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THS Senior Maddex Bragg snagged the top honor for best individual pumpkin at the Pumpkin House this year! The detail work on this pumpkin is awesome! Congrats Maddex.
Buffalo Middle Schools received a $4,000 grant from the Highmark Foundation School Grant Program! BMS is using this money to purchase curriculum and material to increase student's emotional intelligence and social-emotional learning.
⛰️ Part of the grant money will go towards a program called "Clymb," which aims to empower students with coping skills as well as teach them how to evaluate and understand emotions.
🥛 Some of the funds are going towards a curriculum called “Changing Perspectives” to target social and emotional learning and disability awareness.
🪙 Lastly, the school is using the the grant to buy positive affirmation chips to increase school connectedness and encourage students to act appropriately and positively which will in turn improve school climate.
Congratulations BMS on being chosen for this extremely competitive grant!
Buffalo Middle would like to thank the Highmark Foundation for its generous donation, and they are looking forward to seeing the positive effects of these programs this school year!
Each year, the University of Pikeville welcomes a select group of educators in the region to their Distinguished Educators Hall of Fame. This honor recognizes teachers who are passionate and service-minded.
This year, the Distinguished Educators Committee inducted long-time WCS Educator, Dottie Stepp (posthumously) and Crum Elementary Teacher Tammy Jarrells.
What a tremendous honor for two, fantastic, Wayne County educators!
Kellogg students spent the day at Ritter Park yesterday for an outdoor show at the amphitheater. It was a beautiful day in the park!
Yesterday Wayne Middle School hosted the first of three CPR certification classes that will take place over the next couple months.
Additional classes will take place on November 15th and December 13th at 4 p.m., you can get certified for only $40!
The FBI's Pittsburgh Field Office held their third Teen Academy today in Charleston. Students from 19 counties, including Wayne County, spent the day learning more about the FBI.
This interactive program allows students to see, and try for themselves, several methods agents use in the field. Then students put their knowledge to use to figure out who stole a vehicle.
We appreciate the FBI Pittsburgh Office for putting this event on for students!
The Thundering Herd didn't get the results they were looking for on the field this weekend but they still earned a W in the classroom! Before they left for their game last week, a few Herd football players stopped by CKES! They stepped right in and started teaching a lesson. Thank you for the smiles and laughs, you earned some new fans!
The Kindergarten Team at East Lynn Elementary has been working on this lesson for months! At the end of last school year, Mrs. Mathis and Mrs. Baker's kindergarten classes learned about plant life cycles and planted watermelon seeds to finish up their lesson.
The watermelon's have been growing, and growing, since then. Mrs. Mathis and Mrs. Baker recently picked the ripe melons, and created an interactive lesson for this year's kindergarten students. They measured the height and weight of each watermelon, and learned some delicious new adjectives while taste testing the watermelon!
The melons were so big, every class was in the school was able to have some. What an exciting and productive lesson! Great job!
If you have ever been to a wax museum, you have probably wondered what would happen if the figure suddenly moved. Well, Buffalo Elementary did just that! They brought a wax museum to life! Students researched a famous person of their choosing and created an entire presentation on that person including speeches.
Attendance Reports will be going home with each six weeks report card this year. The Attendance Report is only for informational purposes for parents/guardians, and it does not directly impact a student's grades or possibility of promotion. More details 👇
Schedule Reminder! There is no school this Friday (10/13) or the following Monday (10/16). Enjoy the long weekend!
National School Lunch Week is the perfect time to brag on our school cooks. The smiles and laughter from students in the cafeteria tells you everything you need to know about our cooks! They always seem to know just when you need a pick-me-up. Thank you for going above and beyond for your schools!
Are you interested in subbing for WCS but are missing your CPR certification? Wayne Middle School is hosting three CPR classes over the next few months. The first class starts on Wednesday, October 18th at 4:00 p.m. The cost for the class is $40.
Prichard Elementary will be realeasing early due to a power outage. Parent Pickup is at 11:45 and busses will leave at 12:00.
BMS' Herdiculture Club has been hard at work so far this year. Yesterday, they auctioned off their first dozen eggs and one bag of lettuce for $15! We are looking forward to watching these talented students learn more about agriculture throughout the year!
1st Graders at East Lynn took a deep dive into all things apples last week. During their apple study, students got to make and try their own apple juice and applesauce! Talk about a delicious lesson!
The Wayne County Board of Education acknowledged several employees as part of the Employee Recognition Program at the board meeting on September 26, 2023. These employees were chosen by colleagues because of their hard work and dedication to their school and students.
Any employee of the Wayne County School system can submit a name of a deserving colleague under the "Staff" section of our website. Congratulations to the following employees: Matthew Hendrickson, Kimberly Hale, Courtney Parsons, Casey Cyrus, Billy Williamson, Yvonne Courtney, Randolph Thompson, Noah Copley, Adriene Spaulding, Andrea Salmons, Samantha Merritt, Carrie Allen, Ashley Napier, Diane Criswell, Michael Finley, Tim Willis, Janice Christian, Teresa Newsome, Alexandria Amorim, Jana McClure, Janet Crum, Johnna Downs, Stephen Larsen, Laura Ross, Melissa Bailey, Rashea Pitsenbarger . Thank you for your service and contributions to Wayne County Schools.
Tracks at Crum have been cleared. Busses are now running and will be 30 to 45 minutes behind.