🤼♂️ IT'S MAT DAY! Bring the noise. Support the Tigers! 💥💪
High School Boys & Girls Wrestling teams head to Wellsville
🗓 Thursday | 1/15
⏰ 1pm start
🎟 Admission: $5 Adult | $3 Student (K–12)
🏀🔥 Jefferson West Tigers on the home court tonight! 🔥🏀
Be there. Be loud. Be proud.
🏀 Boys & Girls HS Basketball vs. St. Marys
📅 Thursday, 1/15/2026
⏰ JV: 4:30pm; FR: 6pm | Varsity: 6pm
🎟 Admission: $5/Adult; $5/Student (K-12)
📺 Watch Live: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ks/meriden/organization/6130/jefferson-west-high-school
Schedule of Play
High School Gym --
JV Boys 4:30pm
Varsity Girls 6pm
Varsity Boys 7:30pm
Middle School Gym --
JV Girls 4:30pm (1/2 game only)
Fr Boys 6pm
Good luck today to our Scholars Bowl team as they travel to Royal Valley. Competition begins @ 4pm. TIGER ROAR!
⭐ Good luck today to our band students attending the Washburn Honor Band event! Make music, make memories, and have an amazing time!
Our Scholars' Bowl teams travels to Lawrence today. Enjoy the experience and show off your knowledge!
Friday, January 16, is Late Start! Busses will run two hours late, and classes begin at 10am. The Highland Tech van will run as usual.
Also, there is no school for USD 340/HTC/WIT on Monday, January 19.
Also, there is no school for USD 340/HTC/WIT on Monday, January 19.
🏀 It's game night along with the crowning of our Winter Festival Royalty! 👑
Boys & Girls Basketball vs. Silver Lake Eagles
📅 Tuesday, January 13, 2026
⏰ First tip-off: 4:30pm
🎟 Admission: $5/person (K–Adult)
Join us as we crown our Winter Festival Royalty at halftime of the Boys Varsity Basketball game! Be in your seats to celebrate our royalty in front of a packed gym.
📺 Can’t make it? Watch live:
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ks/meriden/organization/6130/jefferson-west-high-school
🏟 Schedule of Play
High School Gym
• JV Girls - 4:30pm
• Varsity Girls – 6pm
• Varsity Boys – 7:30pm
Middle School Gym
• JV Boys – 4:30 pm
• Freshman Boys – 6pm
❤️⚪ 🖤 Pack the gym and cheer on our teams! ❤️⚪🖤
Boys & Girls Basketball vs. Silver Lake Eagles
📅 Tuesday, January 13, 2026
⏰ First tip-off: 4:30pm
🎟 Admission: $5/person (K–Adult)
Join us as we crown our Winter Festival Royalty at halftime of the Boys Varsity Basketball game! Be in your seats to celebrate our royalty in front of a packed gym.
📺 Can’t make it? Watch live:
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ks/meriden/organization/6130/jefferson-west-high-school
🏟 Schedule of Play
High School Gym
• JV Girls - 4:30pm
• Varsity Girls – 6pm
• Varsity Boys – 7:30pm
Middle School Gym
• JV Boys – 4:30 pm
• Freshman Boys – 6pm
❤️⚪ 🖤 Pack the gym and cheer on our teams! ❤️⚪🖤
❄️ Winter Festival Royalty Assembly ❄️
Join us at the High School today as we celebrate our 2026 Winter Festival Royalty!
👑 Queen Candidates:
• Kaydence Stark
• Taryn Taylor
• Mya Vetsch
• Payge Vetsch
👑 King Candidates:
• Allen Hawkins
• Brett O’Neal
• Jason Payne
• Ryan Pressler
⏰ Assembly begins: 3pm
Congratulations to all of this year’s royalty candidates—we can’t wait to celebrate you! 🎉👑
Join us at the High School today as we celebrate our 2026 Winter Festival Royalty!
👑 Queen Candidates:
• Kaydence Stark
• Taryn Taylor
• Mya Vetsch
• Payge Vetsch
👑 King Candidates:
• Allen Hawkins
• Brett O’Neal
• Jason Payne
• Ryan Pressler
⏰ Assembly begins: 3pm
Congratulations to all of this year’s royalty candidates—we can’t wait to celebrate you! 🎉👑
Students enrolled in dual-credit college English read nonfiction selections during the first semester, including a memoir written by a Vietnam veteran. These seniors were privileged to learn more about the Vietnam War and one local man's personal experiences. Local veteran Ron Harper visited on Tuesday morning, and the seniors and Mrs. Sage appreciated his time as well as his service.
