West Jefferson High School students: Michael DeGraw, Annalise Williams, Brody Pancheri, and Yisel Rodriguez were invited to attend the Idaho State Math Badging Summit in Boise. Teachers, students, and leaders from the State Department of Education were in attendance. Our students were asked to present a project or task that they had completed in their math classes this year and many other schools were there to look and learn. Our students were amazing with their presentations and they also had other activities, like a ropes course, visiting Micron, and touring the STEM program at CWI. It was a unique experience and our students enjoyed having a different kind of education experience outside of the classroom.
Linda Smuin and Michelle Spencer want to help kids stay physically active this summer! They will be having a free weekly activity night for all kids in first grade and up! There will be a short motivational message and then everyone will play a game. This is open to all kids and teenagers in our community. Meet at the Mud Lake City Park at 5:30pm every Thursday beginning June 12th.
Kids will need to be picked up at 6:30pm sharp!
For those interested (ages 12 and up), Linda and Michelle will then lead a group on a run together, starting at 6:30pm after the activity.
Next year's cross country athletes:
Coach Smuin and Coach Spencer will be holding a SHORT meeting for everyone interested in running on the junior high and high school cross-country team next fall. Meet at the track!
Notice
Coach Higgs will be away this week, but Coach Jed will be filling in to do sprints and weightroom for those that want to keep the momentum going on their gains!
Fourteen of our high school students recently represented West Jefferson at the State FCCLA competition. They competed in eleven different categories:
Natilee Wiegman-Early Childhood Education
Annalise Williams-Focus on Children
Tonisha Sauer- Hospitality and Tourism
Elsie Messick and Kaitlyn Price-Interior Design
Gracee Kimbro-Job interview
Aidan Williams and Axel Loza-Interpersonal Communication
Katherine Tafoya-Leadership
Maggie Tuckett-National programs in Action
Evolet Tafoya, Ellie Carpenter, Elizabeth Tafoya-Promote and Publicize
Sonnet Scott-Repurpose and Redesign.
All students received an award, with five of them qualifying to compete at Nationals this summer in Orlando, Florida: Gracee, Axel, Evolet, Aiden, and Katherine.
Mrs. Williams also received the Outstanding New FCCLA Adviser Award for the State of Idaho.
Mrs. Williams would like to say how extremely proud she is of all of the FCCLA chapter members. And how grateful she is for all of the support, dedication, and hard work they have put into the chapter and their projects.
Congratulations on a job well done!!
Congratulations to our Lady Panthers, who have been recognized on the 3A All-Conference Softball Teams list for 2025.
Congratulations to all of our graduates!
We're pleased to announce that our Wrestling Program will now be led by Co-Head Coaches Peter Fisher and Kendell Goodier. Their individual strengths will complement each other for a great coaching partnership.
For summer wrestling camp opportunities and program communication, please join the West Jeff Wrestling Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/16Agx7ewp7/
For youth wrestling, please join the Little Panther Wrestling Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1Ba21VC4Hh/
Congratulations to our State Track athletes!
Coach Higgs has a little different schedule this week and will be gone all next week.
West Jefferson High School's Prom - May 23, 2025
Here are the current West Jefferson School District job openings as of May 15, 2025.
Pick up an application at the WJ District Office or print one from our website: https://www.wjsd.org/o/wjsd/page/job-applications
Completed applications can be turned in to the district office or emailed to applications@wjsd.org.
SENIORS & PARENTS OF SENIORS!
Here is some valuable information for you as you near the end of your high school experience!
Bell Photographer will be here to take a group photo, as well as individual photos in your cap & gown. If you would like to purchase any photos from them, please go to their website ahead of time to order those. https://bellphoto.com/order/WJeffersonHS253Grad25
Weekly Athletic Schedule for May 12-17, 2025
West Jefferson's National Honor Society will be holding their induction ceremony for new members on Tuesday, May 13 at 6:00pm in the HS Auditorium.
Congratulations to our High School Track Athletes! Their district championship meet was held last week and these are West Jefferson's top finishers who have qualified to compete at the State Track Championship Meet this weekend at Middleton High School.
Fun fact: Rawley Calder broke TWO West Jefferson High School track records this year! The school record in the boys long jump was set by Rod Pancheri, clear back in 1985 with a distance of 21' 8.75"!! Rawley broke his record by jumping 23' 2.5"!! The school record for triple jump was set by Braxton Ramirez in 2018 with a jump of 41' 5.5"!! Rawley broke that record by jumping 44' 7.25"!!
This post has been in the making for over a year! Our 2023 Boys Cross Country Team was awarded the 2023-24 2A Academic State Championship, but they just recently received their banner! It was presented to the high school at an assembly and will be hung up in the Panther Den.
The boys on the 2023-24 XC team were Gavin Williams, Treyson Ricks, Ryker Babcock, Ethan Schwieder, and Daniel Spencer. They averaged an impressive 3.937 GPA. Not only did they have the highest GPA in 2A for the State of Idaho, but they had the highest for Boys Cross Country for the entire state!!
Congratulations Boys! We are so proud of the way you represent West Jefferson and for your dedication in and out of the classroom.
The West Jefferson Junior Class held their annual Mr. West Jeff program to raise money for their Senior year.
Thank you to those who volunteered their time to help make this happen!
Junior High and High School Girls Basketball Open Gym
Please bring a reversible if you have one.
Next year's 9th-12th grades will be in the Panther Den, and next year's 6th-8th grades will be in the Legacy Gym.
Girls basketball summer tournaments are coming up!
May 30 & 31 in Ririe.
June 7 & 8 at UVU in Orem, UT.
June 13 & 14 in Sugar.
