Jefferson County School stands in solidarity with the families, children, educators, and communities in Uvalde, Texas, in the wake of the tragic events of May 24th, 2022. There are no words that can restore what has been taken, not only from those individuals but from all of us. Everyone at Jefferson Schools is here for the community as we support our children together. You can find a list of resources on speaking to children about this difficult topic following this link: https://bit.ly/39SwBoW. We will also have counseling staff available for any of our students or staff who need that support. Please join us as we continue our end-of-year student celebrations and honors while remaining mindful of the impacted communities and our solemn responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of our children.
Reminder that Carnival Day is tomorrow! Please see the attached flyer for more details!
Mrs. Lusby and Mrs. Ashworth look forward to welcoming our students to the Summer Experience hosted at Blue Ridge in our primary building this summer. Please see the link below to register for the JCS Summer Experience. This is for students that have completed Kindergarten-5th Grade. You will even see some of your favorite Blue Ridge teachers working with us this summer. Please see the link below for more information and to register.
https://www.jcswv.org/page/jcs-summer-experience
MAY 6, 2022: Page Jackson Elementary School, the Martin Robison Delany Opportunity Learning Center (OLC), and the JCS Central Office are experiencing a power outage. The incident has not compromised student safety at any location; however, the telephones are inoperable. Students have been moved to centralized locations in an abundance of caution. Telephone services have also been disrupted at Blue Ridge Elementary School, but there is no power outage at that location. All dismissals will continue on schedule. Thank you for your patience as we maintain the safety of our students and staff.
Blue Ridge Elementary students welcomed a special guest on Friday! The West Virginia University Mountaineer, Mary Roush, stopped by to talk about her path to college and what led to her becoming WVU's mascot as a freshman - and only the third female Mountaineer in the school's history. Mountaineer Mary received an enthusiastic greeting from our BRE friends, whose celebration of women's accomplishments inspired the visit!
This week (February 7-11) has been National School Counseling Week, a time to recognize and honor the crucial work performed by school guidance counselors. Shoutout to all JCS counselors for offering our students unconditional guidance, support, and stability all day, every day. We appreciate you!
Please see information below for our 5th grade students that will be attending Harpers Ferry Middle next year as a 6th grader.
Jan. 28, 2022: Due to inclement weather anticipated for this evening, ALL after school activities are cancelled for Jefferson County Schools.
Please see flyer for picture day retake information.
UPDATE Jan. 20, 2022: After careful reevaluation by our operations team, weather conditions show that temperatures continue to fall alongside precipitation, creating unsafe road conditions during our travel times. Therefore, all Jefferson County Schools and offices will be CLOSED today. We want to thank our essential personnel as they continue working to ensure our schools will be ready to safely welcome students back on site.
UPDATE: After a careful reevaluation of road conditions and consultation with the WV Department of Highways, all Jefferson County Schools and offices will regrettably be closed today, Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Essential personnel, please report for continued ice removal. Thank you for your patience as we continue to prioritize the safety of students and staff.
All Jefferson County Schools and offices are CLOSED on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. After-school activities are canceled. Essential personnel, please report for snow removal.
Blue Ridge Elementary School is experiencing issues with the main phone line. Please dial 304-676-2347 if you need to reach the front office. Thank you.
Please see the flyer below for our next Spirit Might at Blaze Pizza next Tuesday, January 11th, 4:00-7:00 PM.
The JCSWV mobile app. It's everything Jefferson County Schools straight to you phone! www.jcswv.org/page/communications
Yearbook PreSale is starting now at Blue Ridge. Please use the link below to pre-order.
https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectStudent?isAdvertisementOnly=False&jobNumber=12931422
Thank you to the entire Child Nutrition staff at Jefferson County Schools! Our cooks, cafeteria managers, and secretaries have continued to provide tasty, nutritious meals to students during unprecedented circumstances brought on by a global pandemic. Despite staffing shortages and supply chain issues, they served students more than 155,000 meals in October alone. They have not only continued to build good habits in our elementary school students with balanced meals for breakfast and lunch, but are also reducing food waste and helping middle and high school students make good choices by allowing them to make individual decisions on which menu items they choose, including the salad bar.
A reminder that Jefferson County Schools has returned to a regular schedule for Fridays. That means that today, Dec. 3, 2021, is a full day of school for all students. Thank you for supporting our staff!
https://jcswv.org/page/sustaining-excellence-update
Just a reminder that we will have Fall picture day tomorrow, Monday, November 29th.
Dear Blue Ridge Elementary families,
Please remember that school is closed on Thursday, 11/11, in honor of Veterans Day, and the half-day on Friday, 11/12, is a remote learning day. Our child nutrition services will continue Friday, with food packs available for pickup from 9:00am-10:00am.