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WINNERS … a roundup of the latest achievements by students, teachers in Jefferson County
Top professionals Karen Schnably is Jefferson County’s 2013 Teacher of the Year. The longtime second-grade instructor at Ranson Elementary School was honored earlier this month at a dinner at the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. Board of Education President Gary Kable made the announcement and presented Schnably with a plaque. Schnably taught in Jackson [...]
YOUNG WRITERS Six Jefferson County students’ writing efforts have been selected to compete in the West Virginia Young Writers Contest. The county’s winners are: Addison Duncan of North Jefferson Elementary (for grades 1 and 2); Una Haines of Shepherdstown Elementary (for grades 3 and 4); Elsa Jenkins of Shepherdstown Middle School (for grades 5 and [...]
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CHARLES TOWN – Should Jefferson County Schools switch to a school calendar with four short breaks rather than the whole summer off? This article is exclusive, use Cleeng to view it in full. The rest of this article is exclusive, use Cleeng again to view it. The rest of this article is exclusive, , click [...]
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Web exclusive When the Lady Mustangs won the MAC league tournament, the Wildwood Middle School varsity volleyball team had completed an unbeaten season. Not only did Wildwood win all its matches, it did so without losing any games and won every time out by 2-0 scores. The season started in early September with a 2-0 [...]
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RANSON – Today’s the start of a new school year, and that means it’s again time for after-school snacks. If you live with a child, you know that it is extremely important to offer a snack when your child finishes his or her school day. The perfect after-school snack is something that your kids love, that [...]
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Today School begins for Jefferson County students Sept. 3 Labor Day, no school Nov. 6 Election Day, no school Nov. 12 Veterans’ Day commemorated, no school Nov. 19 to 23 Thanksgiving break Dec. 24 to Jan. 1 Winter break Jan. 21 Martin Luther King Day, no school March 8 Staff development day, no school March [...]
Continue reading …For the safety of Jefferson County School’s students, school bus transportation is limited to regular/normal transportation, specifically from student’s designated bus stop to school and from school to student’s designated bus stop; however, should an emergency situation arise, please contact the Jefferson County Schools — Transportation Department staff at 725-7664. (Exceptions for emergencies will be [...]
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