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BUS INFORMATION 1/4/23. The following buses will not run today.
Bus 653-Melrose, Princeton Middle, Princeton High
Bus 607-Oakvale, PikeView Middle, PikeView High
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Please join us in congratulating Mrs. Henkes for her accomplishments!
![Halie Henkes NBCT](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/live_feed_image/image/3548339/large_Mrs._Halie_Henkes_English_Teacher_at_Princeton_Senior_High_School_for_Achieving_National_Board_Certification_in_English_Language_ArtsAdolescence___Young_Adult.png)
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BUS INFORMATION 1/3/23: The following buses will not run today.
Bus 604(normally 608)- Spanishburg, PVMS, PVHS
Bus 615- Mountain Valley, Bluefield Middle, Bluefield High
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BUS INFORMATION 12/22/22: The following 3 buses will not run today, Thursday, December 22nd.
604/608- Spanishburg, PVMS, PVHS
645- Bluewell, Bluefield Middle, Bluefield High
659- Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle, Bluefield High
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Buses will run on an Inclement Weather Bus Schedule, today, Thursday, December 22nd: Click on https://5il.co/1md73 to see alternate bus pick up locations for certain areas.
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Mrs. Redman's kindergarten class at Spanishburg Elementary recently completed a community service project. The students signed and illustrated Christmas cards, which were delivered to Princeton Community Hospital. The cards will be delivered to patients in the pediatric unit, oncology unit, and elsewhere. A special "thank you" to PCH's Meg Carpenter for being so kind, helpful, and delivering our cards!
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BUS INFORMATION 12/21/22: Bus 608 will not run today. This affects Spanishburg, PikeView Middle, and PikeView High.
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Santa's reindeer are resting up for their big trip this weekend, so Santa visited students at Bluefield Primary via helicopter!
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Happy Holidays!
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BUS INFORMATION 12/20/22. The following buses will not run today.
639- Athens, PVMS, PVHS
665- Lashmeet, PVMS, PVHS
636- Lashmeet, PVMS, PVHS
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Bus information: Bus 641 will not run today, Monday, December 19th. This affects Mountain Valley, Bluefield Middle, and Bluefield High.
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The Bluefield High School Drama Club traveled to New York City earlier this month. The sixteen students and three chaperones attended three shows - The Rockettes' Christmas Spectacular, Aladdin, and Wicked - and they participated in two workshops taught by Broadway professionals.
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Attention Virtual Students and Families: There will be no virtual student meal pick up on Wednesday, December 21st. Pick up will resume on Wednesday, January 4th.
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Congratulations to Mercer County's 3rd place Spelling Bee winner: Charles Fink from PikeView Middle School! Charles' mother is a substitute teacher at PVMS and got to meet Mr. Toman, too.
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BUS INFORMATION 12/16/22: The following 8 buses will not run today.
659- Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, BMS, BHS
648- ATHENS, PVMS, PVHS
643- SPANISHBURG, PVMS, PVHS
676- Princeton Primary, STRALEY, PMS, PSHS
652- OAKVALE, PVMS, PVHS
611- Montcalm Elementary, Montcalm High
634- Princeton Primary, STRALEY, PMS, PSHS
640- Lashmeet Matoaka, PVMS, PVHS
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Melrose Robotics!
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BUS INFORMATION 12/15/22: The following 4 buses will not run today.
601- Spanishburg, PVMS, PVHS
676- Princeton Primary, Straley, PMS, PSHS
643- Spanishburg, PVMS, PVHS
615- Mountain Valley, BMS, BHS
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Congratulations to Mercer County School's Spelling Bee Winners!
1st Place: Thomas McKenzie
2nd Place: Corey Rife
3rd Place- Charles Fink (not pictured)
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BUS INFORMATION 12/14/22: The following buses will not run today, Wednesday, December 14th.
Bus 618- (Alternative School bus) PMS PSHS
Bus 676- Princeton Primary, Straley, PMS, PSHS
Bus 591- Montcalm Elementary & Montcalm High
Bus 643- Spanishburg, PVMS PVHS