Today we celebrated our Principals at each school! Happy Principal's Day!
Mountain View Elementary/Middle School - Pam Dunford and Adam Neel
Peterstown Elementary School - Brooke Wills (not pictured)
Peterstown Middle School - Leslie Ferguson
James Monroe High School - Debbie Sams, Frank Houck, Todd Lusk (not pictured)
We are proud to announce the Monroe County Schools Service Personnel of the Year, Mrs. Tammy Carter-Schumaker! Mrs. Schumaker is a Secretary at Mountain View Elementary/Middle School. CONGRATULATIONS!
We are proud to announce the Monroe County Schools Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Megan Wikle! Mrs. Wikle teaches first grade at Mountain View Elementary/Middle School. CONGRATULATIONS!
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WVU Extension Office, Victoria Cox, came to Kid's Learning Center PreK to discuss how water is healthy and makes you grow while offering a sample of blackberry-infused water! They also received a book about Potter the Otter to take home and share with their friends and family about the things they learned.
Beginning today, May 1, the Wellness Center at each school will be offering free sport physicals for students. Call the Wellness Center at your child's school to get yours scheduled; paperwork can be sent home with your child for completion prior to being seen.
Thank you to Victoria Cox for presenting Rethink Your Drink to Peterstown PK-8 and James Monroe High School students this week. They were given blackberry mint-infused water to sample while learning just how much sugar is in some of their favorite drinks!
On April 22, Michael DeLeon came to James Monroe High School for both a student assembly and parent/guardian/staff/community assembly to shine a light on the epidemic killing our youth which is vaping, drugs, and alcohol. He educated students on their daily choices and how every decision they make has a lasting impression by sharing his personal experiences along with the research he's completed to bring a real-life lesson to them in an impactful way. He also discussed the importance of having tough conversations and speaking up about struggles when you have them.
We would like to thank him for this assembly and the valuable insight he brought with it. Each student at James Monroe has been offered a copy of Victoria's Voice (with parent permission). If you would like for your child to receive this book, please submit the permission form back to the school nurse office or the online form that was sent out.
During the evening assembly, he discussed how to have conversations with your children and what meaningful conversations they need. You can visit https://www.steeredstraight.org/ to learn more about this program and the Table Talks book he wrote with his wife on conversations with our children.
We would also like to thank Michelle McFall for her contribution to this event and bringing out Jeremiah the Anti-Vaping Bullfrog!
& a special thank you to those who made this event happen including the JMHS students who provided childcare during the event so that parents could attend.
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Monroe County Schools would like to thank Michael Deleon with Steered Straight Inc. for coming to both Peterstown and Mountain View Schools to educate K-4th grade on the importance of making good decisions, talking to trusted adults, and being a good friend. He presented to these kids in a positive and inspiring fun way that is sure to make a lasting impression that we hope leads to positive choice making as they grow.
We would like to thank Michael DeLeon with Steered Straight Inc. for coming to Peterstown and Mountain View Middle Schools to speak to the students about how their choices impact their future. This discussion also included information about vaping which led to multiple students walking up to him to turn their vapes in because they didn't realize the true impact it was making on their lives. Thank you for your unique approach on educating our youth! To learn more about this program, visit https://www.steeredstraight.org/
Do you have a child at James Monroe High School? James Monroe High School is participating in the Kid's Heart Challenge and they need your help. You can help by visiting: http://www2.heart.org/goto/JamesMonroeHighSchoolLindsideWV
Juniors and seniors who participate in the American Heart Challenge can apply for a $1,000 scholarship.
Any student who completes Finn's Mission will receive a certificate of completion for 3 community service hours.
Help your school win a $10,000 fitness makeover and be entered to win 2 tickets to the 2025 NFL Super Bowl!
The Monroe County Board of Education recognized the Spelling Bee Winners at the board meeting on April 16th. The students in attendance were Izzy Yurkovich 7th grade - 2nd Place from PMS; Cooper Yurkovich 4th Grade - 3rd Place from PES; Lila Samsel 6th Grade - 2nd Place from MVS and 3rd Place County Winner; Riley Griggs 4th Grade - 2nd Place from PES. Congratulations to all of the Spelling Bee Winners.
Do you know a School Nurse in West Virginia that you would like to recognize by nominating them for a prestigious award through the West Virginia Association of School Nursing? Currently, there are two different awards up for grabs: School Nurse of the Year and Excellence in School Nursing Leadership. To nominate a nurse for this award, please visit Home - West Virginia Association of School Nurses (wvasn.org) and go to the "grants and awards" tab for the application. All applications are due by April 30, 2024.
Congrats to PES April Leaders of the Month!
Congrats to PES April Leaders of the Month!
Reminder - James Monroe High School will dismiss at 12:30 on Monday, April 29, 2024. This only affects JMHS. Other schools will dismiss at regular time.
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The is a new Maverick 🐾 at James Monroe High School. 😍
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The golf team won 🥇 their 4th match today, beating the closest challenger, Princeton Middle, by 13 strokes. The team has finished third, first, first, first, second and first in their six matches to date.
