West Jefferson

PICTURE RETAKE DAY! All Terreton Schools! Thursday, October 15, 2026 If you purchased a picture packet and you are going to have retakes, be sure to bring the picture packet back to school with you so it can be returned to Bell Photography in order for you to get a replacement packet with your new pictures. Any students or staff who did not get their picture taken on the first picture day will need to have their picture taken this time for the yearbook! Contact the school office if you have any questions!

Coach Higgs' Athletic Performance Training Schedule for Oct. 12-15, 2026.

CONGRATULATIONS to the student-athletes on our football team! They have been awarded the 2026 Fall Sports Academic State Championship for 3A Football! West Jefferson will receive a banner at a later date that will acknowledge this accomplishment, and we will proudly hang it in the Panther Den! Great job, guys! We are proud of you!

Weekly Athletic Schedule for Oct. 12-17, 2026

Districts start this week for HS Volleyball. Those games will be played at Ririe High School.

On Friday night, our HS Football team will be playing for the District Championship at North Fremont High School!

Come to the Mud Lake Museum's Craft Bazaar, where the West Jefferson Secretaries are having a close-out sale on Rada Cutlery brand items. All proceeds will fund the WJ Secretaries Scholarship.

Each spring, West Jefferson Seniors are able to apply for our scholarship as one of the many local scholarships that are available to our students.

Craft Bazaar is open Friday, Oct. 9th 3pm - 7pm and Saturday, Oct. 10th 10am - 3pm.

We will also be selling and taking orders for Panther Gear!

SENIOR NIGHT is here already - Friday, Oct. 9th!

We have six senior football players who will be honored at their last regular-season home game.

Senior night festivities will take place immediately following the JV football game

Canon Calder, Dayton Campbell, Isaac Hall, Tyger Hulse, Wyatt Pancheri, and Justin Perkins - WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!

Thank you to @rachelburtenshawphoto for taking our sports photos!

We want to wish West Jefferson's Distinguished Young Woman, Bella Spencer, good luck as she participates in State DYW this week!

She will be performing her talent on Friday, Oct. 9 at 7:00 pm and self-expression and fitness on Saturday at 10:00 am.

The final program will be on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 7:00 pm.

The State DYW Program will be held at the Frontier Center (former Civic Auditorium) in Idaho Falls.

Go S H I N E at State, Bella! We are cheering you on!

October 2026 Lunch Menu

This Month:

Our Child Nutrition Staff is having an October School Lunch Challenge. Every time you eat a school lunch this month, you will earn a chance to win prizes!

Also, guess the Halloween Menu for Oct. 29 and win a prize!

Tonight, Oct. 6th, is Volleyball Senior Night for our #1 Senior! Come support Sierra Eddins and the rest of her team at their last home volleyball game! Thank you to @rachelburtenshawphoto !

October School Lunch Challenge!

Athletic Performance Training Schedule with Coach Higgs! Oct. 5-8, 2026.

Weekly Athletic Calendar for October 5-10, 2026.

This is "SENIOR WEEK" for FALL SPORTS!

Check the schedule for volleyball, cross country, and football Senior Nights!

Weekly Athletic Schedule for Sep. 28 - Oct. 3, 2026.

Here is Coach Higgs' Athletic Performance Training schedule for Sep. 28 - Oct. 1, 2026.

We know Harvest Break is busy for some, but we also know not everyone is working.

Call your buddies and meet up for these free workouts. Or come solo and outwork your opponent. Coach Higgs will be waiting for you!

Right now, 41 children ages 0–5 in the West Jefferson community receive a FREE book every month through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library!

A huge thank you to Lindsey (Cope) Miller, who has done the work to bring this wonderful program to our area.

Dolly Parton started the Imagination Library in 1995 in her home state of Tennessee in honor of her father, Robert Lee Parton. Although she described her father as very intelligent, he never learned to read or write. Dolly wanted children to have books in their homes regardless of their family’s income.

Today, children from birth to age 5 can receive a new book in the mail every month at no cost to their families.

While the books are free to families, the program is made possible through a partnership between the Dollywood Foundation and local community sponsors and donors.

Want to help keep books coming to West Jefferson kids?

In honor of Dolly Parton’s famous “9 to 5” song and movie, and her giving spirit, please consider donating:

$9.25 on 9/25!

Donations can be made through West Jefferson School District, and 100% of the donations collected will be sent to the Imagination Library to help fund books for children in our community.

Every donation helps put books into the hands—and homes—of children right here in our community.

Give like Dolly and help grow a love of reading!

It's time again for Mini Cheer!

Register before Monday, Sep. 28.

Practice and performance will be on Friday, Oct. 9.

Contact HS Cheer Coach, Kinzie Sauer, with questions.

As the American flag ceremony is presented at this week's home football game (9/25), students K-12 are invited to sing the song "This is America."

See flyer for details!!

If you have any questions, please contact Pamela Smith!

Here is Coach Higgs' Athletic Performance Training schedule for Sep. 21-24, 2026.

Times during Harvest Break will be open to all of West Jefferson's junior high and high school students!