💰 SMART529 Fund the Future Sweepstakes Opportunity 💰
The West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office (WVSTO) announced the Fund the Future Sweepstakes on April 1, 2025. One lucky West Virginia child will win a $15,000 SMART529 College Savings account. Children must be 17 years of age or younger to enter. Deadline is Friday, May 16, 2025. The entry form and official sweepstakes rules can be found at www.wvtreasury.gov/fundthefuture.
Research shows that children, with even a small amount of college savings, are 2.5 times more likely to graduate from college. We hope our sweepstakes inspires families to learn about the SMART529 College Savings Program and start planning for their child’s educational future. Funds saved in a SMART529 account aren’t just limited to paying for college – the funds can also be used for apprenticeship programs as well as vocational and trade schools across the United States and even some foreign institutions.
Congratulations to MMS Students for Honor Roll 3rd 9 Weeks Marlinton Middle School
6th Grade
Principal List 4.0
Kaya Eves
Ayla Fanning
Wade Goldizen
Carter Smith
Lane Wilfong
Honor Roll 3.75-3.99
Augustus Burdette
Brysen Cox
Madison Dowling
Layne Dunbrack
Hunter Hefner
Levi Irvine
Nora Jeffrey
Leah Long
Isabella McClure
Jesse McNabb
Jackson Tankersley
Mackenzie White
Merit Roll 3.5-3.74
Brennon Armstrong
Jonathan Burgess
Draydon Cassell
James Goldsberry
Jase Hamilton
Austin Harrell
Colton Huneycutt
Ashlei Malcom
Zach Mason
7th Grade
Principal List 4.0
Makiya Burns
Bailey Goodwin
Sienna Hamons
Autumn Hively
Ryan Withrow
Honor Roll 3.75-3.99
Kya Arbogast
Layla Highland
Karis Lowe
James Monico
Brantlee Moore
Eva Tanner
Abigail Taylor
Merit Roll 3.5-3.74
Natalie Irvine
Hunter Lundmark
Hunter Moore
Samantha Walton
8th Grade
Principal List 4.0
Silas Dean
Zara Fanning
Honor Roll 3.75-3.99
Chloe Annett
Eli Beezley
Hailey Goldsberry
Kylie Underwood
Merit Roll 3.5-3.74
Emma Anderson
Ezra Bond
Julia Brown
Kaylah Dowling
Tyler Friel
Khloe Gainer
Amelia Hicks
Carrigan Hicks
Levi Hill
Mitchell Koerber
William Lindbloom
George Shifflett
Eowyn Smith
Cade Wagner
Richard White
Time travel countdown commencing....🕰️
#GreekWeek #MMS #AncientGreece
Marlinton Middle School’s
3 nine week reward trip was a great success.
The Minecraft movie was enjoyed by all and Beartown Park was so much fun.
Big thanks to Ms. Hill for planning such a wonderful trip for PBIS!
MMS had the highest 3rd 9 weeks attendance average for Pocahontas County Schools at 93.419%. Keep it up, Copperheads!
MMS 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year, Rachel McComb and Service Personnel of the Year, Haley Cummins!
👀 MMS Students... Are you ready?....🥇🏛🎭
We 💜our military families!
Please join us our district schools to show support to military-connected families with a spirit week April 7-11.
About "Purple Up Month"
During April, the Department of Defense Education Activity and school systems across the country honor the courage and resiliency of military-connected children by celebrating the Month of the Military Child or “Purple Up Month." Purple is used to recognize military children from all branches because it represents a combination of Army green, Marine Corps red, and blue from the Coast Guard, Air Force, and Navy.
📢 The time is here! 2025-2026 School Calendar voting is OPEN! 📢
We invite you to review the three calendar options created by our dedicated committee, which includes Faculty Senate and Local School Improvement Chairs, instructional coaches, directors, parents, and staff. 🗓️
🗳️ Voting ends at 4 PM on Tuesday, April 15. The selected calendar will be included on the April 22 Board agenda.
Cast your vote here: https://forms.office.com/r/vPB5Xy0Tww or use the attached QR code.