Upcoming HS events for the week of 1/11-17…
1/11-19 WIT – NO CLASSES
1/16-17 State Debate @ Coffeyville
1/12 Winter Festival Royalty Assembly 3:10pm
1/13 BKB G/B vs. Silver Lake 4:30pm Winter Festival Crowning
1/14 Washburn Honor Band
1/14 Scholars Bowl @ Lawrence 8am
1/15 WR G/B @ Wellsville 1pm
1/15 Scholars Bowl @ Royal Valley 4pm
1/15 BKB G/B vs. St. Marys 4:30pm
1/16 Late Start 10am
1/16 BKB G/B @ Hiawatha 4:30pm
1/17 State Band Auditions
1/17 WR G/B @ St. Marys 8:30am
1/17 Winter Festival Dance 8-10pm
1/19 NO SCHOOL – USD340/HTC/WIT
1/11-19 WIT – NO CLASSES
1/16-17 State Debate @ Coffeyville
1/12 Winter Festival Royalty Assembly 3:10pm
1/13 BKB G/B vs. Silver Lake 4:30pm Winter Festival Crowning
1/14 Washburn Honor Band
1/14 Scholars Bowl @ Lawrence 8am
1/15 WR G/B @ Wellsville 1pm
1/15 Scholars Bowl @ Royal Valley 4pm
1/15 BKB G/B vs. St. Marys 4:30pm
1/16 Late Start 10am
1/16 BKB G/B @ Hiawatha 4:30pm
1/17 State Band Auditions
1/17 WR G/B @ St. Marys 8:30am
1/17 Winter Festival Dance 8-10pm
1/19 NO SCHOOL – USD340/HTC/WIT
The high school Debate team has had a fantastic season and we have 2 state qualifying teams. The head to State on January 16-17 in Coffeyville! Congratulations Jefferson West Debate! Tiger Roar!
Our FFA chapter held their December FFA meeting before Winter Break. Officers started with opening ceremonies and their reports. We recognized our top sellers from our fundraiser. We had committee meetings where our chapter members, being led by our committee chairs, started organizing chapter events during FFA week. Members also received a FFA shirt from KanEquip. Thank you’s go out to Topeka for this unique gift. We are excited for 2026 and things to come.
In December, Dalton Cragg and Luke Bateman challenged themselves in competing in the Kaw River Arc Battle hosted in Wamego. competing again other students in Northeast Kansas. Dalton finished 12th and Luke finished 20th. As a team of two, where a team is three students, they finished 7th out of 10. Great job guys!
Congratulations to McKenzie Heller, Braxdon Penry, Rebecca Shrewsbury, and Luke Bateman for completing their OSHA 10 certification in their Advanced Ag Mechanics classes this fall. This is an industrial certification that these students are knowledgeable about safety in and around the work areas through CareerSafe and OSHA. Great job!!
Projects in the shop are taking place! Some are woods projects by the freshmen Ag classes, while there is welding done by Advanced Ag Mechanics projects.
After our last boys basketball game in December, the team spent a day of their time off volunterring at the Topeka Rescue Mission. They assisted in the kitchen and Distribution Center, serving lunch and helping set up for the Shelter Christmas Party! TIGER ROAR!!
🎉 Don’t Forget: Purchase Your Barn Burner Tickets!
What is the Barn Burner you ask? Sponsored by the Jeff West Booster Club, it's a night of fun on January 24th at The Silo in Meriden! Enjoy Dueling Pianos for entertainment, dinner tables featuring local favorites like Brickstreet Bourbon, charcuterie, sushi, and more! Plus, indulge your sweet tooth with a Candy Bar featuring local bakeries. The live and silent auctions are entertainment in themselves, and drinks will be flowing from 6 PM to Midnight.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic event—click the link here for more details: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/M8MKPG7B5T8M4/checkout/4QLZAUZKK7DAX2SPRI4KW7ZB?fbclid=IwY2xjawPQxhNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFxZThIcGpnazNlUXl0ZWFPc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtGNxnWB_bux5s3vHFJJWLdhBhsyFm2BNHnomEm-N13m0JJit-LrtSHq6tFK_aem_w0Uz_Rh18uJRFzSitG6svw
What is the Barn Burner you ask? Sponsored by the Jeff West Booster Club, it's a night of fun on January 24th at The Silo in Meriden! Enjoy Dueling Pianos for entertainment, dinner tables featuring local favorites like Brickstreet Bourbon, charcuterie, sushi, and more! Plus, indulge your sweet tooth with a Candy Bar featuring local bakeries. The live and silent auctions are entertainment in themselves, and drinks will be flowing from 6 PM to Midnight.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic event—click the link here for more details: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/M8MKPG7B5T8M4/checkout/4QLZAUZKK7DAX2SPRI4KW7ZB?fbclid=IwY2xjawPQxhNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFxZThIcGpnazNlUXl0ZWFPc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtGNxnWB_bux5s3vHFJJWLdhBhsyFm2BNHnomEm-N13m0JJit-LrtSHq6tFK_aem_w0Uz_Rh18uJRFzSitG6svw
📣Jefferson West Touchdown Club Fundraiser 📣
Show your Tiger pride with a Spirit Decal!
• $15 personalized
• $10 non-personalized
👉 See flyer for details.
Show your Tiger pride with a Spirit Decal!
• $15 personalized
• $10 non-personalized
👉 See flyer for details.
Another Winter Formal in the books in December! Our 51st one and Mattie Shaw was crowned queen. This years theme was A Night In Paris. A special thank you to everyone who stepped up to help make this a special memory. Congratulations Mattie!
In December, FCCLA got into the act of gifting for the holidays by adopting four children to purchase gifts for and deliver to the Methodist Church in Meriden. TIGER ROAR!
