I am excited to share with you the flyer for our 3 to 5-year-old Parent-Child Program at Calhoun School. This program is an incredible opportunity for your children to engage in enriching activities that foster early learning and development in a nurturing environment.
Join us at Pleasant Hill Elementary Tuesday at 4:30-5:30.
🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 Introducing the first edition of "Stronger Together: A Handbook for Students, Families, and Staff." This essential guide is packed with resources, tips, and advice to help you navigate the school year with confidence and unity. Let's build stronger connections, support our students, and create a brighter future—together! 💪📚 #StrongerTogether #Parenting #FamilySupport #StudentSuccess You can access this incredible handbook anytime on our website under the documents menu. *All dates and information in the handbook are subject to change.* https://5il.co/2u0e4
🌟 Welcome Back, Calhoun County! 🌟
We’re excited to kick off a fantastic new school year tomorrow! 🎉 A warm welcome to our students, parents, guardians, and the entire community. Let’s make this year one of collaboration, growth, and success together!
As we get back into the swing of things, please remember to drive safely and watch for our school buses. Let’s ensure everyone has a safe and smooth start!
Here’s to a great year ahead! 📚✏️
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Parent-friendly view of the school calendar for 2024-2025. *Dates are subject to change*
School Bus Routes 2024-2025
Routes 8-14
Bus Route 8 - Barry Miller (Bus #29) A.M. Run; 6:20 East on 5; 6:38 Arthur Rt 5; 6:52 Richards; 6:55 Top of Annamoriah Hill; 6:56 Bel Bottom of Annamoriah Hill; 6:57 Pull off wide spot before Annamoriah Bridge (Lemuels Run); 7:00 Trask (Knight Lane); 7:00 Davis; 7:03 Yoke Oil Gathereing; 7:11 Tony/Beam; 7:12 Yeager/Andreao;7:22 Metz House; 7:25 am Courthouse; 7:27 Basnett; 7:30 Minnie Hamilton; 7:33 Grantsville Manor/Calhoun Bank; 7:40 Pleasant Hill School; 7:58 CMHS PM Run: reverse of A.M. Run.
Bus Route 9 - Tricia Harris (Bus #20) A.M. Run: 6:41 Milo Road Reip Residence; 6:42 Mary’s Fork; 6:45 Beech Rd to Sam’s run; 7:03 Road Run; 7:14 Rt 33 E at Liberty Hill; 7:20 Old Arnoldsburg School, 7:25 Arnoldsburg Elementary; 7:50 CMHS; 7:55 Bus Garage PM Run: Reverse of AM run
Bus Route 10 – John Griffiths (Bus #18) A.M. Run: 6:20 Sampson; 6:25 Route 7/33&119 intersection turn around; 6:38 Sassafras Ridge; 7:10 Meet at wide spot on Route 7 (Snodgrass, Boak); 7:14 Sassafras Grantsville End; 7:30 Wayne Underwood Field/Foodland students; 7:35 PHE (drop off Elementary Students), 7:53 CM/HS. P.M. Run: reverse of A.M run.
Bus Route 11 – Jasmine McGlothlin (Bus #2) A.M. Run 6:26 Blowing Timber Rd.; 6:36 Sang Run; 6:46 Hannah; 6:50 Beech/Oka Rd. Intersection; 6:53 Sampson; 6:58; Old Miller Hollow Road; 7:00 Little White Oak; 7:05 Turn at Low Water Bridge on Little White Oak; 7:10 (Intersection Oka and 16); 7:19 Wolfe Run; 7:21 Zwoll; 7:23 Blankenship; 7:27 Moss; 7:29 Green; 7:32 Allen; 7:36 Bremar; 7:40 Arnoldsburg Elementary; 7:55 Calhoun Middle/High School. P.M. Run: Same as morning route
Bus Route 12 – Kenneth McCumbers (Bus #15)–A.M. Run: 6:45 Jesse’s Run Road 6:46-7:09 Altizer Road out to 33/119; 7:15 Beginning of Henry’s Fork (only turning); 7:16 – 7:30 - 33/119 to AES. 7:30 Arnoldsburg School. 7:35 – 7:50 Arnoldsburg to Millstone to CCMHS. 7:50 Calhoun Middle/High School. P.M. Run: Reversal of morning route CCMHS to Arnoldsburg Elementary, then to Henrys Fork, then to Altizer Road, then to Barnes Run.
