Peterstown Middle School Law and Public Safety CTE Company visited and toured the Monroe County Courthouse. The students learned about the inner workings of each office and how vital these services are to the public. The club and Mr. Elmore would like to express a special thanks to Jeremy Meadows for helping coordinate this field trip. Thank you to the County Commission, 911, and Sheriff for not only hosting, but providing lunch as well!
The WVDE approved Monroe County's waiver request. The last day for students will be June 5th.
The approved items are being auctioned through Public Surplus at the link provided below.
https://m.publicsurplus.com/sms/monroeboe,wv/list/current?orgid=247077
This is an open public auction, which allows employees to place bids and purchase items. If you are interested in placing bids on any of the items, you must register at the User Registration Link below.
https://m.publicsurplus.com/sms/register/user
Auction closes March 25, 2026 at 3 PM
All sales are final.
Please read sales terms, their is a buyer's premium applied to the winning bid, plus WV State sales tax.
Buyer must pick up items within 5 days of auction ending.
Items stored at 2 locations:
James Monroe Tech Center
Monroe County Board of Education
Peterstown Elementary will host their 3rd LSIC meeting on March 10, 2026 beginning at 4:00. The public is invited to join.
State Bound Lady Mavericks 🎉🎉👏👏
Save the Date for the 2026 Kiddie Fair
Here is the link to tonight's girls basketball regional co-championship game between Independence and James Monroe! Join Boomer and crew for the live call on tonight's game! The winner of tonight's game will punch their ticket to the WV State Tournament next week in Charleston! Game time is 7pm!
https://webca.st/275701
Peterstown Middle School had 9 students who competed at the state Educator’s Rising competition in Canaan Valley. We couldn’t be more proud of the accomplishments of our students! Awards were as follows:
Joe Dent- 1st place Ed Rising Moment
Makayla Alexander- 3rd place Ed Rising Moment
Addy Darnell - 1st place Supporting Services
Nova Ferguson and Amelia Sowers- 1st place K-3 Children’s Literature
Jenna Foster and Layla Carter- 1st place pre-K children’s literature
Makenzie Hawkins- 1st place Creative Lecture
Makenzie Hawkins and Kylee Bradley- 1st place Inside Our Schools
Mountain View Middle School represented well at the Educators Rising State Conference.
Lilly Vaughan 1st place in Exploring Non-Core Education
Addison Kleinfelter 2nd place in EdRising Moment.
Lilly Vaughan the first WV Middle School Liaison officer.
On February 26th the 8th grade students at PMS were able to visit the Greenbrier Bunker and Schoolhouse Hotel restaurant. Thanks to the citizens of Monroe County for helping to make trips like this possible through the levy!
🏆💜 STATE CHAMPIONS!!! 💜🏆
The Mavericks are making history! 🐴
Congratulations to our incredible JMHS Educators Rising students on bringing home 1st Place at the STATE level!
🥇 Rileigh Jackson – Exploring Support Services
🥇 Olivia Lankford, Havannah Kast, & Skylar Brubaker – Inside Your Schools
🥇 Cheyenne Jones & Cole Fogus – Research Learning Challenges
We are beyond proud of these future educators for representing James Monroe High School with excellence, leadership, and true Maverick spirit! 💜🖤
The future of education is bright — and it’s powered by Mavericks!
#JMHS #MaverickPride #EducatorsRising #StateChampions #PurpleAndBlack
Today, the Region One West Virginia History Bowl Tournament was held at James Monroe High School. Congratulations to Mountain View Middle School Team One as they secured a spot for the state tournament in April! Monroe County was represented at the event hosted at James Monroe by two teams from Mountain View and two teams from Peterstown. The next qualifying tournament will be at Braxton County High School on March 14th. The remaining teams will compete for their spot at that time!
Monroe County Schools has submitted a waiver request to the West Virginia Department of Education for up to five instructional days. This is due to the recent weather related school closures in January.
The Peterstown Middle School students of the month are Ellanor Raines and Dailyn Grose.
Monroe County Technical Center met with Mountain View Middle School students to review career clusters. Students were able to rotate through the 11 career clusters and speak with MCTC Instructors and high school students who helped describe the cluster of classes students take at the high school level to complete a career clusters! #PublicSchoolProudWV
Monroe County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
🐄🌾 Monroe County FFA Stockman’s Team Shines at Virginia Tech! 🌾🐄
This weekend, the Monroe County FFA Stockman’s Team competed at the Virginia Tech Block and Bridle Event, finishing in the top third of an extremely competitive field!
This rigorous competition included:
• Animal evaluation
• Retail meats ID
• Meats evaluation
• Feed ID and usage
• Hay evaluation
• Data interpretation and application
• Equipment identification
• Keep/cull classes
With over 400 participants and 90 full teams from Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and North Carolina, this event is one of the largest and most competitive in the region, featuring beef, swine, sheep, and goat divisions.
We are incredibly proud of our Monroe County FFA teams and their hard work, dedication, and knowledge! 💜🖤
Team Members:
🐮 Megan Richardson
🐮 Mackenzie Richardson
🐮 Rylee Hubbard
🐮 Sarah Arthur
🐮 Lydia Sauselein
🐮 Maija Kubes
👏 Congratulations on an outstanding performance — Maverick pride all the way!
Monroe County Schools now offers MealViewer, a convenient online service that allows you to view your student's daily meals online or on the MealViewer app. You can set up profiles to view what is being served each day, get notifications for favorite meals, and view nutritional information.
Go to https://schools.mealviewer.com/district/MonroeCountySchoolsWV to see your school's menus today!
Monroe County Grade Level Spelling Bee Winners:
4th Grade:
1st Place-Raylon McDaniel (MVS)
2nd Place-Tanner Hoke (MVS)
3rd Place-Hailey Galford (PES)
5th Grade:
1st Place-Avery Miller (PMS)
2nd Place-Hudson Lilly (PMS)
3rd Place-Eli Hancock (MVS)
6th Grade:
1st Place-Rilee Webb (PMS)
2nd Place-Peyton Burkey (PMS)
3rd Place-Eleanor Linkenhoker (MVS)
7th Grade:
1st Place-Layla Onorato (PMS)
2nd Place-Justhin Nunez (MVS)
3rd Place-Kyndall Painter (PMS)
8th Grade:
1st Place-Justus Davis (PMS)
2nd Place-Raegan Bostic (MVS)
3rd Place-Joe Dent (PMS)
County Winners:
1st Place-Rilee Webb (PMS)
2nd Place-Raegan Bostic (MVS)
3rd Place-Peyton Burkey (PMS)
Monroe County Schools will be closed for Monday, February 23, 2026.