Students are back on August 22! We want to make sure everyone has what they need to start the year off right, starting with the trip to school. Visit our website at www.jcswv.org/myschoolbus to get information about your student's bus this year. Everyone at Jefferson County Schools is excited to start the year with you!
Volleyball open gyms will be held on Wednesday, August 10th and Friday, August 12th from 4-6 pm.
Tryouts will be held Tuesday, August 16th- Thursday, August 18th from 4-6 pm. Athletes must have a valid physical to tryout.
Cheerleading tryouts will be held August 15th-17th in the cafeteria of Harpers Ferry Middle School from 6-8pm. Please bring your report card, a completed sports physical, lots of water, and a smile. A parent meeting will take place in the HFMS cafeteria at 6pm on August 11th. Please bring a copy of their report card and their completed sports physical to determine if your student is eligible.
Harpers Ferry Middle School Families, Please watch this important announcement from Principal Eric Vandell regarding a modified schedule for the first three weeks of the 2022-2023 school year. https://hfms.jcswv.org/o/hfms/page/renovation-work-updates A community meeting will take place on August 9th at 6:00 PM in the HFMS gym to share additional information.
Renovations to the historic section of Harpers Ferry Middle School will impact the start of the school year. Please visit the HFMS website to learn more about the schedule changes and how we are keeping students together safely. https://hfms.jcswv.org/o/hfms/page/renovation-work-updates
We are so excited to welcome back our HFMS students and families and to get to know our new students and families as well! Please join us for an outdoor BBQ from 4-6pm on August 11th. We will be serving hotdogs, chips, and water/lemonade. There will be a raffle drawing and (a limited supply of) FREE backpacks filled with supplies for students. Kona Ice will also be available for purchase. We hope to see you there! Please RSVP by August 1st using the following link:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNajsfnmOXhjNOl7P8TNCYadNUREVWQ01NMEtZVjRQT1RWN0tQVDFBQ0haMS4u
Jefferson County Schools extends our appreciation to Mr. Justin P. Brown, Sr. for his service as an interim member of the Jefferson County Board of Education. Earlier this year, Mr. Brown applied and was selected in a competitive application process to serve Jefferson County students at a critical time. His dedication, thoughtful decision-making, and calm, steady leadership have been greatly appreciated in helping move our school system forward.
Taming the Tiger will be held for students NEW to Harpers Ferry Middle on August 10th and 11th. Transportation is available. To register, please use the following link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNajsfnmOXhjNOl7P8TNCYadNUMVdQSUdLOFFFUFpFNUVJQVJXOVFDMThYVy4u
The Harpers Ferry Middle School history bowl team took part in the 2022 WV Fest Saturday in Charles Town. They competed in the "Are You Smarter Than an 8th Grader" contest and didn't miss a question! Congratulations to Douglas Gillette, Isabelle Warnick, Lillian Weaver, and Lauren Spitzer for such a wonderful showing! And special thanks to coach Allyson Whitacre (left) and Randall Reid-Smith, the Governor’s Curator for the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History (right).
Congratulations to the HFMS 8th Grade team that won Grand Champion at the Are You Smarter Than An 8th Grader-WV Edition at WV Fest 2022 in Charles Town today! We are so very proud of you!
Jefferson County Schools extends a sincere thank you to the emergency responders who supported JCS staff at Harpers Ferry Middle School Monday night. Emergency personnel responded to a fire alarm triggered by a burst water line to the fire suppression system that caused a ceiling in a single classroom to collapse. Thankfully the damage was not as extensive as initially reported, and no one was in the building when the incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. The quick action of JCS staff and our partners with local volunteer fire departments minimized the potential damage.
Boys Basketball Practices:
June 13, 14: at HFMS 5-6:30pm
June 15: at CTMS 7-9pm
June 20, 21, 22: at HFMS 5-6:30pm
There will be Free Sports Physicals on June 24th from 1:30 to 3:30pm at Harpers Ferry Family Medicine. Families will need to park at Harpers Ferry Middle School and take a shuttle to the clinic. Please visit the following link for more information. https://5il.co/1byr4
8th Grade Parents: Hershey Park tickets have been reissued. Please stop by between 1-6pm today, June 9th, to collect tickets. Tickets will only be given to those that have paid. No additional tickets will be given. Receipts will be verified with the secretaries.
Students needing to pick up items from their lockers OR lost and found items may come to the school this Thursday, June 9th, from 1-6pm in the front lobby. Locker items have been bagged and labeled with student names. Any items remaining will be disposed of or donated.
Rising 9th Grade Schedule Distribution: Thursday, June 2nd
JHS: 8am-12pm in front of JHS
WHS: 8am-12pm in the entryway
Football sign ups will take place on July 25th from 4-6pm in the HFMS gym. All paperwork will be handed out at this time.
Jefferson County School stands in solidarity with the families, children, educators, and communities in Uvalde, Texas, in the wake of the tragic events of May 24th, 2022. There are no words that can restore what has been taken, not only from those individuals but from all of us. Everyone at Jefferson Schools is here for the community as we support our children together. You can find a list of resources on speaking to children about this difficult topic following this link: https://bit.ly/39SwBoW. We will also have counseling staff available for any of our students or staff who need that support. Please join us as we continue our end-of-year student celebrations and honors while remaining mindful of the impacted communities and our solemn responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of our children.
Our 8th Grade Award Ceremony will be held on this Thursday at 1:00pm. Due to the large number of 8th grade students attending, we will be offering a zoom webinar for parents to view in lieu of in person attendance. Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://zoom.us/j/96627302866?pwd=UTM3ZU5OaWtwck16VjlWMUNjbkN0UT09
Passcode: HFMS8
HFMS will be sponsoring a senior walk at HFMS on Wednesday, May 25, from 3:15 - 3:45. Open to all 2022 graduates who attended HFMS.