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...
May 16, 2023
South Jefferson Elementary School (SJE) students received assorted percussion instruments thanks to the Friends of Music. The donation is part of the group's ongoing grant program...
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 8, 2023
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Students at South Jefferson Elementary School (SJE) saw their imaginations come to life thanks to some help from the FACS (Family Consumer Sciences) fashi...
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!
At ...
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...
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...
October 19, 2022
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - Jefferson County Schools extends its gratitude to the Friends of Music for donating three glockenspiels and accompanying stands to South Jefferson Element...
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...
August 4, 2022
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, W.Va. -- Jefferson County Schools (JCS) hosted the FBI Pittsburgh’s Martinsburg Resident Agency, multiple federal, state, and local law enforcement agency p...
July 25, 2022
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Jefferson High School agriculture education teacher Charity Marstiller is among ten finalists for the 2023 West Virginia Teacher of the Year. The West Virginia...
March 31, 2022
WDVM VIsited Wright Denny Intermediate School and did a great story about Black Men Read! Check it out here: https://www.localdvm.com/news/...
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. – A new ...
March 30, 2022
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- The Jefferson County
Board of Education (JCBOE) appointed Justin P. Brown, Sr. as an interim board
member during their meeting on Monday. Brown began hi...
February 16, 2022
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- After 16 years of service to the families of Jefferson County, Mr. Gary Kable submitted his retirement notice to the Jefferson County Board of Education on...
February 15, 2022
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- The Jefferson County Board of Education (JCBOE) voted to adopt a policy to make masking in school optional during their regular meeting last night. The new ...
December 17, 2021
Dear Jefferson County Schools Community,
We appreciate your patience and calm in the face of recent threats made on social media. We recognize that tensions are high in light...
October 6, 2021
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Staffing shortages are impacting school systems across the country. For Jefferson County Schools (JCS), the shortages have significantly affected our staff ...
August 12, 2021
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce hosted their annual new teachers' luncheon on Tuesday, officially welcoming new educators starting their careers ...