We are honored to welcome Mrs. Katy Cox as our Communities in Schools Facilitator for South Jefferson! She has previously served in this role and we are excited to have her expertise and experience at SJES. Make sure you stop by and meet her at our Back to School/Meet the Teacher night on August 24th from 5:00-7:00 pm.
We are also thrilled to highlight a familiar face in a new position—-everyone will have the pleasure of working with Mr. Collins, as he assumes the role of our new PE Educator! You just never know what can happen at South Jefferson! Mr. Collins has been a Roadrunner for some time now and he is truly excited to take on this new role and to make it his own. We cannot wait to see him shine in our gym and to work with all of our students in this new capacity! Stop by the gym and say hello to Mr. Collins on Back to School Night! 💜💛 Ms. Mahoney
We are excited to share some new faces with you at South Jefferson this year! Please welcome Dr. Tammy Pepel to the 5th grade team! Dr. Pepel has been dedicated to the field of education for over 15 years and holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership. She is “passionate about creating meaningful learning experiences that help students grow academically and personally.” She is looking forward to partnering with students and families to make this school year a successful, engaging and rewarding one. In her free time, Dr. Pepel enjoys spending time with family and traveling. Welcome to Dr. Pepel! 💜💛 Ms. Mahoney
We are excited to share some new faces with you at South Jefferson this year! Please welcome Ms. Sophia Cates, our newest member of the 4th grade team. She actually was a former South Jefferson student and we are thrilled to share in this full-circle moment with her! Ms. Cates is thrilled to be back at SJES and inspiring the next generation of Roadrunners! Welcome, Ms. Cates!
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Our South Jefferson staff is ready to welcome you on Monday, August 17th to the 2026-2027 school year! The bell rings and the doors open at 8:35 and we will begin our day at 8:55 am. (Dismissal begins at 3:30 pm) I’m looking forward to meeting our newest Roadrunners at kindergarten orientation and am excited to start our year together. Important dates, information and school events can be found on our webpage at https://sjes.jcswv.org/o/sjes. Bookmark our webpage to keep up to date on all things South Jefferson!
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✨🎓 Our halls were filled with high school seniors who came back to where it all started. Seeing you in your caps and gowns, visiting with your old teachers, reminiscing with friends, and inspiring our students filled our hearts! We are so proud of you and your successes and hope you continue to come back and visit us. Best of luck with your next chapter! 🎓✨
🎺🪈Couldn't be prouder of the South Jefferson students that came back to play for us! Charles Town Middle School's Jazz Band is awesome and we are grateful for Mrs. Allen bringing her band to entertain and inspire! Way to go! Once a Roadrunner, Always a Roadrunner! 🙌🏼💜💛
We’ve had some shining stars receive Positive Office Referrals lately! Congratulations to 4th grader, Caroline Lutman, who wrote inspiring notes to all of her classmates prior to taking the WVGSA! So sweet! Elias Fontanez, also a 4th grader, was observed on the playground, spending time teaching another student how to play basketball, repeatedly passing the ball and including him in the game. These two students both showcased how kindness in quiet ways can be so powerful. Neither of them did something to be recognized—they went out of their way, when they thought no one was looking, to be kind and to be supportive. There’s nothing better than that! 💜💛
We want your feedback! Please take a moment to complete our JCS Communications and Engagement Survey to help us plan and improve: https://forms.office.com/r/a7sZnG0uuR
JCS wants your feedback! We continually seek to improve how we communicate with our families and community. Please take a moment ( about 4 minutes) to complete our JCS Communications Survey to help us plan for next year: https://forms.office.com/r/a7sZnG0uuR
CANVAS UPDATE: 5/8/2026
Canvas was down the evening of Thursday, May 7, 2026, due to a reported data breach. Early reports indicate this impacts over 8,000+ public schools, colleges, and institutions across the country. JCS is an impacted organization.
