March 2026 School Lunch Menu
Coach Higgs' Athletic Performance Schedule for March 2-5, 2026.
Congratulations to our 2026 State Wrestling Medal Winners!
Mac Hall - CHAMPION
Catherine Montalvan - 4th Place
Madi Barzee - 5th Place
Isaac Hall - 5th Place
Tyger Hulse - 6th Place
Overall, our Boys Team finished 10th out of 40 teams and our Girls Team finished 21st out of 76 teams.
West Jefferson School District #253
Mac Hall - CHAMPION
Catherine Montalvan - 4th Place
Madi Barzee - 5th Place
Isaac Hall - 5th Place
Tyger Hulse - 6th Place
Overall, our Boys Team finished 10th out of 40 teams and our Girls Team finished 21st out of 76 teams.
West Jefferson School District #253
High school track starts tomorrow!! (Mon., March 2, 2026)
High School Softball Tryouts
We have been asked to share this youth baseball opportunity for all kids within Jefferson County. This is not affiliated with West Jefferson School District.
Please see the second image for details and contact Andrea Boudrero with any questions.
Register here:
https://www.jcgov.us/572/Jefferson-County-Youth-Baseball
Please see the second image for details and contact Andrea Boudrero with any questions.
Register here:
https://www.jcgov.us/572/Jefferson-County-Youth-Baseball
Our West Jefferson High School Wrestlers are headed to State!
There will be a state send-off at 10am on Thursday, Feb. 26, through the high school hallway as the wrestlers make their way to the bus.
The Wrestling State Tournament is in the Idaho Center in Nampa.
Friday, Feb. 27 - Wrestling from 9am to 2pm.
Saturday, Feb. 28 - Wrestling starts at 9am. Finals start at 4pm.
Good Luck to our State Qualifiers:
Boys -
106 Blade Capell
113 Roy Johnson
144 Tyger Hulse
150 Joseph Belnap
165 Mac Hall
175 Carter Hulse
190 Isaac Hall
190 Porter Shurtliff
215 Rawley Babcock
285 Taven Barzee
Girls -
105 Catherine Montalvan
110 Madi Barzee
Our wrestlers are coached by Peter Fisher, Kendell Goodier, Hilary Vargas, & Kristin Carpenter.
> All ticketing will be via GoFan and can be purchased at: https://gofan.co/app/school/IDHSAA?activity=Wrestling
> IHSAA Coaches Cards will be accepted at the "Pass Gate"
> A cash option will be available at the Ford Idaho Center
> Exclusive video streaming is provided on the NFHS Network. School and/or personal broadcasting of this event is prohibited.
There will be a state send-off at 10am on Thursday, Feb. 26, through the high school hallway as the wrestlers make their way to the bus.
The Wrestling State Tournament is in the Idaho Center in Nampa.
Friday, Feb. 27 - Wrestling from 9am to 2pm.
Saturday, Feb. 28 - Wrestling starts at 9am. Finals start at 4pm.
Good Luck to our State Qualifiers:
Boys -
106 Blade Capell
113 Roy Johnson
144 Tyger Hulse
150 Joseph Belnap
165 Mac Hall
175 Carter Hulse
190 Isaac Hall
190 Porter Shurtliff
215 Rawley Babcock
285 Taven Barzee
Girls -
105 Catherine Montalvan
110 Madi Barzee
Our wrestlers are coached by Peter Fisher, Kendell Goodier, Hilary Vargas, & Kristin Carpenter.
> All ticketing will be via GoFan and can be purchased at: https://gofan.co/app/school/IDHSAA?activity=Wrestling
> IHSAA Coaches Cards will be accepted at the "Pass Gate"
> A cash option will be available at the Ford Idaho Center
> Exclusive video streaming is provided on the NFHS Network. School and/or personal broadcasting of this event is prohibited.
Our West Jefferson Cheerleaders are headed to State!
On Thursday, Feb. 26, we will be having a state send-off at the end of school at approximately 3:35pm. That same night, there will be a Cheer Showcase at 7:30 pm in the Panther Den. Everyone is invited to come show support!
On Saturday, Feb. 28, our cheer team will be performing all 3 of their routines at Mountain America Center at the state competition in Idaho Falls! (See attached schedule.)
Purchase tickets ahead of time through TicketMaster:
https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1E006450BEDB7AE3
Good luck to:
Leah Babcock
Kymberlee Bitter
Birklee Burtenshaw
Gracee Kimbro
Gabriela Ponce
Adilyn Robertson
Lola Robison
Alivia Simmons
Kylee Wiegman
Annalise Williams
Maysa Wood
Our cheer team is coached by Kinzie Sauer, Abbie Burtenshaw, and Sydney Good.
West Jefferson School District
On Thursday, Feb. 26, we will be having a state send-off at the end of school at approximately 3:35pm. That same night, there will be a Cheer Showcase at 7:30 pm in the Panther Den. Everyone is invited to come show support!
On Saturday, Feb. 28, our cheer team will be performing all 3 of their routines at Mountain America Center at the state competition in Idaho Falls! (See attached schedule.)
Purchase tickets ahead of time through TicketMaster:
https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1E006450BEDB7AE3
Good luck to:
Leah Babcock
Kymberlee Bitter
Birklee Burtenshaw
Gracee Kimbro
Gabriela Ponce
Adilyn Robertson
Lola Robison
Alivia Simmons
Kylee Wiegman
Annalise Williams
Maysa Wood
Our cheer team is coached by Kinzie Sauer, Abbie Burtenshaw, and Sydney Good.
West Jefferson School District
Here is Coach Higgs' (updated) Athletic Performance Schedule for the week of Feb. 23-26, 2026.
