Remember...Friday, April 12, is Late Start! Busses will run one hour later, classes begin at 9am. The Washburn Tech bus will run as usual.
Spring sports pictures are scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, April 10th, immediately after school. See the order form for more information. Your child was given an original order form. Please contact the High School if you have questions.
The High School prom was held this past Saturday at the Silo Wedding and Event Center. The prom committee spent the afternoon and evening on Friday decorating the facility. "A Night in Disguise" was this year's theme. TIGER ROAR!!
High School Journalism teacher Lisa Sage and her students presented a session at the JEA (Journalism Education Association)/NSPA (National Scholastic Press Association) spring convention on Friday. Schools from 39 states and three other countries attended. They wore colors representing the four colors used in the print industry: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.
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Tuesday, April 9th, is the perfect day to highlight the critical role library workers play in keeping our libraries running. THANK YOU to our incredible library staff for their dedication and commitment to the staff and students of Jefferson West!!
Let’s celebrate and recognize the amazing STARS who work in our libraries:
ES – Jill Morrow, Miranda Grose
MS – Christie Allen, Clarisa Turner
HS – Callie Bickford
Join us today and support our Lady Tiger softball team. The JV and V each have scheduled games vs. Perry-Lecompton. First pitch is 4:30pm. TIGER ROAR!!
Regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting, Monday, April 8, 6:30pm at the District Office.
Agenda Information: https://usd340.diligent.community/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=94
If you can't make it to the High School V Baseball game tonight vs. Perry-Lecompton in Ozawkie, you can watch it here! First pitch is 4:30pm.
https://www.youtube.com/@jwbaseball-iv1pu
Upcoming HS events for the week of 4/7…
4/7-9 FCCLA State Leadership Conference
4/8-12 National Library Week
4/8-11 Cheer Tryout Clinic 6pm
4/8 Board of Education Meeting 6:30pm
4/8 JV/V SB vs. Perry-Lecompton 4:30pm
4/8 V Baseball vs. Perry-Lecompton 4:30pm
4/9 V TR @ Perry-Lecompton 3pm
4/9 JV BSB @ Perry-Lecompton 4:30pm
4/9 National Library Workers Day
4/10 FFA Superday @ Highland 8:30am
4/10 Spring Sports Pictures (BG/BSB/SBS/TR)
4/11 V BG @ Osage City 3pm
4/11 V BSB @ Royal Valley 4:30pm
4/11 JV/V SB @ Royal Valley 4:30pm
4/11 JV TR @ JCN 4pm
4/12 Late Start
4/12 WIT No Classes
4/12 JV BSB vs. Royal Valley 4:30pm
4/12 Cheerleader Tryouts 6pm
4/13 Regional Solo/Small Ensemble Festival
Want to be a Jefferson West High School Cheerleader next school year? The tryout clinic begins Monday, April 8, at the High School, 6-7:30pm. For more information, please contact Cheerleading Sponsor, Carrie Bahr, at carrie.bahr@usd340.org.
Jefferson West AG Ed Greenhouse is preparing for their annual plant sale. We are taking pots to fill for you any time now. We refill them and hold them until the end of the month so you are ready to place them out, ready to display but letting us do the work to make them beautiful. Mr. Buss is in the Ag building daily from 8-11 and 12:30-3:30 for you to drop them off.
The FFA Greenhouse will be opening soon!! The first day of sales to the public will be Saturday, April 20, from 1-4pm. We will be open during school hours (8-11am and 12:30-3:30pm) after that point. If there are plants still here, we will have another Saturday sale on April 27 from 9am-12Noon. We will have both annual flowers and vegetable plants for sale.
Please come and support our ag program and students that have had such a large impact in producing these plants for you.
TODAY, 4/3 , is the last day to order your fan gear wear for Jefferson West Softball. Order yours today!
https://mammoth-prints-online-shop.myshopify.com/collections/jw-softball?fbclid=IwAR1Xf0oa8MKVyJAx7u9w9rJcHC_1VjL6vmy6BWbErFoZ6uKWL9zaN71-C-M_aem_AZSuRymimVLqejIKQ8o7I5EtGE6OyxLH42usYVUAZhApmdcrN4ORTFvGBJLoGD6G5dpQOWZuHWl-V2IAwVInFMWp
Special Olympics Kansas- April 20th at Jeff West Track.. Hosted by AYCC..
Volunteers interested in helping please use the link to sign up.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48A8A82DAAFECE9-48190597-special?fbclid=IwAR2GYFlCeKCWjhiTW-rsR8ug6cJei8Oc3fpUSLpQ4T8wTMU_x3CuWIrpsos_aem_AZSp_bKuSqeUqQ9lTSz4FYmtykFu5out8STUTnuP6BXLAF-NkmkH-AWWNGHjto5zPmOU_xpLVnMQaNXY3_RGX-nd#/
The Lady Tigers softball team and Woolly Farms members enjoying each others company and a game of kickball Tuesday. TIGER ROAR!!
If you can't make it to the High School JV Baseball game vs. Holton in Ozawkie, you can watch it here! First pitch is 4:30pm.
https://youtube.com/@jwbaseball-iv1pu?si=c7VvTiPGbN7kuJmd
Booster Club Meeting - Wednesday, 4/3, 6pm @ Gambino's Pizza
Upcoming HS events for the week of 4/1
4/1-2 USD 340 – No Classes
4/1 V BSB @ Holton 4:30pm
4/1 JV/V SB @ Holton 4:30pm
4/2 JV Boys Golf Invite 3pm (Village Greens)
4/2 JV BSB vs. Holton 4:30pm
4/2 JV SB @ Nemaha Central 4:30pm
4/2 V TR League Quad @ Holton 2pm
4/3 FCCLA Pot of Gold 6pm
4/3 Booster Club Meeting @ Gambino’s 6pm
4/4 F/S TR Invite 4pm (Tiger Stadium)
4/4 V SB @ Nemaha Central 4:30pm
4/4 V BSB @ Nemaha Central 4:30pm
4/4 National School Librarian Day
4/5 JV BSB vs. Nemaha Central 4:30pm
4/6 Prom 8-11pm
Washburn Tech Signing Day will be on April 18th. At the present time, we have 9 students who have been accepted and several on the waiting list. Keep watching for more information as the date approaches.
Enjoy your Easter Break! USD 340 will not have classes Friday, March 29 through Tuesday, April 2. However, Washburn Tech students will have classes as scheduled.
The IDA (improvised duet acting) team of Madison Sage and Natalie Meyer qualified for the State Speech and Drama Festival for a second time with their performance at Horton on March 21st.
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