Welcome to Wells Junior High School!

Welcome to Wells Junior High School! We are a school serving students in grades 5 -8 who live in the towns of Wells and Ogunquit! We are excited to welcome our 456 students back on campus.

WJHS Mission

The mission of Wells Junior High School is to create a school that is appropriate to the developmental needs of the 10 to 14 year old within a learning atmosphere that is productive and enjoyable for students and adults.



WJHS Vision

We can be engaged citizens who impact the world.  Through innovation, problem solving, and collaboration we nurture each other to grow personally and academically.   Our school values the opportunity to share our unique abilities, positive culture, and meaningful learning with the community in which we live!  



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Wells Junior High School News

  • Nov 1, 2024

    WJHS presents its 30th Thanksgiving dinner for area seniors

    Wells Junior High School will present its 30th Annual Turkey Dinner for area seniors on November 17 th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This free dinner will be held in the school’s cafeteria.

    The meal is a traditional holiday dinner consisting of turkey with all the “fixings,” coffee, and dessert. Typically, about 400 are served over the two-hour period.

    Begun in 1994 by the then principal of WJHS Jeff Rodman, these special dinners continue to serve as a goodwill gesture to the community. It is also an important “service learning” project for the eighth graders. In preparation for the big day, students fill various roles. They make decorations, banners, and table napkins to decorate the dining room and set up tables and chairs.

    They also greet guests, bring them to their table, work in the kitchen, wait on tables, and help clean up.

    As in past years, the turkeys are donated by Wells IGA and cooked by Congdon’s Family Restaurant & Bakery. The coffee served is provided by Dunkin' Donuts in Wells.

    WJHS is located at 1470 Post Road (Route One) in Wells. No reservation for this dinner is required. For further information, call WJHS at 646-5142.


  • On stage are the cast members of WJHS’s fall 2024 play, “Eerie Academy”
    Oct 23, 2024

    WJHS drama students present “Eerie Academy” October 24-26

    This weekend, consider going to see the Wells Junior High School Drama Department’s presentation of “Eerie Academy,” a spooky comic play that is a collection of vignettes about the strange goings on in a school that not only has students but ghosts, vampires, ghouls, and aliens.

    Under the direction of Allison Le, over 60 WJHS students have worked diligently to be ready for opening night on October 24th.

    “The actors and set crew have worked hard on bringing this play to life!” wrote Director Le.  “(They) have been busy studying lines, learning to block, and working on their characterization(s) with our Assistant Director, Gregg Trzaskowski.  Stage manager Madison Richards has been working with a large group of students on the sets and props for the show.”

    Dates and times of the performances are as follows: Thursday, October 24th at 6:00 pm, Friday, October 25th at 3:30 pm and Saturday, October 26th at 1:00 pm.  Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased at the door of WJHS’s Ward Gymnasium an hour before curtain time.


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    Oct 2, 2024

    Eerie Academy Premieres October 24

    Come see the Wells Junior High School Drama Department as they open their fall show with a production of the spooky Halloween spectacular of Eerie Academy!

    Under the direction of Allison Le, over 50 Wells Junior High School students are hard at work getting ready for opening night on October 24.


  • The cast during a closing scene on Tuesday, April 9.
    Apr 10, 2024

    WJHS Wraps Up Shrek, Jr. Production

    Wells Junior High School Drama presented 3 performances of the Disney tale Shrek, Jr. The Musical inside the Olenn Performing Arts Center at Wells High School on April 6 and April 9. The productions wraps up the 2023-24 drama season which began in September when the cast began their season in preparation to deliver Alice in Wonderland. Be on the lookout for show announcements for the 2024-25 school year soon!