8th Graders! There are 25 Wayne County Pledge Scholarships up for grabs, and the application window is open! The Wayne County Pledge is a $1,000 scholarship that can be used for post-secondary education or training. Eligibility requirements are listed below. To get an application started, scan the QR code on the picture! The deadline to apply is May 15th at 11:59 p.m. Thank you to The Lewis Foundation for providing WCS with the funds to make this scholarship possible!
Pickleball has been all the rage with our students this year. The WVDE and WCS PE Teacher Danny Mayo put together a professional development pickleball course at the beginning of this school year for all WCS PE Teachers. The fast action sport, which is a mashup of tennis, ping-pong, and badminton, is a 2v2 game where players use paddles to hit a small ball over a net.
Last Thursday, Wayne Middle School hosted the inaugural Pickleball Showdown against Buffalo Middle School. From the first serve, it was evident these students knew a thing or two about pickleball. There were four courts going during the tournament! Watching the students compete and have a great time while doing so was the highlight of the day for our staff.
The Championship Match saw FIFA take on The Ballers. It was a great game from both teams, but ultimately The Ballers came out on top! Thank you to all our incredible PE Teachers for introducing a new activity to our students. Who is going to compete in the Pickleball Showdown next year?
The 900 club is a history themed book club at Vinson Middle School, and the club had 20 students participate in the first event! The club read The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Students discussed the book and the history in the book. The students also received some things from the Houston Holocaust Museum.
Grow Your Own is a CTE program that puts high school students on the fast track to pursue a career in education. This is the first year for the program in West Virginia, there are about 250 students enrolled in the program. Last week, the WVDE hosted a Grow Your Own event in Charleston to celebrate the program's successful first year. WHS and SVHS offer the GYO program, and those students were able to attend the event. They met West Virginia Superintendent of Schools David Roach, President of the WV Board of Education Paul Hardesty, and WV Board of Education Member Debra Sullivan. Thank you to the WVDE for putting on the event to celebrate these students, and thank you to Terri Tanner (GYO Teacher at SVHS) and Tasha Justice (GYO Teacher at WHS) for leading the way for your students!
Safety Town is a field trip students look forward to all year and remember for years after their visit. Several WCS second graders had the chance to visit Safety Town in Huntington recently. Safety Town teaches second grade students about transportation safety, fire safety, personal safety, and violence prevention. The safety lessons are fun and interactive, and the students end the day by getting behind the wheel of a go-kart to put their transportation safety knowledge to the test. A big thank you to the City of Huntington and their First Responders for putting on this great event.
Staff Recognition Spotlight! Superintendent Alexander and the Wayne County Board of Education recognized Jackie Day from Spring Valley High School, Julia Manns from Lavalette Elementary, and Valerie Robinson from Genoa Elementary. We thank you all for your hard work and dedication to our students!
7th and 8th grade students from Fort Gay PK-8 hit the road recently to check out Mountwest Community and Technical College. During the tour, students built a house following a specific set of guidelines. This lesson taught students about financing and overcoming obstacles during projects. Students also learned about the options and pathways available to them at Mountwest! Everyone had a great time!
Students at Crum PK-8 are working together to create a community garden at the school. 4th and 5th Graders are planting spring crops in raised beds outside the school. Mrs. Ramey's middle school students are staying after school to share their agriculture knowledge with their younger classmates. Parents and students are welcome to stop by the raised beds and do some gardening or pick up some fresh produce.
East Lynn Elementary added a fun twist to Parent Teacher Conferences last week. In addition to the parent/teacher meetings, the school also hosted a family engagement activity. East Lynn's math goal this school year is measurement and data, so parents/guardians and their students filled a jar of ingredients to make cookies! In total, 53 people took part in the family event. That is a lot of cookies baked over the weekend!
Art Show! WCS is hosting a middle and high school are show tonight at Spring Valley High School, and the All County Choir is performing at 6:30. Doors open at 6:00.
Next week, Tuesday March 28th, will be the elementary art show. That show also starts at 6:00 at Spring Valley High School, and the elementary All County Choir will perform at 6:30.
Two nights full of great art and good music!
Dunlow Elementary had two special guests this week. Rangers with East Lynn Lake spoke to students about water safety, animals that call East Lynn Lake home, and about all the exciting things there are to do on the lake. Students had a great time learning about all of the fun things around them!
Spring Valley and Wayne High School Students in the Careers in Education and Grow Your Own CTE Program spent the last two days competing in the Educators Rising State Leadership Conference in Canaan Valley. At the conference, students presented their education projects they have been working on this year. Five SVHS students placed in their division. Congratulations to all the students who competed, your hard work and preparation was evident!
1st Place - Inside our Schools, Ethical Dilemma, Adam Thomas and Anna-Kay Dean
1st Place - Exploring Student Support Services Careers, Anna-Kay Dean
2nd Place - Impromptu Speaking, Braxton Bowman
2nd Place - Researching Learning Challenges, Lauren Hutchison, McKenna Carter, Emily McCarthy, and Braxton Bowman
3rd Place - Lesson Planning and Delivery, Math, Laneigh Brooks
Lavalette Elementary 4th Graders took a trip to the Clay Center. Students had a great time playing with water, making music, playing in the small city, and learning about science.
Wayne County Schools Teacher of the Year Sarah Bailey and her students at Buffalo Middle School are testing chemicals for electrical conductivity. Putting science into action!
180 students at Buffalo Middle School participated in an Anti-Vaping Program earlier this school year. As a result, BMS received a check for $1,880 today. The check is from the Partners in Health Network and The Pallottine Foundation of Huntington. The money is going to be used for the school's Health and Wellness Program. Way to go, BMS!
Not one, not two, but THREE state titles. Spring Valley's Ciara Riner is now a three-time West Virginia Girl's Wrestling State Champion, and she is the first female wrestling state champ for the Timberwolves. Last week, Ciara was presented with a WV Legislative Citation for her achievements on the mat. Congratulations on another tremendous season Ciara!
Spring Valley hosted a trade fair at the school's CTE building yesterday morning. Students had to the opportunity to talk to and learn from some skilled trade professionals. The helicopter was a big hit!
It is all about the angle. 7th Graders at Crum PK-8 turned their tables into a math lesson by creating angles with tape. Students then had to measure the different angles on their table.
Meet your newest authors! Ft. Gay PK-8 Second Graders wrote, illustrated, and published a book! Students worked together to create this book, and it turned out so well. Below is a message from their teacher!
"In second grade, one of our standards is to compare & contrast two or more versions of the same story. Our class read different versions of Cinderella, then compared and contrasted those stories. After they completed that task, I asked these students to create their own version of Cinderella. In groups, students brainstormed & wrote many drafts before writing their final draft in this book."
Last week, Marshall University hosted the Region II Math Field Day Competition. Region II is made up of Cabell, Mason, Mingo, Lincoln, Logan, and Wayne Counties. WCS students did an outstanding job showcasing their knowledge! The winners, listed below, are moving on to the state Math Field Day!
