Washington High School

The Jefferson County Board of Education (JCBOE) has named Donald Showen as Washington High School's (WHS) new principal. Mr. Showen is a familiar face to the WHS community, having...

Seven students from Jefferson County Schools will travel to Charleston in February for the 2024 West Virginia All-State Band. Six Washington High School (WHS) students and one Jef...

The four-way stop, planned at the intersection of Augustine Ave. and Washington Patriot Dr. in Charles Town, becomes active on Wednesday, December 6. The new traffic pattern accom...

Jefferson County Schools extends its gratitude to the Friends of Music for helping to fund a Fender Rumble 500-watt bass amplifier for the Washington High School music department...

RANSON, W.Va. -- JCS students enrolled in the MedEd program visited the Jefferson Medical Center and Family Medicine Circle in Ranson on November 14. Students had the opportunity ...

Ten Washington High School students will advance to this year's West Virginia American Choral Directors All-State Honors Choir following a rigorous audition process. The students ...

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...

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...

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Six students from Jefferson and Washington High Schools had the opportunity to observe JCS teachers in action as part of the second district cohort of t...

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...

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...

UPDATE: October 4, 2023 -- Just days after their win at the regional tournament, the Washington High School (WHS) golf team won the WVSSAC Golf Championship on Wednesday, Octobe...

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...

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Students from Jefferson County Schools (JCS) proudly participated in the United Way of the Eastern Panhandle’s Annual Day of Caring on September 13. Student...

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...

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...

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- A Washington High School (WHS) student applied research, critical thinking, and analytical skills to compete in the Spring 2023 Stock Market Game™ competiti...

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...

On April 1st, local FFA members participated in the West Virginia State FFA Horse Evaluation Career Development Event and Hippology Contest on the West Virginia University JW Ruby...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Jefferson and Washington High School theatre students started the month in Morgantown for the West Virginia State Thespian Festival. The three-day event off...