VIP Students for the Week of October 31st - November 4th!
SMART 529 SWEEPSTAKES:
SMART529 is celebrating 20 years by giving away three $20,000 savings scholarships to West Virginia children ages 14 and under. One scholarship has been given away already, but there is still time to register for the remaining two. Visit https://www.wvtreasury.com/20years for more details regarding the sweepstakes. Families must register to be eligible for the sweepstakes.
2nd place Book Character Pumpkin Winners! These pumpkins will be on display at the White Sulphur Springs Library.
1st Place Book Character Pumpkin Winners! These pumpkins will be on display at First Citizens Bank.
The continuation of Greenbrier County's school levy is on the Nov. 8 election ballot, and early voting at the Courthouse and Rupert Community Center is open now through November 5. Please remember schools will be closed in observance of Election Day on Tuesday, November 8, and Veterans Day on Friday, November 11.
The levy, which has been in place since 1974, funds school security (including police officers in all schools); art and music programs; instructional supplies and allotments; capital improvements, facility maintenance and repairs; and personnel outside the school aid formula and maintain employee benefits. Forty-four WV counties have school levies in place. With the approval of a 60% levy, Greenbrier County will rank 36th among those counties in taxpayer contribution to education. Please visit greenbriercountyschools.org and select School Levy from the Site Menu options to learn more.
The 13th annual Punt Pass & Kick championship was held in which 175 students in Grades 3rd-5th competed for grade level and all-time championships. There were 7 RECORDS broken from as far back as 2011 this year! Congrats to all the participants, especially the winners! 🏆
Reminder: Book character pumpkins are due tomorrow, Tuesday, October 25th!
On Tuesday, October 11, Greenbrier County Board of Education members unanimously adopted a Resolution Opposing Amendment 2. The Resolution can be found at https://www.greenbriercountyschools.org/article/877413.
VIP Students for the Week of October 17th - 21st!
School bus transportation plays a critical role in the education of our nation's students and is the direct link between a neighborhood and the classroom. Each day, GCS transports approximately 2,925 students an estimated 4,570 miles -- a distance comparable to driving across the U.S. and more than halfway back. National School Bus Safety Week reminds us all to keep school bus safety at the forefront.
Since 1993, officials around the world proclaim the third week in October as #CharacterCountsWeek. GCS students learn the importance of developing and demonstrating good character every day through Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship.
VIP Students for the Week of October 10th-14th!
White Sulphur Springs Elementary students are participating in various activities for Fire Prevention Week. WSS Fire Department provided a Smokehouse to demonstrate the importance of having a fire escape plan in place at home and how to get out safely. Kindergarten students also took a field trip to ACE Hardware to learn more about fire safety and rode the fire truck back to school. #FirePrevention
It's Fire Prevention Week, the perfect time to CONGRATULATE WV Fire Marshal fire Safety Poster Competition winners during Time Out for Applause at this evening's board meeting! The following winners were selected based on their fire safety message, artistic ability, originality, and neatness: Austin Gill (Kindergarten/Crichton), Finn Blankenship (1st grade/Crichton), Elizabeth Spencer (2nd grade/Crichton); Sawyer Blankenship (3rd grade/Crichton), Aubrey Herndon (4th grade/ Crichton); and Jaci Sams (5th grade/WSSE).
Fire Won't Wait. Plan Your Escape. It's #FirePreventionWeek and GCS joins the National Fire Protection Association in reminding families to practice home escape plans regularly.
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) serves nearly 30 million children every school day. President John F. Kennedy created National School Lunch Week (NSLW) in 1962 to promote the importance of a healthy school lunch in a child’s life and the impact it has inside and outside of the classroom. GCS celebrates #NSLW and the 2022 theme, Peace, Love & School Lunch.
Greenbrier County Schools reminds families that Monday, October 10, is a Professional Learning and Faculty Senate Day. Students do not report on October 10th. Thank you.
October is National Bullying Awareness Month. GCS students who experience or witness bullying can make an anonymous report to school officials using the STOPit web app at https://appweb.stopitsolutions.com/login or by downloading the STOPit app on any mobile device. Links to STOPit and incident reports are available on school and district websites and bookmarked on all student Chromebooks. Teachers and parents can assist students in submitting reports if they are too young to do so themselves. #StopBullying #BeKind
"Reading With a Buddy" takes place once a month at WSSE. 5th graders take time to read to 1st graders to help inspire a love of reading!
Pre-K students at White Sulphur Springs Elementary learned all about the importance of school bus safety today with the help of bus driver, Nathan Sears.
