Jefferson-Morgan Middle/Senior High School
Address
1351 Jefferson Road

15344-0158

United States
Information
School typePublic Middle/Senior High School Public
MottoRocket Pride
School boardJefferson-Morgan School Board
School districtJefferson-Morgan
NCES District ID4212390
SuperintendentMr. Brandon Robinson
NCES School ID421239002280
PrincipalMr. Wesley Loring
Staff36 (2022)
Faculty27.48 (FTE)[1]
Teaching staff29 (2022)
Grades7–12
Enrollment320 (2018–19)[1]
International students0
Average class size15
Student to teacher ratio11.64
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)Orange and Black
Fight songWashington and Lee Swing
Athletics conferencePIAA District VII / WPIAL
NicknameJM or Rockets
Team nameRockets
NewspaperThe Rocket Reporter
YearbookJeffersonian[2]
Communities servedClarksville, Jefferson, Rices Landing
Feeder schoolsJefferson-Morgan Elementary School
AlumniPam Snyder, Cary Kolat, Dick Gray, Ron Nyswaner
Websitehttps://hsms.jmsd.org/

Jefferson-Morgan Middle/Senior High School is a small, rural, public school in the Jefferson-Morgan School District. It is located in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, about 55 miles (90 km) south of Pittsburgh in northeastern Greene County. Enrollment was 320 students in grades 7–12 in the 2018–2019 school year.[1]

Extracurriculars

Jefferson-Morgan School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.

Clubs and activities

The activities offered through the school include: SADD, Yearbook, National Honor Society, Drama Club, Student Council, Principal Advisory Council, Foreign Language Club, Varsity Club, Library Club, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Debate Team, Academic Team, School Newspaper, Science Olympiad, Envirothon, and Youth Traffic Safety Council.

The Jefferson-Morgan Middle/Senior High School music program consists of a concert band, 2 choruses (one for students in middle school and the other for students in senior high), and the Jefferson-Morgan "Rocket" Marching Band. The marching band is made up of students in grade 7–12, and consists of musicians, band front, and an honor guard. They perform throughout the year at school, community, and athletic events, most notably at all Rocket varsity home and away football games and various noncompetitive high school band festivals each fall. The music department also frequently goes on trips in the spring. The band boosters and chorus boosters are both active in helping out with travel and various performances, as well as providing t-shirts, letter jackets, snacks, and other items to the marching band each season.[3]

Athletics

Jefferson-Morgan High School is a member of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) and the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL).[4] Jefferson-Morgan is in PIAA District 7. As of 2016, most of the high school's athletic teams compete in the Tri-County South conference of Class 1A, the smallest of 6 classifications, with the exception of the boys' basketball program, which is in 2A.

Sport NameBoysGirls
BaseballClass A
BasketballClass AClass A
FootballClass A
GolfClass AAAAClass AAAA
SoftballClass A
Track and FieldClass AAClass AA
VolleyballClass A
WrestlingClass AA

Middle School Sports

Jefferson-Morgan students in grades 7–8 can participate[5] in a select few athletics:

  • basketball
  • football
  • softball
  • volleyball
  • wrestling

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jefferson-Morgan MS/HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  2. "Jefferson-Morgan Yearbook". JMSD Yearbook Club. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  3. "Jefferson-MorganMusic - home". jefferson-morganmusic.wikispaces.com. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  4. "PIAA - Schools - Directory - Jefferson-Morgan High School". Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  5. "PIAA - Schools - Directory - Jefferson-Morgan Middle School". Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

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