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Jefferson City High School

Field	Value
name	Jefferson City High School
motto	"Pride Through Excellence"
location	609 Union Street
city	Jefferson City
state	Missouri
zipcode	65101
country	United States
type	Public
established	January 22, 1964
district	Jefferson City Public Schools
head	Deanne Fisher
status	Open
grades	912
athletics_conference	CMAC
us_nces_district_id	2916190
us_nces_school_id	291619000749
mascot	Jay, Jaybird
rival
accreditation	Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
newspaper	Red and Black
yearbook	Marcullus
website	JCHS
head_name	Head Principal
enrollment	1,373 (2023-2024)
ratio	13.61
staff	100.86
free_label1	Colors
free_text1	Black and Red
free_label2	Schedule
free_text2	Traditional

Jefferson City High School (JCHS) is a public secondary school in Jefferson City, Missouri. It is one of the five public high schools in Cole County and is one of two in Jefferson City.

History

The Jefferson City Public School District was established in 1838, but the first separate high school building was not built until 1905, with the creation of the now closed Simonsen 9th Grade Center. The current high school building opened on January 22, 1964, and houses 9th-12th graders.

Academics

Jefferson City High School serves approximately 1805 students grades 9–12. Jefferson City High School is designated as a high school by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The school is accredited by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Students may earn dual enrollment college credit from Lincoln University through approved courses on the JCHS campus during regular school hours.

Nichols Career Center

Nichols Career Center, located on the campus of JCHS, is a career-readiness program which is application-only and accepts students from throughout mid-Missouri.

Alumni

OG Anunoby: NBA player Currently with the New York Knicks
Matt Blunt: Governor of Missouri between 2005 and 2009
Jim Dyck: former MLB player, St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds
Justin Gage: former NFL football player, Chicago Bears, Tennessee Titans
Kent Jones: comedy writer
Neal Jones: actor (Dirty Dancing, G.I Jane, Changing Lanes, Law & Order)
Steve Martin: former NFL player
Dennis Meyer: football player, Pittsburgh Steelers
Justin Smith: former NFL football player, Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers
Charlie Weber: actor
Sylvester Williams: NFL player
Don Webb: former AFL player, Boston Patriots

References

"JEFFERSON CITY HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics.
Ragsdale, Matt. (2020-08-11). "Historic Jefferson City school building to become apartment complex".
"Jefferson City High School Information on Yahoo! Real Estate - School Reports, Reviews and more!".
"Don Webb Stats".

Wikipedia Source

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