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October 3, 2024
As written by Ainsley Hall and published in The Journal on October 1, 2024. CHARLES TOWN — Jefferson County Schools’ Parent Educator Resource Center (PERC) hosted a Coffe...
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September 26, 2024
2024 WVGSA Student Assessment Results Available in Online Family Portal Student assessment results for the 2024 West Virginia General Summative Assessment are now available in th...
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September 13, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vietnam Veteran Michael J. Bartley Receives Jefferson High School Diploma Through Operation Recognition Charles Town, WV – September 13, 2024 Jeffe...
August 16, 2024
Jefferson County Schools is excited to offer a new feature in the JCS App: 2-way communication between families and JCS Staff and Coaches. All JCS communications can now happen in...
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July 25, 2024
As written by Ainsley Hall and published in The Journal on July 19, 2024 JEFFERSON COUNTY — Dr. Chuck Bishop has finished his first year as superintendent of Jefferson Count...
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July 23, 2024
Jefferson County Schools (JCS) proudly announces the appointment of Ron Stephens as the Deputy Superintendent of Instructional Support. With a career spanning 32 years in educatio...
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March 2, 2024
As written by Ainsley Hall and published in The Journal on March 1, 2024 HARPERS FERRY — While it has been a full year since the students and faculty at C.W. Shipley Eleme...
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February 29, 2024
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- The Jefferson County Board of Education (JCBOE) has appointed Kelcie Springer as the new Director of Communication and Public Information for Jefferson Count...
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February 21, 2024
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- Middle school robotics teams from the Eastern Panhandle will gather at Shepherdstown Middle School on Saturday, February 24, to compete in Jefferson County'...
February 15, 2024
Aspiring scientists from Jefferson County Schools (JCS) showcased their winning projects at this year's Science and Engineering Fairs. Students across the district joined their p...
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February 2, 2024
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Jefferson County Schools is proud to highlight the unique contribution of school counselors to the public education landscape during National School Counsel...
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November 3, 2023
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Governor Jim Justice announced a new partnership between the State and Tutor.com to provide expert online tutoring, test prep, and job support for West Virgin...
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November 3, 2023
C.W. Shipley Elementary is proud of Avery Van Vliet! During a clean-up on Earth Day, this 10-year-old saw that the Children’s Park in Harpers Ferry needed to be made ADA-compliant...
October 25, 2023
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va -- The Jefferson County Schools (PERC) Parent and Educator Resource Center hosted its second annual Sensory Trunk-or-Treat on October 24. Held at Charles Town Mi...
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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...
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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...
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May 25, 2023
Fifth-grade students at C.W. Shipley Elementary School got to celebrate their teacher when she was recognized for winning the teacher portion of the Smart 529 essay contest. from ...
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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...
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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...