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UPDATE: ALL MERCER COUNTY SCHOOLS NOW CLOSED 3/14/23
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BUS INFORMATION 3/14/23: The following buses will not run today.
Bus 639: Athens, Pikeview Middle, Pikeview High
Bus 659: Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle, Bluefield High
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All Mercer County Schools will operate on a 2 hour delay with inclement bus routes, Tuesday, March 14th. Inclement bus routes found here: https://5il.co/1nkii
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BUS INFORMATION 3/13/23:
Bus 639 will not run today. This affects Athens, Pikeview Middle and Pikeview High.
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Have you applied to become a JASON Argonaut for Mercer County Schools? Don't forget the 2nd part of your application is due by March 13, 2023. https://jasonlearning.submittable.com/submit/9f3d1bbc-4f1e-4d03-8eaf-5f21a827abed/jason-argonaut-program-application-for-2023-part-2
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Title I Parent Advisory Committee meeting this morning at MCTEC. Special thanks to Kaila Hardin and Heather Farley, Mercer County Technology Integration Specialists, for presenting digital tools to our parents.
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Congratulations to all the Middle School Battle of the Books teams that competed at Concord University yesterday. The final battle came between two PikeView Middle School teams!
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BUS INFORMATION 3/10/23: Bus 639 will not run today. This affects Athens, Pikeview Middle, and Pikeview High.
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BUS INFORMATION 3/9/23
Bus 673 will not run today. Affects Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle, Bluefield High
Bus 600 will run THIS MORNING ONLY. IT WILL NOT RUN THIS AFTERNOON. Affects Spanishburg, PVMS, PVHS.
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Youth Art Exhibit.
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Congratulations to our area schools' All-State Choir, Band, and WV Honor Recital participants!
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Glenwood, Mountain Valley, Bluewell, Brushfork and Montcalm Elementary teachers met for a PLC (Professional Learning Community) to share ideas and discuss best practices in the classroom.
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The 2023 Elementary Battle of the Books was on March 7th at Concord University, and was it ever a battle! Every student knew the books inside and out and competed with the utmost sportsmanship. Congratulations to all!
Champions: Oakvale Elementary
Runners-Up: Athens Elementary
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BUS INFORMATION 3/8/23. The following buses will not run today:
673- Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle, Bluefield High
599- Montcalm Elementary, Montcalm High
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We appreciate our social workers! Happy Social Work Month!
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BUS INFORMATION 3/7/23:
Bus 639 will not run today. This affects Athens, Pikeview Middle and Pikeview High.
Bus 676 will not run this morning but WILL run this afternoon. This affects Straley, Princeton Primary, Princeton Middle, and Princeton High.
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Congratulations to Mercer County Students who competed in the Regional Math Field Day in Beckley this weekend. You make us proud!
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Good luck to students representing Mercer County Schools in the State Science Fair today!
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BUS INFO 3/6/23: The following buses will not run today.
639- ATHENS, PVMS, PVHS
007- OAKVALE, PVMS, PVHS
678- SPANISHBURG, PVMS, PVHS
602- (special needs bus) Mt. Valley, Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, BMS, BHS
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Families, please talk to your children about the dangers of vaping.
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