![Dr. Chuck Bishop](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/jefferson_county_schools_ar/article/image/large_7296965d-bad3-472b-9ff0-1cee6ed9b0ac.jpeg)
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...
![Sybil Terry](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/jefferson_county_schools_ar/article/image/large_258a1a3c-4260-47f0-a3fd-241bcb3b5d97.jpeg)
July 17, 2024
Jefferson County Schools is proud to announce the appointment of Sybil Terry as the new principal of Blue Ridge Elementary School (BRE). With 21 years of administrative experience...
![Members of the 2024 All-State Children's Choir](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/jefferson_county_schools_ar/article/image/large_8d53a718-a774-4c93-b3ab-e6400316563b.jpeg)
March 15, 2024
Fifteen choral students represented Jefferson County Schools (JCS) in this year's WV All-State Children's Chorus at the annual West Virginia Music Educators Association (WVMEA) Con...
![Kelcie Springer](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/jefferson_county_schools_ar/article/image/large_34f242a1-1d5a-443c-9bab-4753dc0ed705.jpeg)
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'...
![School counselors at Washington high School review college catalogs with students around a table in the library](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/jefferson_county_schools_ar/article/image/large_20785ef5-17a6-432b-add9-3134c91428c9.jpg)
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...
![Miss WV reading to students in classroom](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/jefferson_county_schools_ar/article/image/large_757b2290-02f3-4aae-a78a-9279516d82f5.jpg)
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...
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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...
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...
![Dr. Chuck Bishop at podium](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/jefferson_county_schools_ar/article/image/large_1d5eee5e-1d79-4aa4-a733-754fbbe983c4.jpg)
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...
![Shepherdstown Rotary Club member Maria Brown with one of the 1st grade classes at North Jefferson Elementary School](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/jefferson_county_schools_ar/article/image/large_a3a9c479-19e9-4fae-8fb2-2d5867207a23.jpg)
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...
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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...
![Priscilla Rodd and Valerie Rinker](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/jefferson_county_schools_ar/article/image/large_e0bce383-eac9-4572-bfc6-00a137e2f91a.png)
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...
![All-State Chorus students at their performance in Charleston](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/jefferson_county_schools_ar/article/image/large_5c41b9cc-28d3-4718-a94f-eb0d43b0a009.jpg)
March 8, 2023
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Jefferson County Schools is proud to recognize the elementary and middle school choral students selected to participate in the 2023 West Virginia All-State Ch...
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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...
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...
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...