Calhoun County Schools

West Virginia Nursing Scholarship Program The West Virginia Nursing Scholarship Program application cycle for the 2022-2023 academic year will be open from April 15th through June 1st this year. This program provides scholarships to LPN, RN, LPN teaching certificate, and masters or doctoral nursing students. In exchange for agreeing to complete a service obligation in West Virginia, participants receive scholarship funds for their nursing programs. Your eligibility requirements for the program depend on what kind of nursing program you are enrolled within. Please see the details below to determine if you might be eligible to apply and learn more details about how the program works – LPN and RN (including RN-bridge programs such as LPN-ASN, LPN-BSN), ASN-BSN, BA/BS – BSN, etc) • Eligibility Requirements o Be enrolled at least half-time in an accredited WV Nursing Program o Be in good academic standing o Have a cumulative and nursing GPA of at least the threshold established by the WVCFN.  GPA threshold is established after the application cycle closes. During the 2021-2022 academic year, the GPA was 3.0.  Nursing GPA includes only nursing coursework into its calculation. Cumulative GPA includes both nursing and pre/corequisite coursework. o Meet a nursing midpoint date.  Nursing midpoint date is the date in which you have completed at least 50% of the nursing curriculum needed to obtain your nursing degree.  Pre-requisite or co-requisite coursework does not apply towards the purposes of calculating nursing midpoint date.  As long as you reach your nursing midpoint date during the academic year, you may be eligible for one or more awards. • Awards o Award amounts vary each year based on the availability of funds. The Governor’s Office has supplemented additional funds towards the program this year, so award amounts should be close to statutory maximums allowed for in W.Va. state code:  LPNs - $3,000 per year  RNs - $7,500 per year o LPN awards are distributed once per award year once the student has reached their nursing midpoint date. o RN awards are distributed on a per-semester basis once a student has reached their nursing midpoint date. • Service Obligations o LPNs must complete a one year service obligation for each year an award is received. The position must have a minimum requirement of an LPN license, be full-time, and must be located in WV. o RNs must complete a two year service obligation for each year an award is received. The position must have a minimum requirement of an RN license, be full-time, and must be located in WV. o Full-time work can be completed through more than one form of employment as long as the total work each week is 36 hours or more. o All service obligations must be verified using employment verification forms found here: https://wvcenterfornursing.org/employment-verification-guide/ o If you cannot complete and verify the service obligation, you must repay the award back plus interest. Graduate Nursing Students (MSN, DNP, PhD, etc) • Eligibility Requirements o Be enrolled at least half-time in an accredited WV Nursing Program o Be in good academic standing o Have a cumulative and nursing GPA of at least the threshold established by the WVCFN.  GPA threshold is established after the application cycle closes. During the 2021-2022 academic year, the GPA was 3.0.  Nursing GPA includes only nursing coursework into its calculation. Cumulative GPA includes both nursing and pre/corequisite coursework. If a graduate nursing student does not yet have a GPA, they may need to complete a semester of training before being awarded so that their GPAs can be evaluated prior to award. o Be employed as a nursing educator at a WV school of nursing while enrolled in their graduate nursing program continuously. • Awards o Award amounts vary each year based on the availability of funds. The Governor’s Office has supplemented additional funds towards the program this year, so award amounts should be close to statutory maximums allowed for in W.Va. state code - $15,000 per year. o Graduate nursing awards are disbursed on a per-semester basis. • Service Obligations o Graduate nursing recipients must complete a two year service obligation for each year an award is received. The position must be as a nursing educator at a WV school of nursing and must be full-time. o Recipients may meet the full-time requirement through more than one form of employment as long as they are employed at least 36 hours or more per week but part of work must be as a nursing educator. o All service obligations must be verified using employment verification forms found here: https://wvcenterfornursing.org/employment-verification-guide/ o If you cannot complete and verify the service obligation, you must repay the award back plus interest. If you are interested in applying, please visit https://wvcenterfornursing.org/west-virginia-nursing-scholarship-program-application/ for more information. If you have questions about the scholarship program, please reach out to Jordyn Reed with the WV Center for Nursing at the contact information below. For more scholarship and loan repayment programs you may qualify for visit https://wvcenterfornursing.org/other-scholarship-programs/. Jordyn Reed Administrator West Virginia Center for Nursing 1018 Kanawha Blvd. East, Suite 700 Charleston, WV 25301 Phone: 304.558.0838 nursing@wvhepc.edu

Free Community Event - Party with My Peeps April 12, 2022, 4-6 PM at CMHS

The Region 5 Social Studies Fair has been rescheduled for March 19th, due to the impending winter weather. A letter will be going home to the students who have qualified for Regionals. You can also click here for the letter. https://5il.co/1719e

Due to a water line break all students for Calhoun County Schools will be dismissed at 9:30Am to return home. Please note we understand there is a current phone outage. We are monitoring social media messages, and Please contact for questions and concerns Pleasant Hill Elementary 3043546022 or Arnoldsburg Elementary at 3046558616.