Thank you for your time and support of Pocahontas County Schools! 🙏
#SchoolCalendar #CommunityVote #PocahontasCountySchools
Math 1 letters were sent home with 7th grader students today. There is a required survey for parents/guardians to take if your child intends to take Math 1 next school year. If you have any questions please reach out to Ms. McComb or Ms. Hughes.
The PBIS movie reward trip is tomorrow
We will leave MMS at 8:15, travel to Lewisburg to watch Minecraft and have a snack. We will go to Taco Bell or Arby’s for lunch (students can pack lunch or purchase lunch at the restaurant). If weather permits we will visit Beartown Park before returning to MMS.
Thanks for your support.
Pocahontas County Schools is seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to join us as our next Superintendent of Schools! 🌟
📍 Location: Buckeye, WV 📅 Start Date: July 1, 2025 💼 Salary: Negotiable, based on qualifications and experience
Key Qualities:
Strong communication skills
Empathetic and approachable
Collaborative and relationship-builder
Student-focused with curriculum expertise
Decisive and fair leadership
Benefits:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and optical insurance
Paid personal leave and vacation
Retirement and disability benefits
And much more!
📌 Application Deadline: April 14, 2025
Join us in shaping the future of education in Pocahontas County! Apply now and make a difference. 🌟
🔗 For more details and to apply, visit: https://www.wvsba.org/page/wv-superintendent-vacancies2
Mrs. Hughes' 1st period, Math I, class completed a Fermi problem (A Fermi problem is a problem that involves making a justified estimation about quantities, degrees, probabilities, or variances.) concerning the quantity of balloons needed to fill Mrs. Scotchie's Office. Calculations suggested over a thousand. Sadly, time limited us to just several hundred. But we persevered and pranked Mrs. Scotchie for April Fool's Day!
Please make sure you turn your permission form and money into Ms. Hill in the morning for the reward trip. Thank you!
🌟 Shout out to our amazing community, staff and students! 🌟 Thank you for coming together to support the flood victims in southern WV! 🙌 Just look at the incredible items collected to help our fellow Mountaineers recover from the recent flooding. 😍 Donated items were delivered to the McDowell County Board of Education office on 3/27 by Ms. Tritapoe and Mrs. Wilfong. In addition to the donated goods, MMS and PCHS hosted penny drives to collect monetary donations for victims that were also delivered. McDowell County staff were FLOORED by the generosity of our county and were deeply appreciative of our efforts! 💙 #CommunityStrong #WVRecovery #MountaineerPride #WVStrong #GreatThingsFromPC
REMINDER! Today is the last day to register for Pre-K! Please get those packets turned in! We can't wait to see you! 👧 📚
You can find more information about our Pre-K program here: https://boe.pocahontas.k12.wv.us/page/pre-school
📢IMPORTANT! 2024/2025 Calendar changes!📅
• The April 11 Faculty Senate Day will be moved to Friday, April 18
• The May 29 Faculty Senate Day will be moved to Friday, May 23
• Students will be dismissed 3 hours early on the faculty senate days and will attend the full school day on the other days
An updated school calendar can be found on our website: boe.pocahontas.k12.wv.us
🔽Reminder 🔽
We currently have one policy out for public comment:
5410: Promotion, Acceleration, Placement and Retention Policy
🗓️ Comment Period:
Ends 4/11/25
Visit this link to review the policies and give your feedback:
https://tinyurl.com/PCS-Policies
🎉Congratulations to our regional Math Field Day winners and participants! 🎉
We are proud to announce that our 8th Grade team of Zara, Joey, and Hailey took FIRST PLACE in the region! ✨💪
Participants and winners below:
4th
Michael Friel
AJ Burdette
Joseph Rittenhouse
5th
Victor Dean - 3rd Place
Konrad Lowe
Isaac Brown - 2nd Alternate
6th
Madelyn Rittenhouse
Hunter Hefner
Jonathan Burgess
7th
Ryan Withrow
Autumn Hively
Ace Gregory
8th
Zara Fanning
Hailey Goldsberry - 2nd Alternate
Joey McClure -3rd Place
A special thank you to Stephanie Burns, Brian Smith, Julie Brown and PCS Math Coach, Joanna Burt-Kinderman, for taking our crew of mathletes to the regional competition!
#GreatThingsAtPCS #mathletes