Bus Route 13 – DeWayne O’Neal (Bus #8) A.M. Run: Walker Church 6:30; Stinson Store 6:37; Camp Run Rd 6:45; Mud Fork Church 6:47; Duck Nelson 6:49;
Rogers 6:53; Johnny Morris 6:55; Ezekiel Quick 6:56; Double Eagle 6:58; Moore Lane 7:00
25292 S. Calhoun Hwy 7:01; 24954 S. Calhoun Hwy 7:02; Chloe Lane 7:04; Chloe Hardware 7:05; 22261 S. Calhoun Hwy 7:07; 22201 S. Calhoun Hwy 7:08; 22167 S. Calhoun Hwy 7:09; Sears Run Rd 7:11; 21452 S. Calhoun Hwy 7:12; Arnoldsburg School 7:30; CMHS 7:45.
PM Run: reverse of A.M. Run.
Bus Route 14 – William Mitchell (Bus #23) A.M Run: 6:30am Little Creek road, Creston Rt. 5, Annamoriah Rt. 5, Munday Road to county line Richards, Big Root Road Rt 5 E (turns), Rt 5 E Hilltop, Route 16 Pleasant Hill School-drop off 7:30am, Route 16 South Calhoun Middle High School 7:50. P.M. Run reverse of A.M. run
All Bus Routes and Times are Subject to Change
School Bus Routes 2024-2025
Routes 1-7
Bus Route 1 – Chris Lacy (Bus #11) A.M. Run: 6:30 Yellow Creek (Start Rt. 16 Side New Testament Baptist Church); 6:50 Backfork (Turning just past Hildreth Well Service); 6:53 Route 16 South; 6:57 Klipstine; 7:09 Nobe; 7:13 turn at Nobe/Fingerboard; 7:23 Route 16 South Calhoun Hwy; 7:27 Pleasant Hill School; 7:33 Court House; 7:55 Calhoun M/H School; 8:00 Bus Garage PM Run: reverse of A.M. Run.
Bus Route 2 – Jim Sullivan (Bus #6) A.M. Run: 6:30 Food Pantry, 6:33 Old Pro Hardware, 6:44 Satterfield’s pipe yard; (Broomstick) 6:46 church; 6:47 1835 Broomstick; 6:50 Lovada Rd turn off; 6:55 Mill Ridge Rd; 6:57 133 Broomstick; 7:10 White Pine Road / Slab Fork; 7:12 2445 White Pine; 7:15 Road Fork Rd; 7:17 2050 White Pine; 7:20 Horse Ridge Rd; 7:22 798 White Pine Rd; 7:23 379 White Pine; St Rt 16 N 7:25 Pleasant Hill School; 7:35 Town Hill Rd; 7:37 Calhoun Bank / Manor; 7:38 Hospital Drive; 7:39 Jones; 7:42 Mail Pouch Barn; 7:43 Collins; 7:45 Casner; 7:57 Calhoun/Middle High School. PM Run: reverse of A.M. Run.
Bus Route 3 – Rick Sampson (Bus #30) A.M. Run: 6:16 leave house; 6:43 Prosperity Church Leading Creek; 6:48 Coal Fork Road; 6:44 turn at Jones residence; 6:59 Turn around; 7:07 Lofgren residence; 7:08 Snider residence; 7:10 Milliron Residence; Turn right onto Rt 16 south; 7:13 Justice residence; 7:14 Williams Road; 7:17 Wilson residence; 7:22 Vaughn road; 7:25 Moore residence; 7:29 Osborne residence; 7:30 Bramblewood (turn); 7:35 PHE; 7:45 Dooley residence; 7:55 CMHS. P.M. Run: Reverse for A.M. Run.
Bus Route 4 – Janet Summers (Bus #10) A.M. Run: 6:30 Turn @ bottom of hill at the head of Walnut Rd., (Allen First Pick Up), 6:31 King, 6:33 Caudill/Aide, 6:35 Lovejoy, 6:36 Sillaman, 6:36 Bennett, 6:39 Nicholas, 7:00 Daniels, 7:12 Rush (Crummies Creek), 7:16 Lane, 7:18 Stewart, AES at 7:30, CMHS at 7:45 PM Run: reverse of A.M. Run
Bus Route 5 – Greg Hawkins (Bus #7) A.M. Run: 6:40 Bus Garage; 6:46 US 33/119 Starcher; 6:47 Gungle; 6:49 Walls at Crummies Creek; 6:51 Sand Ridge (turn), 6:58 turn on Sycamore Road, 7:00 Starcher; 7:09 County Park; 7:14 Mt. Zion Church turn to go in Mount Zion Rd (Pine Creek), 7:20 Turn around; 7:25 Mt. Zion Church; 7:30 Calhoun Middle/High School (pick up Elementary students); 7:33 S.Calhoun Hwy Propst; 7:34 Miller; 7:37 Roberts; 7:38 Goodrich; 7:45 Arrive at Arnoldsburg School. PM Run: reverse of A.M. Run.
