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Now Live Streaming JW Basketball Games!

Click here to watch a live stream of this week's JWMS basketball games!

2021-22 Yearbooks On Sale Now!

Click here for more information on how to order your 2021-2022 JWMS Yearbook!

6th Grade Outdoor Environmental Education - January 2022

Click to access the 2022 6th Grade Outdoor Environmental Education website! This site contains all Outdoor Ed. information, forms, and presentations. Parents should go to the site once introductory letters and permission slips are sent home with students on November, 29th.

2021-22 Bus Routes: Updated on November 10

Click here to view all AM, PM, and Activity bus routes. Also included: a parent letter from the Department of Transportation and a list of parking space numbers for buses according to route!

21-22 Extracurricular Activities

Click here to learn more about this year's extracurricular activities! The fun begins Wednesday, October 6th!

JW Media Center Paper and E-Book Checkout

Click here for more information on how to check out paperback and digital books!

What is a middle year?

It is a five-year program designed for students in grades 6-10. The Middle Years Programme shares common educational principles with the IB Primary Years Program and the IB Diploma Program , including an aim to develop internationally-minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, to help to create a better and more peaceful world .

Is Julius West Middle School an IB school?

Julius West Middle School was the first middle school in Montgomery County and in the State of Maryland to offer the Middle Years Programme. It was authorized as an IB World School in 2003. All 6th, 7th and 8th graders who live in our attendance area are a part of the program and there is no application procedure.

Athletics 2021-2022

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) middle school intramurals program is a planned extension of the physical education instructional programs.

Sports Offered at West MS

All 7th and 8th grade students interested in participating in the spring season (soccer) must complete the online registration process.

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Is there ethnic diversity in JW?

There is a rich ethnic diversity among students and staff. Academically, the standards are high and most teachers are very serious and demanding. My son and I are going to miss JW a lot! Most administrators... More