The Jefferson High School Varsity Girls’ Track Team took op honors at the Bill Hines Relays at Linden Kildare High School last week. The Lady Dawg team took 1st place with a total of 142 points. Individual results were as follows: 100M Dash (2nd) Rachae Williams 13.52 (4th) Keyasia BlackContinue Reading
The Jefferson High School Softball teams both topped Waskom at home on Friday, March 11. The JV squad won 12-11 and varsity won 17-2. The wins over Waskom came after a 3-16 varsity loss to Elysian Fields on Tuesday, March 8. Individual stats against Elysain Fields included: Marleigh Mears- twoContinue Reading
The Jefferson High School One Act Play troup competed at Zone ask week. Congrats to Aiden Cooner for being named All Star Cast; Nickolas Anderson for All Star Cast Honorable Mention; and Kylee McGregor who earned the tech award.Continue Reading
Bulldog baseball opens with a win The Jefferson Bulldog varsity baseball won their season opener Monday against Union Grove with an 11-7 final. Senior Caden Whatley was named Player of the Game by the Jefferson coaching staff. The Dawgs set to compete in the Linden-Kildare Tournament this weekend. The willContinue Reading
The Jefferson Lady Bulldogs beat Troup 51-30 in district play Friday night. TJ Hood led the Jefferson attack with 15 points. Continue Reading
The Jefferson Bulldog basketball team is 7-3 on the season, most recently, coming off an 83-37 loss to Mount Pleasant Tuesday night. Prior to that setback, the Dawgs went 2-1 over the weekend in The Rivercrest Tournament. The lone loss there came in a heartbreaking 68-66 overtime final to theContinue Reading
The Jefferson Lady Bulldog basketball team is 10-8 on the year going into their district opener against Arp tonight on the road. The majority of the Lady Dawg losses have come in tournament play at the hands of bigger schools. They finished the Harleton Tournament 1-2 last weekend with lossesContinue Reading
Lady Dawgs named to All-District team Several Jefferson Lady Bulldog Volleyball players received All District Honors earlier this fall. Among them were: First Team All-District— sophomore Keyasia Black. Second Team All-District— junior Brooklyn Shelton. Honorable Mention All-District— junior Rachae Williams and sophomore Kristen Thomas. Academic All-District honors went to seniorsTakaylaContinue Reading
Jefferson Bulldog Basketball action tips off this week. Full play begins next week. At right is the Lady Bulldog schedule! The Boys Basketball schedule has not been posted yet on the JISD website, but look for it in next week’s paper and online!Continue Reading
The Jefferson Lady Bulldog Volleyball team picked-up their first win of the season against Chriistian Heritage before dropping the Big Sandy in three sets earlier this week. Continue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson High School’s Laura Dossey, who has served as an Instructional Coach since 2019, will begin her third year at JHS this fall as the new Assistant Principal. Dossey was named to the position during a special Jefferson Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting onContinue Reading
by Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute Jerry Brannen, who was recently named the new principal of Jefferson High School, will begin his 28th year of education this fall with the Bulldogs. A Shreveport, native, he comes to the district from Paris, Texas, where he has spent the past eight years asContinue Reading
Jefferson High School recently released Honor Rolls for the final nine-weeks of the 20-21 school year. Students honored were: A Honor Roll 9th Grade Akilah Brasher Payton Burkett Alicia Carter Taurria Hood Asher Phillips I’tasia Rainge Caroline Wilson 10th Grade Charlene Moore Kenya Ross 11th Grade Cadee Humphrey Trevor RunnelsContinue Reading
Southern Arkansas University has announced that 514 students earned a 3.5 GPA or higher for the spring 2021 semester and have been named to its’ Dean’s List. Mason Rayne McNeely is a sophomore Pre-Health Professional Biochemistry major from Jefferson, Texas. Maggie Raine St. Denis is a senior Nursing (BSN) majorContinue Reading
The Jefferson High School honors banquet was held Wednesday where the top performing academic members of the class of 2021 were celebrated. Students honored were, from left, Mekhi Powell, Madelyn Shelton, Charlie Brown, A’Navya Jernigan, Nicolas Habibelahian, Allison Rogers, Montre Jefferson, Saajel Salard, Zack Baldwin, Samantha Taylor, Billy Humphrey andContinue Reading
The Jesse Allen Wise Garden Club celebrated female members of the Jefferson High School Class of 2021 to the Excelsior Monday for their annual Senior Girls Tea. Continue Reading
Above, senior members of the Jefferson High School baseball team were honored Monday at Senior Night. From left, Baylor Varnell, Trent Foster, head coach Tyler Foster, Dameon Warren and Alex Romano. Continue Reading