At our January 2026 Annual Board of Trustees Meeting, we swore in our new Zone 5 Trustee. Please join us in welcoming Emily Belnap to the Board of Trustees!
We also extend our heartfelt thank you to Nedra Perkins, who chose not to seek reelection after 8 years of dedicated service to our school district. We are grateful for her commitment, leadership, and contributions to our schools and community.
Our current school board is as follows:
Board Chair - Tanis Cherry (Zone 4)
Vice Chair - Andrea Rigby (Zone 1)
Trustee - Chris Caudle (Zone 2)
Trustee - Tyson Burtenshaw (Zone 3)
Trustee - Emily Belnap (Zone 5)
Board Clerk - Carrie DeGraw
Board Treasurer - Julie Hall
Superintendent - Shane Williams
For more board information such as our board meeting schedule, board member history & election schedule, zone maps, etc. go to www.wjsd.org and click the "School Board" tab.
We also extend our heartfelt thank you to Nedra Perkins, who chose not to seek reelection after 8 years of dedicated service to our school district. We are grateful for her commitment, leadership, and contributions to our schools and community.
Our current school board is as follows:
Board Chair - Tanis Cherry (Zone 4)
Vice Chair - Andrea Rigby (Zone 1)
Trustee - Chris Caudle (Zone 2)
Trustee - Tyson Burtenshaw (Zone 3)
Trustee - Emily Belnap (Zone 5)
Board Clerk - Carrie DeGraw
Board Treasurer - Julie Hall
Superintendent - Shane Williams
For more board information such as our board meeting schedule, board member history & election schedule, zone maps, etc. go to www.wjsd.org and click the "School Board" tab.
Our Board of Trustees Regular Board Meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. Executive Session begins at 11:30am, followed by the Regular Meeting at approximately 12:30pm.
This meeting is open to the public and will also be broadcast live on our school's YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@westjefferson253/streams
This meeting is open to the public and will also be broadcast live on our school's YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@westjefferson253/streams
Our Boys Wrestling Team will have Senior Night at their last home meet of the season.
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026 - Jefferson Cup - WJ vs. Ririe & Rigby
Honoring our Seniors will begin at 6:00pm, followed by wrestling!
Rawley Babcock
Mac Hall
Carter Hulse
Kevin Munoz
Porter Shurtliff
Jose Vargas
Thank you to @rachelburtenshawphotography !
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026 - Jefferson Cup - WJ vs. Ririe & Rigby
Honoring our Seniors will begin at 6:00pm, followed by wrestling!
Rawley Babcock
Mac Hall
Carter Hulse
Kevin Munoz
Porter Shurtliff
Jose Vargas
Thank you to @rachelburtenshawphotography !
Our Girls Wrestling Team will have Senior Night at their last home meet of the season.
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026 - Jefferson Cup - WJ vs. Ririe & Rigby
Honoring our Seniors will begin at 6:00pm, followed by wrestling!
Madi Barzee
Alena Messerli
Catherine Montalvan
Thank you to @rachelburtenshawphotography!!
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026 - Jefferson Cup - WJ vs. Ririe & Rigby
Honoring our Seniors will begin at 6:00pm, followed by wrestling!
Madi Barzee
Alena Messerli
Catherine Montalvan
Thank you to @rachelburtenshawphotography!!
Weekly Athletic Schedule for the week of Feb. 9-14, 2026.
EDITED TO ADD: The schedule has changed for Tue, 2/10. Coach Higgs will be working with the HS Boys Basketball team from 4:00-5:00pm (not open to all JH & HS Athletes.)
Coach Higgs' Athletic Performance Training Schedule for Feb. 9-12, 2026.
WOW! Thank you to the anonymous donor that paid for everyone's admission to tonight's HS Boys Basketball Game in Ririe! We appreciate your generosity!
