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Jackson Junior High School

1601 34th St, Vienna, United States
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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.AthleticsJackson'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.AcademicsJackson has attained high WESTest scores.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.

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