We Appreciate All of Our Teachers in Monroe County!
Congrats to Mrs. Broyles who is featured as The Virginian Leader’s teacher of the month. Mrs. Broyles is a teacher at Peterstown Elementary School. She very dedicated to her students and her love for teaching shines through everyday. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication, Mrs. Broyles.
While reviewing digestive, nervous, and circulatory systems Mrs. Williams' 8th grade students at Peterstown Middle School dissected earthworms comparing human and earthworm anatomy.
Monroe County Shines at the West Virginia History Bowl!
On Tuesday, April 30th, Monroe County participated in the 15th annual West Virginia History Bowl, where over 100 schools competed. Peterstown Middle qualified through the play-in tournament and impressively placed 5th in the state tournament! Meanwhile, Mountain View took second place in Region One and finished as the State Runner-Up! Two Mountain View team members, Luke Fullen and Maddie Baker, made the All-Star team!
Huge congratulations to both teams:
Peterstown Team: Cooper Frazier, Alexis Broyles, Marshal White, Jessa Hill, and alternate Skylar Brubaker.
Mountain View Team: Peighton Griffith, Maddie Baker, Gabriella Houck, Luke Fullen, and alternate Peyton Street.
Special thanks to Monroe County History Bowl alumni Cole Thomas and Maddie McMillion for their guidance and support throughout the season! Your expertise and encouragement made a significant impact on the teams' success!
Great job, Monroe County! #WVHistoryBowl #MonroeCountyProud
Today is National School Lunch Hero Day also known as Cooks’ Day. To all of the school cooks across the county, we say Thank you for your hard work in feeding the students of Monroe County. We appreciate you!
Thanks to our cooks: Ali Bostic, Cassie Reed, Cathy Hoke, Connie Dunbar, Donna Galford, Jamie Amos, Kathy Frazier, Kelly Halstead, Kim Gusler, Mary Ann Beasley, Melinda Fullen, Tammy Pence, Teresa Johnson, Tina Dillon, and Vicky Dunn!
Prom Information
Doors open to the public at 6:15-7 for viewing.
Door will lock at 7
Students will be allowed in at 7:15-8
Students will be locked in until after crowning of king and queen at 10:45.
Prom is from 8-11pm
Once the students enter the doors they will not be allowed to exit.
The cost of pictures will be $42.00 per package.
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.
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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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!
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.
Monroe County Schools Levy Information
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!
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.
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/
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.
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.