West Jefferson High School

EDITED TO ADD: Thursday's Home Basketball Games vs. Salmon have been changed to 12:30pm for 7th grade, 2:00 for 8th Grade, and 2 Quarters of C-team starting at 3:30pm. The rest of the games will be as scheduled. Weekly Athletic Schedule for Jan. 22-27, 2024 We have 2 Senior Nights this week. On our day full of basketball on Thursday, the Panther Den will be cleared after the 8th grade game and the regular admission table will be set up for entrance into the high school games. (All regular season passes, discounts, and activity cards will be honored as usual.)

This conference GBB game is still scheduled to happen tonight!

UPDATE (as of 2:00pm): *Tonight's (Fri, Jan. 12th) 6:00pm JH Mary Poppins Play is ON. If you reserved tickets and will not be able to make it to tonight's show, you can move your ticket reservation to a different night. Send a message to media@wjsd.org to request any changes to your ticket reservation. *Also, our HS Girls Basketball teams WILL be playing their games tonight at North Fremont. *Our Boys and Girls Wrestling Teams are planning to wrestle on Saturday (Jan. 13) at Madison ***************************************************************************************** More cancellations may come as the day progresses. Come back to this post for updates as more information comes throughout the day. Friday, January 12th. *Tutoring Day for today is canceled. *Ski School is canceled for today and rescheduled for Feb. 9th. *HS Girls Wrestling at Madison is canceled for Friday, still on for Saturday, Jan. 13th. *HS Boys Wrestling at Wendell is canceled. They plan to wrestle at Madison on Saturday, Jan. 13th. *Tonight's JH Mary Poppins Play will be showing at 6:00pm as originally scheduled. *Tonight's HS Girls Basketball Game is still on as scheduled.

We are excited to announce that Cory Hall has been offered the position of West Jefferson High School's Head Football Coach. He has named Jason Taylor as the Defensive Coordinator and Dave Hadley as the Offensive Coordinator. Additional assistant coaches will be determined by Coach Hall.

Our band, orchestra, and choir students will be performing their end-of-semester concert. Please join us!

HS & JH Weekly Athletic Schedule - Jan. 8-13, 2024 EDITED TO ADD: The Home Boys Basketball Game on Thurs, Jan. 11th starts at 4:30PM with our C-Team. (Not 6pm as posted previously.)

Wednesday, Dec. 20

Our BPA students recently attended the BPA Regional Leadership Conference in Rexburg. All of the members on the WJ team qualified for state to be held Feb. 12-14. * Aubrey Sharp - 2nd Place in Prepared Speech * Jordynn Palmer - 2nd Place in Medical Coding and 4th Place in Health Administration Procedures * Gracee Kimbro - 3rd Place in Medical Coding * Chayse VanEps - 4th Place in Legal Office Procedures * Keoni-Van Horikami - 5th Place in Fundamental Word Processing * Kaitlyn Price - 5th Place in Health Insurance and Medical Billing WJ BPA Advisor, Angela Horikami, said, "I'm so proud of how much the group worked to become better in their different areas of study." Congratulations!!

UPDATE: On Wednesday, Dec. 20th, the Girls Basketball Game with Leadore will be played by the Varsity Team instead of the C-Team/JV. Weekly Athletic Schedule - Dec. 18-23, 2024

All Junior (11th Grade) Girls are invited to lunch at the ALC Auditorium on Wednesday, December 20th to learn more about the DYW Scholarship Program.

West Jefferson High School and Junior High ~ Choir, Orchestra, and Band ~ Concert and Fundraiser Dinner Wednesday, December 20th @ 6:00pm at the ALC Building Come and enjoy some of your favorite Christmas music and dinner with our music students. Please RSVP using the QR code so they know how many people to expect for dinner.

Weekly Athletic Schedule for Dec. 11-16. Our FCCLA Club will be doing concessions for our home girls' basketball game on Tuesday and will be selling STREET TACOS!

Our High School Yearbook Staff is giving parents of the seniors the opportunity to put an ad in the yearbook. There are a few different styles to choose from with space for photos of your senior and a message to them. The deadline to reserve your space is Thursday, December 14th! (Photos and messages are due in February.)

