West Jefferson

High School Track season gets underway with the Salmon Icebreaker on Thursday, March 21st. We are excited to have a large group of athletes participating again this year!

After a one-year hiatus, our High School Baseball Team is back! They will begin their games this week at home!

Weekly Athletic Schedule for March 18-23, 2024 Please note that Softball and Baseball games will begin with Varsity playing first and any JV games will be after.

Recently, our High School Scholastic Team has been competing in area scholastic meets. West Jefferson hosted Ririe, Arco, and Mackay for our home meet. Pictured here are Scholastic Team Members Jaya Babcock, Ethnie Shaffer, Mayli Allen, and Natalee Weigman Thank you to the students who participated and the parents who have read questions and provided food! We will gather a new team in January next year. Anyone interested can contact Scholastic Team Adviser Cara Shuldberg for more information.

Regular Board Meeting will be Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Executive session will begin at 12:30 pm, followed by regular session beginning at approximately 1:30 pm. Regular Board Meetings are broadcast live on our district YouTube channel.

The D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) assembly for Terreton and Clark County sixth graders will be held Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. in the West Jefferson Panther Den in Terreton. Our featured speaker for this year's assembly will be Utah native Porter Ellett, a BYU graduate who has been with the Kansas City Chiefs organization for seven years. Porter was elevated to assistant running backs coach this season. The Chiefs won their third Super Bowl last month in overtime against the San Francisco 49ers. Porter’s motivational presentation will inspire all who attend. Parents and families are invited. Please be in your seats by 8:50 am.

We’ve seen our amazing parents fill the gym for a game, the auditorium for a play, and stands for a football game!  The question is can we fill the auditorium for a meeting about some awesome academic things we have going on at the high school that trickles down to the junior high? We are excited to present “Destination Success!” The first of a few parent meetings we have coming up in our Destination to Success series!  Who is Invited: Parents of students grades 6-11, students grades 6-11, and anyone else who might benefit from this information!  When: Tuesday, March 19th @ 6:30pm!  Where: WJ High School Auditorium  What: Come learn more about advanced opportunities, our new math program pathways, and how those are connected to our CTE classes, and learn about our CTE pathways and clubs! There is a really cool connection between all of them!  How: We have arranged a fun night, so you won’t only learn, you will play a game throughout the night to win fun prizes, sample and see things from the different presenters, eat some fun food, and show your kids that learning at school can even happen for parents!  We are excited to try something we haven’t before.  Why: “For decades, researchers have point­ed to one key suc­cess fac­tor that tran­scends near­ly all oth­ers, such as socioe­co­nom­ic sta­tus, stu­dent back­ground or the kind of school a stu­dent attends: parental involve­ment.” “Parent involvement in education is crucial. Regardless of family income or background, students whose parents are involved in their schooling are more likely to have higher grades and test scores, attend school regularly, have better social skills, show improved behavior, and adapt well to school.” “Parental involve­ment also more secure­ly sets these stu­dents up to devel­op a life­long love of learn­ing, which researchers say is key to long-term success.” “When parents are involved at school, the performance of all the children at school, not just their own, tends to improve. The more comprehensive and well planned the partnership between school and home, the higher the student achievement.” We would love your support! ❤️❤️

Our Softball team is playing their first games of the season at a tournament this weekend. Let the fun begin! To keep up with the softball team this year, go follow: "West Jefferson Panthers Softball" Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082982724897 Instagram: @wjpanthersoftball All games will be broadcast on the Game Changer app. Click this link to read instructions on how to connect with our team: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0yHBA863ghMbfVaQVgRU9XSon9LgoiyUEpBT5pkXBvVTbNx1gDy7MzdyE9wQJjkmul&id=100082982724897

HS Softball and Baseball Parent Meeting Monday, March 11th @ 6:00pm in the HS Auditorium

Students - The SAT will be on April 5th from 8:00 - 11:30am and the ACT will be on April 26th from 8:00 - 11:30am. Both will be held in the District ALC Gym. Please sign up in my office or through a Google Form sent to your email. The SAT will be paid for by the State of Idaho and and if you haven't already used Advanced Opportunities funding for the ACT then that funding is available.

Students - If you are in a Dual Credit class, Advanced Opportunities funding requests have been submitted for those classes. Please use the attached forms to create an account and track your funding requests. https://www.sde.idaho.gov/student-engagement/advanced-ops/

If you haven't seen it yet, Mrs. Scott has been doing an awesome job posting about the High School events and student accomplishments. She has recently added the Jr. High to her page as well. Go check it out and give it a like and a follow! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553857408564

Juniors - Please see the message below I received from West Point. SLE is a one-week program for current Juniors (High School Class of 2025) to visit West Point in June. Students in this program get to spend the week with our cadets, live in the barracks, and eat in the mess hall. Learn about West Point’s world class academics by trying 5 of our 17 academic workshops. Learn about military training and becoming a Leader of Character at West Point by completing two military days to include rappelling, Zodiac boats, combative (like Jiu-Jitsu) training and more! Our priority application deadline for SLE is the following Friday on March 15th and we will accept applications until April 15th. SLE is competitive and not all who apply are offered to attend. Learn more about SLE- https://www.westpoint.edu/admissions/summer-program Apply now- https://apply.westpoint.edu/portal/candidate Please let me know if you have any questions. Mr. Gemar

Here is the link for online ordering of winter sports photos http://joshpphoto.hhimagehost.com/WJSDWinterSports24 Enter your email first, then the last name of the athlete as the access code. (first letter capitalized) It is set up so it shows the individual athlete, and their associated team group photo so parents can see both. Contact Josh Petersen Photography if you have any questions. josh@joshpetersen.com www.joshpetersen.com 208-216-1980

Special Board Meeting - Thursday, February 29 Executive Session begins at 10:00am followed by Special Session at approximately 10:30am.

School Lunch Menu for March 2024

"Senior Ad" info needed for this year's HS yearbook by Friday, March 1st!

HS Softball Practice begins Monday, February 26th after school. The location will be announced to students at the end of the day.

HS Baseball Practice begins Monday, February 26th after school. The location will be announced to students at the end of the day.

Seniors and Parents - 2 Days until FAFSA Night on February 26th from 6-8pm! The University of Idaho and College of Eastern Idaho will be available to help fill out the FAFSA. Please note that regardless of the school you're applying to they are there to make sure you get it completed! We'll be in the HS Computer Lab, see you there!