West Jefferson

Our High School Boys' Wrestling Team will be competing in their district tournament on Thursday, February 15th at Ririe High School. Matches are scheduled to begin at 12:00pm and championships will be that same evening. Come cheer on our athletes as they compete for a chance to go to State! If you can't be there in person, you can watch online at www.ririebulldogs.org.

Our Panthers take on the Huskies on their home court for Game 4. There's nothing like spending your Valentine's Day in the stands at a high-energy basketball game. Show these boys some love! Spirit bus for high school students leaves the Panther Den at 5:30pm. (Students can only be released to their parents for return travel.) Tonight's game will be broadcast on NFHS Network.

Heart attacks have been happening all over West Jefferson High School! For the last week and a half, our leadership class has cut hearts, written messages, and hung up valentines for every student in the school. The leadership students have all helped to think of things they like and appreciate about their fellow classmates. It’s been amazing to walk up and down the hallways and read about the good they see in each other. Yesterday they finished writing them for teachers and staff as well! West J is really feeling the love this Valentine’s Day! Thank you, Mrs. Annie Dalling, for guiding this leadership class project!

West Jefferson Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Thursday, February 15, 2024 Executive session begins at 12:30pm followed by regular session at approximately 1:30pm. Patrons are welcome to come in person or to watch on our YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@westjefferson253/streams

Weekly Athletic Schedule for Feb. 12-17 Just a reminder for District Events, student activity cards and local athletic passes/discounts do not apply for "free" admission. Admission Prices: Seniors 65+ ~ $5 Adults & Students 7-12th Grades w/o Activity Card ~ $7 7-12th Students with Activity Card ~ $6 K-6 Students ~ $6 Ages 4 & Under ~ Free

If you haven't signed up for Rooms, you should be receiving an invite via text today for phone number login! After you sign up, don't forget to download the app and click Rooms in the bottom right-hand corner to communicate with your child's teacher! Download for Android https://bit.ly/3ZxilYb Download for iPhone https://apple.co/3CJHKEt

It's the boys' turn! HS Boys' Basketball Districts will begin with a game at HOME vs. Salmon! Let's fill the Panther Den!! Loud and Proud!!

We had an awesome crowd of Panther Fans at our last district game! 🐾 Let's do it again! 🐾 Tickets to this game have to be purchased online at GoFan: https://gofan.co/event/1348487?schoolId=IDHSAA

💕 WJ High School's February Dance for ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 💕 💗 Saturday, February 10th ~ 8:30pm - 11pm 💗 💖 Students do NOT have to have a date. 💖

If you can't make it to tonight's Girls' District Basketball game, it will be broadcast on two different websites: West Jefferson vs. North Fremont 7:00pm start time. Thunder Ridge's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@trtitansathletics Idaho Sports .com: https://www.idahosports.com/gamestreams/player/default.aspx?webcastid=23382&fbclid=IwAR0PmlXcgkvOch9p1mHvTbqnpwB5AJGeQ4DF_EDBc70mcsvn0XjeUbHNlIg

Seniors and Parents - Please see the attached flyer about a FAFSA Night on 2/26/24 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. Representatives from CEI will be here to help fill out the form. Please remember that you need to have a Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID created BEFORE filling out the FAFSA . It can take between 3 - 5 days for them to verify your FSA ID so please create one soon. Most deadlines for scholarships are March 1st and this is a key component to complete. Please let me know if you have any questions. Mr. Gemar

Weekly Athletic Schedule for Feb. 5-10, 2024 Notice the updated start times for Tuesday's JH Boys' Basketball Game and Wednesday's HS Boys' Basketball Game.

Our Lady Panthers are still clawing their way through the district tournament. After a big win at Firth last night, our girls advance to Game 7 against Ririe in a loser-out game. Ririe always has a big crowd! Let's show them how supportive our Panther Fans are!

February 2024 School Lunch Menu

Our Head Girls' Basketball Coach, Jalena Dixon (aka Coach Jo), recently reached a milestone in her coaching career. 100 WINS as Head Coach! Coach Jo first coached basketball during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons under the direction of Jessica Shanafelt. For those two years, the Lady Panthers earned back-to-back State Championships. Coach Jo then moved out of the area and took a short break from coaching. In 2013, she returned to West Jefferson as an assistant girls' basketball coach under the direction of Gary Skidmore. After Coach Skidmore retired from coaching, Jalena was named the Head Girls' Basketball Coach for the 2016-17 season and has held that position for 8 seasons. Coach Jo would like to thank all of the coaches she has worked with over the years. She has learned valuable things from each of them. She wants to especially thank her current assistant coaches, Sharee Perkins, Kami Hirschi, and Greg Williams, for their dedication to the girls' basketball program. She would like to thank Coach Dave Hadley, who she says has always given her much-needed guidance and support. He has taught her a lot about strategies and the rules of basketball and has been an invaluable mentor to her. Coach Jo says she is so very thankful for all the girls she has coached and this accomplishment certainly wouldn't be possible without them. They have become lifelong friends to her and one of her greatest joys is getting to see the awesome things they do in their lives after high school. Last, but definitely not least, she would like to tell her family how much she loves and appreciates them. They have supported her through the ups and downs of coaching, and she is very grateful for them! Congrats, Coach Jo, on 100 wins!

During the Girls District Basketball Tournament, our Lady Panthers beat Salmon 61-30. They went on to play North Fremont and lost 47-60. They will now play Firth in Game 5 on Thursday, Feb. 1 at Firth High School. This is a loser-out game. Go cheer on our girls, and be sure to get there early since Firth bleachers fill up quick!!

SENIOR NIGHT! We will be honoring our Senior Boys Basketball Players on Wednesday, January 31st at our HOME Game vs. Ririe. Senior night events will take place following the JV Game. *Seniors* Cooper Hall Nic Leonardsen LJ Pancheri Jaren Rojas ***A big THANK YOU to Rachel Burtenshaw for taking photos of our boys basketball players.***

EDITED TO ADD: Thursday's JH Game has now been changed to be IN Teton. *************************************************************** Weekly Athletic Schedule for Jan. 29- Feb. 3, 2024 MONDAY our Girls Basketball team will play their first district game at HOME. Just a reminder for District Games, student activity cards and local athletic passes/discounts do not apply for "free" admission. Admission Prices: Seniors 65+ ~ $5 Adults & Students 7-12th Grades w/o Activity Card ~ $7 7-12th Students with Activity Card ~ $6 K-6 Students ~ $6 Ages 4 & Under ~ Free TUESDAY - Following our Wrestling Team's dual with Firth, we will have an Alumni Night with Blacklight Wrestling. This event was very entertaining last year and I'm sure this year will be just as entertaining! WEDNESDAY - Our Boys Basketball Team has Senior Night before the Varsity Game. We will be honoring our 4 Seniors.

SENIOR NIGHT! We will be honoring our Senior Basketball Cheerleaders on Thursday, January 25th at our HOME Games vs. Salmon. *Seniors* Lilly Sauer Heidi Lou Van Wagner ***A big THANK YOU to Rachel Burtenshaw for taking photos of our cheerleaders.***

SENIOR NIGHT! We will be honoring our Senior Girls Basketball Players on Thursday, January 25th at our HOME Game vs. Salmon. Be there by 5:40pm for Senior Night. Girls Varsity Game starts at 6:00pm. *Seniors* Hailey Moss Ethnie Shaffer ***A big THANK YOU to Shelby Pancheri for taking photos of our athletes.***