Calhoun County Schools

Good Evening, Calhoun County Schools takes great effort to keep everyone informed of school delays and cancellations. At this time the program we use to send the phone calls is currently experiencing an outage with their call provider. This is preventing our automated calls to your home. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you know friends and family who may not receive online notifications, please reach out and update them. We will continue to update our app, webpages and social media accounts. You can also check https://wvde.state.wv.us/closings/at-a-glance and news outlets for updates. Thank you for your understanding.

Good Evening Calhoun County Schools will be operating on a three hour delay on Friday, January 21. Have a good evening and stay warm.

Good morning, Calhoun County Schools will be closed today, Thursday, January 20. Please stay safe and warm.

Good Evening, Calhoun County Schools will be operating on a three hour delay on Thursday, January 20, 2022.

Calhoun County Schools will be closed on Wednesday, January 19.

Good Evening, Calhoun County Schools will operate on a three hour delay on Wednesday, January 19th. All day shift custodians and maintenance need to report at their regularly scheduled time. We will be checking back roads again in the morning. Have a good night.

Good Evening, Calhoun County Schools will operate on a three-hour delay on Wednesday, January 19th. All day shift custodians and maintenance need to report at their regularly scheduled time. We will be checking back roads again in the morning. Thanks and have a good night.

Good Evening, Calhoun County Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 18 due to the conditions of our back roads and bus turn around spots. We will operate on a code red. We appreciate how hard the state road is working to clear the roads. Please stay off the roads unless it is absolutely necessary. Thanks

Good Evening, Calhoun County Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 18 due to the conditions of our back roads and bus turn around spots. We will operate on a code red. We appreciate how hard the state road is working to clear the roads. Please stay off the roads unless it is absolutely necessary. Thanks

Good Evening, Please remember to be at your student's bus stop on time. All routes are running, however due to a bus driver shortage this afternoon, routes may be delayed.

Good Morning, On January 10, 2022, I attended a state meeting in which Shannon McBee, MPH, CHES, State Epidemiologist, gave the new COVID information. Effective immediately, Parents will be given the information below if their child is identified as a close contact or COVID positive. Please make sure that the school has current contact information for your child. It is important that clear communication take place between the parents and the school. By working together, we can meet the needs of all students. Starting on January 18th, 2022 Test to stay- testing on the date an individual has been identified as a close contact and again 5 days after exposure (must wear a mask during quarantine period while at school) Test to play-testing on the date an individual has been identified as a close contact and again 5 days after exposure to participate in unmasked extracurricular activities (must wear a mask during quarantine period while at school) Close contact individuals who are not fully vaccinated would be in quarantine days 0-5 to be released on day 6. However, the individual would be able to Test to Stay in school by testing on the date an individual has been identified as a close contact and again 5 days after exposure.(must wear a mask during quarantine period at school) Test to play-test positive youth who want to participate in unmasked extracurricular activities ​will need to have a negative test at the end of their 5-day isolation period. Exposed individuals who are fully vaccinated ( two weeks from the last shot is defined as fully vaccinated) do not need to quarantine. Recommended a test to play strategy. Test at the point of exposure and on day 5. ​To be considered fully vaccinated, students age 5-17 must have completed their primary series at least 2 weeks prior) A booster is not required for these students at this time. Students over 18 and staff must have completed their primary series and be 2 weeks post the second dose. However, if it has been more than 6 months past the primary series a booster dose is required and be 2 weeks post-dose. Our goal is to keep our students, parents, and staff as informed as possible as changes occur. Thanks, Kelli Whytsell, Superintendent

Hotsinpiller Scholarship Application - Deadline: February 1, 2022

Good Evening, All Calhoun County Schools will be on a three -hour delay on Monday, January 10th. Thanks, Kelli Whytsell

Good Evening, Calhoun County School will be closed on Friday, January 7. We will operate on a code RED for employees. The only work student will have is to enjoy the Snow Day! Please stay safe and warm. Kelli Whytsell, Superintendent

Calhoun County Schools will be dismissing students at 1:00. All after-school activities, including games and practices, are canceled for tonight. Dismiss students that drove first so they can leave. Please notify staff and take appropriate measures to make sure all students have lunch before leaving. We will continue to monitor the weather for tomorrow and announce as soon as possible.

Calhoun County will be making a decision about early dismissal after our 10:00 Weather briefing. Thanks, Kelli Whytsell

Calhoun Middle High School juniors and seniors are invited to the Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center, February 23, 2022 for career fair. Students who are interested should contact Mrs. Carter.

Scholarships available, accepting applications December 29, 2021 through February 28, 2022. For more details about each scholarship and the eligibility requirements, read the details below carefully.

Check out the Student Services Newsletter for the month of January!

Happy New Year to our Students, Parents and Staff. Students will return on Tuesday, January 4th. All students and staff need to do the COVID self assessment. If you have any symptoms please contact your health care provider or call Nurse Trudi.