Attention Parents of 7th and 12th Graders:
Pocahontas County Schools would like to inform/remind you that all 7th and 12th graders will be required to show proof of two important immunizations prior to school entry. These include Tdap and meningococcal vaccines, which protect against vaccine-preventable diseases such as bacterial meningitis and pertussis.
Please make sure that your 7th and/or 12th grader has received and provided documentation of these immunizations prior to the start of the school year. If you don’t get the immunizations before the first day of school, then students will be denied entry.
You can go to your primary care physician or the Pocahontas County Health Department (if you don't have a primary care physician or if they don't carry the vaccine).
Our Early Literacy Summer Program is offered for children preschool - kindergarten at four of our local libraries. The program provides a literacy rich experience involving song, movement, nursery rhymes, read-aloud, and arts/crafts. Students will receive books and personally created art. The program is led by certified teachers.
Contact your local library to find out when it is available near you.
Battle of the Books 2022- 2023
The attached list of books is the new books chosen for the 2022-2023 Battle of the Books competition. Battle of the Books competition will be held in the 2022-2023 upcoming school year. Information on the county competition will be distributed later. The books will be added to each library in our county in early June, so please stop by your local library to check out one of the books to get a head start and begin your reading journey. If you have any questions, please email smburns@k12.wv.us.
Enjoy your reading expedition!
Get ready for the Battle of the Books for the 2022-23 school year! Have fun reading and have a safe summer.
We still have two more weeks of Summer Camp! We hope that kindergarten - eighth graders can join us at Marlinton Elementary School.
What do teachers do on a Saturday in February? Kindergarten through second grade teachers, along with Title I teachers, throughout Pocahontas County worked together to learn about a new professional learning protocol - The Lesson Study Model. Dr. Andrea Lemon, West Virginia Department of Education, facilitated the learning as the grade level groups established norms, brainstormed focus areas, as well as the case pupils. We are excited to move to this approach of professional learning. This opportunity is funded through a grant awarded from the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative (WVPEC) and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.
HVAC Improvements: Open for Bids
Complete details are available in our "News" section of our website.
Congratulations to Don McNeel! Mr. McNeel is a finalist for the West Virginia School Service Personnel of the Year.
Check out this article: http://wkmznews.com/finalists-chosen-for-west-virginia-school-service-personnel-of-the-year/
This summer students from all three elementary schools enjoyed a month of Summer Opportunities' for Learning and Engagement at Pocahontas County High School. Students participated in events around a different theme each week including: sports, West Virginia, beach, and farming.
