Shepherdstown Middle School

Students in Ms. Collins class were dating rocks this week. Students dug through the sand to locate rocks of different types. Then using their chart's descriptions, they would det...

Charles Town, WV - In a first-of-its-kind exercise for Jefferson County Schools, our community partners, law enforcement, and hospitals came together on April 22, 2026, to test th...

8th graders in Mrs. Ring's Spanish class had a tasty assignment this week. They brought in cookies to share for the assignment. The students had to learn descriptive adjectives s...

Jefferson County Schools (JCS) celebrated the very best of public education at its annual Employee of the Year Banquet, honoring each school's Teacher and Service Person of the Ye...

SMS FFA members and their sponsor, Miss. Brown, attended the Winter Career and Leadership Development Events (CDE) at WVU March 25-27th. In Agriscience, Hunter Ware came in 7th pl...

Three teams from Shepherdstown Middle and one team from Wildwood Middle attended the Vex State Robotics Tournament in Fairmont, WV, this past weekend. Thirty-two teams from throug...

On Friday of FFA Week, the FFA members cooked a tasty breakfast for SMS Staff. Members cooked pancakes on griddles and brought in other breakfast delights for everyone to enjoy. T...

Our first chick has hatched, and we're counting them! After the first chick arrived, it took 2 days for the 17 other chicks to hatch in the Ag room. Students were allowed to hold...

Agriculture Education teacher, Rylee Brown, is teaching her classes about flower arranging. The students learned to prep the flowers first. Then using coffee mugs for their arrang...

The West Virginia Art Education Association (WVAEA) is proud to announce Lilly Vincent, an 8th grade student from Shepherdstown Middle School, as the winner of the 2026 WVAEA Yout...

SMS student, Arabella Piccolomini, is the Region 2 Winner in a new sticker contest sponsored by West Virginia. There are 4 Regional Winners, and now the public can vote through Fr...

Once again, the SMS PTO has spoiled our staff with a wonderful arrangement of cocoa, toppings and cookies to show their love and support for the SMS staff. Thank you!!!

The SMS Chorus led by Annie Jackson visited Canterbury Center in Shepherdstown during this Valentine season to spread love through song. Some of the selections were "My Girl" by S...

Five SMS FFA members took a trip to Charleston during WV FFA and Farm Bureau at the Capital days for some advocacy training and to experience the legislative process firsthand. On...

Jefferson County Schools (JCS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Hillman as the district's new Deputy Superintendent of Instruction. In this role, Mr. Hillman will lead...

During 5 th period on January 13 th , the top four teams of first semester STEAM classes competed to see who the SMS Semester Tug-O-War Champs would be. Each team built their r...

On Saturday, January 10th, nine SMS students participated in the County Science Fair. John Danzey and Harlan Morreale won 1st place in the Mechanics Engineering category, and Elli...

Cardinal Council, the SMS Spirit Club, celebrates the holiday season with food and fun activities. The members drew Santa's Workshop complete with an elf and toys while wearing bl...

SMS held its school Social Studies Fair on Dec 10. Honorable Mention Winners- Bailey Group, Austin Smiles-Tharp 2nd Place Winners- George Karos, Matthew Clarke and Trenton Walla...

Do you want to brighten your holiday season? You can visit the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on weekends in December to experience a festive drive-through with illuminated farm ani...