Jefferson-Morgan Middle/Senior High School

Jefferson-Morgan Middle/Senior High School
Location
1351 Jefferson Road Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania 15344-0158 United States
Information
School type	Public Middle/Senior High School Public
Motto	Rocket Pride
School board	Jefferson-Morgan School Board
School district	Jefferson-Morgan
NCES District ID	4212390
Superintendent	Brandon Robinson
NCES School ID	421239002280
Principal	Wesley Loring
Staff	36 (2022)
Teaching staff	29.85 (FTE)
Grades	7–12
Enrollment	373 (2023–2024)
International students	0
Average class size	15
Student to teacher ratio	12.50
Language	English
Colors	Orange and Black
Fight song	Washington and Lee Swing
Athletics conference	PIAA District VII / WPIAL
Nickname	JM or Rockets
Team name	Rockets
Newspaper	The Rocket Reporter
Yearbook	Jeffersonian
Communities served	Clarksville, Jefferson, Rices Landing
Feeder schools	Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School
Alumni	Pam Snyder, Cary Kolat, Dick Gray, Ron Nyswaner
Website	https://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.

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.

Athletics

Jefferson-Morgan High School is a member of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) and the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL). 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 Name	Boys	Girls
Baseball	Class A
Basketball	Class A	Class A
Football	Class A
Golf	Class AAAA	Class AAAA
Softball		Class A
Track and Field	Class AA	Class AA
Volleyball		Class A
Wrestling	Class AA

Middle School Sports

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

• basketball
• football
• softball
• volleyball
• wrestling