Girls and Boys Wrestling action takes place today in Silver Lake. Matches begin at 8am. Admission is $5 (K-Adult). Good luck!!
Our FR/C-team boys basketball team is on the road today to participate in Mission Valley's Round Robin tournament. The tournament begins at 9am, with an approximate start time of 10:30am for Jefferson West's first game. Admission is FREE!
Brent Maycock, with KSHSAA, did this spotlight article about Jefferson West's Osiris Unruh that came out yesterday celebrating his great wrestling success this season! Read the full article here: https://kshsaacovered.com/news/2025/2/6/unstoppable-bond-haydens-krentz-jefferson-wests-unruh-relishing-eachs-other-perfect-start-to-junior-seasons-north-central-kansas-boys-wrestling-standouts.aspx
#HeedtheRoar
Results from the first ever Big East League Girls Wrestling tournament are in!!
The Lady Tigers finished 5th as a team despite only fielding 6 of a possible 14 weight classes. Medalists were: Mya Vetsch - 3rd, Payge Vetsch - 2nd, Sophie Waters and Lucy Henderson were both League Champs. TIGER ROAR!!
Congratulations to the Jefferson West High School Scholars Bowl team! They qualified for State Thursday at Regionals at Silver Lake. They will be competing at State on February 15! TIGER ROAR!!
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH – USD 340 – NO CLASSES
Washburn Tech and Highland Tech will have classes and depart as scheduled.
Our girls & boys basketball teams host Wabaunsee tonight. Tip-off is 4:30pm. Admission is $5/Adult, $5/Student (K-12). Jefferson West High School students are admitted free with student ID. The Winter Festival Crowning Ceremony will be held during halftime of the boys varsity game.
Order of Play -
Middle School (4:30pm start): JV Girls (2 Quarters), JV Boys, FR/C-team Boys
High School (6pm start): Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys
If you can't make it to the games, they will be livestreamed here: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ks/meriden/organization/6130/jefferson-west-high-school
Good luck to our Scholars Bowl team as they compete in Regionals at Silver Lake today. Competition begins at 4pm.
Fan & Ticket Information: https://www.kshsaa.org/react/fanpage/3670
Girls League Wrestling takes place in Rossville today starting at 3pm. TIGER ROAR and best of luck ladies!!
Rabbit Paparazzi Invasion!
Last week, Mrs. Sage's Photo Imaging students practiced photography with Pay Day who was able to visit the journalism room thanks to Mrs. Magill, science teacher.
Jefferson West High school currently has a Health Science CTE program. I need your help as professionals to invest a little bit of time to help our JW students. Each semester the students will research careers in the Health Science field and give a presentation to the class. This project divides up the areas of the medical field by occupational area. If you interested in helping, a response is need by Friday, 2/7. Please use this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGBRW7cZrdX87U4JsWpylugKwtnJLFAID1hfFficjrHgA1WQ/viewform
o Therapeutic Services
o Diagnostic Services
o Health Informatics
o Support Services
o Biotechnology Research and Development
After they complete their project, the students would like to email a real healthcare professional in the area. I am reaching out to you to make a list of adults who would be willing to receive an email from the student answering the questions I have listed below. Digging in and making connections to real healthcare professionals adds authenticity and a great deal of meaning for students taking Health Science. Students will be surprised at how much they learn from simply connecting with a professional working in the field. This activity allows for even more depth of learning, plus an excellent practice in building a network of contacts– an essential professional skill.
∙ Students will be researching these five questions:
○ WHO? Who is this person? Job title and key responsibilities + how long they have been in their current role as a professional.
○ WHAT? What do they do? What population of patients / clients / professionals do they serve? What does a typical day-to-day schedule look like?
○ WHEN? When were they able to start working in this role? Please describe the timeline and path for their education. How long did it take for them to achieve their degree or certification?
○ WHERE? Where do they work? Is their workplace a public or private institution? Do they work for a healthcare business, government agency, or non-profit agency?
○ WHY? Why do they do what they do? What's their motivation or purpose? Why should (or shouldn't) you consider going into the same healthcare profession?
It's Winter Festival week at Jefferson West High School. The crowning ceremony will take place at halftime of the Varsity Boys basketball game on Friday. Queen candidates are (left to right front row): Lauren Crotinger, Emma Herring, Olivia Meyer, and Brianna Bartlett. King candidates are (left to right back row): Jesus Holguin, Conner Reich, Tait Seymour, and Nicholas Herrman. Good luck!!
Spirit week themes are:
Monday - All Stripes
Tuesday - Zoom Day (nice on top, casual on the bottom)
Wednesday - Color Explosion (bright/neon colors)
Thursday - Gone Fishing
Friday - Class Colors
Freshmen - White
Sophomores - Red
Juniors - Purple
Seniors - Pink
Staff - Blue
Our basketball teams travel to Rossville tonight. Tip-off is 4:30pm. Admission is $5/person (K-Adult).
Order of Play: JV Girls (2 ¼’s), JV Boys, C-Team Boys, Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys
This week is School Counselor Week, and USD 340 Jefferson West has the best!
Phil Korb - Elementary School, Payton Andrews - Middle School, Kasey Jensen - High School...All you do for our students (and your colleagues) does not go unnoticed! It is a pleasure to work with you and wish you an awesome second half of the school year! HUGE TIGER ROAR!!!
Upcoming HS events for the week of 2/2…
2/3 Board of Education Meeting 6:30pm
2/3 G/B BSKB @ Rossville 4:30pm
2/4 Winter Festival Royalty Assembly 3:10pm
2/5 FCCLA Elections @ Rossville
2/5 FFA Meat CDE @ Atchison
2/5 Booster Club Meeting @ Gambino’s 6pm
2/6 School Counselors’ Day
2/6 HS Scholars Bowl Regionals @ Silver Lake 4pm
2/6 Girls WR League @ Rossville 3pm
2/7 G/B WR @ Onaga 3pm
2/7 G/B BSKB vs. Wabaunsee 4:30pm
2/7 Winter Festival Dance 9-11pm
2/8 Speech/Drama (Forensics) @ McLouth
2/8 Boys BSKB FR/C-Team @ Mission Valley 9am
2/8 Piano Regional Festival
2/8 G/B WR @ Silver Lake 9am
2/8 G/B JV BSKB Invite 9am
Tiger Families,
A stomach bug, strep and other illnesses have been reported in our schools. We are taking additional measures to stop the spread here at school and ask you to do the same at home. Ways to do this include covering your cough, washing hands, and staying home when ill. Students are required to stay home and may not return until 24 hours after fever, throwing up, or diarrhea free without the use of fever reducing medication. Reminder: we cannot medicate for symptoms of illness.
-Nurse Abby and Nurse Kelsey
Regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting, Monday, February 3rd, at 6:30pm in the Jefferson West High School Library.
Agenda: https://usd340.diligent.community/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=121
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88359705958?pwd=U8uIl4szuMWxI2SIR8NKPVbfZVb1If.1
Congratulations Katelin Lohmann!!!!!!!!!!! Katelin signed to play golf with Peru State College next year. All of your hard work and hours put in are paying off for this young lady. Way to Go!
Mr. Buss was recently recognized with a Golden Owl Award from the Kansas FFA Foundation and Nationwide. Congratulations Mr. Buss!
It is a great sign of spring when the “babies” arrive. The ag classes received the plant plugs and are actively potting them to start their growth for our spring sale. Keep watch as we will periodically have updates on their growth!