Horatio Alger State Scholarship Opportunities for Juniors, Deadline March 15, 2022

Entrepreneurship Summit at Camp Horseshoe. This camp is available to any rising 7-12 grade students who want to learn and build their futures. There are scholarships available. Interested students please see Mrs. Brittney Carter for the registration form.

2022 Disability History Essay Contest for Seniors Only. For more information and a printed application, please contact Mrs. Brittney Carter.

Good morning, CMHS has extra security this morning. No direct threat has been made, but we are concerned about an individual. If you need to enter the building please use the buzzer. Thanks

Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center The Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center would like to extend this invitation to all students to participate in a College/Career Day on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Parents are also welcome to accompany their students. The purpose of this Career Day is to provide our students with potential post-secondary education and job opportunities that are available to them. This information is invaluable to our students, and the paths they choose once they have completed their high school careers. We will have colleges, labor unions, military, construction/pipeline companies, health care facilities, Job Corps, manufacturing plants, and Regional Jail Representatives. We are extending this invitation to all high school students and their parents regardless of them being enrolled at the Career Center or not. Please join us on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 9:00-11 and 12:30-3:00.

Good Evening, The Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center would like extend this invitation to all students to participate in a College/Career Day on Wednesday February 23, 2022. Parents are also welcome to accompany their student. The purpose of this Career Day is to provide our students with potential post-secondary education and job opportunities that are available to them. This information is invaluable to our students, and the paths they choose once they have completed their high school careers. We will have colleges, labor unions, military, construction/pipeline companies, health care facilities, Job Corps, manufacturing plants, and Regional Jail Representatives. We are extending this invitation to all high school students and their parents regardless of them being enrolled at the Career Center or not. Please join us on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 9:00-11 and 12:30-3:00.

Good Evening Parents and Guardians: There have been positive Covid-19 cases identified in each of our schools. Please continue to monitor your students for symptoms. Contact Nurse Trudi with any questions or concerns.

HOBY Leadership Conference in May https://hoby.org/about/history/#

Multiple Scholarship Opportunities

WV Solutions Seekers Student Leadership Conference

FAFSA Workshop

Good Afternoon, This is a reminder students will be off on Monday, February 21st. This is a Professional Learning Day for teachers. Students will return on Tuesday, February 22nd. Thanks,

15th Annual WV Scholar Program - WV Metro News will award a full scholarship to West Virginia Wesleyan.

Good Afternoon, This is a reminder students will be off on Monday, February 21st. This is a Professional Learning Day for teachers. Students will return on Tuesday, February 22nd. Thanks,

Congratulations to the following winners for Calhoun County Young Writers Fair. The judges loved the stories and wished there was more to read, another chapter perhaps? The Writers were able to help the judges visualize and feel the story. The students did not make their job easy. The Winners will have their entries submitted to the State Young Writers competitions. Grade 1-2- “A Mermaid Friend” by Rylan Arnold, AES, 1st grade Grade 3-4 “ The Beach Vacation” by Paisley Harper, PHE 4th grade Grade 5-6 “The Tale of the Scorpion Temple” by Jude Walker, LKVCS 5th grade Grade 7-8- “Expedition to Egypt” by Cameron Cottrill, LKVCS, 8th grade Grade 9-10- “The Red Eyes” by Nyla Warner, CCMHS 10th grade Grade 11-12 “ A Father’s Love” by Chase Marks, CCMHS 12th grade

Calhoun County Schools Universal Masking Policy Effective February 15, 2022 Calhoun County Board of Education voted to support my recommendation that Calhoun County Schools have a mask optional policy for students and staff effective February 15, 2022. Calhoun County Schools will no longer contact trace close contacts. Students and staff that test positive will be required to quarantine for 5 days and wear a mask for days 6-10. I recommend that we continue to notify parents if we have positive students in the schools so parents can monitor their students for symptoms. If a student or employee has symptoms of COVID-19, they need to be tested for COVID-19. I have copied the following from Wood County BOE. I found the information from Superintendent Hosaflock very relevant to Calhoun County. I spoke to him last week and also emailed him. It is the intent of the Board of Education to comply with laws while promulgating the following universal mask policy: • In the West Virginia Department of Education Updated COVID-19 Protocols dated January 31, 2022, it is stated that “Given the quick spread of the Omicron variant and its rapid clinical course, it has made contact tracing in schools impracticable when combined with the newly reduced timelines for quarantine and isolation set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).” • Quarantining shall be in accordance with DHHR written directions/state code. The Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department has the quarantine authority as quarantining is a codified jurisdiction of the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department. • Employees of the Calhoun County Board of Education are not required to perform duties outside of regular school hours or required to work overtime to assist the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department with contact tracing. Calhoun County Board of Education Employees will not perform contact tracing on behalf of the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department. • The policy passed by the Calhoun County Board of Education does not preclude anyone from wearing a proper health mask as long as the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department continues to recommend universal mask-wearing. • The Superintendent may make other necessary actions and may implement practices, including but not limited to mitigation measures that she deems necessary in response to the COVID-19 pandemic/endemic, provided such actions and practices are consistent with the rules and policies of the Board.