
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 began its annual Math Field Day competition in January at the elementary and middle school levels. Students from 4th through 12th g...

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...
December 21, 2023
Students from all four JCS middle schools have earned a place in the inaugural West Virginia Middle School All-State Band. It's the first time middle school musicians in West Vir...

December 13, 2023
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Jefferson County Schools (JCS) middle school students had an admirable showing at the annual West Virginia FFA Career Development Events on December 7. FFA te...
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...

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 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...
October 4, 2023
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- The WVSSAC (West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission) named Washington High School (WHS) boys tennis coach Chris Walter the 2022-2023 WV Coach...

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...

May 4, 2023
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Six Jefferson County Schools eighth graders have been named 2023 Knights of the Golden Horseshoe. The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) honors stud...
April 24, 2023
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- Jefferson County Schools congratulates Shepherdstown Elementary student Thomas Brodrick on his first-place win in the Grade 4 category at the 47th West Vir...

March 8, 2023
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Jefferson County Schools is proud to recognize the elementary and middle school choral students selected to participate in the 2023 West Virginia All-State Ch...

March 3, 2023
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Established in 2023 by the West Virginia Executive Secretaries Association (WVESA), and with support from regional law firm Bowles Rice, the inaugural West Vi...

March 3, 2023
RANSON, W.Va. -- Charles Town Middle School students learned what it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur during a visit from Carlise Campbell, owner of The Business Center Ship, P...