Thursday, Feb. 5th, 2026 - Ririe High School
C-Team starts at 4:30pm, JV at 6:00pm, and Varsity at 7:30pm
Thursday, Feb. 5th, 2026 - Ririe High School
C-Team starts at 4:30pm, JV at 6:00pm, and Varsity at 7:30pm
Come support our West Jefferson High School Cheerleaders as they head to their district competition!
Saturday, February 7th at Bonneville High School
Performance times:
Pom- 10:03
Sideline- 10:48
Show- 11:45
WE ARE WEST JEFF!!
PC: @rachelburtenshawphotography
Valentine's Day Music Program on Tuesday, February 10 @ 2:30pm in the ALC Auditorium.
See flyer for more details!
See flyer for more details!
Juniors - If you still haven't turned in a permission slip for tomorrow's Higher Education Day at BYUI please make sure to have it filled out before getting on the bus. We'll leave at 8:15am and return by 2:45 pm. We'll be using the WJSD Rooms app. Please make sure to have it downloaded to know meeting times and for communication with staff. We look forward to being with you tomorrow at BYUI!
The Girls District Basketball Game will be livestreamed on the Ririe Bulldogs YouTube Channel.
West Jefferson vs. North Fremont @ 7:30pm
https://youtube.com/@ririebulldogs?feature=shared
West Jefferson's Athletic Schedule for Feb. 2-7, 2026
Our HS Girls Basketball Team will have their first district game on Monday, Feb. 2nd! See bracket in comments!
Our HS Girls Basketball Team will have their first district game on Monday, Feb. 2nd! See bracket in comments!
Here is Coach Higgs' Athletic Performance Training Schedule for Feb. 2-5, 2026.
We will be honoring two West Jefferson Senior Girls Basketball Players at the last home game of the season: McKenley Simmons and Paisley Summers.
Friday, January 30th vs. Butte County.
Senior Night recognition will take place immediately following the JV Game. (JV Game starts at 5:30pm, Varsity Game starts at 7:00pm.)
Thank you Rachel Burtenshaw Photography!
Our West Jefferson FCCLA Club has 19 high school students that have qualified to compete at the state level! This yummy fundraiser will help them pay for their travel expenses!
Fill out the order form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoc1AXJASBEBer8ZBbBrL8ZwCcc0TtjIbVY1uzyrEWfb4ROg/viewform
If you don't want to order strawberries, donations are accepted.
Fill out the order form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoc1AXJASBEBer8ZBbBrL8ZwCcc0TtjIbVY1uzyrEWfb4ROg/viewform
If you don't want to order strawberries, donations are accepted.
Mini Cheer Sign-up is open now! See image for details!
Sign-up here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1qjQA0HFMVRT4YvKWUKXMZ4bkTfME0lXOdJufLtrXMaKSrw/viewform?pli=1
Sign-up here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1qjQA0HFMVRT4YvKWUKXMZ4bkTfME0lXOdJufLtrXMaKSrw/viewform?pli=1
West Jefferson School District Job Openings as of 1/27/26
Applications can be picked up at the district office, or printed from our website:
https://www.wjsd.org/o/wjsd/page/employment
Applications can be picked up at the district office, or printed from our website:
https://www.wjsd.org/o/wjsd/page/employment
Weekly Athletic Schedule for Jan. 26-30, 2026.
NOTE: HS Girls Basketball SENIOR NIGHT is Friday, Jan. 30th! This will be the final regular-season game, and districts will begin next week. First round games will be on Monday, Feb. 2, at Thunder Ridge High School. More information will be posted as soon as the rankings have been finalized.
NOTE: HS Girls Basketball SENIOR NIGHT is Friday, Jan. 30th! This will be the final regular-season game, and districts will begin next week. First round games will be on Monday, Feb. 2, at Thunder Ridge High School. More information will be posted as soon as the rankings have been finalized.
Coach Higgs' Athletic Performance Training for Jan. 26 - Jan. 30, 2026
Our School Board will have a Special Board Meeting on Thu. Jan. 22 at 9:00am. This meeting is open to the public, but will not be livestreamed. See the agenda for more details.
