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.
The JCSWV mobile app. It's everything Jefferson County Schools straight to you phone! www.jcswv.org/page/communications
Congratulations to Junior trumpet player Kyle Vanover for receiving a contract with The Raiders Drum and Bugle Corps. Kyle auditioned in Southern New Jersey earlier this moth and was offered a position in this elite marching ensemble. Way to go, Kyle! And more congratulations go to six of Washington High School's Patriot musicians for auditioning for and being placed into the 2022 West Virginia All-State Band!
Amelia Dardaris - 11th grader (3rd chair flute)
Lydia Brown - 9th grader (5th chair flute)
Jacob Perkowski - 11th grader (2nd chair trumpet)
Becky McGivern - 9th grader (3rd chair trumpet)
Amelia Marino - 12th grader (6th chair French horn)
and Rhett Snyder - 11th grader (9th chair trombone)
They will represent Washington High School in this prestigious group of top high school student musicians from the entire state. They will head to Charleston for the West Virginia Music Educator's Association conference in early March. Congratulations to all of these talented students!
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/
