🌞 Summer Learning Spotlight 🌊 Kennedy Honaker (4th grade, Straley Elementary) and Meagan Honaker (1st grade, Princeton Primary) spent their summer exploring history and marine life at Fort Fisher State Historic Site and the Fort Fisher Aquarium in Kure Beach, NC! 🏰🐠
10 days ago, Amy Harrison
Summer Learning Spotlight: Kure Beach
Summer Learning Spotlight: Kure Beach
🌞 Summer Learning Spotlight Jaxon and Kolten Day, brothers from Princeton Primary School, explored the underground wonders of Lost World Caverns! Hands-on adventures like this help our students stay curious and keep learning all summer long. 🦇🪨📚 #MercerSummerLearning #KeepExploring
10 days ago, Amy Harrison
Summer Learning Spotlight Lost World Caverns
Calling all Oakvale and surrounding area students! Join us today at the Oakvale Ruritan Club!
11 days ago, Amy Harrison
MCS Food Truck in Oakvale today June 25, 2025 from 11:00-12:30
🌟 Summer Learning Spotlight 🌟 The Holcomb brothers are making the most of summer break with some out-of-this-world learning! 🚀 Titus Holcomb, an upcoming 11th grader at Bluefield High School, along with his younger brothers Asher (8th), Miles (6th), Zairik (2nd), and Xander (1st) from Glenwood, explored the Green Bank Observatory to learn about radio astronomy 🛰️ and toured The Greenbrier for a deep dive into West Virginia and American history. Way to go, Holcomb family, for turning summer into an educational adventure! 📚✨ #MercerExplores #SummerLearningSpotlight #WVHistory #STEMinWV
11 days ago, Amy Harrison
Summer Learning Spotlight Holcomb brothers at the Greenbrier Resort
Summer Learning Spotlight Holcomb brothers at the Greenbrier Resort
Summer Learning Spotlight Holcomb brothers at Green Bank Observatory
🌞 Summer Learning Spotlight 🌞 Straley student Sawyer Smith took a legendary detour last week—straight to the heart of West Virginia folklore! He visited the famous Mothman statue in Point Pleasant, diving into one of our state’s most mysterious stories. Now that’s a true WV summer adventure! #SummerLearning #WVMysteries #StraleyExplorer #MercerCountySchools
11 days ago, Amy Harrison
summer spotlight Mothman
summer spotlight Mothman
🌞 Summer Learning Spotlight 🌞 Jensen Lester, an upcoming Pre-K student at Athens, spent part of his summer exploring the natural wonders of Utah! He visited Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon, and Coral Pink Sand Dunes — completing fun educational activities and even picking up litter to earn his Junior Ranger badges. Way to go, Jensen, for learning and leading by example all summer long! 🏞️🌟🦅 #MercerSummerLearning #JuniorRanger #PreKExplorer #MercerProud
11 days ago, Amy Harrison
summer learning
summer learning
summer learning
🔬✨ Summer Learning Spotlight ✨🔬 Madison Fink-Miller, a sophomore at Princeton Senior High School, joined students from across Mercer, Wyoming, and Raleigh counties for a GearUp field trip to Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Science Center! 🧠🚀 From exploring the International Space Station to learning about water purification, life on Mars, the human body, and local watershed animals, it was a STEM-packed day of discovery! 🌍🧪 Shoutout to all the students and parents who made the trip—learning doesn't stop in the summer! #SummerLearningSpotlight #GearUpWV #STEMAdventures #MercerProud #PSHSTigers
12 days ago, Amy Harrison
GEAR UP Trip to Pittsburgh
🌟 Summer Learning Spotlight 🌟 Shoutout to upcoming Princeton Senior High School 9th graders Jersey Pritchett, Katlyn Arttrip, Grace Walker, and Eliora Fink-Miller for their amazing accomplishment this summer! 👏 These future healthcare heroes were pinned during the completion ceremony of the Junior Nurse Academy, hosted by Bluefield State University and WVU-PCH. 🩺💙 We’re so proud of our students taking bold steps toward their futures! #SummerLearningSpotlight #FutureNurses #MercerProud #PSHSTigers #HealthcareHeroes
12 days ago, Amy Harrison
Summer Spotlight, upcoming 9th graders from PSHS attending a Junior Nurse Academy
🌞 Summer Learning Spotlight 🌞 Meet Preston (upcoming 6th grader) and Grayson (upcoming 1st grader) from Montcalm Elementary! These adventurous brothers are participating in the Wilderness Explorer program at Animal Kingdom 🦁🌍 One of the coolest facts they’ve learned? Gorillas can’t smile! Instead, they stick out their bottom lip—what looks like a pout is actually a gorilla grin! 🦍💕 Way to keep learning and exploring this summer, Preston and Grayson! #MercerExplores #SummerLearningSpotlight #WildernessExplorers #MercerProud
12 days ago, Amy Harrison
Summer Spotlight Montcalm students at Disney's Animal Kingdom
Summer Spotlight Montcalm students at Disney's Animal Kingdom
Come see us at the First Christian Church in Princeton today from 11:00-12:30! Lots of fun activities and delicious food for students!
