Mrs. Wilson's PE Class at JMHS is busy getting exercise while learning with their new Active Floor. This was a grant made possible by Collins Aerospace in Union.
JMHS Yearbooks on Sale Now
Reminder that there will be a volunteer training at Peterstown School on Tuesday, April 8th at 6:00pm.
Effective parenting can be especially challenging when your child struggles. At ParentGuidance.org you can get access to free resources to deal with common challenges facing children today. This is completely free to any staff, parent, grandparent, etc. in the state of West Virginia!
April is the month of the military child. Monroe County Schools is proud to support our students with parents who are or have served. We appreciate the dedication and sacrifices these families make to protect our freedoms.
The Monroe County Board of Education interviewed two candidates for the vacated seat, previously held by Sabrina Stutts. After interviewing the candidates and deliberating, the Board unanimously approved Roho French to fill the vacancy through June 30, 2026. The Board appreciates both candidate’s interest and willingness to serve the students of Monroe County. Mr. French will be sworn in following the required school board orientation provided through the WV School Board Association.
Mrs. Richardson’s HOSA company learned about and then dissected Bovine eye balls to learn more about the anatomy of the eye.
Current 8th and 9th graders: want to attend a Gear Up sponsored camp this summer? Check out your options here :https://www.concord.edu/gearup
Do you want to attend another camp, such as 4-H Camp? If so, complete the application link below. You must also complete the regular 4-H Camp application when it becomes available.
The Gear Up application:
https://apps.concord.edu/forms/view.php?id=630272
Please come out for a fun night of Donkey Basketball on April 7 at JMHS. Games begin at 7:30 and will feature some of your favorite teachers and athletes. Light concessions will be available.
Use the link below to purchase tickets in advance to receive a discount.
https://my.cheddarup.com/c/jmhs-proj-grad-2025s-dairyland-donkeyball-adv-ticket-e-sale/items?cart
PMS 5th grade students of the month for March: Avery Brubaker and Alex Boggs.
There will be no school for students on Friday, April 4th. This is a professional learning day for staff.
March Pirate Press
Law and Public Safety took Gold this past week at their Skills Competition.
Is your child ready to start PreK in the 2025-2026 School Year? They must be 4-years-old before July 1st to be eligible.
Please use the link below to register your child:
https://monroe.preschoolsteps.org/preschoolapplication.cfm
On Thursday, March 27, Monroe County FFA had two members compete in the Southeast region Leadership Development event at Shady Spring High School. McKinley Reese and Shailyn Wickline competed in Extemporaneous and Prepared Public Speaking. McKinley placed second in the region in Extemporaneous speaking making her the alternate to the State contest. Shailyn also placed second in Prepared Public Speaking in our region making her the Regional alternate as well. If you see either of these young ladies out and about be sure to extend a congratulations to them for their hard work and effort.
On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week completers in Mr. Hill's Livestock Management courses participated in a two day Animal Reproduction course at the Willow Bend Agricultural Innovation Center. Over the course of those two days they learned about artificial insemination and reproductive physiology as well as bull and ram selection and pairing using progeny data. This was a fantastic two days full of learning and hands on activities that will prepare our students to enter the animal science fields and university pathways. Monroe County students were joined by students from Greenbrier East and Greenbrier West along with their advisors and the course was taught by extension Agents Josh Peplowski and Brian Wickline. Special thanks to Ty Judy, Farm Manager for setting up and providing the space.
Congratulation PES March leaders of the month!
Please consider helping Mountain View with their food drive for pets to support those pets who are in need. You can read the attach notice for detailed information. This drive will be held Monday, March 24 through Friday, April 4. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
The Wild Robots have made it to PES! They have over 150 robots that students and their families made as part of the One School One Book initiative. 🤖🌳📚
Monroe County FFA officers dressed brightly for National Down Syndrome Awareness day. Shirts were made by Handmade by Haley and proceeds will Benefit Current Greenbrier East Ag teacher Emily Dunkle and her husband Dylan who have a fantastic little boy named Weston who was diagnosed with Down Syndrome when he was born this past November. Shout out to all FFA officers who put this together!!
