On June 14, 2022, the Mercer County Board of Education celebrated Mr. Gene Bailey and his 28 years of service. Mr. Bailey was voted as a member in 1994 and has devoted his time, k...

June 7, 2022 Governor and First Lady Justice Welcome Past Golden Horseshoe Winners to Reunion CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Governor Jim Justice and First Lady Cathy Justice, alo...

The 2022 Reading Bee was held at Concord University on May 26th. Each elementary school was represented by a team that practiced all year for the event. The categories in which t...

Chorus America, the advocacy, research, and leadership development organization that advances the choral field, has awarded $950,000 to 21 inaugural grant partners of its new Music...

Princeton Primary, Princeton High School, and MCTEC participated in "Chalk the Walk" to spread joy, inspiration and to remind us that we ALL matter.https://youtu.be/7lRCFU0BcKs

Every school in Mercer County is offering fun and engaging summer programs. Secondary schools will provide opportunities for credit recovery. Please see the chart below for dates...
Today, State Superintendent Clayton Burch and Dr. Carla Warren from the West Virginia Department of Education met with some students at MCTEC to tell them about the new Grow Your O...

Concord University will be holding their first Esports Summer Camp for students. "This is an exciting program for your child to play and practice like a professional Esports player...

Congratulations to Mercer County's Young Writer's Contest winners! First, 2nd, and 3rd place county winners were recognized at the Chuck Mathena Center on Monday, April 4th. Bluewe...
The 5th grade classrooms at Melrose School are buzzing with the sound of Market Days. Teachers Mrs. Janet Burton and Mrs. Rhonda Thomas taught lessons about economics including ba...
Mercer County Schools celebrated all Service Person of the Year nominees for 2022. Mr. Toman, Mr. Browning, and Mr. Ball surprised the county winner on March 29th to let her k...

A big thank you to Mr. Tracey and the Granada Theater for hosting Bluefield Middle School's 8th grade students and screening The Outsiders.
The students completed their novel stu...

The Mercer County Board of Education held a "Board Recognizes" event at 6:00 p.m. on March 22, 2022 at the Seminar Center. Students who competed in Math Field Day, Battle of the B...

Bluefield High School's Academic Bowl Team remained undefeated for the 2022 season against Princeton Senior High School and PikeView High School. Congratulations!BHS's Team Member...

Thank you to the following colleges and businesses for participating in the 2022 Career Fair!
o Bluefield State College
o Engineering and Technology: Dr. Daniel Trent & Young Kim...
Robotics teams from Mercer County gathered on Sunday, March 13th to compete in the 2022 West Virginia State Championship at Fairmont State University. Our county was represented by...
March 3, 4 and 5 was a buzz of activity in Charleston as teachers and students from all over the state of West Virginia as the 2022 Music Educators Conference was held at the Charl...

Mr. Dayton Meadows from Mountain Memories Veteran's Retreat met with Jennifer Collis and Mr. Toman regarding an essay contest open to all seniors in Mercer County Schools. Mr. Mead...

Brittany Mitchem, our beloved secretary in the Special Education Department, has been chosen as this year's Service Person of the Year for the Central Office. Each school chooses ...

Snow days have claimed 4 of the 5 spring break days so far. If Mercer County Schools doesn't have any more snow days, then students and staff will have Monday, April 18th off. Tu...