Mercer County Schools

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.

Bus 659 will run this morning but WILL NOT run this afternoon, Monday, October 27th. This affects Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle and Bluefield High.

The following buses will not run today, Friday, October 24th: Bus 676, which affects Straley, Mercer, Princeton Primary, Princeton Middle and Princeton High. And bus 653 which affects Melrose, Princeton Middle and Princeton High and INTERSECTS with Bus 637 at Melrose that affects PikeView Middle and PikeView High.

BHS 9th graders got a glimpse into their futures thanks to GEAR UP SWV! Through virtual reality simulations, students explored hands-on career experiences—testing out real-world skills in the professions they’re most interested in.

#GEARUPSWV #GEARUPWorks #NewRiverCTC

Bus 679 will NOT run this afternoon, Thursday, October 23rd. This affects Timberwood, Bluefield Middle, and Bluefield High.

🎯 Bluefield High School students got to “Get a Life” today! Students were given a job, salary, and family situation — then visited tables staffed by community members to make real-life decisions about housing, transportation, and more. They quickly learned how far a paycheck goes — and to watch out for the Grim Reaper bringing surprise bills! 💸 Thank you to all who made this hands-on experience possible. Mercer County Public Schools is proud to prepare students for real-world success! 💙💛 #BluefieldHigh #MercerCountySchools #GetALife #CareerReady

🎓 FAFSA Night Success!
We had a fantastic turnout at tonight’s FAFSA Workshop — over 20 families completed their FAFSA! 🙌

A huge thank-you to the Financial Aid representatives from Bluefield State University, Concord University, and WVU Extension for guiding our parents and students through the process. Your support helps open doors to college and career opportunities! 💙💛

#FAFSA #CollegeReady #FutureFocused #MercerCountySchools