February 8, 2024
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- More than two dozen choral students at the middle and high school levels represented Jefferson County Schools at the 2024 West Virginia American Choral Directo...
February 2, 2024
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Jefferson County Schools is proud to highlight the unique contribution of school counselors to the public education landscape during National School Counsel...
January 30, 2024
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, W.Va. -- Two Jefferson High School (JHS) students are excited to promote the MedEd partnership between Jefferson County Schools (JCS), WVU Medicine, and Blue R...
December 21, 2023
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Jefferson County residents watching this year's Miss America's Teen pageant will see a familiar face as Washington High School (WHS) senior Allison Dodson r...
December 12, 2023
The Jefferson County Board of Education (JCBOE) has named Donald Showen as Washington High School's (WHS) new principal. Mr. Showen is a familiar face to the WHS community, having...
December 7, 2023
Seven students from Jefferson County Schools will travel to Charleston in February for the 2024 West Virginia All-State Band. Six Washington High School (WHS) students and one Jef...
December 5, 2023
The four-way stop, planned at the intersection of Augustine Ave. and Washington Patriot Dr. in Charles Town, becomes active on Wednesday, December 6. The new traffic pattern accom...
November 17, 2023
Jefferson County Schools extends its gratitude to the Friends of Music for helping to fund a Fender Rumble 500-watt bass amplifier for the Washington High School music department...
November 17, 2023
RANSON, W.Va. -- JCS students enrolled in the MedEd program visited the Jefferson Medical Center and Family Medicine Circle in Ranson on November 14. Students had the opportunity ...
November 15, 2023
Ten Washington High School students will advance to this year's West Virginia American Choral Directors All-State Honors Choir following a rigorous audition process. The students ...
November 14, 2023
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Regular school attendance is essential for students to gain the academic and social skills they need to thrive. Jefferson County Schools students recently s...
November 3, 2023
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Governor Jim Justice announced a new partnership between the State and Tutor.com to provide expert online tutoring, test prep, and job support for West Virgin...
October 30, 2023
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Six students from Jefferson and Washington High Schools had the opportunity to observe JCS teachers in action as part of the second district cohort of t...
October 25, 2023
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va -- The Jefferson County Schools (PERC) Parent and Educator Resource Center hosted its second annual Sensory Trunk-or-Treat on October 24. Held at Charles Town Mi...
October 20, 2023
Jefferson County Schools (JCS) puts the physical and psychological safety of students first in everything we do. Since the start of the 2023-2024 school year, three (3) JCS studen...
September 29, 2023
UPDATE: October 4, 2023 -- Just days after their win at the regional tournament, the Washington High School (WHS) golf team won the WVSSAC Golf Championship on Wednesday, Octobe...
September 28, 2023
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Local Rotarians got a chance to meet the new Superintendent of Jefferson County Schools (JCS) when Dr. Chuck Bishop spoke to the Shepherdstown and Charles...
September 13, 2023
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Students from Jefferson County Schools (JCS) proudly participated in the United Way of the Eastern Panhandle’s Annual Day of Caring on September 13. Student...
August 25, 2023
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Jefferson County Schools (JCS) welcomed more than 8,200 students back to school on August 21, the first day of the 2023-2024 school year. JCS Superintende...
May 10, 2023
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Jefferson County School (JCS) middle school student placed first in the WVDE's (West Virginia Department of Education) annual Young Writers Contest. Macie W...