Bus Route 6 – Terri Allen (Bus #26) A.M. Run: 6:20 Upper Nicut Road (Turn); 6:28 Little Walnut Hill Rd; 6:28am Willow Creek; 6:45 Mt. Run Rd(turn); 6:54 Frozen; 6:59 Lower Nicut; 7:02 Enter Bear Run, 7:08 Turn at Bear Run Community Park, 7:16 Crooked Run, 7:18 S. Calhoun Highway, 7:30 Arnoldsburg Elementary, 7:45 Calhoun Middle/High School. PM Run: reverse of A.M. Run.
Bus Route 7 – Barb Norman (Bus #9) A.M. Run: 6:25am Route 16S turn into Barnes Run Road; 6:50am Cremo Church (turn); 7:05am Top Hur Hill (turn right and come out of Dennis Fork); 7:21am Route 16 South; 7:27am Calhoun Homes; 7:30am Calhoun Middle High School; 7:33 Rt 16 N Hall Residence; 7:36am Mt Zion PSD; 7:37am Calhoun Auto Care; 7:58am Pleasant Hill School PM Run: reverse of A.M. Run Does not transport MS/HS students to Grantsville in the evenings.
All Bus Routes and Times are Subject to Change
Please visit the Early Steps (Save the Children) table at the Back to School Bash and Open Houses to learn about our programs available for families with children aged 5 and under.
Come join us!!!
It's a free program designed to support families in fostering their children's (3-5 year-olds) learning before they start school.
Join us Tuesdays at Pleasant Hill Elementary School 4:30-6 and Fridays at Arnoldsburg Elementary School, 1-2:30 p.m.
It's a free program designed to support families in fostering their children's (3-5 year-olds) learning before they start school.
Join us Tuesdays at Pleasant Hill Elementary School from 4:30-6 and Fridays at Arnoldsburg Elementary School from 1-2:30 p.m.
It's a free program designed to support families in fostering their children's (3-5 year-olds) learning before they start school.
Join us Tuesdays at Pleasant Hill Elementary School 4:30-6 and Fridays at Arnoldsburg Elementary School, 1-2:30 p.m.
Free resource
The Calhoun County Schools CIS Team is attending the 2024 Student Supports Institute, where they are learning innovative strategies, best practices, and practical insights that will elevate their understanding of the CIS model. At this conference, it's a collaboration of bringing together a community of passionate professionals who share common commitment to excellence, connect with peers, exchange ideas, and forge new partnerships that will support them on their journey. They will gain valuable tools and resources to enhance their impact and make a difference in the lives of the students and communities they serve.
The announcement that Save the Children is offering a weekly free Parent-Child Group to all families in Calhoun is highly commendable. This initiative reflects a commitment to community support and family well-being.
Coco, Friend with Paws, is getting ready for school to begin on August 19, 2024. He hopes to meet you at the Back to School Bash on August 13, 2024 from 4-6.
VOOKS is a free streaming library service for children up to age 12.
We are EXCITED to announce that Calhoun County Schools will be hosting a Summer Pool Party for students and their families on Thursday, August 1, 2024. This event will occur at the Saundra Johnson Aquatic Center in Grantsville from 6:00-8:00 PM. We hope to see everyone there!
Join us on Monday evening for a special event as we help your children transition from Pre-K or home into Kindergarten. Ms. Houchin will be present to discuss expectations for both students and parents for the upcoming school year. Additionally, we have a newsletter introducing the new Kindergarten teacher who will be joining the second classroom.
This group is dedicated to all families with children preparing to enter Kindergarten.
Get ready for the exciting journey of learning and growth! Join our Kindergarten Readiness Groups, where young minds embark on interactive activities, fostering essential skills for a smooth transition to kindergarten. Playful exploration, early literacy, and social development await your little ones in this engaging and supportive environment. Enroll today and set the foundation for a successful educational adventure!
