🎉✨ Happy New Year to our JCS community! We’re excited to welcome 2025 and all the opportunities it brings for our students, staff, and community. As we gear up for students' return from Winter Break, don’t forget to check your inbox for the January issue of The Beacon! It’s packed with important updates on student transfers, calendar reminders, and more! You can also find it here 👉 https://jcs.edurooms.com/engage/jefferson-county-schools/newsletters/the-beacon-january-1-2025
🎉✨ Happy New Year to our JCS community! We’re excited to welcome 2025 and all the opportunities it brings for our students, staff, and community. As we gear up for students' return from Winter Break, don’t forget to check your inbox for the January issue of The Beacon! It’s packed with important updates and resources to help start the year off right 👉 https://jcs.edurooms.com/engage/jefferson-county-schools/newsletters/the-beacon-january-1-2025
🎉 Shoutout to Michele Clemmons and Valerie Rinker, two incredible ECCATS at Blue Ridge Campus, for leading the charge in the school’s food drive. Thanks to their hard work and dedication, over 910 non-perishable food items were collected to support families in the BRC community. Their efforts are an inspiring example of kindness and care in action! 💙
🎅🍪 Cookies with Santa brings holiday cheer to BRC! Blue Ridge Campus hosted its annual Cookies with Santa event, a joyful tradition that brings students, families, and staff together to celebrate the holiday season. Guests enjoyed festive activities, treats, and photos with Santa while volunteers dressed as cheerful elves spread holiday spirit. A big thank you to our amazing ROTC and student volunteers for helping make this event a success. It’s always a wonderful way to connect with the BRC community and celebrate the magic of the holidays! 💕🎅
JCS Families: All JCS schools will be dismissed two hours early tomorrow, Friday, December 20, for Faculty Senate. Reminder: Winter Break begins on Monday, December 23, with students returning to school on Monday, January 6, 2025. Wishing everyone a safe and happy Winter Break.
📣💃 Calling all JCS K-8th graders: this is your chance to dance with Jefferson High School's Charisma dance team! Charisma is hosting its first-ever Minis Clinic for K-8th graders—no dance experience needed! The clinic will be held on Sunday, January 12 from 2-5 PM at JHS, and all participants will get the chance to perform with Charisma during a girls' varsity basketball halftime show. Registration closes this Friday, December 20, so don’t wait—sign up today at https://gofan.co/event/2326535?schoolId=WV24978!
🎄✨ Lally House students brought holiday cheer to BRC with teamwork and tinsel! A big thank you to these students for decorating a beautiful tree at Blue Ridge, making the campus look extra festive. The BRC community is so grateful for their creativity and hard work! 🎄✨
JCS will operate on a 2-hour delay on Monday, December 16, 2024. JCS staff will continue monitoring the weather and road conditions through the evening and into the morning. Any change will be communicated by 6:30 am.
All staff should report on a 2-hour delay. Essential personnel should report on time.
Greetings,
Tomorrow evening, starting at 5:30 PM until 7:30 pm, is the annual Cookies with Santa Event. This event is held in our Primary building. The evening is sure to be an evening full of fun, amazement, and excitement. There will be activities full of fun, such as cookies and milk station, pictures with Santa, read-alouds, letter writing to Santa, and so much more.
We want to welcome you all to our school to enjoy this magical evening as we prepare for a wonderful time of year. The cost is $7, and tickets are available at the door. If you have pre-purchased your ticket and it has a different date on it, it is still valid.
For any assistance needed with tickets, please reach out to me directly. We are looking forward to welcoming you to our school for this event.
🎉 Celebrating the hardworking JCS students who made the first quarter Honor Roll! Check out the full list of honorees here: https://www.jcswv.org/page/honor-roll. Congratulations to these students for their dedication to academic excellence—keep up the amazing work! 💪📚
❄️ We hear you, JCS families! Going forward, we’ll make weather-related robocalls until 9PM, giving you more time to plan for the following day. If a decision isn’t made the night before, all notifications will go out by 6AM the following morning. A quick reminder: safety is our top priority! When snow is in the forecast, we closely monitor weather and road conditions with local and state agencies to ensure safe travel. We aim to make all decisions the night before, but if needed, our team checks conditions early in the morning to determine if a delay or closure is needed. Read more about this process here 👉 https://www.jcswv.org/page/delays-and-closings. Thanks for your understanding as we prioritize safety for everyone! 🌨️🚍
JCS Families: All Jefferson County Schools (Pre-K-12) will operate on a 2-hour delay on Thursday, December 5, 2024, due to inclement weather.
Blue Ridge Families,
Tomorrow, December 5th is picture retake day. If your student missed the first picture day they may take their picture tomorrow.
JCS Families: All JCS schools will be closed from Monday, November 25th to Friday, November 29th for Fall Break. Students will return on Monday, December 2nd. Have a wonderful Fall Break!
Dear Blue Ridge Families,
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 We are truly grateful for your wonderful students, who bring joy and energy to our days. It’s a privilege to see them grow and thrive in our community.
As you gather with loved ones this holiday, may your hearts be filled with gratitude and your tables with delicious food. Enjoy this special time together! Schools are closed starting Monday, November 25th -November 29th. We will see your students back in school on Monday, December 2, 2024.
Warm wishes!
Blue Ridge Families,
Today, we evacuated the elementary building for a fire alarm. There was a bagel that burnt in the teachers' lounge and triggered the alarm. The incident did not occur in our kitchen. All students went to the primary building while the building was checked. All students are now back in class.
BRE Families: This morning, a fire alarm was activated in our elementary building. All students were evacuated. The fire department is on-site, and there is no active fire. The alarm was triggered from the kitchen. All students are currently in the primary building and will return to class shortly.
Blue Ridge Families,
It's Hump Day and we have a few reminders. Please remember tomorrow is our Blue Out Day. All students and staff are encouraged to wear Blue to show our support and awareness of Diabetes. I am looking forward to seeing the sea of BLUE!
Also, those that missed picture day, mark your calendars for December 5, 2024, which is picture make-up day.
Blue Ridge Families,
We will be having our Local School Improvement Council Meeting on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at 4:00 pm in the Elementary School Library. This meeting is to discuss ideas or concerns that BRC will present to the board in the spring. Please feel free to attend.
Blue Ridge Families,
Parent Teacher conferences this evening are by appointment only. You only need to attend if you have already made an appointment with your child's teacher. I thought it was necessary to clarify this. Please only attend during the time slot you have scheduled. If you have not scheduled a conference, you do not need to attend. Please contact me with any questions. sybil.terry@k12.wv.us Thank you .