James Monroe High School

Just as spring brings a bloom of hope after long winters, parenting too can blossom with the right support. As educators and staff, you see the joys and struggles families face every day. Parent Coaching is here to help parents in our district find encouragement, tools, and renewed confidence—so they can experience the beauty in their parenting journey. Together, we can support stronger families and brighter futures.

Just as spring brings a bloom of hope after long winters, parenting too can blossom with the right support. As educators and staff, you see the joys and struggles families face every day. Parent Coaching is here to help parents in our district find encouragement, tools, and renewed confidence—so they can experience the beauty in their parenting journey. Together, we can support stronger families and brighter futures.

Everyone have a safe and relaxing spring break!

The JMHS Archery team was honored by the Monroe County Commission with a pizza party for placing 1st in the State Archery Tournament! Congratulations!

The Governor's School for Tourism is still accepting applications through April 10. It provides 9th and 10th grade students with opportunities to tour West Virginia for 10 days, learning about the tourism and hospitality sectors of our economy through hands-on experiences and introducing various career paths in one of the state's fasted-growing industries. If your student is interested, please have them stop by the guidance office at the high school, or go to https://wvde.us/academics/middle-secondary-education/student-events-programs-initiatives/governors-schools/governors-school-tourism for more information.

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

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

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.

This year's Annual Project Graduation "Hoopfest" is April 11th-13th.  There will be brackets available for 3rd grade students and up, as well as adult teams.  The price to compete is $200 per team, and we guarantee at least 3 games.  Payment is required by April 1st to hold your spot.  To register email:  jmhsprojectgrad@yahoo.com

NOTICE OF VACANCY ON BOARD OF EDUCATION The Monroe County Board of Education is currently seeking a permanent resident of Monroe County residing in the Western District to fill the recently vacated seat of Sabrina Stutts to be held until June 30, 2026. Letters of interest must be received on or before 3:00 pm on March 28, 2025. Those letters shall be sent by mail to Board President Candace Sabol, Monroe County Schools, PO Box 330, Union, WV 24983 or by email candace.sabol@k12.wv.us Eligibility requirements for county board members can be found in WV Code 18-5-1a.

Members of the Monroe County FFA stockman’s teams competed this past weekend at the Virginia Tech Block and Bridle Weekend. Two teams and an individual competed in different areas from meat identification, hay evaluation, and animal placing. The field consisted of over 60 teams and 280 individuals. Although Monroe County did not place in the top 10 we had a good showing in our first outing for the year. The teams consisted of Shailyn Wickline, Kinley Reese, Katelin Fullen, Luke Fullen, Megan Richardson, Mackenzie Richardson, Jairus Broyles, Wilson Boggess, and Lydia Sauselein. The next competition is on April 11 at the WV Beef Expo at Jackson's Mill in Weston WV. The teams are coached by FFA advisors Shawn Hill and Mitchell Boone as well as volunteer Michelle Ballard.

Students from James Monroe Technical Center competed in the Educators Rising state competition at Canaan Valley. 2024-2025 State Officer Isabelle Campos and newly elected 2025 - 2926 State Officer Tripp McMillion. 1st place - Creative Lecture - Tripp McMillion 1st place - Job Interview - Mackenzie Vass 1st place - Research Learning Challenges - Cheyenne Jones and Cole Fogus 1st place - Exploring Non-Core Teaching Careers - Rileigh Jackson 2nd place - Public Service Announcement - Sophia Bell, Isabella Campos, Lexi Allen, and Lilly Carter

The Monroe County Board of Education will have a Special Meeting Wednesday, March 20, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Agenda items will include Action/Discussion related to the appointment and/or the process of filling the unexpired term of the vacant Board member seat in accordance with WV Code 18-5-2.

Parenting can be challenging and, at times, feel isolating. Parent coaching is here to provide support during those tough moments. Offered at no cost by your school district, parent coaching connects you with a coach and resources developed by therapists. Click here to sign up for ongoing support: https://cookcenter.info/coaching

Biomedical Science Students had the opportunity to observe careers in different departments at Princeton Community Hospital. Students were allowed to pick a specific area of interest to better understand what a typical day is like. Areas of focus were Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Medical Imaging, and Surgery.

CONGRATULATIONS to the Lady Mavericks for their win against Wyoming East last night. They will play Wheeling Central in the semifinals on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Charleston Civic Center.

IMPORTANT: If you are attending the game at the girls game at the civic center tonight please note the civic center has a clear bag policy.