There will be no school on November 4th and 5th. Monday is Curriculum Development Day and Tuesday is Election Day.
Introduction to Agriculture students from Monroe County Technical Center, Greenbrier East High School, and Greenbrier West High School met at the Willowbend Agriculture Innovation Center on Wednesday, October 30 for the first annual Agriculture Safety Day. Sponsored by the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day program, a nationwide program, students rotated through 6 different stations to learn about 8 different safety topics offered by our team of volunteers. Topics covered included ATV safety, hearing and sun safety, tractor and PTO safety, lawn mower safety, and animal handling. Trained volunteers used a curriculum designed to help students understand how safety is vitally important on the farm. They were provided a pre-packed lunch by a donation from Collins Aerospace and each student received a Progressive Ag Safety Day T-Shirt. Thank you to everyone involved from instructor volunteers, to student volunteers, and students for a successful day and we are excited to host future safety days at the farm! If interested in sponsoring or donating to the safety day please contact Brian Wickline or Shawn Hill coordinators of the event for more information on how you can help make our farms safe for future generations!
Event volunteer instructors were
Beth Massey
Richard Miller
Brian Wickline
Ty Judy
Sonya Fullen
Allison Tomlinson
Andy Tomlinson
Don Dransfield
Shawn Hill
Special thanks to Nathan Sears and Boone Tractor for bringing equipment for demo purposes. Also, thank you to Ag teachers Sandra Byers, Mitchell Boone, Shawn Hill, and Emily Dunkle for bringing students to our inaugural event!
Some of Mr. Richmond's Law and Public Safety students donated their time to support local kids at the "Trunk or Treat" event at CAMC GVMC.
Please remember there will be no school for students on Monday, October 21. This is a professional learning day for staff.
This is a great resource for parents. Please take time to check it out.
https://parentguidance.org/
Jonah Adkins address the recent unprecedented number of school threats in West Virginia in this week's video. They also share important information for families, including free resources available to support the social-emotional and mental health needs of children. This is the website link available in the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB_PgDgebU8
Mr. Richmond's, Law and Public Safety, students delivered a special gift to Kathy for National Security Officer Appreciation Week 2024.
Mrs. Bradley's early childhood students had the opportunity to participate in a crucial training session led by Tanya Ware, where they received their CPR, First Aid, and AED certification. This training has given the students a sense of confidence and readiness in case they ever need to use these important life-saving skills. Such proactive education can have a lasting impact, potentially making them more vigilant and prepared throughout their lives.
Monroe County FFA officers gathered with 80+ officers from Greenbrier East, Greenbrier West, Summers County, Shady Spring, Surveyor(Liberty-Raleigh), and Mountain View Middle FFA chapters at the Greenbrier State Forest on Wednesday, Sept ember 11 for the Southeastern Region Officer Training. While there, members participated in team-building exercises and developed goals for their Chapter officer team. Events were led by State FFA officers Hanna Crum and Laney Barns. The event was finished off with lunch provided by FFA advisors from each chapter. Be sure to be on the lookout for all of the great activities, and contests your Monroe County members will be involved in this school year!
Students from Ms. Weiss’ Therapeutic Services Program and Mr. Hancock’s Biomedical Science Program competed at the HOSA International Leadership Conference in Houston, Texas. This is a huge competition with hundreds of students in each category. Although we didn’t bring back any medals, we had a great experience sharing the enthusiasm of like-minded students from all around the world. We also visited museums, the Houston Zoo, and other sites around the huge city. While returning home the flight was rerouted due to storms causing us to miss our connecting flight. As a result, students also were able to spend a couple of days sightseeing in New York City. While in NYC students visited Times Square and Rockefeller Center. They were also able to stroll through Central Park before returning to Monroe County.
Are you wondering if your child has their required immunizations for the upcoming school year? Do you have medical records that need to be sent in for the nurse? Are you wondering if your child's medical order has been received yet? You can address these concerns in one location, your student's health portal. If you have not signed up, make sure to do so! This will also allow you to monitor when your child sees the nurse and the expiration date of medications they have at school. If you have not received the registration email, reach out to the County School Nurse Jessica Thomas at (304)772-3094 ext. 322 or by email to jessica.r.thomas@k12.wv.us with your child's name, their school, and email address that you wish to use. All emails will come from noreply@studentehr.com Please search your inbox for that prior to contacting the nurse as this is the only way to register.
Emergency Board of Education Meeting on Monday, June 17th at 7:45 a.m.
Tuesday, May 14th is Election Day and there will be no school for staff or students.
Parents and youth join us tonight for the Steered Straight Parent Academy at James Monroe High School at 5pm. Enjoy a very atypical presentation on the dangers of drugs, fentanyl, e-cigarette devices, alcohol, bullying, and suicide. Enjoy complimentary childcare during the event, exciting giveaways, delicious refreshments, and valuable insights to enhance your knowledge on these growing issues as well as how vaping can affect the brain and body.
Don't forget that Monroe County Schools' will be on Spring Break April 1st through 5th. Enjoy some time off! 😎
The Monroe County Board of Education meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 5, 2024, will begin at 5:30 at Peterstown Elementary School. We hope this will allow fans time to get to the JMHS Boys Basketball Regional Championship against Greenbrier West and the send off for our JMHS Girls Basketball Team who are headed to states! Let’s Go James Monroe!
Monday, February 19th is a professional learning day and there will be no school for students.
Friday, February 9th is Faculty Senate. Students will be released 2 hours early.
Monroe County Schools will be closed on Friday, November 10th in honor of Veteran's Day.
Monroe County Schools would like to invite you to county wide open houses at each school on Thursday, November 9th from 4:00-7:00 p.m. We hope to see you there!
