2/7/24: Phone service has been restored as of 12:50 p.m. Thank you for your patience.
2/7/2024: Driswood Elementary is experiencing issues with the main phone line. Please dial 304-582-2795 if you need to reach the front office. Thank you.
JCS is proud to highlight the unique contribution of school counselors to the public education landscape! As we celebrate National School Counseling Week 2024, check out what some of our own counselors have to say about why they enjoy working with JCS students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels 👉 http://rb.gy/i3px3l
Monday, February 5, marked the 100th day of school at JCS, and students across the district had fun celebrating this exciting milestone! Many dressed up as 100-year-old centenarians, while South Jefferson Elementary students took a different path, celebrating the theme “We Are 100 Days Brighter” by wearing neon or otherwise brightly colored clothes. Check out some of the creativity on display in the images below!
Happy 100th day of school Driswood Students! Check out these kindergarteners who are "100 Days Smarter"!
JANUARY 31, 2024: We would like to provide an update on an external threat reported this morning. Working with our partners in law enforcement, Jefferson County Schools has learned that no credible threat existed to the communities of North Jefferson Elementary School, T.A. Lowery Elementary School, Wildwood Middle School, or Jefferson High School. Upon being detained, law enforcement determined that the suspect in question was training for the U.S. armed forces while wearing a weight belt and did not threaten any of our school communities. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to ensure the safety of our students and staff.
Driswood Elementary School students are showing their love for good attendance with a special Valentine's Day-themed project! 💕 Beginning January 10 through February 14, every DES student receives a paper heart to sign for each day they come to school. Students then post the signed hearts outside their classroom door. By Valentine's Day, each cluster of hearts will connect from room to room, surrounding the DES hallways with a love for attending school! What a fun and creative way to demonstrate how Attendance Matters: All Day, Every Day - way to go, Owls! 😍
Due to the anticipated winter weather forecast, all Jefferson County schools and offices will be closed on Friday, January 19, 2024. Essential personnel should report. Additionally, all school-related activities are canceled through Sunday, January 21. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to ensure the safety of students and staff. For additional information, please visit www.jcswv.org and download the JCSWV mobile app.
After careful re-evaluation, all Jefferson County schools and offices will be closed on Thursday, January 18, 2024, as many secondary roads remain covered by snow and ice. Essential personnel should report. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we worked to make this difficult decision in the interest of safety. For additional information, please visit www.jcswv.org and download the JCSWV mobile app.
Due to continued winter weather conditions, all Jefferson County schools and offices will operate on a two-hour delay on Thursday, January 18, 2024. Conditions will be re-evaluated in the morning as many secondary roads are still snow-covered. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we worked to make this difficult decision in the interest of safety. For further updates, please visit www.jcswv.org and download the JCSWV mobile app.
Due to weather winter weather conditions, all Jefferson County schools and offices will be closed on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Essential personnel should report. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we worked to make this difficult decision in the interest of safety. For additional information, please visit www.jcswv.org and download the JCSWV mobile app.
UPDATE: After careful re-evaluation of winter weather conditions, all Jefferson County schools and offices will be CLOSED on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Essential personnel should report. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we worked to make this difficult decision in the interest of safety. For additional information, please visit www.jcswv.org and download the JCSWV mobile app.
Due to the anticipated winter weather overnight, all Jefferson County schools and offices will operate on a two-hour delay on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Conditions will be re-evaluated in the morning. Please visit www.jcswv.org and download the JCSWV app for further updates. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to ensure the safety of students and staff.
The skating family night has been canceled due to the weather. We will work to reschedule as we looked forward to enjoying a fun evening of skating with our DES Families!
DES Families and staff are invited to join us in a family night of fun at Galaxy Skate Land, Martinsburg, WV on 1/20/24 from 4 to 6 PM! Please see the flyer for information about the event!
Due to the forecasted inclement weather, all Jefferson County Schools extracurricular activities taking place January 6-7 are canceled. This includes extracurricular activities, athletic practices, and competitions taking place at home or away. Any activities that are rescheduled will be communicated at a later date.
REMINDER: All Jefferson County Schools students will be dismissed two hours early this Thursday, December 21, 2023. Winter break begins on Friday and continues all next week. Students will return to class on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. Have a safe and restful break.
DES students had a special visitor this week! Miss West Virginia Karrington Childress stopped by to talk about the importance of reading, complete with a special read-aloud! We were so excited to welcome Miss Childress and hear about her experiences as the reigning Miss West Virginia.
Students from Driswood Student Education Association built skills in community service and leadership this week by organizing a Caring For Our Community food drive. They received many generous donations from Driswood families. Kidz Power Pacs, a 501c3 organization that serves on average of 1000 children in Jefferson and Berkeley Counties weekly, will receive the donations. To donate to Kidz Power Pacs you you can go to www.communitycombined.org .
Driswood third graders built a model of a human backbone to show what they have learned about the Skeletal, Muscular, and Nervous systems in unit 3 of CKLA. The pipe cleaner represents the spinal cord, the Fruit Loops were cartilage cushioning the pasta which was the vertebrae.
Happy Thanksgiving to our JCS community! We remain grateful for the privilege of serving your children.
