West Jefferson Hills School District
Success Stories
- WJHSD celebrates “Rock Your Socks for World Down Syndrome Day” at home
- PHMS Dignity and Respect Interest Group serving those in need
- Thomas Jefferson High School Best Buddies Club promotes inclusion pledge
- TJHS student receives “Spectacular, Super Special, Stand out Student Award”
- Gill Hall Elementary second graders create Living Wax Museum
- TJHS students celebrate Black History Month with visit from state president of NAACP
- McClellan kindergartners celebrate 100th day of school with donation to Beverly’s Birthdays
- Thomas Jefferson High School hosts holiday senior citizen appreciation brunch
- Pleasant Hill Middle School staff and students bake holiday cookies for Meals on Wheels
- TJ3D Printing Club receives $5,000 donation to support sales demand
- Staff and students build bee shed to study apiary science
- Pleasant Hills Middle School hosts “Tribute to Troops” on Veterans Day
- Girls Only Leadership Development (GOLD) Night at Jefferson Hills Intermediate School is a shimmering success
- Fifth graders spread kindness on Starbucks cups for World Kindness Day
- Business leaders mentor TJHS INCubatoredu Entrepreneurship students
- Best Buddies Club debuts at Thomas Jefferson High School
- High school football players read to students in Community Recreation Program
- Extended School Year (ESY) provided fun summer learning opportunities
- Gill Hall kindergartners celebrate the marriage of ‘Q’ and ‘U’
- Senior creates class of 2019 “future ready” destination wall
- Students become real-life Titanic passengers
- Future Problem Solving Teams named state champs
- Pleasant Hills Middle School girls shine at GOLD Night 2.0
- High school students selected to participate in Perry Initiative
- Elementary School rocks positive behavior reward program
- WJHSD elementary schools celebrate Read Across America week
- Thomas Jefferson High School Art Students Receive Scholastic Art Gold Key Awards
- McClellan Elementary School Kindergartners Write Letters to Sailors at Sea
- WJHSD Elementary Students Celebrate 100 Days of School
- INCubatoredu Students at Thomas Jefferson High School Present Business Models to Board of Advisors
- Thomas Jefferson High School Physics Students Conduct Nerf-Car Collision Lab
- McClellan Elementary First-Graders Participate in Antarctic Day
- Pleasant Hills Middle School “Book Tasting” Fosters Appetite for Reading
- Gill Hall Kindergarten Classes Experience Hibernation Day
- McClellan Elementary first-graders board the Polar Express for a day of hands-on learning activities
- McClellan Elementary School donates pajamas for the Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive
- Pleasant Hills Middle School bakes holiday cookies for local Meals on Wheels
- Thomas Jefferson High School’s Hour of Code 2.0 provides double the fun and learning
- West Jefferson Hills life-skills students create gingerbread houses for annual competition
- Fifth-graders start Newspaper Club, publish new school newspaper
- Pleasant Hills Middle School students surpass Thanksgiving food drive goal
- Jefferson Hills fifth-graders create interactive stories with Google Suite
- High school physics students test their knowledge in Pumpkin Drop
- Second-graders publish personal narratives
- Gill Hall second-graders create pumpkin volcanoes while learning about chemical reactions
- Pleasant Hills sixth-graders go on virtual exploration of ancient Egypt
- Student ambassadors support, assist K-2 classmates
- Fourth graders engage in creative, multisensory approach to spelling practice
- Gill Hall Second Grader Collects Donations in Lieu of Birthday Gifts
- West Jefferson Hills launches INCubatoredu@TJHS entrepreneurship program
- Pleasant Hills Middle School Sixth Graders Build Record-Breaking Toothpick Bridges in Applied Engineering Technology Class
- West Jefferson Hills team earns third-place honors at FPS International Competition
- Pleasant Hills Middle School students participate in “Stop the Bleed” training
- Jefferson Elementary Kindergartners Hold “Warm our Hearts” Pajama Drive
- Thomas Jefferson High School Environmental Science Students Develop School Recycling Program
- Students engage in hands-on food truck business lesson
- Pleasant Hill Middle School Girls Shine at GOLD Night
- Thomas Jefferson High School students in Big Jag Little Cub Club meet their Little Cubs
- West Jefferson Hills students excel in Jr. Envirothon
- McClellan Elementary students create blessing bags for Pittsburgh’s homeless community
- West Jefferson Hills elementary schools teach empathy and understanding for special needs students
- Pleasant Hills sixth-grade students recognized for DARE program
- Thomas Jefferson High School holds inaugural coding hour
- Thomas Jefferson High School students evaluate flexible seating
- Pleasant Hills middle-schoolers exceed goal for Thanksgiving Food Bank contributions
- Jefferson Elementary classroom transforms into bat cave
- McClellan Elementary engages students through STEM Games
- Pleasant Hills Middle School students promote kindness
- Kindergarten classes celebrate Johnny Appleseed
- McClellan Elementary classes read to promote core values
- Thomas Jefferson students bring ‘The Scarlet Letter’ to life
- Gill Hall elementary honor, learn about Sept. 11, 2001
- Gill Hall Elementary builds community during Borough Days
- West Jefferson Hills third-grader wins national poster contest
- Thomas Jefferson High School club raises funds for disaster-relief organization
- Thomas Jefferson students earn top honors in national computer competition
- Jefferson Elementary first-graders study eagle nest using solar-powered camera
- Merging music with technology
- Jefferson Elementary introduces embryology unit pilot program for third-graders
- Pleasant Hills students participate in university research