The start of a new school year means sharing the road. Please keep the following safety tips in mind when buses start rolling on Monday. We can't wait to see you then!
🚌 Be alert and watch for children, especially near schools, bus stops, school buses, and school parking lots.
🚌 Motorists are required to stop when approaching a school bus that is stopped with its red lights flashing and STOP arms extended. NEVER pass a bus from behind when it is stopped to board or offload children.
🚌 Be especially careful when children are present in school zones and residential areas.
🚌 Pay extra attention to lower speed limits in school zones.
🚌 Watch for and obey signals from school crossing guards.
🚌Only drive or park in authorized areas to drop off or pick up children at school.
Wrapping up back-to-school shopping this weekend? Consider including a few items for the JCS Stuff-a-Bus school supply drive! Volunteers from the JCS Transportation Department will be on hand throughout the next week to collect donations of backpacks, crayons, pens and pencils, lunch boxes, notebooks, and other necessary school supplies. Special thanks to City National Bank for being our community partner in this annual event to serve JCS families in need!
Here's the schedule for dropoff locations and times:
🚌 City National Bank at The Potomac Marketplace (Ranson location) on Saturday, August 19 from 8 a.m. - Noon, and 🚌 The Jefferson County Fair, weekdays, August 21-25 from 5-8 p.m., and Saturday, August 15 from 12-4 p.m.
Join the JCS Parent and Educator Resources Center (PERC) and Department of Special Programs this Saturday, August 19, for a day of fun and learning with our local first responders! Meet Jefferson County firefighters and police officers, explore their vehicles, participate in fire safety games, and more at this family-friendly event. Families can also access important resources like missing children packets and fire safety information. Plus, enjoy a DJ and food trucks! It's all happening from 9 a.m. - Noon tomorrow at Sam Michaels Park. Learn more about JCS PERC and its resources here 👉 https://www.jcswv.org/page/parent-and-educator-resources.
We're excited to welcome 12 new international teachers to JCS as we continue preparations for the upcoming school year! Current international staff members were on-hand to greet and assist with the orientation of these new educators, who hail from Jamaica, Zimbabwe, and the Philippines through our partnership with Educational Partners International. Welcome to JCS!
We can't wait to welcome students back to school next Monday, August 21! Did you know you can visit www.jcswv.org/myschoolbus to learn your student's bus information and access required transportation forms? And our dedicated bus operators and aides will contact JCS families throughout the week to answer your transportation-related questions and ease those first-day-of-school jitters!
Today we welcomed back JCS teachers and service personnel to kick off the 2023-24 school year! Buses start rolling for students next Monday, August 21. We can't wait to see you then!
🎉JCS is excited to welcome more than 60 new educators for the 2023-24 school year! We're having so much fun at New Teacher Orientation this week and can't wait to see students on August 21 for a brand new year! 🤩
Cheerleading tryouts are August 7, 8 and 9 from 4:00-5:30.
Football's first practice is August 7th at 5:00, with a parent meeting at 7:30. Then 5:30-8:00 the rest of the week.
Volleyball tryouts are Aug. 14, 15 and 16 from 3:00-5:00.
Schedule pick up is available for 7th and 8th students on Aug. 10th and 11th from 9:00-2:00. Walk-throughs are not available, just schedule pick up.
Summer registration for elementary and middle school students: online registration is available on the county website. Parents can upload copies of the birth certificate, immunizations, and proof of residency so they may not need to come in person! These are the hours for the summer registration at the Transportation Department:
Monday-Thursday
June 26 - August 3 (closed July 4)
8:00 - 3:00
Transportation department
For more information, call 304-728-5473 during those hours.
Updated Cheerleading information:
Summer Practices - 7/12, 7/19, 7/26, 8/2 from 4:00-5:30.
Tryouts will be August 7, 8 and 9 from 4:00-5:30.
Students should be dropped off at the gym.
Free Sports Physicals! See information on the photo.
It's the yearly Book Give Away! This great WMS tradition puts 3 or 4 books in the hands of every student - of their choice, for free, and for them to keep! All that is asked is that they read the books. The students browse tables with thousands of books and "shop"!
This tradition started with former WMS teachers, Mrs. Fennell and Dr. McDonald, dreaming of putting books in the hands of students over the summer months. This week Mrs. Neely and Mrs. Rodrigues continue the dream of keeping a passion for reading alive!
Mark your calendars! 📅 We're pleased to partner with Harpers Ferry Family Medicine to offer free sports physicals to JCS students on Friday, June 9, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. JCS students wishing to receive a physical should report to Harpers Ferry Middle School to complete preliminary paperwork. Please see below for additional details.
Join us tomorrow at 6pm in the Wildwood Middle School gymnasium for our Athletic Award Ceremony! All WMS athletes and their families are welcome!
We are so proud of the Class of 2023! Thank you to everyone who came out to welcome our former Mustangs back to campus for the traditional Senior Walk. It was great to see how far these students have come and to wish them well on the next step. Congratulations! You will do amazing things.
This is a reminder that the 8th grade Recognition Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 24th at 9:30 am in Wildwood Middle School's gymnasium. We are excited to return to our live in-person ceremony format that was held pre-Covid. Hope to see you there!
Today is National School Nurse Day! We're proud to recognize the dedicated school nurses who make a difference in the lives of our students by protecting and promoting their health and advancing their academic success. Thank you for all you do!
Students in Ms Masterson's 8th grade ELA class got an opportunity to show how well they listened to the teacher all year as they played "How Well Do You Know Your Teacher?" They answered trivia about Ms Masterson's movie, music and gaming preferences. Then it was their turn to anonymously write an obscure fact about themselves. Their classmates had to guess who said it. Fun and fellowship abounded! Great after testing stress relief!
We're proud to recognize six eighth grade students from Charles Town, Harpers Ferry, Shepherdstown, and Wildwood Middle Schools designated as 2023 Knights of the Golden Horseshoe! The prestigious annual award commends West Virginia eighth graders for their outstanding knowledge of Mountain State history. The West Virginia Department of Education will honor the 2023 designees at an induction ceremony on June 13 in Charleston. Visit https://bit.ly/413KhCr for a complete list of winners. Congratulations to all on this outstanding accomplishment!
