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BUS INFORMATION FOR THIS AFTERNOON:
Bus 676 is not running this afternoon, HOWEVER, 576 will be the replacement bus and will be 20-25 minutes later than usual. This affects Princeton Primary, Straley, Princeton Middle, and Princeton High.
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ADDITIONAL BUS INFORMATION 1/25/23: Bus 635 (special needs bus) is running 40 minutes late. This affects Princeton Primary, Straley, Mercer, Glenwood, Princeton Middle, and Princeton High.
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BUS INFORMATION 1/25/23: The following two buses will not run today.
Bus 629- Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle, and Bluefield High
Bus 643- Spanishburg, PikeView Middle, PikeView High
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Presenters from Bluefield State University, Bluefield University, Concord University, WVU Tech, MCTEC, New River Community & Technical College, and Career Connections traveled to share information with juniors at each high school on opportunities available to them during their senior year.
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Speakers from the Community Foundation of the Virginias and West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission will be there to share scholarship information!
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Congratulations to Halie Henkes from Princeton High School and Jennifer Goforth of Brushfork Elementary who were recognized at the Board meeting last night! Mrs. Henkes, pictured with sweet baby Elouise, obtained National Board Certification, and Ms. Goforth was recognized as part of the 110% Club. We are so proud of the incredible work you’re doing every day to help our kids succeed. #MercerStrong #EducatorsMatter
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BUS INFORMATION 1/24/23: Bus 643 will not run today. This affects Spanishburg, PikeView Middle, and PikeView High.
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Mercer County Schools now has WiFi on all school buses!
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ADDITIONAL BUS INFORMATION: bus 643 will not run today, Monday, January 23rd. This affects Spanishburg, Pikeview Middle and Pikeview High.
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BUS INFORMATION 1/23/23. Bus 646 will not run today, Monday, January 23rd. This affects Glenwood and Princeton High.
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All Mercer County Schools will operate on a 2 hour delay, tomorrow, Monday, January 23rd.
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We’re so proud of our growing Robotics Program!
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Updated Inclement Weather Bus Routes are available at the following link: https://5il.co/1nkii
IF inclement weather bus routes will be used, it will be posted on our social media and website and an all-call will go out to families.
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Attendance Matters!
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Bus 606 is running 15 minutes late. This affects Brushfork, Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle, and Bluefield High.
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ADDITIONAL BUS INFORMATION 1/20/23:
The following two buses will not run today.
Bus 646-Glenwood and Princeton High
Bus 604(normally 608)-Spanishburg, PikeView Middle, and PikeView High
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BUS INFORMATION 1/20/23. Bus 678 will not run today, Friday, January 20th. This affects Spanishburg, PikeView Middle, and PikeView High.
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BUS INFORMATION: Bus 617 will not run this afternoon, January 19th. This affects Bluewell, Glenwood, and Princeton High. If your child normally rides bus 617, they will need to be picked up at the school.
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The lockdowns at Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle, and Bluefield High have all been lifted. The suspect is in custody.
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Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle, and Bluefield High are all under a cautionary lockdown. due to the pursuit of a suspect in the Bland County, Virginia area. When the lockdown is lifted, a post will appear on our social media and website.