
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 11, 2023
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- An eighth grader at Shepherdstown Middle School (SMS) has chosen to use her passion for powerlifting to lift up others. Brynlie Austin recently raised ov...

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...
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...

August 1, 2023
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Six middle school students from the JCS FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) Chapter represented Jefferson County Schools this summer at...

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 28, 2023
Jefferson County Schools (JCS) students shined during the West Virginia FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) Conference this year. FCCLA Advisor Andrea Faith s...
March 31, 2023
Two aspiring scientists represented Jefferson County Schools with winning projects at the Eastern Panhandle and West Virginia State Science and Engineering Fairs this year!
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March 31, 2023
Two Jefferson High School students will advance to the West Virginia State Social Studies Fair after securing a first-place win at the regional event. Allie Hickman and Anne-Lise ...
March 30, 2023
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- Shepherdstown Middle School's Crystal Muia Bere is the latest Jefferson County Schools teacher to gain National Board certification. Ms. Bere earned her Ma...

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...

February 8, 2023
Middle School students took part in the Jefferson County Schools Math Field Day Competition on February 4. Students from Charles Town, Harpers Ferry, Shepherdstown, and Wildwood M...

January 13, 2023
Martinsburg, W.Va. -- Shepherdstown Middle School (SMS) students were the first to represent Jefferson County Schools at the VEX IQ Robotic Competition, held January 7 at James ...
January 5, 2023
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Jefferson County Schools FFA (Future Farmers of America) members represented their district well in the West Virginia State FFA Winter Career Developments com...
December 22, 2022
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Jefferson County Schools middle school students received a message of kindness and positivity heading into the winter break. Author and educator Jefferson...
November 3, 2022
Students at Shepherdstown Middle School are learning about a lesser-known Civil War battle thanks to a donation from the Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association (SBPA)....
October 19, 2022
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- The best part of the workday for Penny Smoot comes when she looks in the rearview mirror. But it's not because the day is over. On the contrary, her job h...
September 14, 2022
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. – The Jefferson County Board of Education (JCBOE) adopted a resolution from West Virginia Governor Jim Justice proclaiming Friday, Sept. 23, 2023, as West Virg...

August 8, 2022
RANSON, W.Va. -- The staff at Jefferson Medical Center helped students with the start of school by hosting a school supplies drive. Development Director for WVU Hospitals East F...
