Mercer County Schools

The first Academic Bowl match of the year was held today at PikeView High School! Teams from Princeton, Bluefield, and PikeView faced off in a friendly competition testing their knowledge in history, geography, politics, mathematics, art, literature, and music. What a great way to kick off the season—congratulations to all the participants for showcasing their academic excellence!

PikeView Middle students Kassidy Belcher and Jasmin Bixby spent the day at WVU Tech serving as “Presidents for the Day!” They experienced what it’s like to lead a university alongside WVU Tech President Dr. T. Ramon Stuart—who even featured them on his radio show! What an incredible opportunity to learn about leadership and higher education firsthand.

Bus 689 is not running this morning, Thursday, November 6th. This affects Montcalm Elementary and Montcalm High.

After school = time to learn! 📚 Elementary teachers across Mercer County attended PD sessions yesterday—collaborating, sharing best practices, and refining research-based strategies to support every student’s success. 🌟

🎉 Congratulations to Lashmeet-Matoaka Elementary School! 🎉
The school received the 2025 Chevy Back to School Donation from Ramey Chevrolet and GMC — a generous $1,000 contribution to support students and staff!

Thank you to Ramey Chevrolet and GMC for investing in education and helping Mercer County students start the year strong! 💛🖤

At tonight’s AASA JASON Learning Core Team Collaboration, Technology Integration Specialists Dr. Heather Farley and Kaila Hardin shared innovative ways to integrate AI in the classroom. 💡🤖 We were also inspired by our former JASON Argonauts, who presented their incredible expedition experiences: 🌎 Blake Blankenship – Houston 2024 🌊 Savannah Mongeni – Boston 2022 🌋 Finn Caudill – Portland 2025 🌿 Miles Munique – Portland 2025 We’re so proud of these students and educators representing Mercer County Schools on a national stage! @LoveMyWVSchool @jasonlearning #JASONLearning #AASA #STEMEducation #AIintheClassroom #MercerCountySchools

Mercer County Schools ICARE Coordinator, Alysha Crawford, is presenting the ICARE Framework at the NAEHCY Conference in Dallas, Texas! The ICARE Framework focuses on building systematic and unified supports to ensure no child falls through the cracks. Alysha shared Mercer County’s story and inspired other communities to develop their own versions of ICARE. 💜 #NAEHCY2025 #ICARE #DallasTexas #CommunityImpact #MercerCountyWV #MercerCountySchools

🎯 Strive for Five!
Students — aim to be in school five days a week and keep your attendance streak strong! Every day counts toward your success. 💪📚 #StriveForFive #EveryDayCounts #LoveMyWVSchool

Thank you, Mercer County Health Department!

It’s not just our schools getting in on the Halloween fun! Central Office staff joined the celebration too—dressing up to welcome our little trick-or-treaters from across the county. 👻🍬

Our Special Education Office and Elementary Supervisor had a spooktacular time reading Halloween stories to our elementary students! 🎃📚 There’s nothing like sharing the joy of reading — and a few fun frights — with our youngest learners! 👻🧡

Bus 689 will not run this afternoon, Friday, October 31, 2025. This affects Montcalm Elementary and Montcalm High.

Bus 648 is running about 25 minutes late this morning, Thursday, October 30th. This affects Athens, PikeView Middle and PikeView High.

Having spooky tech troubles with Rooms? Send your name, cell number, and your child’s name(s) to mercerroomstechhelp@groups.k12.wv.us. We’ll have you back online faster than Dracula avoids daylight! 🦇💻

Assistant Superintendent Dr. Ernie Adkins led a productive debrief today following the WVDE Federal Programs Monitoring meeting. The meeting focused on reviewing next steps and compiling a few additional pieces of supporting evidence requested by the state.

We’re proud to share that the audit reflected strong performance and compliance across our programs — a direct result of the dedication and hard work of our school teams, principals, and central office staff.

Thank you to everyone who continues to ensure Mercer County Public Schools remains a model of excellence and accountability.

#DynamicDistrict #TeamMercer #WVPublicSchools

📅 School Calendar Public Hearing

Last night, Mercer County Public Schools hosted the first of two public hearings for the 2026–2027 school calendar. Participants learned about the state requirements that guide all West Virginia school calendars, presented by Data & Information Specialist Amy Harrison.

🗓️ The second public hearing will take place on November 10th at 5:30 p.m. at the MCTEC Seminar Center, prior to the regular Board of Education meeting.

#MercerSchools #PublicHearing #SchoolCalendar #CommunityEngagement

Bus 679 is running 20 minutes late this morning, Tuesday, October 28th. This affects Timberwood, Bluefield Middle and Bluefield High.

The Calendar Public Hearing scheduled for tonight is delayed. We will begin when a previously scheduled meeting has concluded.

Show your school spirit! 🎓💙💛 Wear your favorite college’s colors this Thursday, October 30 in honor of College Application & Exploration Week. Let’s see those colors! #CollegeAppWeek #CollegeExplorationWeek #FutureReady #CFWV

Bus 684 is running 20 minutes last this morning, Monday, October 27th. This affects Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle, and Bluefield High.