Mrs. Maldonado and Mr. Henry's classes held their graduation yesterday at Bluefield High School. Board member, Jim Bailey, was there to help them celebrate. Congratulations!
Teams have wrapped up their incredible journey at the 2025 VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas! 🤖🎉 We are so proud of all our teams for their hard work, innovation, and outstanding performance. Congratulations on a fantastic competition! 🌟👏 #VEXRobotics #RoboticsCompetition #STEM #Innovation #Teamwork #Dallas2025 #Proud #FutureEngineers 🤖🏆
Help us cheer on our three Mercer County robotics teams-Mercer, Straley’s, and Montcalm-as they finish up their competition at the 2025 VEX Robotics World Championship! 🤖🌍 Mercer County holds an incredible 3 of the 8 spots available in West Virginia for this event, showcasing our local talent on the global stage. We are #MercerCountyProud! 💙🚀
#Robotics #VEXWorlds2025 #STEM #MercerCounty #FutureEngineers #Teamwork #Innovation #WVRobotics #GlobalCompetition #LetsGoTeams
🤖🤖Mercer County is off to a strong start at the 2025 VEX Robotics World Championship! On day one, Straley Elementary is ranked 44th, Montcalm High is 41st, and Mercer Elementary is impressively holding 22nd place. These teams are showcasing great skill and teamwork as they compete today and tomorrow. Keep cheering them on to victory! 🤖🔥🙌
#VEXWorlds #MercerCountyRobotics #RoboticsChampionship #STEM #GoMercer #Teamwork #FutureEngineers
Even Oakley needs a power nap after a full day of tail wags, hallway hugs, and emotional support!
Oakvale's beloved therapy dog is catching some zzz’s—his head on the keyboard means he’s either writing a novel or dreaming about recess snacks.
#OakleyLovesHisKids #PawsAndReflect
Due to a power outage students at Spanishburg Elementary will be dismissed at 11:00 am today, May 13, 2025.
Bus 679 is running 35 minutes behind this morning, Tuesday, May 13th. This affects Brushfork, Bluefield Middle and Bluefield High.
Teachers Myra Wright, Kathy Anderson, Sarah Shrader, and Makayla Thorne recently presented to the Board of Education, sharing updates on the Pre-K and K–5 social studies curricula. As members of the textbook adoption committees, they explained the thoughtful process behind selecting new resources for the upcoming school year.
Dr. Kristal Filipek, Emily Huddle, Jordan Angell, and Amber Riffe recently shared their training on the Orange Frog Theory—an engaging approach to fostering positivity and building a stronger work and school culture. Their presentation focused on how simple mindset shifts can lead to lasting change across our schools.
Princeton Primary Principal Kelli Stanley, along with Kaila Hardin and Derek Belcher, recently returned from the AASA Learning 2025 Consortium in California. Their visit included stops at Google and Stanford University, where they explored the future of artificial intelligence and its role in transforming education. They’re bringing back innovative ideas to help prepare our students for tomorrow!
Teachers Myra Wright, Kathy Anderson, Sarah Shrader, and Makayla Thorne recently presented to the Board of Education, sharing updates on the Pre-K and K–5 social studies curricula. As members of the textbook adoption committees, they explained the thoughtful process behind selecting new resources for the upcoming school year.
🚀 The VEX World Competition is officially underway! 🌟 All three of our teams kicked off with strong first matches, and shoutout to Montcalm for posting a season-high score of 108 points! 🏆🔥
Our incredible teams are competing against 840 teams from 52 countries 🌍 - representing our state and county on the world stage. Let’s cheer them on as they show the world what they’re made of! 💪🎉
#GlobalCompetition #TeamSpirit #MontcalmPride #Represent #GameOn #WorldClass #StatePride #CountyStrong #SeasonHigh #LetsGoTeams
Bus 679 will not run today, Monday, May 12th. This affects Brushfork, Bluefield Middle, and Bluefield High.
Our Mercer County Robotics Teams are in Dallas for the World Robotics Championships. 🤖Teams from Montcalm High School, Mercer and Straley Elementary traveled to Texas over the weekend. The teams spent some time experiencing Dallas before the competition gets underway tomorrow. Wish them luck!
Brushfork and Montcalm Elementary Schools and Montcalm High School are under a boil water advisory. Bottled water will be provided for drinking and cooking.
Due to a water outage students will not report to Bluewell Elementary today, Friday May 9, 2025. If your child has already been picked up by their bus, they will be dropped off at the school and will need to be picked up there. The principal and staff will be there to receive them. Other staff may report on a 2 Hour Delay.
Bus 649, which is a special needs bus, is running 30 minutes late this morning, Friday, May 9th. This affects Spanishburg, Pikeview Middle, PikeView High, and Princeton High.
The following buses will not run today, Friday, May 9th:
Bus 645, which affects Bluewell, Brushfork, Bluefield Middle and Bluefield High
Bus 650, which affects Montcalm Elementary and Montcalm High; and
Bus 684, which affects Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle and Bluefield High
A heartfelt thank you to WISE for their incredibly generous donation of clothing, shoes, and personal hygiene products to restock student supply closets across Mercer County Schools! 💗
These essential items play a crucial role in helping our student support staff meet the diverse needs of our students. By providing these necessities, we can ensure our students are comfortable, confident, and ready to focus on their education.
We are so grateful for community partners like WISE who go above and beyond to support our students and schools. Your partnership makes a real difference! #MercerCountySchools #CommunitySupport #ThankYouWISE #StudentSuccess
GEAR UP SWV OPPORTUNITY FOR rising freshmen and sophomores: Concord University Campus camp on June 25 - June 28. Students will get to stay in the dorms and participate in fun, interactive activities hosted by Cool Speak. This is not like "school"; this is fun, engaging, hands-on activities to learn about leadership and confidence. 😊
Students will receive backpacks full of school supplies, camp t-shirts to wear each day, and throughout the week, there will be numerous prizes, swag, and giveaways.
Parents are invited to attend orientation on the first day and an end-of-camp presentation and meal on the last day. The parents that participate will be given a very nice leather-bound "trapper keeper" with notebook and pen as well as a TI-84 Texas Instruments Graphing Calculator and case!! As a special surprise, parents will also be entered into a giveaway for a Grand Prize for their family. 🎉🎉🎉
This camp is completely FREE, including the dorm stay, tee-shirts, snacks & meals each day, and prizes etc. Student supervision will be at a minimum 1:10 ratio.
