BUS INFORMATION for Friday, October 27th. The following buses will not run today.
Bus 615- Mountain Valley, Bluefield Middle, Bluefield High
Bus 674- Princeton Primary, Mercer, Straley, Princeton Middle , Princeton High
Bus 656- Lashmeet Matoaka, Pikeview Middle and PVHS
Mathematical Mindset training this evening for grades 3-5 teachers facilitated by Kim Yahya (Athens), Katie Yahya Carter (Oakvale), and Emily Smith (Bluefield Primary). Board member, Paul Hodges, learned some new math strategies, too!
Thank you to the United Way for donating shoes to our schools! Their initiative is to provide children in Fayette, Raleigh, Nicholas, Wyoming, McDowell, Mercer and Summers Counties who are in need of shoes with new, athletic style shoes. Pictured are Teresa Inman, teacher at Oakvale School and Alysha Crawford, Mercer County Schools ICARE Coordinator.
K-2 Teachers participated in the Science of Reading professional development last evening at the Seminar Center. Dr. Brittany Anderson, Kelli Stanley, Amber Riffe, and Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Ernie Adkins facilitated. #ScienceofReading #Ready.Read.Write
Melrose School had the sweetest visitor today. Ms. Phyllis Akers, former teacher at Melrose stopped by the school. She taught at Melrose from 1973-2003. She brought some delicious baked goodies for the staff. She toured the school and shared some wonderful stories. They cannot wait for her to return for a visit.
AFTERNOON BUS INFORMATION for Thursday, October 26th. Bus 674 will NOT run this afternoon. This affects Princeton Primary, Mercer, Straley, Princeton Middle, and Princeton High.
Mercer County Schools' Director of Special Education - Lynn Bayle, Assistant Director of Special Education - Emily Huddle, and Shannon Noble - Special Education Supervisor are attending the WV CASE - Council of Administrators of Special Education at Stonewall Jackson Resort.
Fall Break is right around the corner!
Additional bus information for Thursday, October 26th:
Bus 625 is running 30 minutes late this morning. This affects Athens, Pikeview Middle and Pikeview High.
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
