Jefferson County Schools congratulates Washington High School's Anna Walter, one of two West Virginia students recently selected to represent the state as part of the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP). Ms. Walter will join Senator Joe Manchin III and Senator Shelley Moore Capito as state student delegates during the 60th annual USSYP Washington Week Online, to be held March 6 - 9, 2022.
Teachers at Washington High School got a special treat today when a fully loaded hot coco cart made the rounds. The seasonal treat for staff came courtesy of Ms. Marcus and Ms. Ritzenthaler. Special thanks to Cpl. DeSarno for reading to students so teachers could fill their cups!
Thank you to the entire Child Nutrition staff at Jefferson County Schools! Our cooks, cafeteria managers, and secretaries have continued to provide tasty, nutritious meals to students during unprecedented circumstances brought on by a global pandemic. Despite staffing shortages and supply chain issues, they served students more than 155,000 meals in October alone. They have not only continued to build good habits in our elementary school students with balanced meals for breakfast and lunch, but are also reducing food waste and helping middle and high school students make good choices by allowing them to make individual decisions on which menu items they choose, including the salad bar.
Congratulations to Washington High School's Donnie Hawkins, Daniel Velez, Brynne Bartlett, and Jaden Larsen for earning a place on the All-State Choir! Director Ken Cooper will accompany them to Charleston next month! Check out the story on WDVM! https://www.localdvm.com/news/west-virginia/washington-high-school-choir-students-earn-statewide-singing-honor/
A reminder that Jefferson County Schools has returned to a regular schedule for Fridays. That means that today, Dec. 3, 2021, is a full day of school for all students. Thank you for supporting our staff!
https://jcswv.org/page/sustaining-excellence-update
Congratulations to Washington High School Junior, Donnie Hawkins for being the highest scoring BASS 2 in the State of West Virginia at the American Choral Director’s All State Choir auditions! His score of 97% was actually the highest score awarded for any singer this year! Check out the story in the Journal. https://www.journal-news.net/journal-news/washington-junior-earns-best-score-in-state-at-wvacda-all-state-choir-auditions/article_cf453a4f-94f2-5536-b0c4-057b4e61a613.html
Students in the Washington High School Leadership Class presented their Capstone Projects to complete their participation in The Education Alliance’s West Virginia Ready Internship pilot program. Throughout this semester, students learn problem solving skills through a capstone project on “How to extend a water main line” as part of their mentoring and internship course with West Virginia American Water.
Be sure to support the community by helping our JROTC Cadets as they raise money for the JCS Shoe & Coat Fund! https://www.localdvm.com/news/west-virginia/air-force-jrotc-cadets-from-jefferson-high-school-raise-money-for-shoes-and-coats/
Washington High School students Brenda Marroquin, Georgia Brenneke, Isabel Rosa, Rose Puzzini, Gabrielle Wright, and Alina Cooper talked about respect and civility during the Jefferson County Board of Education meeting Monday. They are doing great work in their school and community!
On Wednesday, November 17, interim grades will be posted on Canvas for each class.
Congratulations to Washington High School senior Anna Elizabeth Walter. She is one of six finalists chosen as a West Virginia finalists for the 2021-2022 U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP). Anna was chosen from an extensive application pool of juniors and seniors vying to represent the state. Check out the story on WDVM!
https://www.localdvm.com/news/west-virginia/jefferson-high-student-in-charles-town-state-finalist-for-scholarship-program/
Dear Washington High families,
Please remember that school is closed on Thursday, 11/11, in honor of Veterans Day, and the half-day on Friday, 11/12, is a remote learning day. Our child nutrition services will continue Friday, with food packs available for pickup from 9:00am-10:00am.
The WHS Faculty Senate School Climate Committee accepts staff nominations for students every marking period for the STAR Patriot student awards. "STAR" stands for Success Through Achievement and Responsibility. The following students won a STAR award and Sheets gift card for the first marking period:
Pictured are:
Emmy Ward (nominated by Mr. Smith)
Odell Ware (Ms. Rhoades)
Josh Thomason (Mrs. Nicholson)
Gretchen Shepherd (Ms. Boone)
Cynthia Keiter (Ms. Boone)
Not pictured winners:
Cecelia Bayles (Mr. Nicholson)
Caden Ballard (Ms. Reed)
Natalie Diedericks (Mr. Smith)
Jasmine Proctor (Ms. Borkholder)
Chris Gutierrez (Ms. Borkholder)
We are aware there is an issue with Canvas. It is currently being addressed and access will be re-established ASAP.
The Washington High School Boy's Soccer Team won their semi-final game against George Washington! Congratulations! The Patriots play in the AAA Championship tomorrow!
A big send-off for the Washington High School Boy's Soccer Team as they head off to Beckley for the WVSSAC Soccer Championships! They open the tournament with a semi-final matchup against George Washington Friday at 5:00 PM. Go Patriots!!
The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) announced West Virginia’s finalists for the 2021-2022 U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP) this week. Washington High School senior Anna Elizabeth Walter was among six finalists chosen from an extensive application pool of juniors and seniors competing to be one of two USSYP delegates to represent the state. A panel of law and civics professionals from around the state will interview the finalists on November 22, 2021, for chance to be awarded this prestigious national scholarship. Good luck, Anna!!!
Washington High School students helped the community this weekend! On Saturday October 23, the WHS Interact Club worked with the Charles Town Tree Board to plant trees for local residents.
Please accept our apology for the error made in our attendance calling today.
Our records have been corrected according to the documentation presented by our first period teachers who took attendance this morning.
You do not need to call in. However, you do need to send a note if your child was absent.
Thank you for your continued patience as we work to overcome challenges which happened during the remote learning practice day.
How Can We Help? A Conversation of How to Provide Academic Support at Home
Hosted by Jeremy Wilt
October 25 at 7PM. Zoom Link is attached.
