Mercer County Schools had an amazing Friday with Mr. Prather, PlayWatch Kids and JASON Learning! A huge thanks to everyone that joined us in this electric event!
Mercer County Schools welcomed JASON Learning representatives, Playwatch cofounder Jimmy Jenkins, and Mr. Prather to present Literacy, Numeracy, Mental Health, and Science educational content to close to 1,400 students in first and second grades. Our partnership with JASON Learning and Playwatch will transform early childhood education through engaging and inclusive content for our students. We want to thank our dignitaries for attending and hope that they help spread this initiative with their communities.
BUS INFORMATION: bus 684 will not run today, Friday, September 20th. This affects Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle and Bluefield High.
Juniors and seniors had an opportunity to attend the WVACRAO college fair today. This event was a great chance for students to gather information, ask questions and start thinking about their future plans. Here’s to taking the next steps to a bright future! #CollegeAndCareerBound
Midday snack for the hard working maintenance staff. We appreciate all you do to keep our schools operational! Students, faculty and parent’s alike appreciate your efforts!
MCS special education administrators are attending the WVDE Special Education Data conference in Morgantown.
Jennifer Perdue - Special Education Supervisor
Joey Riffe - Assistant Principal
Justin Gilbert - Assistant Principal
Emily Huddle - Director of Special Education
High School Administrators and Teachers had their initial training on MasteryPrep this evening with Ms. Zandra Webb. This tool will help our high school teachers determine student strengths and weaknesses, as well as help students prepare for the Digital SAT that is given in Grade 11. Our county will use this tool for Grades 9 through 12, and we will host Bootcamps for students in the Spring.
Did you know that a student's SAT score is one of the criteria for the West Virginia Promise Scholarship and other scholarship awards?
Day Two of training in Lewisburg includes the Regional Rollout of Unite with Numeracy. Joining Assistant Superintendent Dr. Ernie Adkins and Amber Riffe are principals Shelley Weiss (Athens) and Emily Smith (Brushfork), and Mercer County Teacher of the Year, Kimberly Yahya.
Students and families from BMS attended a family engagement event for Southern West Virginia GEAR UP. Parents and students learned about career options, calculating GPA, attendance matters, college visits, and the three E's: enroll, enlist, or employ.
Scholarship Alert! The Application for the Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars Program is Open!
The Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars Program is a competitive scholarship for current high school seniors and recent high school graduates with a passion for teaching and a history of high academic achievement, community service, and active involvement in extracurricular activities while in high school. Recipients will receive $10,000 per year for up to four years (up to the cost of tuition and fees, room and board, and other approved educational expenses). In exchange, Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars must agree to teach in a West Virginia public school in an area of critical need (math, science, elementary education or special education) for a period of five years after graduating from college. The deadline for applying is December 31, 2024. To learn more, please visit cfwv.com/financial-aid/underwood-smith-teaching-scholars.
Statement from Mercer County Schools
Statement from Superintendent Edward T. Toman
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Ernie Adkins along with Shannon Noble, Amber Riffe, Rhonda Rogers and Pamela Clark are attending the Science of Reading Content Team Training today in Lewisburg
Bus 684 is running 30 minutes behind, today, Monday, September 16th. This affects Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle and Bluefield High.
Please join us in congratulating Mercer County Board of Education President, Mr. Gregory Prudich for being named West Virginia State Board Member of the Year!
Join us for an informative session about the ins and outs of financial aid! Whether you are a student, parent or guardian, this event is designed to help you navigate the financial aid process, including the FAFSA, scholarships, grants, and loans.
Make no mistake: Financial Aid is for EVERYONE. This event is free.
Register using the link below. Then, mark your calendars and join us! Event reminders will be sent via email from Eventbrite.
https://www.cfwv.com/event/mercer-co-financial-aid-and-fafsa-information-night/.
Governor Jim Justice's press release regarding recent threats of violence to school systems
https://us15.campaign-archive.com/?e=94b2481ca6&u=d525ab9ade4d860d2b5772468&id=0d7a3a0f8b
Over 100 K-5 educators spent the evening with Assistant Superintendent Dr. Ernie Adkins training on Trauma Invested Schools - The new three R’s Relationship, Responsibility, and Regulation. Our educators are dedicated to the students in Mercer County and this shows it!
Delegate Doug Smith, with the WV House of Delegates, stopped by Lashmeet Matoaka School today to issue a check for $7,070.00. This money comes from the Local Economic Development Assistance Grant and will be used to purchase lifesaving Stop the Bleed Kits for every classroom at Lashmeet Matoaka, Spanishburg, Oakvale, Athens, and Melrose.
Policy I-09, Middle Level Grading Policy, is out for comment until October 1, 2024. Please send all comments to Dr. Kristal Filipek at kfilipek@k12.wv.us.
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