Calhoun County Schools

Good Evening, This is a reminder that Friday, October 15th, is a full-day Faculty Senate/PLC day. Students will not attend school on Friday, October 15th. The first nine weeks end on Thursday, October 14th.

Good Afternoon, The Calhoun County Homecoming activities have been rescheduled from October 15th to October 29th. More details will be released next week. Thanks and have a good weekend.

Good morning Calhoun County Schools will have a Community Food distribution today, October 7, at Calhoun Middle High School. If you are picking up for others you must have a note. Please follow all COVID protocols and stay in your vehicle. We will load vehicles as fast as possible. You can not block any roads we have students present and need buses to have access to the building. Thanks

Calhoun County Schools is actively seeking individuals interested in becoming Substitute Teachers. You are encouraged to apply to be a substitute teacher if: • you currently hold a West Virginia Teaching Certificate or, • you currently hold a Long-Term or Short-Term Substitute Teaching Permit or, • you have a Bachelor’s Degree and are willing to obtain a Long-Term or Short-Term Substitute Teaching Permit Substitute teaching can be the perfect job for retired teachers, those that are interested in working part-time only or those who have recently graduated from college looking to enter the workforce. If you are interested in becoming a substitute teacher please come out to an informational meeting on Wednesday October 20th from 12:00-4:00 at Calhoun County Board of Education office. For more information contact: Superintendent of Schools Calhoun County Schools 540 Alan B. Mollohan Drive Mount Zion, WV 26151 304-354-7011 ext 311 Email: kwhytsel@k12.wv.us

Good Afternoon, Calhoun County School will be doing a Community Food distribution at Calhoun Middle/High School on Thursday, October 7 from 10:00-12:00. If you are picking up for someone, not present, you will need to have a note. Students will be present at school all roads will need to remain open to traffic. Please follow all COVID guidelines and stay in your car. We will work as fast as possible to load vehicles. We will be giving away the following; 1 roll of hamburger, kidney beans, and diced tomatoes. Funds for the Community Food Distribution is provided through grant funding. Thanks for supporting our students and staff.

Good Morning, Calhoun County Schools will not be offering supper the week of September 27 to October 1, 2021. The food supply company is unable to fill the order due to staffing. We will still have snacks for the after school program. Thanks for your understanding.

Calhoun County Schools has several employment opportunities available. Positions range from part time to full time. Please click on our website and apply today. We would love to have you as part of our team. https://boe.calhoun.k12.wv.us/employment/

Calhoun County Schools is very excited that we will again be offering our ASPIRE afterschool program through our 21st Century Community Learning Grant along with the support of our Save the Children partnership at all three schools in Calhoun County. Transportation will be provided along the main route traveling to the north and south ends of the county. A snack will also be provided each evening to students attending in person. Click here for dates and registration information: https://5il.co/z88u

Calhoun County Red Devil football game vs Tyler Consolidated has been moved to Monday, September 20th at Tyler County.

Good Morning, After school buses will start running tonight. They will leave Calhoun Middle High School at 5:45. After school programs will start at all schools on September 20.

This fluid document may need to be added to and updated as more information becomes available. Calhoun County students and staff will be required to wear a mask. We will continue to socially distance as much as possible. Calhoun County students, staff, and community will be required to wear a mask in school and spectators during indoor extracurricular activities. The requirement to wear a mask will be for all students and staff regardless of being vaccinated. In the Re-Entry document, Calhoun County Schools will follow all of the West Virginia Department of Education and the West Virginia Health and Human Resources requirements. Anyone who has symptoms of COVID-19 should not report to any school location until cleared by a medical professional. Any person that has traveled to an identified hot spot or traveled outside the United States will be required to notify Trudi Anderson, school nurse, for instructions. Anyone at Calhoun County Schools showing any of the signs of COVID-19 will be asked to leave immediately and seek medical assistance. If this is a student, they will be placed in a specific location to be monitored until a parent can pick the student up and seek medical attention. If necessary, Calhoun County Schools will seek medical attention for the student. If you have kept your child home due to illness, you can contact Nurse Trudi to see if your child needs to be seen by a doctor or if Nurse Trudi can provide you a school excuse.

