BUS INFORMATION Friday, November 3rd. The following buses will not run today: 649- SPECIAL NEEDS BUS - Silver Springs, Mercer, Pikeview High 611- Montcalm Elementary and Montcalm High 651- Lashmeet Matoaka, Pikeview Middle, Pikeview High. 657- BRUSHFORK, BMS, BHS.
Today's C.A.R.E. Event was a wonderful time of children and adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities, Autism, or other special needs to interact with first responders. A big thank you to the coordinators of this event, Lisa Jones, CEO of Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center; Beth Bailey, Director of Collaborative Programs Community Connections; Candace Nelson, CSIRA Project Director; and Captain Ruble, Mercer County Sheriff's Department.
Congratulations to these three Mercer County Students for being recommended for the U.S. Service Academies by U.S. Senator Joe Manchin! We are so proud!
BUS INFORMATION for Thursday, November 2nd. The following buses will not run today. Bus 611 - affects Montcalm Elementary and Montcalm High. Bus 624- affects Brushfork, Bluefield Middle and Bluefield High
MCTEC's Holiday Vendor and Craft Fair!
BUS INFORMATION for Wednesday, November 1st. Bus 611 will not run today. This affects Montcalm Elementary and Montcalm High.
Oakvale Elementary School magically became Wonderland today!
Some of our Central Office staff have been spotted around the county reading to classrooms! They are visiting students at Bluefield Primary, Mountain Valley, and Princeton Primary. Happy Halloween!
Spooky Lunch!
AFTERNOON BUS INFORMATION for Monday, October 30th. Bus 657 will NOT run this afternoon. This affects Brushfork, Bluefield Middle and Bluefield High.
BUS INFORMATION FOR Monday, October 30th. Bus 627, which is a special needs bus will not run today. This affects Glenwood, Princeton Primary, Silver Springs, Mercer, Princeton Middle and Princeton High.
Hip Hip Hooray, it's Pepperoni Cheese Roll Day!!!!
Congratulations to Bluefield Beavers Head Coach, Fred Simon, for his 300th win! What an accomplishment!
BUS INFORMATION for Friday, October 27th. The following buses will not run today.
Bus 615- Mountain Valley, Bluefield Middle, Bluefield High
Bus 674- Princeton Primary, Mercer, Straley, Princeton Middle , Princeton High
Bus 656- Lashmeet Matoaka, Pikeview Middle and PVHS
Mathematical Mindset training this evening for grades 3-5 teachers facilitated by Kim Yahya (Athens), Katie Yahya Carter (Oakvale), and Emily Smith (Bluefield Primary). Board member, Paul Hodges, learned some new math strategies, too!
Thank you to the United Way for donating shoes to our schools! Their initiative is to provide children in Fayette, Raleigh, Nicholas, Wyoming, McDowell, Mercer and Summers Counties who are in need of shoes with new, athletic style shoes. Pictured are Teresa Inman, teacher at Oakvale School and Alysha Crawford, Mercer County Schools ICARE Coordinator.
K-2 Teachers participated in the Science of Reading professional development last evening at the Seminar Center. Dr. Brittany Anderson, Kelli Stanley, Amber Riffe, and Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Ernie Adkins facilitated. #ScienceofReading #Ready.Read.Write
Melrose School had the sweetest visitor today. Ms. Phyllis Akers, former teacher at Melrose stopped by the school. She taught at Melrose from 1973-2003. She brought some delicious baked goodies for the staff. She toured the school and shared some wonderful stories. They cannot wait for her to return for a visit.
AFTERNOON BUS INFORMATION for Thursday, October 26th. Bus 674 will NOT run this afternoon. This affects Princeton Primary, Mercer, Straley, Princeton Middle, and Princeton High.
Mercer County Schools' Director of Special Education - Lynn Bayle, Assistant Director of Special Education - Emily Huddle, and Shannon Noble - Special Education Supervisor are attending the WV CASE - Council of Administrators of Special Education at Stonewall Jackson Resort.
