Jackson Junior High School

Jackson Middle School
Type Public coeducational
Established 1959
Principal Richard Summers
Location Vienna, WV, USA
39°19′29″N 81°32′13″W / 39.32472°N 81.53694°W / 39.32472; -81.53694Coordinates: 39°19′29″N 81°32′13″W / 39.32472°N 81.53694°W / 39.32472; -81.53694
Colors Green and White
Mascot The Jackson General

Jackson Middle School is a coeducational public school serving grades 6-8 in Vienna, West Virginia. It is the only middle school in Wood County that has received the National Blue Ribbon Award. Jackson is also a West Virginia School of Excellence. Its feeder schools are Emerson, Greenmont, Vienna, and Neale. Its partner in education is Kraton Polymers and previously Subway.

Athletics

Jackson's boys' and girls' tennis team have a long tradition of winning . Boys have won the Wood County Tennis Championship 15 out of the last 16 years, and the girls have won the Championship 14 years in a row. The volleyball team at Jackson won the county championships in 2005, 2006 and 2007. In the 2006-2007 school year, some of Jackson's freshmen wrestled with the renowned PHS Wrestling program, where they helped win another AAA State Wrestling title. Three freshmen from Jackson also won individual state titles in their own respective weight classes.

Jackson's other interscholastic offerings include golf, basketball, track, cross country, cheerleading, and football.

In the 2007-2008 school year, Jackson won the Wood County All Sports Trophy.

Academics

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The 2006-2007, 2007-2008 Quiz Bowl teams were both renowned throughout the state . The teams won every Jr. high tournament they attended, losing just one match their whole season. The 2006-2007 team also attended the National Academic Championship for high school teams, where they placed 37th out of the 90 teams who attended. They were the first junior high team to make the playoffs at the tournament. In the 2007-2008 season, the team entered a junior varsity tournament, taking first place, and a varsity tournament, receiving fourth.

The Robotics team has done well in the West Virginia State FIRST Lego League tournament. Each year, Jackson sends two to three teams to the state tournament. In 2007, one team placed first in the Robotics Design category, one first place in Teamwork, and another received first place in the Research Category. In 2005, one of the teams was overall champions and attended the International festival, where they received the Judge's Award for Research. This event has now been discontinued as of 2016.

Jackson's Math Field Day Team has won at the county, regional, and state levels in each grade. In 2007, each grade's top winner at the Wood County competition was from Jackson. Jackson's MathCounts team is also successful. In 2006, they placed 5th in the state, and in 2007, they placed 4th. In 2011 and 2015, they made it to the State level.

Music

Jackson's choir was invited on numerous occasions to perform at the State Honor Recital for the state congress, and has won awards at prestigious competitions. Numerous times, Jackson's Choir has received a "I", or superior rating, at the Wood County Music Festival. Many of its individual members also participate in the Solo and Ensemble competition, and many receive state honors.

Jackson's choir is composed of the following groups: 6th Grade Choir, 7th Grade Choir, 8th Grade Choir, Boys' Ensemble, Girls' Ensemble, and Select Choir. Usually, Jackson will send two to three groups (usually the 7th Grade Choir, Chorale, and Boys' Ensemble) to choral competitions held at either Cedar Point or Kings Island for the Music Showcase Festival. In the 2006-2007 year, the Boys' Ensemble was awarded first place overall. After their win, they moved on to compete in the Williamsburg, Virginia, competition where they competed against AA schools. Here, they also garnered first place recognition.

Jackson's band program is of historic significance tracing all the way back to the 1950s with Walt Suchanek through Richard Board and Luke Zyla having received Superior Ratings throughout the region. In 1983, nationally recognized composer John O'Reilley was commissioned to write a piece for the Jackson Band entitled "Wood County Celebration." The tune is still performed today. Jackson's band consists of the following groups: 6th Grade Band, 7th Grade Band, 8th Grade Band, and TOUR consisting of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade bands which travel to the local Wood County elementary schools.

Jackson's current choir director is Kristen Allodi, and its current band dirrector is Terrisa Adams.

Clubs

Mascot

The Jackson Middle School Mascot is a general, probably Stonewal Jackson, mounte on a horse. In the past, the mascot was an equestrian soldier appearing at attention. Nowadays, there is no definite mascot as far as politically correct reasons go except for a white star for The Generals

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