Good Evening, Calhoun County Schools will be doing a food distribution for all students Wednesday, September 15, from 1:00-2:00 at Calhoun Middle High School. On Thursday, September 16, schools will reopen. All students and staff will be required to wear a mask. Thanks and have a nice evening.

If your student or a household member of a student has had a positive COVID test result while we have been on remote learning please contact nurse Trudi so she can give you a return date. 354-6148 ext 219 T.m.anderson@k12.wv.us

Good Evening, Calhoun County Schools will remain on remote learning through September 15. Students will return on September 16. Food distribution will be on Wednesday, September 15 from 1:00-2:00 at CMHS. Please continue to monitor for COVID-19 symptoms and get tested if you are experiencing any symptoms. Minnie Hamilton has drive through testing on Friday , September 10. We will continue to update on testing information. Thanks, Kelli Whytsell

Reminder The COVID-19 testing events scheduled at CMHS have been moved to Minnie Hamilton in Grantsville. A drive-thru testing will be available Tuesday-Friday 9 am to 3 pm behind the annex at Minnie Hamilton in Grantsville. If you have any questions please contact Nurse Trudi at 304-354-6148 ext 219.

Good Afternoon, The COVID-19 testing events scheduled at CMHS has been moved to Minnie Hamilton in Grantsville. A drive-thru testing will be available Tuesday-Friday 9am to 3 pm behind the annex at Minnie Hamilton in Grantsville. If you have any question please contact Nurse Trudi at 304-354-6148 ext 219. Thanks,

Good Evening, Calhoun County Schools will be going to REMOTE LEARNING starting Tuesday, September 7 through Friday, September 10th. We will return to in-person on Monday, September 13th. Please read carefully the REMOTE PLAN below. Preschool will have packets to work on Tuesday, September 7 through Friday, September 10th. Preschool will also start in person on Monday, September 13th. Arnoldsburg and Pleasant Hill Elementary Schools will have laptop/I-pads and packet distribution on Tuesday, September 7th from 1:00-3:00 at their respective schools. Teachers will be calling students through TEAMS for extra support and help from Wednesday, September 8 through Friday, September 10th. All TEAM sessions are to be recorded. Calhoun Middle/High School students will have work in TEAMS. The student work on Tuesday will be independent work with live TEAM session starting on Wednesday, September 8th. Staff/Students will follow their regular school schedule for classes. All TEAM sessions are to be recorded and preserved. Food Distribution will be at Calhoun Middle High School on Wednesday, September 8th from 1:00-2:00. We will be doing free COVID-19 testing at Calhoun Middle High School on Tuesday, September 7 from 9:00-10:30. If you have any symptoms please come out and get tested. Thanks, Kelli Whytsell

Good Evening, Calhoun County Schools will be doing remote and quarantined food pick up for students on Wednesday, September 1 from 1:00-2:00 at Calhoun Middle High School. We will be following the COVID-19 protocols and asking you to stay in your car. The food will be placed in your car. We will be asking the name of the student at the time of the pick-up. This food distribution is for any Calhoun County students that are quarantined or on remote learning. If you are not able to come out to pick up food for your students please call 304-354-7011 ext 311 to leave your name with Mrs. Dickey or contact your child's school. Again food distribution will be at Calhoun Middle High School on Wednesday, Sept 1 from 1:00-2:00. Thanks, Kelli Whytsell

Good Afternoon, For the week of August 23-27, Calhoun County experienced a significant increase in COVID-19 cases. The school system has more than 200 students in quarantine due to being in close contact with a positive COVID-19 case. We have 4 confirmed COVID-19 employees and several that are quarantined. Pleasant Hill Elementary School will be on remote learning from August 30 to September 9. I want to thank the administration, teachers, and service personnel that spent the weekend preparing for the remote learning and assisting with the contact tracing. This is a massive amount of work that was accomplished. We continue to offer support and whatever assistance is needed to our students and employees. Would you please help us by wearing a mask and socially distancing whenever possible. Thanks, Kelli Whytsell Superintendent, Calhoun County

Good evening, The Varsity football game for tonight, August 27, 2021, has been moved to tomorrow at 7 pm at the Wirt County High School field.