
Today is National School Lunch Hero Day! We have awesome nutritional staff across our building who prepare and serve healthy meals and snacks to our students and staff. Today, we recognize their hard work and say thank you for all they do!


This week Mrs. Bonham’s Child Development Class has been hosting Play School for preschool aged children. The class has planned activities and lessons to give students experience working with children and sample what working in early childhood might be like.


Parent/guardian feedback is important to SFSD! We just launched a 7-question survey - which takes 5 minutes or less - to help guide the next steps toward becoming the BEST school district in the nation!
Check your email or paste this URL in your browser: https://survey.k12insight.com/r/QDVv1e
The survey is open until the end of the school year. Take the survey once for each child enrolled. If you prefer to only take it on, please reference the oldest child in your household. Thanks for your participation!


Ms. Werner's biology classes have been learning more about natural selection. Students chose a species to research, and then created a comic to demonstrate their understanding.





Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Jefferson teachers are passionate, innovative, kind, generous, inspirational, creative, and so much more! This week, take a moment to thank a teacher and let them know how much you appreciate them.


This week, students in PBL physics are studying light behaviors to answer questions like "Why is the sky blue? How do sunglasses work? Why do leaves change color?"





“Friends stick together” was the theme for Best Buddies on Wednesday! Art teacher Brittany Carmany led the painting and about 80 students participated and created their own version of something wonderful!





Jefferson High School presents Spongebob the Musical! Check out this fun show Thursday - Saturday at 7:00pm, or Saturday at 2:00pm. Tickets are available at the door 30 minutes before showtime.


Administrative Professionals Day recognizes the hard work of secretaries, administrative assistants, receptionists, and support professionals. These are the people who make every day at Jefferson a success! Please take a moment today to thank them for all they do!


Monday night, 59 students were inducted into the Jefferson High School chapter of the National Honor Society. Congratulations students on your hard work and demonstration in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, and character.



Monday night, 59 students were inducted into the Jefferson High School chapter of the National Honor Society. Congratulations students on your hard work and demonstration in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, and character.

The Jefferson Chronicle is hot off the press! Today the 7th issue of the JHS newspaper was distributed. This month, the student produced newspaper features stories ranging from spring sports to tattoos and everything in between.

📌 Reminder!
🌷 Spring Break starts tomorrow!
There will be NO school Friday, April 15, and Monday, April 18, 2022.
See you on Tuesday, April 19!


Today, students in PBL Physics presented examples of different types of waves (springs, sound, water, earthquakes, etc.). They also demonstrated to the class how to change the frequency and velocity of the wave.





Students in Interior Design have been learning more about South Dakotan homestyles. To demonstrate their understanding, they replicated their favorite designs using only paper, tape, and glue.





Mark your calendars! The last day of school will be Wednesday, May 25th, 2022.
The Sioux Falls School Board approved a recommendation at their meeting tonight to move the last day of school from Tuesday, May 24, 2022 to Wednesday, May 25, 2022 due to the one day of school missed for inclement weather in December.


The Unified basketball teams from Jefferson and Roosevelt took the court Friday night to conclude Choose to Include week. Halftime entertainment was provided by the JHS & RHS Unified Show Choir, and the Dakota Spirit Adaptive Spirit Squad.

Freshman Extravaganza! Today, 9th graders participated in a variety of activities throughout the building. Activities included community service projects, free read time, study and tutoring sessions, games, arts and crafts, movies, and Latin dance lessons.

This week we honor the enormous contributions our assistant principals make to student success. Thank you, Mrs. Anderson, Mr. Siebenahler, and Mr. Stadem, for all you do for the Cavalier community!


As part of the JHS College Fair, juniors had the opportunity to think more about their future plans today. Students were able to visit with representatives from several colleges and talk with military recruiters to explore some of their options for after graduation.