
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...

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...
March 19, 2024
JCS is proud to announce the six-county Young Writers contest winners. Students from first through twelfth grade can submit stories for the contest. County winners are invited ...
March 19, 2024
JCS is proud to announce the six-county Young Writers contest winners. Students from first through twelfth grade can submit stories for the contest. County winners are invited to...

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...
February 27, 2024
KEARNEYSVILLE, WVa. -- Jefferson County Schools (JCS) accepted a generous gift from the Knights of Columbus Council 13887 at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Shepherdstown, WV, to prov...

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 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...
December 1, 2023
KEARNEYSVILLE, W.Va. - Jefferson County Schools is grateful for two gifts from the Rotary Club of Shepherdstown to support students in need during this season of giving. Shepherds...

November 16, 2023
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Students in Jefferson County Schools continue to benefit from an in-school reading program sponsored by the Shepherdstown and Charles Town Rotary Clubs. The...

November 14, 2023
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Regular school attendance is essential for students to gain the academic and social skills they need to thrive. Jefferson County Schools students recently s...

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...
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...

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...

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 25, 2023
The Shepherdstown and Charles Town Rotary clubs have joined forces to create a new in-school reading program in Jefferson County Schools (JCS). The program focuses on Title I scho...

May 12, 2023
Reading and math interventionist at North Jefferson Elementary Kristi Sanders received the West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s (WVPB) Above and Beyond Award for February. The awar...

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...

April 27, 2023
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Jefferson County Schools announced the selections for Teacher of the Year and Service Person of the Year at its annual recognition dinner on April 26. Prisc...