12 days ago, Amy Harrison
MCS Food Truck
Join us for some good food and cool activities with the MCS Express Food Truck at the Bluefield FitRec on College Ave. in Bluefield!
13 days ago, Amy Harrison
MCS food truck
🚧 Timberwood Elementary Update 🐺 We’re inching closer to being ready for teachers and staff to move in and make this space their own! It won’t be long before students and the community get to see all the hard work that’s gone into creating this beautiful new school. We can’t wait to share it with you!
16 days ago, Amy Harrison
Timberwood Elementary Construction Update June 19, 2025
Timberwood Elementary Construction Update June 19, 2025
Timberwood Elementary Construction Update June 19, 2025
Timberwood Elementary Construction Update June 19, 2025
Timberwood Elementary Construction Update June 19, 2025
Timberwood Elementary Construction Update June 19, 2025
Timberwood Elementary Construction Update June 19, 2025
Timberwood Elementary Construction Update June 19, 2025
Timberwood Elementary Construction Update June 19, 2025
Timberwood Elementary Construction Update June 19, 2025
🌟 Summer Learning Spotlight 🌟 Bentley Hampton, an upcoming 7th grader at Princeton Middle School, spent part of his summer watching an aircraft simulator training during an Air Force meeting! ✈️🧠 Even when school’s out, Mercer County students are still exploring, growing, and learning in exciting ways. Way to go, Bentley! #MercerLearns #SummerLearning #StudentSpotlight #ProudToBeMCS
17 days ago, Amy Harrison
summer learning spotlight
The MCS Express Food Truck will be in Montcalm today! Reminder, the food truck will not run tomorrow, Friday, June 20th, but will be back next week. First stop on 6/23: Bluefield FitRec!
17 days ago, Amy Harrison
MCS Express in Montcalm on June 19, 2025
📣 Standing room only at the WVASA Summer Conference! Data & Information Specialist Amy Harrison and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Ernie Adkins presented an eye-opening session on Artificial Intelligence and its role in public education. Superintendents from across West Virginia packed the room to explore how AI can be used to support students, improve instruction, and make data-driven decisions at the district level. From classroom tools to administrative efficiency, the future of education is here — and WV is leading the way! 💡📚🤖 Thank you to WVASA for the opportunity to share and to all the educational leaders who came ready to learn, ask questions, and envision what’s next. #WVASA #ArtificialIntelligence #AIinEducation #WVEducation #FutureReadySchools #DataDrivenLeadership #AIforLearning #EdTechWV #TransformingEducation
17 days ago, Amber Bowling
The MCS Express Food Truck will be in Matoaka today, June 18th!
18 days ago, Amy Harrison
food truck
🌞 Summer Learning Spotlight 🌟 Our first submission is in—and it’s a great one! Shoutout to upcoming Bluefield High School freshmen Antonio Froy, Haleigh Proffitt, and Sydney English who are spending part of their summer attending the Junior Nursing Academy hosted by Bluefield State University in partnership with WVU Princeton Community Hospital. Even when school’s out, our students are still learning, growing, and exploring future careers. Way to go! 💙 #SummerLearningSpotlight #BHSFutureNurses #MercerStudentsShine
18 days ago, Amy Harrison
Students participating in the Junior Nursing program this summer at Bluefield State
Sign from the Junior Nurse Academy at Bluefield State
The MCS Express has made it's way to Princeton. Come see us at The First Christian Church across from Straley School. 11:00-12:30. Bring your kids out for food and fun!!!
19 days ago, Amy Harrison
MCS express
MCS Express
MCS Express
MCS Express
Don't miss the MCS Express Food Truck today and some cool activities from our community partners! 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
19 days ago, Amy Harrison
MCS Express Food Truck
30 minutes until the MCS Express Food Truck begins serving lunch at the Greater Mt. Zion Pentecostal Church in Bluefield! Come on out!
20 days ago, Amy Harrison
MCs express
MCS express