Shepherdstown Middle School

The excitement was high Thursday afternoon as the Shepherdstown Middle School Cardinals took on the Harpers Ferry Tigers in the county championship. Both teams played with determin...

Students showed their school spirit at a recent pep rally by recognizing our fall sports (cross country, volleyball, cheerleading and football) and by participating in some friend...

More than 70 students from all six JCS FFA chapters recognized at the 2026 West Virginia State FFA Convention and State Career Development Events Jefferson County Schools FFA memb...

The Girls Cross Country team brought home the County Championship title after an outstanding performance at the county meet. Several team members earned top finishes, helping secu...

Friday, Oct 2, was a RAD Day at Shepherdstown Middle School: meaning, it was a Random Attendance Day. At lunch, each student in attendance received a popsicle for being present. W...

The Shepherdstown Middle School FFA chapter celebrated a successful fundraiser this fall after selling more than 800 mums to community members. The colorful flowers arrived in two...

Jefferson County Schools (JCS) reduced its chronic absenteeism rate by 3.9 percentage points (21%), from 18.75% in the 2024-25 school year to 14.85% in 2025-26. Rates improved at ...

Alyssa Rosario, an 8th Grade student at Shepherdstown Middle School, recently competed in the U13 Girls 61 kg (134.5lbs) division at the VIRUS Weightlifting Series II National Comp...

Shepherdstown Middle School and McDonald's partnered for a successful community fundraiser on September 15, raising $388.00 to support school programs and activities. During th...

For more than five years, Library Media Specialist, Mrs. Athey, has welcomed incoming sixth grade students with the gift of a new book of their own. What began as a simple idea...

The Shepherdstown Middle School band delivered an impressive performance at the county fair Tuesday evening. The young musicians entertained fairgoers with a four-song program ...

Community support was on full display Tuesday night at the Jefferson County Fair as Shepherdstown Middle School students earned thousands of dollars for future projects and serv...

The West Virginia Department of Education released statewide assessment results Wednesday, August 12, 2026, and Jefferson County Schools (JCS) is reporting encouraging cohort grow...

On the last day of school, students at SMS had FUN! Staff provided a wide variety of activities including eating contests, a D&D game room, face painting, a Cake/Treat Walk, craft...

To begin the banquet, FFA members, their family, friends and supporters enjoyed a catered meal provided by The Feedlot. Ashley Ware supplied the sweet treats which included dirt c...

Mrs. Kessler's Science classes conducted a maple syrup taste test. SMS has a maple tree behind the school. Mrs. Kessler drilled a hole into the tree during late winter/early sprin...

Mrs. Schriever's STEAM class is using Tinkercad, which is a 3D design tool to create lantern parts to laser cut. Students can choose a premade design or decide to alter it or crea...

Ms. Matczak’s Health Class uses CPR mannequins to practice resuscitation on an adult and baby. Students were singing “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees to keep the correct tempo fo...

Today, Jefferson County Schools received a threat directed at Charles Town Middle School. Our team, alongside law enforcement partners, acted immediately to protect students and s...

Dear JCS Families, I want to start by saying that all students and staff are safe. This morning, Jefferson County Schools received a threat directed at Wildwood Middle Sch...