ADDITIONAL AFTERNOON BUS INFO for Friday, March 22nd: BUS 621 will not run this afternoon. This affects Princeton Primary, Mercer, Princeton Middle and Princeton High.
**Princeton Primary AND MERCER STUDENTS THAT TYPICALLY RIDE BUS 621 WILL RIDE 676 WITH RICKEY GRAHAM.
** Princeton Middle and Princeton High STUDENTS THAT TYPICALLY RIDE BUS 621 (622) WILL RIDE 653 WITH NICK NOWLIN.
AFTERNOON BUS INFO for Friday, March 22nd. Bus 675 will not run this afternoon.
**all Princeton Primary and Straley students are to ride bus 690.
** some of the stops for Princeton Middle and Princeton High are shared with Bus 633.
BUS INFORMATION for Friday, March 22nd:
This affects Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle and Bluefield High. Bus 673 will not run today; however: Students who are transported to and from Princeton Avenue, Grant Street Bridge, and Wayne Street will ride bus 659 with Pam Scott.
Students who are transported to and from Bland Street and College Avenue will ride bus 663 with Eric Poe.
Students who are transported to and from Ridgemont will ride bus 629 with Doug Cook.
High school students across the county have been participating in the Get a Life program this month. Get a Life promotes financial literacy and college awareness by giving students real-world insights. Special thanks to Bluefield State University, Concord University, and our local business partners for making this event a success! Let's keep building a brighter future together!
Senior and adult students at MCTEC had the opportunity to showcase their skills to local businesses at the Reverse Career Fair. Thank you to all the companies who participated and made it a success! Let's keep connecting and building a brighter future together.
CONGRATULATIONS to the 2024 Mercer County Schools Service Person of the Year, Mrs. Debbie Cook-Bailey! Mrs. Debbie is secretary at Melrose Elementary and beloved by all who know her. Now she competes for the title of West Virginia Service Person of the Year!
BUS INFORMATION for Wednesday, March 20th:
This affects Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle and Bluefield High. Bus 673 will not run today; however: Students who are transported to and from Princeton Avenue, Grant Street Bridge, and Wayne Street will ride bus 659 with Pam Scott.
Students who are transported to and from Bland Street and College Avenue will ride bus 663 with Eric Poe.
Students who are transported to and from Ridgemont will ride bus 629 with Doug Cook.
We're looking forward to celebrating our Service Personnel of the Year this evening!
AFTERNOON BUS INFORMATION for Tuesday, March 19th: This affects Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle and Bluefield High. Bus 673 will not run this afternoon; however: Students who are transported to Princeton Avenue, Grant Street Bridge, and Wayne Street will ride bus 659 with Pam Scott. Students who are transported to Bland Street and College Avenue will ride bus 663 with Eric Poe. Students who are transported to Ridgemont will ride bus 629 with Doug Cook.
Mr. Toman with two officials from Mercer County-Chuck Ratliff was recognized for 30 years as a basketball official and Michael Henry for 28 years as a basketball official.
BUS INFO for Monday, March 18th:
Bus 640, which affects Lashmeet Matoaka, Pikeview Middle and Pikeview High will not run today; however, children that live on Bicknal flats and lower part of Reese Harmon ridge will ride 636.
Children that live on upper part of Reese Harmon ridge will ride 656.
Both 636 and 656 may be late 10-15 minutes due to additional stops.
PSHS 9th grader, Katelyn Choate, sang the national anthem for the Single A Championship in Charleston today. She is pictured with superintendent Ed Toman and her parents.
The Mercer County Robotics Program finished strong at the WV State Championship in Fairmont with the Mercer Elementary Team D - Da’ Pirates” winning the state skills championship and earning a spot at the Robotics World Championship in Dallas. Straley Team A won the Judges Award, and Team C won the Amaze Award. Mercer Team E won the Build Award. Melrose Elementary finished an amazing event placing both teams in the top 20 of skills and teamwork.
Our Mercer County Elementary Robotics teams finished day 1 strong at the with Mercer Elementary Team D holding first place in the teamwork challenge. Straley
and Melrose also have teams in the top 10. We are so proud of our students and their hard work. Good luck tomorrow!
Montcalm High School Team B won the WV Robotics Teamwork State Championship and the Skills Champion Award in Fairmont on Thursday, earning a bid to the 2024 World Championship in Dallas, Texas. Princeton Middle School Team A finished 3rd in the state and earned the State Championship Design Award. Congratulations to all of our middle school teams for representing Mercer County.
Additional bus info for Friday, March 15th: Bus 683 is running 20 minutes late this morning. This affects Lashmeet Matoaka, Pikeview Middle and Pikeview High
BUS INFO for Friday, March 15th:
Bus 659, which affects Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle and Bluefield High, will not run this afternoon; however
Students who are transported to/from Hardees/Salvation Army, CASE WV/Captain D's, MLK Bridge/Bluefield Transit, Allen Street and Park Street will ride bus 673.
Students who are transported to/from Tiffany Manor and Bluefield State will ride bus 686
ALSO
Bus 640, which affects Lashmeet Matoaka, Pikeview Middle and Pikeview High will not run today; however, children that live on Bicknal flats and lower part of Reese Harmon ridge will ride 636.
Children that live on upper part of Reese Harmon ridge will ride 656.
Both 636 and 656 may be late 10-15 minutes due to additional stops.
AFTERNOON BUS INFO for Thursday, March 14th: Bus 659, which affects Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle and Bluefield High, will not run this afternoon; however
Students who get dropped off at Creation Station will ride bus 684.
Students who are transported to Hardees/Salvation Army, CASE WV/Captain D's, MLK Bridge/Bluefield Transit, Allen Street and Park Street will ride bus 673.
Students who are transported to Tiffany Manor and Bluefield State will ride bus 663.
These changes are only for this afternoon.
Bus Route change for Thursday, March 14th.
Bus 640, which affects Lashmeet Matoaka, Pikeview Middle and Pikeview High will not run today; however, children that live on Bicknal flats and lower part of Reese Harmon ridge will ride 636.
Children that live on upper part of Reese Harmon ridge will ride 656.
Both 636 and 656 may be late 10-15 minutes due to additional stops.
Bus Route change for Wednesday, March 13th.
Bus 640, which affects Lashmeet Matoaka, Pikeview Middle and Pikeview High will not run today; however, children that live on Bicknal flats and lower part of Reese Harmon ridge will ride 636.
Children that live on upper part of Reese Harmon ridge will ride 656.
Both 636 and 656 may be late 10-15 minutes due to additional stops.