Jefferson Teachers Graduate with Master Degrees

Seniors aren't the only ones who graduate this year! Mr. Oliphant, Mr. Ballard, Ms. Fitten, and Ms. Kies recently graduated from UNI with their master degrees. Congratulations, teachers!

Annual Blood Drive for Red Cross a Great Success

Many would consider the recent American Red Cross blood drive at Jefferson High School a big success.  Through the efforts of the DECA club members, Jefferson High reached a number of 75 donors.  The DECA students would like to thank all of those who donated and those who played a part in helping recruit students and adults. In response to the blood drive, the local Red Cross stated, "Your generosity and commitment in sponsoring blood drives with the American Red Cross makes our service to hospitals, donors and patients much easier."  Just another reason why its "Great to be a J-Hawk!"

Jefferson Volunteer Wins Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award

Lynn Hancock has been named Jefferson’s Outstanding Building Volunteer and also the District Outstanding Volunteer for this school year. She will be honored along with all building OBV on Monday, April 23rd.

Congratulations, Lynn and thank you for all you do to help Jefferson!

Women's Basketball Announces New Head Coach

We are proud to announce the hiring of Jason Edwards as the new head coach of Women's Basketball at Jefferson. Mr. Edwards will continue his work as a counselor here at JHS, while taking the reins from retiring coach Larry Niemeyer. Congratulations, Mr. Edwards!

JHS Wins Sportsmanship Award at Men's State Tourney

Jefferson High School was awarded the Class 4A state basketball tournament sportsmanship award, Saturday, March 10 in Des Moines at the Wells Fargo Arena.

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Strong Academic Tradition Highlighted at Assembly

On Monday, March 12th, staff and students at celebrated the second annual Academic Assembly by recognizing the multitude of students that go above and beyond at Jefferson. Continue reading...

Government Course Moves Room to Capitol for a Day

Recently, students in Mrs. Weaver and Mrs. Schnebbe's Government II class had an opportunity for a change of educational scenery. Their destination? The State Capitol! Continue reading...

Jefferson Senior Named to First State Learning Council!

Congratulations are in order! Jefferson's own Andrew Patience (senior) was recently named as one of the 15 students chosen to serve on the new state-wide Learning Council established by Director of Education Jason Glass. Andrew was selected because of his communication skills, leadership, and involvement (among other things). To punctuate this honor even more, Andrew is the only student from the Cedar Rapids area to be selected! Continue reading...

JHS Outscores Nat'l Average

The results are in! The PLAN test (which is administered by ACT) is a national test designed to help guide students as they prepare for college and careers after high school. So how did Jefferson do? In a word: Great!  Continue reading…

Success for Robotics Teams

Did you know Jefferson features the PREMIERE Project Lead the Way (PLTW) program in the state of Iowa? It's true! During the week of January 7th, Jefferson student robotics teams participated and experienced success in a qualifying tournament at Kirkwood College. Continue reading...

State Finalists Honored

Six Jefferson juniors were recently honored in Des Moines as finalists in the Iowa State Bar Association's "Know Your Constitution" Project. Out of the over 5,000 students participating state-wide, Jefferson was the only public high school in Cedar Rapids to have students selected! Continue Reading...

 

JHS Teachers and Group Awarded Grant for Diversity In Teaching at U of Iowa

WISE has been awarded with a grant from the University of Iowa for the Phyllis Yager Diversity in Teaching Award for the 2011 and 2012 school year. During the conference and award ceremony at the University of Iowa, sponsors Miss Kraft (right) and Mrs. Swanson (second from right) were presented with the award and grant money with WISE student representative Alex McPhail (second from left). Congratulatons, Mrs. Swanson and Ms. Kraft!

Updated: AD Places Sixth at National Competition!

The Jefferson Academic Decathlon recently placed sixth in the national competition in Alberquerque, NM. Individually, Cody Hancock finished second in music; Keaton Philips had the top team score; while Jenna Sarantakos, Andrew Patience, Amanda Loomis, Alyssa Sanford, Trey Downey, Austin Weidenhamer, Kendon Gish, and Cody Kelchen all put in solid performances. In addition, Keaton and Cody H. now hold the new national record of 8670 points. Congratulations!

KCRG Highlights Jefferson's Performance PE Class

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PLEDGE Week Helps Spread Awareness of Bullying Issues

PLEDGE is Jefferson's anti-harassment and anti-bullying group. This week students are encouraged to dress up to promote awareness of bullying at school.

The themes were: Sports Day, Multiples Day, Rockstar Day, and Spring Break Day.

Members of PLEDGE work towards helping students build positive relationships with others. Students interested should see Mrs. Smith for more information. Come join us!

New Head Football Coach Announced

On Monday, March 19th, Principal McDonnell announced to the J-Hawk community the hire of our new head football coach, Brian Webb. Mr. Webb joins us from Kuemper Catholic High School in Carroll, IA.

Cafeteria Upgrades Coming Soon to Jefferson

Updated: SWEET Trip to the Capitol Capped Off With National Attention

On February 14th, four young women from Jefferson's Society of Women Exploring Engineering and Technology group visited the Iowa Capitol to meet with legislators. Along the way, they impressed a whole bunch of people. Continue reading...

Band Students Stay Busy

Its been a busy month for the members of the Jefferson Band Program. So far 21 members of the band have been selected to perform in honor bands. In addition, Drake University's Wind Symphony will be performing a special concert in the auditorium. Continue reading...

Order Your JHS Yearbook, "The Statesman" Online!

Interested in owning a copy of Jefferson's Yearbook, The Statesman? We are now taking orders online. Click on the link above, to the left above the PowerSchool link, or here to get started!