Pocahontas County Schools is proud to be amongst the first class of WVDE Purple Star Award recipients. The Purple Star Award is a designation assigned to schools which display a special commitment to supporting military children and their families. To earn the award, each school hosts a minimum of two military- support activities, develops a localized plan to support military-connected families, and identifies a trained military support contact at the school. Visit this link for more information: Purple Star Award - West Virginia Department of Education
Purple Star/Military Contacts:
Please reach out to any of the following military contacts for any questions or concerns you may have:
Hillsboro Elementary School:
Rebecca Spencer
raspencer@k12.wv.us
Marlinton Elementary School:
Kristi Tankersley
ktankersley@k12.wv.us
Marlinton Middle School:
Sherman Taylor
shtaylor@k12.wv.us
Green Bank Elementary & Middle School:
Devan Gum
devan.gum@k12.wv.us
Pocahontas County High School:
Aaron Pugh
aaron.pugh@k12.wv.us &
Lois Wilfong
lois.wilfong@k12.wv.us
ASVAB Testing for PCS
The ASVAB will be administered at
Pocahontas County High School
December 4th from 8:30 am to 11:30 am
Contact: Aaron Pugh (aaron.pugh@k12.wv.us)
Reporting Family Service Members
To help us better support your family, please report your military status to your respective schools.
Active Service Alumni Reporting
Are you an alumni of Pocahontas County Schools serving in the military? Please reach out to us with your contact info so we can include you in special events and presentations. Contact: Rebecca Spencer (raspencer@k12.wv.us)
Pocahontas County Schools Salutes Our Military Families
Pocahontas County Schools proudly supports students from military families. In partnership with the West Virginia Department of Education, we offer resources and information on our district website to assist these families. We are honored to meet the unique educational needs of service members’ families, providing a consistent curriculum and necessary accessibility for their success. PCS has been designated a Purple Star School by the West Virginia Department of Education, recognizing our commitment to supporting military students and their families.
Resources
Common Ground
Partnering organizations focus on increasing the capacity of schools to ensure student success. By sharing each organization’s programs, opportunities, resources and information with schools, students will become aware of opportunities to serve as leaders within their communities and experience positive outcomes throughout their lives. This includes shared goals that all students will stay in school and graduate from high school, college and career ready. The partnership contributes to developing strong communities with a productive, civically active and well-educated workforce. The Common Ground website offers information supportive of schools, students and military families. Visit this link for more info: Common Ground - West Virginia Department of Education
Military OneSource
Military OneSource is a free service provided by the Department of Defense to service members and their families to help with a broad range of concerns including money management, spouse employment and education, parenting and child care, relocation, deployment, reunion, and the particular concerns of families with special-needs members. Link: Support for Military Personnel & Families | Military OneSource
Sesame Street for Military Families
Sesame Street for Military Families provides videos, activities, and handouts which you may use in your work with families as they experience new situations and challenges arising from deployment, multiple deployments, when a parent returns home and is changed due to an injury or does not return. The website’s content was developed in cooperation with the Military Health System, lists resources by topic, is very user friendly, and is primarily geared towards supporting the social and emotional needs of young children. Link: Sesame Street for Military Families
WVDE Military Families Page
The West Virginia Department of Education website has a robust number of resources for military families. Please visit their website here: Military Family Resources - West Virginia Department of Education