Indications so far are that the information involved includes student/staff names, JCS/WVDE-issued student/staff ID numbers (not social security numbers), email addresses, and messages between users on the platform.
JCS has no evidence of a compromise to internal district systems. Our Technology Team is actively assessing impact and implementing precautionary safeguards.
We will continue to monitor the situation and share updates as needed. For more information, visit the Instructure Incident Updates & FAQs: https://www.instructure.com/incident_update
We had two very deserving young ladies receive Positive Office Referrals! Ella Carper was able to help guide a substitute bus driver on her route and give directions about each stop! That is AMAZING work and kindness in action. Well done, Ella! Fourth grader, Kara Wynder, was nominated by her teacher because she ALWAYS is helpful, kind and a student who gives 100% each day. Talk about a positive and awesome role model for all of us! Super proud of you both for showing leadership and kindness at SJES!
JCS Communities: All JCS schools have been released from their SECURE or LOCKDOWN. WMS families will be picking their students up at Sam Micahels Park today. We ask that you follow your regular pickup practice, as not to overwhelm our schools or roads as law enforcement continue their work..
I love when I receive a Positive Office Referral because they often remind me how kind our students are…enter our latest recipient, 4th grader, Kanye Jones. He approached a teacher and asked to borrow tape. He told her that several other students had created posters in the building and he saw that they needed to be repaired after the constant student hallway traffic had ripped the edges of the posters. He didn’t want them to see the damage to their work. He gave up some of his free time to repair all of the posters. Many other people walked by these posters many times and didn’t notice. But Kanye did. That’s what matters. Noticing something that needs attention and doing something about it. What a fantastic role model for all of us. 💛💜
Sometimes, it’s the simplest things that captures someone’s attention. A perfect example is our latest recipient of a Positive Office Referral, Parker, a fourth grade student at SJES. He was nominated by a staff member who noticed that each morning, Parker takes the time to say good morning and start her day off on a positive note. I’d say that is DEFINITELY worthy of a moment in the spotlight. Imagine if each one of us just took a moment to say good morning and give someone a smile? The world would be an awesome place. Make someone’s day today—-be like Parker!
Earth Day at South Jefferson! 🌎
Our 80’s-themed Father/Daughter dance was totally awesome! 😎 Thanks to Mr. Atkins, our SJES K-Kids, the CTMS Builders, WHS Key Club, SJES staff and families for creating a memorable evening, filled with lots of fun! Our Dads were good sports and our special guests were adorable!!
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South Jefferson’s first Girls on the Run group participated in a 5k race on Saturday, as part of the Shenandoah Valley’s Girls on the Run chapter. It was an amazing day, filled with friendship and family support and every girl accomplished the goal of completing the 5k! Thank you to Ms. Brooks for her enthusiasm in bringing Girls on the Run to South Jefferson and for her coaching and mentoring our students through this incredible program! We were so proud to participate and watch our girls shine! ✨
Remember that attendance contest that we held at SJES for the month of March?? We challenged every student to miss 1 day or less so that their name could be entered into a drawing for ice cream with Ms. Mahoney. Almost 70% of our students achieved that goal!! All names were placed in a basket and ten names were drawn. Congratulations to Luke, Zedekiah, Airick, Kenzie, Grace, Zeke, James, Addison, Wesley and Ben for literally having the luck of the draw! Awesome parent, Mr. Siddoway, drove his ice cream truck to the school and we had a blast on this beautiful sunny day!
I’m very proud of EVERYONE’s attendance! Well done, Roadrunners!
Our annual Fun Run was a huge success! We were running in honor of Bryce Tiong, a SJES preschooler, and collecting donations to support Believe in Tomorrow Children’s Foundation, a group that supported the Tiong family during Bryce’s extensive hospital stays. What I love about the Fun Run is that it teaches our students about compassion and helping others. It pushes them physically and helps them learn about other’s challenges and how they persevere. Thank you to our families and community for your support! We raised nearly $1,500 for this very deserving organization!
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