South Jefferson Elementary School

Ms. Horne 's kindergarten class recently enjoyed learning how to write with special friends, Ozobots! Students practiced their lines and circles, while their friend "Ozzy" help t...

Our school is now equipped with our Safety Patrol students! The 13 fifth graders have various duties and responsibilities that rotate each week. Core responsibilities include wear...

Jefferson County Schools (JCS) reduced its chronic absenteeism rate by 3.9 percentage points (21%), from 18.75% in the 2024-25 school year to 14.85% in 2025-26. Rates improved at ...

South Jefferson always loves when Mrs. Katlin Grantham brings her WHS students and their sweet animals for a visit. We learn all about their animals and get to see former SJES stu...

The West Virginia Department of Education released statewide assessment results Wednesday, August 12, 2026, and Jefferson County Schools (JCS) is reporting encouraging cohort grow...

Hello, everyone! I'm not trying to intrude on your summer (I promise!), but have received several inquiries about school supplies, so l thought I'd send out a message, giving ...

☀️😎 You can't finish a school year without having the best field day! Our 4th grade team of teachers, along with countless parent volunteers, and our PTO members made our field da...

The Washington High School FFA members brought our students a few of their animals to share their knowledge on agriculture and why their farms are so important. The program, Food ...

Our 4th grade students spent some time in the STEAM lab learning how magnets attract and repel different objects. Students learned that different magnets have different strengths...

Today, Jefferson County Schools received a threat directed at Charles Town Middle School. Our team, alongside law enforcement partners, acted immediately to protect students and s...

Dear JCS Families, I want to start by saying that all students and staff are safe. This morning, Jefferson County Schools received a threat directed at Wildwood Middle Sch...

Charles Town, WV - In a first-of-its-kind exercise for Jefferson County Schools, our community partners, law enforcement, and hospitals came together on April 22, 2026, to test th...

Our South Jefferson Girls on the Run team ran its first 5k on Saturday, April 18 as part of the Shenandoah Valley's Girls on the Run chapter. We couldn't be more proud of the girl...

South Jefferson students were able to travel to outer space, getting a chance to land on the moon and see Venus and Jupiter up close. Mr. Greg Anderson, from Cosmic Adventures, bro...

Jefferson County Schools (JCS) celebrated the very best of public education at its annual Employee of the Year Banquet, honoring each school's Teacher and Service Person of the Ye...

The annual SJES Arts Night happened on Wednesday, March 25 and filled the halls, cafeteria, gymnasium, and art room with amazing talent! Mrs. Shearer, music teacher, had 3rd, 4th...

The 4th grade SJES students explored our Bull Run watershed at Cool Springs Preserve. They were tasked with looking for macro invertebrates and identifying them using a diagram. ...

At South Jefferson Elementary, Read Across America Week means extra dedicated reading time - for fun! To finish off the week, students dressed up as their beloved book characters!...

South Jefferson Elementary School’s annual Career Day brought excitement, curiosity, and big dreams to our Pre-K through 5th grade students this week. It was a day filled with han...

South Jefferson Elementary School students 'Showed love to our Community' by helping those in need through donations made to Jefferson County Community Ministries. Students donate...