West Jefferson Junior High

After talking to the athletes at his workout tonight, Coach Higgs decided to cancel the workout tomorrow, July 3rd, since most of the kids said they would be with family or out of town.

Enjoy your holiday weekend and let's hit it hard on Monday, July 7!

No pre-registration required. Payment can be made on the @WJHS_253 Venmo account (please list participant's name in the description) or by paying cash or check on the day of the camp.

Coach Higgs' schedule for the week. The old track has been removed. On Tuesday & Thursday, sprints will be on the new turf. Please wear football or soccer cleats, or athletic shoes. No track spikes allowed on the new turf.

Thriving Thursday’s. 5:30-6:30 Mud Lake City Park. 1st grade and up.

Coach Lori Eddins has posted the summer volleyball schedule! Follow the West Jefferson Volleyball page to stay in the loop! https://www.facebook.com/groups/961267130684448/ We still have a couple of openings for coaches in our volleyball program. Contact Coach Eddins or the district office for more information!

Sign-ups are open for a youth dance camp for Berkley Pancheri's Senior Project! Classes will be held at Hamer Elementary School. Ages 3-5 9:00AM - 9:45AM 6-8 10:00AM - 11:00AM 9 and up 11:00AM - 12:00PM

Two FREE opportunities each day to improve as an athlete!!! Monday through Thursday.... Coach Hall in the morning and Coach Higgs in the evening! Don't let these opportunities pass by and then wish you had worked more than your opponents did in the off-season! (Incoming 7th and 8th graders are welcome to come to the Weight Room every morning. Evening workouts for junior high are as scheduled on the first image!)

Coach Higgs' Athletic Performance Traning Schedule for June 9-13, 2025

EDITED TO ADD: There have been some changes since we first posted this camp flyer. This post has the most current information. Our Girls' Basketball program has organized a summer basketball camp. See the flyer for more information! Click to find out more about the camp coaches, Kyle Collingsworth and Kenny Hardy: https://defensivelove.com/pages/our-coaches

NEW POSITIONS ADDED! Here are the current job openings at West Jefferson School District as of June 5, 2025. Please visit our district office or go to our website to print an application. https://www.wjsd.org/o/wjsd/page/job-applications Any position other than teaching will require the Classified Application. A resume may be submitted with the classified application, but is not required. Certified teaching positions require a more in-depth application. In addition to the Certified Application, please refer to the "Documents for Certified Application" for complete application requirements. Completed applications can be dropped off at our district office, 1256 E 1500 N in Terreton, ID, or emailed to applications@wjsd.org.

Here are the current job openings at West Jefferson School District as of June 3, 2025. Please visit our district office or go to our website to print an application. https://www.wjsd.org/o/wjsd/page/job-applications Any position other than teaching will require the Classified Application. A resume may be submitted with the classified application, but is not required. Certified teaching positions require a more in-depth application. In addition to the Certified Application, please refer to the "Documents for Certified Application" for complete application requirements. Completed applications can be dropped off at our district office, 1256 E 1500 N in Terreton, ID, or emailed to applications@wjsd.org.

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!

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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!

25 Years! In 2000, Terreton Elementary teachers and students created a time capsule to be opened twenty-five years later, in 2025. The time capsule was then stored in the basement of the '38 building of the Terreton Elementary School until now! Plans have been made for the time capsule to be opened on the last day of school. On Thursday, May 29th at 11:15AM, those who would like to come to the Panther Den to witness the opening of the time capsule are welcome to join us! A new time capsule will then be created to be opened in 2050! Rumor has it, there is a Twinkie inside the time capsule! Come to find out! Check to see if you recognize any names on the time capsule and tag them in the comments!

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/

Coach Higgs has a little different schedule this week and will be gone all next week.

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.

Here are the top 3 finishers of West Jefferson Junior High from their District Meet. Congratulations!