Jefferson ISD okays 23-24 school calendar
Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute In a motion revisited from last month, the Jefferson ISD Board of Trustees, Tuesday night, approved the 2023-2024 school calendar. The calendar was first presented last month but tabled when superintendent Mike Walker realized the Easter break was slated for the wrong weekend. “We double checked everythingContinue Reading
OHTP casting for Casablanca, Maltese Falcon
Marcia Thomas Contributing Writer Jefferson’s Opera House Theatre Players will hold a one day audition open roles in their upcoming productions planned for April 21 and 22 at the VFW building. The auditions will be held at the Episcopal Parish Hall at 2 pm on Saturday, March 18. The groupContinue Reading
NJHS Attends Summit
The Jefferson ISD NJHS attended a TxSayWhat! Action Summit in Lufkin, on March 4, 2023, to learn about the harmful effects of tobacco products.Continue Reading
Track meet rescheduled
Due to possible weather conditions, the Jefferson Bulldog Invitational Track Meet scheduled for Thursday, March 16, 2023 @ 10:00am has been rescheduled to Wednesday, March 15, 2023 @ 9:00am.Continue Reading
Clark advances to State Powerlifting
“Words can not describe how proud I am of all of our boys who competed this season in Powerlifting. They have continued to put Jefferson on the Powerlifting Map in East Texas,” said coach Candejoel Rivera. The results of the Region 3 Division 3 Powerlifting Championship are as follows: VincentContinue Reading
Making Metal: Girls Powerlifting
JHS’ Adrianna Blanton, above, takes her lift in the UIL Region 3 Division 3 Regional Championships in Powerlifting last week. Adrianna became the first Lady Dawg to earn a regional powerlifting medal in JISD history. She placed 5th overall. Left, Zoe Hitchcock, Payton Burkett, Blanton, and Tawny Foster were theContinue Reading
7th, 8th dominate L-K meet
Girls Track Congratulations to the 7th grade girls track team on their 1st place finish at the Linden-Kildare meet on Monday March 6. They finished with a total of 284 points. Congratulations to the 8th grade girls track team on their 3rd place finish at the Linden-Kildare meet on MondayContinue Reading
Baseball & Softball: Bulldogs, Lady Bulldogs get off to a slow start
Toby Rhodes Jefferson Jimplecute Softball Lady Bulldog softball started off district play 0-2 at the hands of the Tatum Eagles and the Troup Tigers. The home district opener vs the Eagles started off as a pitchers dual through four innings. The Eagles pushed their first run across in the topContinue Reading
Winter Guard Going Places
The JJHS Winterguard Cadets placed 3rd at NTCA Juan Seguin this week. This is the first year JISD has had a Junior High group. They placed in the top three in three competitions in a row. They have also jumped 11 points in scores since their first competition.They will competeContinue Reading
They ‘Broke A Leg’…
Courtesy Photos Jefferson’s One Act Play earned 5th in District UIL competition on March 2. Four individuals earned earned medals in different categories. Emma Pierce-All Star Cast, Aiden Cooner-Honorable Mention All Star Cast, Nick Anderson-Honorable Mention All Star Cast, and Savannah Beggs-Honor Tech Crew. Continue Reading
Boys Powerlifting team competes today
Your Jefferson Bulldogs Boys Powerlifting Team will be competing today in Arp at the Region 3 Division 3 Championship today. Lifting starts at 1:30 pm in the gym at Arp High School. Please come out and show your support for these young men trying to make it to the TexasContinue Reading
One Act Play places 5th in District
Jefferson’s One Act Play earned 5th in District UIL competition on 03/02/23. Four individuals earned earned medals in different categories. Emma Pierce-All Star Cast, Aiden Cooner- Honorable Mention All Star Cast, Nick Anderson- Honorable Mention All Star Cast, and Savannah Beggs- Honor Tech Crew. I am incredibly proud of theContinue Reading
Lady Dawgs first to compete, place in Regional Powerlifting
Congratulations to Tawny Foster, Payton Burkett, Adrianna Blanton, and Zoe Hitchcock on making history. These 4 young ladies are the first girls in Jefferson girl’s history to participate in the Region 3 Division 3 Regional Championships. They did and amazing job representing Jefferson. Adrianna Blanton came in 5th earning theContinue Reading
Softball Plays Tonight
The HOME softball games against Tatum originally scheduled for Tuesday (2/28/23) have been rescheduled for tonight (Monday, February 27). The JV will play at 4:30 PM, followed by the Varsity. The games will still be played at HOME! This is the DISTRICT OPENER for our softball team! There are onlyContinue Reading
Lady Dawgs take first round at L-K tournament
Per Coach Allen – Girls Athletic Director The Lady Bulldogs won their first game of the Linden-Kildare tournament 9-2 vs. Paul Pewitt!Join us tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to continue out our pool play! Bracket play begins Saturday!Continue Reading
Jefferson tops track, softball
Per Coach Allen – Girls Athletic Director Congratulations to our 7th and 8th Girls Track teams in winning our track meet tonight! The Lady Bulldogs continued JISD success as they take the win at home against the Lady Leopards tonight 8-5! Join us this weekend as we enter into theContinue Reading
Lady Dawgs win tournament
Per Coach Allen – Girls Athletic Director The Lady Bulldogs softball team went 5-0 this weekend, winning The Coach Malone Classic Tournament!Congratulations to these young ladies and all their hard work this weekend! Join us Monday as we take on the Liberty Eylau Lady Leopards at Home starting at 5:00Continue Reading
Locals earn SFA honors
Stephen F. Austin State University recognized the outstanding academic achievements of a select number of students by naming 923 to the President’s Honor Roll for fall 2022. To qualify for the President’s Honor Roll at SFA, the student must have earned a 4.0 semester GPA in 12 or more semesterContinue Reading
Lady Dawgs Top Sabine 37-34, Take Bi-District Title
CONGRATULATIONS LADY DAWGS!!!BI-DISTRICT CHAMPS!!! 37-34 WINNER OVER SABINE!!!Lady Dawgs move on to the AREA ROUND of the State Playoffs on Friday at UT Tyler at 6:30 PM against Winnsboro.GO LADY DAWGS!!Continue Reading