C.W. Shipley Elementary School

As written by Ainsley Hall and published in The Journal on March 1, 2024 HARPERS FERRY — While it has been a full year since the students and faculty at C.W. Shipley Eleme...

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- The Jefferson County Board of Education (JCBOE) has appointed Kelcie Springer as the new Director of Communication and Public Information for Jefferson Count...

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- Middle school robotics teams from the Eastern Panhandle will gather at Shepherdstown Middle School on Saturday, February 24, to compete in Jefferson County'...

Aspiring scientists from Jefferson County Schools (JCS) showcased their winning projects at this year's Science and Engineering Fairs. Students across the district joined their p...

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Jefferson County Schools is proud to highlight the unique contribution of school counselors to the public education landscape during National School Counsel...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Governor Jim Justice announced a new partnership between the State and Tutor.com to provide expert online tutoring, test prep, and job support for West Virgin...

C.W. Shipley Elementary is proud of Avery Van Vliet! During a clean-up on Earth Day, this 10-year-old saw that the Children’s Park in Harpers Ferry needed to be made ADA-compliant...

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va -- The Jefferson County Schools (PERC) Parent and Educator Resource Center hosted its second annual Sensory Trunk-or-Treat on October 24. Held at Charles Town Mi...

Jefferson County Schools (JCS) puts the physical and psychological safety of students first in everything we do. Since the start of the 2023-2024 school year, three (3) JCS studen...

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Local Rotarians got a chance to meet the new Superintendent of Jefferson County Schools (JCS) when Dr. Chuck Bishop spoke to the Shepherdstown and Charles...

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Jefferson County Schools (JCS) welcomed more than 8,200 students back to school on August 21, the first day of the 2023-2024 school year. JCS Superintende...

Fifth-grade students at C.W. Shipley Elementary School got to celebrate their teacher when she was recognized for winning the teacher portion of the Smart 529 essay contest. from ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Jefferson County School (JCS) middle school student placed first in the WVDE's (West Virginia Department of Education) annual Young Writers Contest. Macie W...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Established in 2023 by the West Virginia Executive Secretaries Association (WVESA), and with support from regional law firm Bowles Rice, the inaugural West Vi...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. – C.W. Shipley Elementary School (CWS) celebrated the life of former student Logan Kenney during the first-ever Logan’s Lego Fair on February 21. More than ...

Elementary school students participated in the Jefferson County Schools Math Field Day Competition on February 9. Students competed as individuals and teams at the fourth and fift...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. - C.W. Shipley Elementary School (CWS) celebrated its designation as a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School on December 20 with a school-wide assembly. The Nati...

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- The best part of the workday for Penny Smoot comes when she looks in the rearview mirror. But it's not because the day is over. On the contrary, her job h...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A pair of Jefferson County Schools students placed in the Fifth Annual State Fire Marshal Fire Safety Poster Contest. C.W. Shipley Elementary School’s Maev...

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - Jefferson County Schools is excited to announce that C.W. Shipley Elementary School has been named a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School. The U.S. Department of...