interested students must sign up in with Ms. Hunter.
The next MFB mobile pantry will be held at St. James next Tuesday, February 15 from 11am-1pm (while supplies last).
Jan. 28, 2022: Due to inclement weather anticipated for this evening, ALL after school activities are cancelled for Jefferson County Schools.
UPDATE Jan. 20, 2022: After careful reevaluation by our operations team, weather conditions show that temperatures continue to fall alongside precipitation, creating unsafe road conditions during our travel times. Therefore, all Jefferson County Schools and offices will be CLOSED today. We want to thank our essential personnel as they continue working to ensure our schools will be ready to safely welcome students back on site.
UPDATE: After a careful reevaluation of road conditions and consultation with the WV Department of Highways, all Jefferson County Schools and offices will regrettably be closed today, Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Essential personnel, please report for continued ice removal. Thank you for your patience as we continue to prioritize the safety of students and staff.
All Jefferson County Schools and offices are CLOSED on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. After-school activities are canceled. Essential personnel, please report for snow removal.
Are you interested in being an honorary page for the 2022 regular session of the WV Legislature? The Page program provides an opportunity for middle and high school students to learn about the legislative process while assisting Senators and staff during the session of the Senate.
Duties include transporting documents, delivering messages, and assisting with requests from Senators and staff.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please go to www.wvlegislature.gov and click on Page program for details and to fill out the application.
Jefferson County Schools will be closed tomorrow. There will be no virtual instruction tomorrow.
Report cards will be issued on Monday.
All after-school activities and evening practices or events for today and tomorrow are cancelled.
Information for events on Saturday and Saturday evening will be determined tomorrow and shared with coaches, athletes, and other students.
An ambulance responded to a medical incident at Washington High School just before 11:30 AM on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. The incident caused a student to drive a vehicle over a curb and into a fence. EMS arrived and treated the student at the scene before transporting them to Jefferson Medical Center. There was no damage to the fence or vehicle. We appreciate the continued support of our emergency responders and the diligence of the students who contacted them for help this morning.
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