The Pocahontas County Board of Education adopted a Resolution on Amendments 2 and 4 on Monday, October 17, 2022. A copy of the resolution can be found on this website in Documents/Board of Education Meeting Agendas or use this link: https://5il.co/1jh6d
MEDIA ADVISORY: Gov. Justice to hold Community Conversation on Amendment 2 tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. in Marlinton
WHO: Gov. Jim Justice, West Virginia Secretary of Revenue Dave Hardy.
WHAT: Gov. Justice and Babydog will hold a Community Conversation to greet constituents and discuss the Governor's proposal to reduce West Virginia's Personal Income Tax, and his opposition to Amendment 2.
WHEN: Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Marlinton Town Hall, 709 2nd Avenue, Marlinton, WV
All West Virginians may watch a live stream of this event at the following links:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Zvy2HBea3Lg
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/WVGovernor
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wvgovernor
Governor Justice will be at Marlinton City Hall tomorrow, Tuesday October 18, 2022 @ 10 am to discuss Amendment 2.
Scholarship Information
Thank you for your hard work. We hope you enjoy Monday, September 5 as we celebrate Labor Day.
Congratulations to Jenny Friel, West Virginia School Nurse of the Year for 2022-2023.
We are excited to see you back to school! The first day for students is Monday, August 15. See you soon!
We are excited to see you back to school! The first day for Pocahontas County Schools' students is Monday, August 15. See you soon!
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.
Attention all rising first through ninth graders! Pocahontas County Schools is hosting Summer Camps. Join us for a week, two, three, or all four! See the attached flyer or call: 304-799-5023 for more information.
Registration for Summer Camps with Pocahontas County Schools is now open for students in grades kindergarten through eighth!
You may use the QR Code, the link below, or contact the board office for a paper copy.
Link: https://forms.office.com/r/DPcxpcBa1U
This year's summer camps will be held at Marlinton Elementary School in the afternoon after Energy Express. Summer Camps are four unique weeks of activities (explained at the beginning of the form).
For more information, please contact Lynne Bostic at 304-799-5023
The last day of the 2021-22 school year will be Wednesday, May 25. Students will be dismissed three hours early on that date. Thank you for a wonderful school year and we look forward to seeing you in one of our summer camps or on our first day of school for the 2022-23 school year which starts on Monday, August 15.
A reminder: May 4, 2022 will be an early dismissal for all students. This three-hour early dismissal is a scheduled professional learning afternoon for staff.
Congratulations to Regional and State Math Field Day Winners:
Wade Garber (Eighth grader at Green Bank) and Jarrell Clifton (Fourth Grader at Marlinton Elementary) were each first in the region in math field day in their respective grades.
In the high school division, Sammy Williams placed seventh, Nathaniel Evans placed eighth, Max O’Ganian placed ninth, Tucker McGee placed twelfth, and Sarah Warder placed thirteenth at the regional competition.
At state-level competition Sammy Williams placed 30th out of all high schoolers in the state in grades tenth through twelfth. Wade Garger placed 22nd for all eighth graders.
The third-grade hiking Adventure starts tomorrow, and we can’t wait to explore Pocahontas County! This week we will be at The Yew Mountain Center with their education staff, Wonder & Grow: Mindful Nature Experience, and WVU Extension Service-Pocahontas County. Special thanks to Snowshoe Mountain for these awesome DAKINE Fanny packs, Pocahontas County Convention and Visitors Bureau, for travel fins and the Dramas Fairs & Festival grant for art supplies and water bottles as well as the Pocahontas County FRN for healthy snacks! (and to the wonderful leader, Tracey Valach)
A reminder: May 4, 2022 will be an early dismissal for all students. This three-hour early dismissal is a scheduled professional learning afternoon for staff.
