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ADDITIONAL BUS INFO 2/22/23: The following bus will not run today.
Bus 615 - Mountain Valley, BMS, BHS
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BUS INFORMATION 2/22/23: The following buses will not run today.
Bus 599-Montcalm Elementary, Montcalm High
Bus 639 - Athens, PVMS, PVHS
Bus 649 (special needs bus) - Silver Springs, Princeton Primary, Spanishburg, PVMS, PVHS
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BUS INFORMATION: Bus 604 (normally 608) will not run today, Tuesday, February 21st. This affects Spanishburg, Pikeview Middle and Pikeview High.
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It's time to think about Pre-K! Please scan the QR code to complete the application.
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Emergency personnel are on scene at Princeton High School due to a medical emergency for a student. All students and staff are asked to shelter in place. There is no threat.
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Emergency personnel are on scene at Princeton High School due to a medical emergency for a student. All students and staff are asked to shelter in place. There is no threat.
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IMPORTANT ROUTE NOTICE: Children that live on Aida need to meet bus 641 at the gas company at 6:50 a.m. Aida road is closed. This affects Mountain Valley, Bluefield Middle and Bluefield High.
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BUS INFORMATION 2/20/23: Bus 598 will not run today, Monday February 20th. This affects Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle and Bluefield High.
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Information on Princeton area schools lockdown 2/17/23:
A student in the office area of Princeton Senior High School became aggressive and disrespectful to the administration. The student left the office without permission. The School Resource Officer attempted to intervene with the student, and the student became physically aggressive. Contrary to rumor, there was not a weapon involved at the school.
In an unrelated incident that occurred almost simultaneously, Princeton Police notified our Schools Safety Director and advised Princeton area schools go on cautionary lockdown due to a person in Princeton brandishing a weapon from a vehicle. The police apprehended the suspect and lockdowns were lifted. Precautionary lockdowns due to an outside threat means exterior doors are secure, students remain in classrooms, and instruction is not interrupted.
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For a brief period, Princeton Area Schools were under a precautionary lockdown due to police activity nearby. There is no longer a threat, so all schools' lockdowns have been lifted.
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A big THANK YOU to the Family Refuge Center for dropping off a delicious cake to us today!
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SILVER SPRINGS FAMILIES: The telephones at Silver Springs Early Learning Center are currently not working.
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ADDITIONAL BUS INFORMATION: Due to flooding on roads, two buses will not be able to pick up students in some areas. They are 601, which affects Spanishburg, Pikeview Middle and Pikeview High and 652 which affects Oakvale, Pikeview Middle and Pikeview High.
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MERCER COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE OPEN TODAY, FEBRUARY 17th. 59 news is showing us as on a Re-imagined day, but this is incorrect. They seem to be running the closings from Monday on the screen today. They are working to get it corrected.
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BUS INFORMATION 2/17/23: The following buses will not run today.
Bus 621-Princeton Primary, Mercer, PMS, PSHS
Bus 640-Lashmeet Matoaka, PVMS, PVHS
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Snow Day Make-Up Dates:
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TONIGHT: Come on out tonight at 6:00 pm to the Seminar Center to learn about scholarships available to high school seniors!
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BUS INFORMATION 2/16/23: Bus 621 will not run today. This affects Princeton Primary, Mercer, Princeton Middle, and Princeton High.
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The Mercer County Academic Bowl has concluded. Thank you to the Bluefield, Princeton, and PikeView teams and their coaches. Bluefield High gets to keep the trophy for another year! Congratulations!
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