Jefferson West High School

THEY DID IT!!! The Jefferson West High School Girls Basketball team is headed to play in the SUB-STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!! They play Hayden in Royal Valley (Hoyt) tomorrow night, Saturday, March 2nd. Tip-off is 6:30pm. AND ONCE AGAIN…to help keep the winning momentum going, Jefferson West Students, we want to PACK THE HOUSE! To help accomplish this, a group of community members is providing FREE admission to the game for Jefferson West students, K-12. TIGER ROAR!!! #HeedtheRoar

Student section's on fire 🔥 cheering on the Lady Tigers tonight!!!!!! GO TIGERS!

We need participants, and participants need this class!! Anyone can benefit from this, and Chuck Haggard will give no-nonsense real-world information using readily-available tools. He will explain a misconception that many people, especially women, believe to be truth. The class will take place on March 7th. The registration fee of $20 per person goes directly to the High School students traveling to Bebra, Germany. We would love to see this class filled! For more information or to register, please contact Lisa Sage via email, lisa.sage@usd340.org, or you may call the High School at 785-484-3331.

If you can't make it to the High School Girls Sub-State Basketball game tonight @ Royal Valley vs. Hiawatha, you can watch them here! Tip-off is 6pm. Admission - $8/Adult $6/Students. NO PASSES ARE ACCEPTED as this is a KSHSAA event. https://www.youtube.com/@rv3378 To help keep the winning momentum going, Jefferson West Students, we want to PACK THE HOUSE! To help accomplish this, a group of community members is providing FREE admission to the game for Jefferson West students, K-12. TIGER ROAR!!! Recap: 51-41 JEFFERSON WEST!!!

Congratulations to Tiger journalists for their outstanding performance at Regionals, which qualifies them for the State of Kansas Scholastic Press Association contest! In no particular order: Abigail Smith, Natalie Meyer, Kinley Stones, Lanie Webb, Ava Morrow, Rowan Johnson, Bryce Midgley, Madison Sage, Rees Brown, Izzy Higgins, Emma Herring, Harriet Dean, Sydney Sage, Aspen Wheeler, Madelyn Wuellner, and Joslynn Sutton! All of these competitors will compete in one or more events at State. Their individual placings include: Abigail Smith – 2nd Place Academics Photography Natalie Meyer – 2nd Place Advertising Design / 1st Place News Writing / 5th Place Cutline Writing / 3rd in Team Event Multimedia Storytelling Kinley Stones – 1st Place Digital Illustration / 2nd Place Sports Action Photography Lanie Webb – 2nd Place Digital Illustration / 3rd Place Cutline Writing Ava Morrow – 2nd Place Editorial Cartoon / 2nd in Team Event Multimedia Storytelling Rowan Johnson – 3rd Place Headline Writing & Design / 5th Place Student Life Photography / 6th Place Review Writing / 2nd in Team Event Multimedia Storytelling Bryce Midgley – 5th Place Headline Writing & Design / 3rd Place Feature Writing / 6th Place News Writing / 3rd in Team Event Multimedia Storytelling Madison Sage – 3rd Place Infographic Design Rees Brown – 4th Place Infographic Design / 1st Place Cutline Writing Izzy Higgins – 6th Place News Page Design / 4th Place Feature Writing / 2nd in Team Event Multimedia Storytelling Emma Herring – 3rd Place Sports Feature Photography / 3rd Place Copy Editing / 1st Place News Sports Writing / 3rd in Team Event Multimedia Storytelling Harriet Dean – 3rd Place Student Life Photography / 4th Place News Sports Writing / 2nd in Team Event Multimedia Storytelling Sydney Sage – 3rd Place Video Sports Promo / 2nd Place Copy Editing / 5th Place Yearbook Copywriting Aspen Wheeler – 3rd Place Yearbook Copyrighting Madelyn Wuellner – 2nd Place News Writing Joslynn Sutton – 6th Place Yearbook Sports Writing #HeedtheRoar

The Jefferson West High School Girls Basketball team is headed to the 2nd leg of Sub-State playoffs! They play the Hiawatha Red Hawks in Royal Valley (Hoyt) this Friday, March 1st. Tip-off is 6pm. To help keep the winning momentum going, Jefferson West Students, we want to PACK THE HOUSE! To help accomplish this, a group of community members is providing FREE admission to the game for Jefferson West students, K-12. TIGER ROAR!!! #HeedtheRoar

Remember...Friday, March 1, is Late Start! Busses will run one hour later, classes begin at 9am. The Washburn Tech bus will run as usual.

Remember...Friday, March 1, is Late Start! Busses will run one hour later, classes begin at 9am. The Washburn Tech bus will run as usual.

