Director of Transportation & Safety, Dave Rose, along with our dedicated mechanics and bus operators, met today to continue their commitment to student safety. Many don’t realize the hard work happening behind the scenes when they see a school bus on the road!
Our transportation team:
✅ Engages in professional development
✅ Keeps buses in top-notch condition
✅ Maintains a well-organized parts room
We appreciate all they do to ensure our students get to and from school safely every day! #ThankYou #SchoolBusHeroes #SafeRides
The Princeton Middle, PikeView Middle, and Bluefield Middle county tournament will go on as planned tonight, February 20, 2025 at Bluefield Middle School. The boys' championship game will be at 5:30 and the girls' championship game will be at 7:00.
The Title I Science of Reading Vocabulary professional development scheduled for this afternoon, February 20, 2025 (3:30-5:30) at the Seminar Center and rescheduling it for next Thursday February 27, 2025 (same time and place).
AP Lit kids at BHS did a great job with a poetry assignment based on Black History. They had to write two quatrains with two couplets in each one and include people and events from Black History. The poem then became the focus of their finished product - a collage.
All schools in Mercer County will have a re-imagined day on Thursday February 20, 2025. Students learn remotely from home, staff report.
Today, Dr. Ashley Vaughn, Coordinator overseeing Home School, Hope Scholarship, Virtual, Fine Arts, and Secondary Education, led an informative training session for Mercer County Social Services on the variety of school options available in West Virginia. We are truly appreciative of the time and opportunity to collaborate with other agencies for the benefit of families and all children in our community. Thank you to Mr. Edwin Bennett, Social Services Manager extending this invitation to Dr. Vaughn.
#MercerCountySchools #CollaborationForSuccess #BuildingStrongerFutures
🎶 Congratulations to Sandra Fox! 🎶
We are thrilled to celebrate Sandra Fox, music teacher at Spanishburg and Lashmeet-Matoaka, for being named the West Virginia Society for General Music’s 2025 Teacher of the Year! 🎵🏆
Her dedication to inspiring young musicians and fostering a love of music in her students is truly remarkable. Thank you, Mrs. Fox, for your passion, creativity, and commitment to music education! 🎶👏
#WVMusicTeacherOfTheYear #CongratulationsMrsFox #MusicMatters #MercerCountyProud
❄️ HUGE shoutout to the amazing staff at PikeView High School! ❄️ Even on a snow day, these dedicated folks braved the weather to ensure our students in need received their food boxes through the Extra Mile program. Thanks to our incredible partnership with the Mountaineer Food Bank, these boxes are packed with fresh fruit and vegetables, milk, hamburger meat, pork loins, and other shelf-stable items. And a special thanks to our Door Dashers for delivering these essential supplies! We are incredibly thankful for the PVHS staff's compassion and commitment to our community. They truly embody the spirit of going the extra mile! #MercerCountySchools #ExtraMile #MountaineerFoodBank #CommunitySupport #PikeViewHighSchool #SnowDayHeroes
All schools in Mercer County will be closed on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
Ms. Hypes and Ms. Faulkner’s 10th, 11th, and 12th grade ELA classes at PSHS celebrated Black History Month by creating a meaningful quilt honoring influential figures in history. Each square represents an important individual who made a lasting impact. Great job, students, on bringing history to life through creativity and learning! #BlackHistoryMonth #PSHS
Mr. Meadows’s class at Bluefield Intermediate had a blast celebrating the 100th day of school today! From fun activities to creative learning, these students made it a day to remember! #100DaysSmarter #BluefieldIntermediate
We have our rescheduled date for the Mercer County Schools' Social Studies Fair: March 6, 2025!
Thank you to the Oakvale and Spanishburg Communities.
Mercer County Schools will operate on a two hour delay tomorrow, Tuesday, February 18th, with the exception of Spanishburg Elementary. Spanishburg School will be closed to students; staff will report.
SOCIAL STUDIES FAIR POSTPONED
Due to the weather forecast, Mercer County Schools is postponing the Social Studies Fair originally scheduled for Wednesday, February 19, 2025. The event is now expected to take place in early March, with the exact date to be announced soon. We will announce the new date as soon as it is set through social media and automated call.
Mercer County Schools is hiring multiple substitute positions! Scan the QR code or visit https://www.applitrack.com/wvde/onlineapp/default.aspx?choosedistrict=true&applitrackclient=47343 to apply!
Congratulations to the following students from Bluefield, PikeView and Princeton High Schools who participated in the WVU Honor Band in Morgantown last weekend. #WVUHonorBand2025 (Left to Right: Mason Burnette, Braden Farley, Nathan Dinger, Weston Sanders, Elijah Morey, Quinn Brown, Jazmyn Spruiell, Emily Boswell, and Isabella Mitchem)
Instructional Moment Monday!
Reminder: Tomorrow, Monday, February 17th is a scheduled full-day Faculty Senate/Collaboration day. Students remain home tomorrow.
Afternoon bus information for Friday, February 14th:
Bus 679 will not run this afternoon. This affects Brushfork, Bluefield Middle and Bluefield High.