West Jefferson's Weekly Athletic Schedule for Feb. 23 - 28, 2026.
District Boys Basketball Games can be watched online. Go to:
https://www.youtube.com/ririebulldogs/streams
State Wrestling can be watched online. Go to: nfhsnetwork.com
If attending in person, purchase your tickets via Go-Fan
State Cheer
If attending in person, purchase your tickets via TicketMaster
District Boys Basketball Games can be watched online. Go to:
https://www.youtube.com/ririebulldogs/streams
State Wrestling can be watched online. Go to: nfhsnetwork.com
If attending in person, purchase your tickets via Go-Fan
State Cheer
If attending in person, purchase your tickets via TicketMaster
Our West Jefferson Boys Wrestling Team had a very successful day at the District Tournament.
Here are the results:
7 Outright State Qualifiers:
106 Blade Capell 3rd
144 Tyger Hulse 3rd
150 Joseph Belnap CHAMPION
165 Mac Hall CHAMPION
190 Isaac Hall CHAMPION
190 Porter Shurtliff 2nd
215 Rawley Babcock 2nd
4 Potential Wildcards:
113 Roy Johnson
120 Mark Lundholm
175 Carter Hulse
285 Taven Barzee
The wild cards will be chosen on Sunday.
West Jefferson finished 2nd in the overall team scores.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Please see this important message regarding the Idaho Opportunity Scholarship.
NO SCHOOL TODAY - Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026
With yesterday's snow and wind, there are still some back roads with significant drifts, making it difficult for buses to pass.
We are going to have a no school day due to inclement weather.
With yesterday's snow and wind, there are still some back roads with significant drifts, making it difficult for buses to pass.
We are going to have a no school day due to inclement weather.
Check it out! Our West Jefferson Cheerleaders are the 2025-26 Winter Sports 3A Academic State Champions!
This award is presented to the varsity team in each classification that achieves the highest cumulative grade point average.
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO:
Leah Babcock
Kymberlee Bitter
Birklee Burtenshaw
Gracee Kimbro
Gabriela Ponce
Adilyn Robertson
Lola Robison
Yazmin Robles
Alivia Simmons
Kylee Wiegman
Annalise Williams
Maysa Wood
Keep up the good work! We are proud of you!
This award is presented to the varsity team in each classification that achieves the highest cumulative grade point average.
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO:
Leah Babcock
Kymberlee Bitter
Birklee Burtenshaw
Gracee Kimbro
Gabriela Ponce
Adilyn Robertson
Lola Robison
Yazmin Robles
Alivia Simmons
Kylee Wiegman
Annalise Williams
Maysa Wood
Keep up the good work! We are proud of you!
FOUND:
A key fob was found on the west end of the high school parking lot last week. This is a different fob from the one we use at the school district. If this is yours, please stop by the district office to claim it. You will be asked to identify the lanyard.
A key fob was found on the west end of the high school parking lot last week. This is a different fob from the one we use at the school district. If this is yours, please stop by the district office to claim it. You will be asked to identify the lanyard.
Coach Higgs' Athletic Performance Training for the week of Feb. 16-21, 2026
Depending on the outcome of the HS Boys Basketball District Game on Monday, Wednesday's schedule is unknown at this time. We will post an EDIT in the captions when we know for sure.
Depending on the outcome of the HS Boys Basketball District Game on Monday, Wednesday's schedule is unknown at this time. We will post an EDIT in the captions when we know for sure.
CONGRATULATIONS to the 2025-26 8th Grade Boys Basketball District Champions!
On Saturday, Feb. 14th, West Jefferson beat Firth 48-26 in the 8th Grade District Championship Game!
1 Sawyer Jacobs
2 Briggs Neville
3 Angelo Paucar
4 Keaton Skidmore
10 Tayson Dixon
11 Shaw Williams
12 Gage Smith
13 Birch Young
23 Clayton McKee
24 Ben Saldana
30 Blake Simmons
33 Brandon Erickson
34 Aaron Rojas
50 Wylee Day
55 Santi Noriega
This Championship Team is coached by Blake Skidmore, assisted by Shane Williams.
Thank you to our Junior High Cheerleaders who were there to cheer them on!
Weekly Athletic Schedule for Feb. 16 - 21, 2026.
HS Boys Basketball District bracket can be found here:
https://sites.google.com/ririe252.org/thenuke/brackets/boys-basketball?authuser=0
HS Boys Basketball District games will be livestreamed at:
https://www.youtube.com/ririebulldogs/streams
HS Boys Wrestling District Matches will be livestreamed on NFHS Network. (Subscription required)
HS Boys Basketball District bracket can be found here:
https://sites.google.com/ririe252.org/thenuke/brackets/boys-basketball?authuser=0
HS Boys Basketball District games will be livestreamed at:
https://www.youtube.com/ririebulldogs/streams
HS Boys Wrestling District Matches will be livestreamed on NFHS Network. (Subscription required)
We will be honoring two West Jefferson Pep Band Seniors at the last home game of the season:
Adilyn Robertson (pictured in the Senior Cheer post)
Oaklynn Young
Friday, February 13th
Senior Night recognition will take place immediately following the JV Game. (C-Team game starts at 4:30pm, JV game starts at 6:00pm, Varsity game starts at 7:30pm.)
Thank you @rachelburtenshawphotography !
We will be honoring our two West Jefferson Senior Cheerleaders at the last home basketball game of the season:
Adilyn Robertson
Annalise Williams
Friday, February 13th
Senior Night recognition will take place immediately following the JV Game. (C-Team game starts at 4:30pm, JV game starts at 6:00pm, Varsity game starts at 7:30pm.)
Thank you @rachelburtenshawphotography !
