🌞 Summer Learning Spotlight 🌞
Meet Preston (upcoming 6th grader) and Grayson (upcoming 1st grader) from Montcalm Elementary! These adventurous brothers are participating in the Wilderness Explorer program at Animal Kingdom 🦁🌍
One of the coolest facts they’ve learned? Gorillas can’t smile! Instead, they stick out their bottom lip—what looks like a pout is actually a gorilla grin! 🦍💕
Way to keep learning and exploring this summer, Preston and Grayson! #MercerExplores #SummerLearningSpotlight #WildernessExplorers #MercerProud
Come see us at the First Christian Church in Princeton today from 11:00-12:30! Lots of fun activities and delicious food for students!
Join us for some good food and cool activities with the MCS Express Food Truck at the Bluefield FitRec on College Ave. in Bluefield!
🚧 Timberwood Elementary Update 🐺
We’re inching closer to being ready for teachers and staff to move in and make this space their own! It won’t be long before students and the community get to see all the hard work that’s gone into creating this beautiful new school. We can’t wait to share it with you!
🌟 Summer Learning Spotlight 🌟
Bentley Hampton, an upcoming 7th grader at Princeton Middle School, spent part of his summer watching an aircraft simulator training during an Air Force meeting! ✈️🧠
Even when school’s out, Mercer County students are still exploring, growing, and learning in exciting ways. Way to go, Bentley! #MercerLearns #SummerLearning #StudentSpotlight #ProudToBeMCS
The MCS Express Food Truck will be in Montcalm today! Reminder, the food truck will not run tomorrow, Friday, June 20th, but will be back next week. First stop on 6/23: Bluefield FitRec!
📣 Standing room only at the WVASA Summer Conference!
Data & Information Specialist Amy Harrison and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Ernie Adkins presented an eye-opening session on Artificial Intelligence and its role in public education.
Superintendents from across West Virginia packed the room to explore how AI can be used to support students, improve instruction, and make data-driven decisions at the district level. From classroom tools to administrative efficiency, the future of education is here — and WV is leading the way! 💡📚🤖
Thank you to WVASA for the opportunity to share and to all the educational leaders who came ready to learn, ask questions, and envision what’s next.
#WVASA #ArtificialIntelligence #AIinEducation #WVEducation #FutureReadySchools #DataDrivenLeadership #AIforLearning #EdTechWV #TransformingEducation
The MCS Express Food Truck will be in Matoaka today, June 18th!
🌞 Summer Learning Spotlight 🌟
Our first submission is in—and it’s a great one!
Shoutout to upcoming Bluefield High School freshmen Antonio Froy, Haleigh Proffitt, and Sydney English who are spending part of their summer attending the Junior Nursing Academy hosted by Bluefield State University in partnership with WVU Princeton Community Hospital.
Even when school’s out, our students are still learning, growing, and exploring future careers. Way to go! 💙 #SummerLearningSpotlight #BHSFutureNurses #MercerStudentsShine
The MCS Express has made it's way to Princeton. Come see us at The First Christian Church across from Straley School. 11:00-12:30. Bring your kids out for food and fun!!!
Don't miss the MCS Express Food Truck today and some cool activities from our community partners! 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
30 minutes until the MCS Express Food Truck begins serving lunch at the Greater Mt. Zion Pentecostal Church in Bluefield! Come on out!
Don't forget about the MCS Express Food Truck this week! Today they're in Bluefield at the Greater Mt. Zion Pentecostal Church. Tomorrow at the First Christian Church across from Straley School, Wednesday at Matoaka Summer Day Camp at the Matoaka Fire Department, and Thursday at the Montcalm Volunteer Fire Department. Each day is from 11:00-12:30. Bring your kids for food and fun!
Even in the summer, our educators keep learning!
Several Mercer County Schools teachers and administrators are attending the Elevate Your Classroom conference in Nashville this week! 🎶👩🏫 They’re gaining fresh ideas, hands-on strategies, and research-based tools to bring back to their classrooms this fall.
💡 Summer might be a break for students, but for our dedicated staff, it’s an opportunity to grow, connect, and elevate instruction.
#MCSWV #ElevateYourClassroom #LifelongLearners #TeacherLeaders #NashvillePD #SummerLearning
📚🍼 Mercer County Schools was proud to participate in today’s Community Baby Shower in Princeton!
Brushfork Elementary’s former principal (now MCELC Principal) Emily Smith was on hand to represent MCS. Families received a bundle of 3 read-aloud books and helpful information about our Pre-K programs.
It’s never too early to start reading and learning together! 💙📖 #MCSPreK #ReadTogether #CommunityConnections #EarlyLearning
Today, Ms. Rhonda Rogers, Mrs. Pam Clark, and Dr. Ashley Vaughn proudly represented our district at the West Virginia Department of Education’s Unite with Numeracy Conference on June 12, 2025.
This powerful event brought together educators from across the state to collaborate, learn, and explore innovative strategies for strengthening math instruction and improving student outcomes. 💡📊
We’re grateful for their commitment to continuous growth and excellence in education—and we look forward to the new ideas and resources they’ll bring back to our classrooms! 👩🏫📚
#WVDE #UniteWithNumeracy #MathMatters #EducationLeaders #LifelongLearning
Policy G-38, Use of Cell Phones and Other Electronic Devices on School Property, is out for comment until July 2, 2025. Please send all comments to Dr. Kristal Filipek at kfilipek@k12.wv.us.
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Policy I-41, Mercer County Blended Robotics League, is out for comment until July 2, 2025. Please send all comments to Dr. Kristal Filipek at kfilipek@k12.wv.us.
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Policy I-49, Summer School, is out for comment until July 2, 2025. Please send all comments to Dr. Kristal Filipek at kfilipek@k12.wv.us.
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Mercer Mobile - Student Health on Wheels was back for another year of incredible impact! 🎉 Our second year was an even bigger success! 🚌🩺 We're so proud of our partnership with the Mercer County Health Department, bringing immunizations and sports physicals right to students in their schools. This year, we expanded to include 5th graders in addition to middle and high school students!
A HUGE thank you goes out to the LPN students from MCTEC, our dedicated school nurses and staff, and the wonderful providers. We couldn't do this vital work without your incredible support! It's all about increasing access to vital healthcare for our students, while reducing absences, so our students are healthy, ready to learn, and ready to play. Check out those amazing numbers below! 👇
#MercerMobile #StudentHealth #CommunityPartnership #MercerCounty #ThankYouMCTEC #SchoolNurses #HealthcareAccess