Special Olympics Kansas Track Meet - April 20th at Jefferson West Track. Hosted by Jefferson West AYCC. 50-60 volunteers are needed to help. If interested, please use the link below to sign up. https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0F48A8A82DAAFECE9-48190597-special

If you can't make it to the High School Girls Sub-State Basketball game tonight @ JWHS, you can watch them here! Tip-off is 7pm. Admission - $8/Adult $6/Students. NO PASSES ARE ACCEPTED as this is a KSHSAA event. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/jefferson-west-high-school-meriden-ks RECAP: 45-27 Jefferson West #HeedtheRoar

Tuesday, March 5th, is Family Wellness Night. The location has been changed to the High School. The High School group, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), has been working with our District Nurse, Abby Martin, and the Wellness Committee to bring a special presentation to our community. Students, parents, staff, and all community members are welcome to attend. See the flyer below for more information.

If you can't make it to the High School Boys Sub-State Basketball game tonight @ Hiawatha, you can watch them here! Tip-off is 7pm. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiQ_csmtDqC_YAOQ9-Of5hA Recap: 55-57 Hiawatha

The Meriden/Ozawkie Chamber of Commerce will once again have their annual Pancake Feed on Saturday, March 2, 7-11am at Jefferson West Elementary School. This is one of the Chamber's most important fundraisers for Jefferson West Graduate scholarships. Support our local students by attending the Pancake Feed and catching up with our community members!

After the 1st semester of the school year, Kansas coaches turn in GPA’s for all volleyball athletes that played varsity during the season. From there, KVA hands out individual and team awards. To receive an individual award, athletes must be a varsity letter winner and have a GPA 3.75 or higher. All-Academic first team is a GPA of 4.0 and Honorable Mention is 3.75-3.99. Team awards are given based on the average GPA from everyone that played on the varsity throughout the season. Jefferson West High School is proud to announce we have 7 individual awards as well as the team award. TIGER ROAR!! Congratulations to the following: Team Academic Award: 2023 Jefferson West Varsity All-Academic First Team: Kolbie Noel Ainsley Scott Sydney Thompson Halle Tuck All-Academic Honorable Mention: Rees Brown Olivia Scott All-Academic First Team Manager: Sydnee Jackson #HeedtheRoar

JWBA will have in-person registration on Saturday, March 2, 8-11am at Jefferson West Elementary School, during the Meriden/Ozawkie Chamber of Commerce Pancake Feed. You can also register online at http://www.leaguelineup.com/gojeffwest. LAST DAY TO REGISTER is March 3 - Baseball, Softball, and T-Ball registration will close March 3, 2024. We are looking forward to a great season! GO TIGERS!!

Congratulations to Amber Nardo for being chosen to represent Jefferson West at the Youth Art Month event that takes place every March. This exhibition features one student per school across Kansas. The show is held at the Topeka Public Library and runs the whole month of March. To see Amber's work at the show, go to the Topeka Public Library during normal business hours! TIGER ROAR!!

Upcoming HS events for the week of 2/25 2/26 Boys BSKB Sub-State @ Hiawatha 7pm 2/26 Spring Sports Practices Begin (BSB/BG/SB/TR) 2/27 Free ACT for Juniors 8am 2/27 Girls BSKB Sub-State vs. Royal Valley 7pm (H) 2/29 Boys BSKB Sub-State @ Royal Valley TBA 3/1 Late Start 3/1 Girls BSKB Sub-State @ Royal Valley TBA 3/1 Art Exhibition @ Topeka Art Guild and Gallery 5-8pm 3/2 Forensics @ ACCHS 8am 3/2 G/B BSKB Sub-State @ Royal Valley TBA 3/2 Annual Pancake Feed, 7-11am, Jefferson West Elementary School

Nine Jefferson West High School Juniors are part of a group traveling to Germany in May, through the exchange program with our sister school in Bebra, Germany. Besides selling Cashmere Popcorn and Dutch Mill Bulbs (more info later), the group is also serving a meal at Wellness Night, March 5th. On March 7th, they are sponsoring the opportunity of a Self Defense class with Mr. Chuck Haggard. Mr. Haggard will not be demonstrating or teaching about ALL his skills, but this will be a knowledge-filled session for those ready and willing to learn some self-protection guidelines. The registration fee of $20 per person goes directly to the students traveling to Bebra, Germany. We would love to see this class filled! For more information or to register, please contact Lisa Sage via email, lisa.sage@usd340.org, or you may call the High School at 785-484-3331.

The Boys Basketball Sub-State bracket has been release. Please see the image for more information.

The Girls Basketball Sub-State bracket has been release. Please see the image for more information.