Last Saturday, the West Jefferson’s 1974 Boys Basketball Team was honored at a special team dinner and pregame festivities at West Jefferson High School. This year’s head basketball coach, Kelvin Krosch, wanted to kick off the season with a program to honor the 50th anniversary team. The 1974 team and Coach Jon Wilson were invited to come and celebrate with this year's basketball teams. The boys asked questions about what went into winning a state championship. The 1974 team answered and shared their thoughts. Gary Skidmore emceed and shared facts about each player. Coach Krosch emphasized that this year's team is “not running away from the legacy, but running towards it!” Coach Jon Wilson was planning to attend the event, but due to bad weather and canceled flights, was not able to come in person. A large TV was set up in the gym and over Zoom, Coach Wilson joined the party. Each 1974 team member took a few minutes to individually visit with Coach Wilson. He asked them each to answer a few questions about their families, and where life has taken them. The only member of the team that was not able to attend the dinner was Blake Berrett who passed away many years ago. The ‘74 Team members said he was a very important part of their team and they all miss him. Many people helped to make this night special. Paul Phillips (1974 team manager) designed and made wood “trophies” for each team member and coach. Bob Niederer brought their State Medals to display. A basketball was brought for all of the team members to sign and it will be placed in the school trophy case next to their trophy draped with the net that was cut down after the big win. “Legacy Team” hats and shirts with their last name and jersey number were given to each Team Member. They were also given a booklet with newspaper clippings from their winning year and an audio recording of their championship game. After the team dinner, there was a meet and greet where family, friends, and fans were able to come and visit. Many past and present community members showed up in support. Before the Varsity game, the Legacy Team of 1974 came out on the court to be recognized by the community. They received a standing ovation. 1973-74 Championship Team Members: Coach Jon Wilson Kurt Bare Blake Berrett Eldon Berrett Rick Berrett Kent Bird Richard Chase Kevin Chastain Dallas Furness Steve Hobley Bob Niederer Lynn Shuldberg Parker Wadsworth Paul Phillips - Manager Thank you to all those who helped to make this such a wonderful event!

Weekly Athletic Schedule for Dec. 4-9, 2023

For all those students, parents, and others who are going on American Heritage this coming Spring, this is an informational video made by Mr Gore. We highly encourage you to watch it! The topics discussed in this video will help this trip go more smoothly and be a better experience for everyone overall. Click to watch the video: https://5il.co/29tgd

The West Jefferson Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) is gathering donations for their annual "Adopt a Kid for Christmas." All funds will be used to benefit families within our West Jefferson Community. To donate, stop in at the high school office or use the @WJHS_253 Venmo account. (Be sure to tag your Venmo donation with "NHS Christmas." Thank you!!

Congratulations to our West Jefferson Panthers! The 2A District VI Nuclear Conference has released their All-Conference selections for the 2023-24 volleyball season. These selections were made and voted upon by the head coaches of each respective team in the conference. To view the list in its entirety, please click on the link below: https://www.wjsd.org/o/wjhs/page/volleyball

We invite you to join us to honor a team that made WJ History. This 2023-24 Season marks the 50th Anniversary of the 1973-74 Boys Basketball Team which has been the only team to win a Boys Basketball Championship for West Jefferson. This Legacy Team will be honored on Saturday, December 2nd at the WJHS Boys Basketball Home Game. 🏀 3:30pm - C-Team Game - Panther Den 🏀 4:00pm - '74 Legacy Team Meet & Greet - Legacy Gym inside WJ High School 🏀 5:00pm - JV Game - Panther Den 🏀 Approx. 6:15pm - Honoring '74 Legacy Team - Panther Den 🏀 6:30pm - Varsity Game - Panther Den 1973-74 Championship Team Members: Coach Jon Wilson Kurt Bare Blake Berrett Rick Berrett Kent Bird Richard Chase Kevin Chastain Dallas Furness Steve Hobley Bob Niederer Lynn Shuldberg Parker Wadsworth Paul Phillips - Manager

Congratulations to our VFW Voice of Democracy Essay Winners for this year: 1st Place - Aspen Young (12th Grade), 2nd Place - Cooper Hall (12th Grade), 3rd Place - Daniel Spencer (12th Grade). They were each awarded a certificate and a cash prize from the VFW.