BUS INFORMATION for Thursday, October 26th. The following buses will not run today:
Bus 619- transports Bluefield area students to the alternative school
Bus 643- Spanishburg, Pikeview Middle, Pikeview High
Bus 639- Athens, Pikeview Middle, Pikeview High
Today, members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Beta Lambda Omega Chapter of Bluefield, WV, met with Superintendent Edward Toman and Amanda Aliff, Coordinator of Pupil Services. It was an honor to connect with such a passionate group of individuals, dedicated to making a positive impact on our community's youth. The women of AKA are beginning the process of being volunteers and mentors in our schools. Thank you for sharing your time, expertise, and passion with us! #AKASorority #CommunityPartnership
BUS INFORMATION for Wednesday, October 25th.
Bus 652 will not run today. This affects OAKVALE, PVMS, PVHS
Bus 661 will run this morning but will NOT run this afternoon. This affects ATHENS, PVMS, PVHS
A big shoutout to Mercer County Schools plumbers Cody Neal and Steve Clowers for their hard work fixing a main water line leak at Oakvale today on this rainy day! Our Maintenance Department keeps our facilities in tip-top shape!
Mercer County Schools had another great night of robotics! We have a total of 45 teams that have competed this week. We look forward to seeing their skills grow in our next round of competition in November.
Dr. William White, CEO of The National Diversity Collaborative, Inc. discusses opportunities for Mercer County students with Superintendent Ed Toman, Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Ernie Adkins, Jennifer Collis, Career Connections Facilitator, and Amy Harrison, Information Specialist. Be on the lookout for updates!
Contact our Transportation Department for details! 304-487-1551 extension 2471 or apply directly at https://www.applitrack.com/wvde/onlineapp/default.aspx?choosedistrict=true&applitrackclient=47343
Special thanks to our volunteers from City National Bank, First Community Bank, the Wade Center, Mercer County Historical Society, Mercer County School Board, MCOI, WVNSTV, Concord University, Cole Harley Davidson, and AAA.
AFTERNOON BUS INFORMATION for Thursday, October 19th. Bus 681 will not run this afternoon. This affects Montcalm Elementary and Montcalm High.
BUS INFORMATION for Thursday, October 19th. Bus 619, which transports Bluefield area students to the alternative school, will not run today.
Last evening was the first Mercer County Robotics League event of the year! #FutureLeadersinSTEM
Pre-K teachers and administrators joined Amber Riffe, Pre-K/Elementary Supervisor for part two of their Child Outcome Summaries training yesterday. Teachers participated in a strategy session that will connect to their next Pre-K professional learning community in Math.
BUS 635- special needs bus-is running 20 minutes late. This affects Silver Springs, Straley, Mercer, Princeton Primary, Princeton Middle and Princeton High.
BUS INFO for Wednesday, October 18th. The following buses will not run today.
649- SPECIAL NEEDS BUS- Silver Springs, Mercer, PVHS
619- transports Bluefield area students to the Alternative School
611- will run this morning, but NOT this afternoon Montcalm El. and Montcalm H
K-2 Mathematical Mindsets training with Katie Carter, Kim Yahya, and Emily Smith.
Science of Reading Training for grades 3-5 at Mountain Valley Elementary
Mercer County Principals received training from Dr. Ashley Vaughn on WV Balanced Scorecard Methodology and Reducing Chronic Absenteeism by Russell Lippencott.
PikeView Middle School administration has become aware of a potential threat to school safety. Investigation by school administrators and WV State Police identified the students involved and appropriate disciplinary action was taken immediately by the school. WV State Police are continuing to investigate the incident in coordination with the Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
UPDATE: BUS 649 WILL NOT RUN TODAY, 10/17/23.
One of our buses was involved in an accident on 460 this morning. The bus did not have students on it at the time. We are thankful the bus driver and aide are not hurt, but both are being checked out by medical professionals.
UPDATE: Bus 649 is not running today.
ADDITIONAL BUS INFORMATION for Tuesday, October 17th. Bus 649, which is a special needs run is running about 45 minutes late. This affects Silver Springs, Mercer, and Pikeview High.