On Wednesday, March 8, Gilmer County Schools will be closed for all students. However, Gilmer County Schools will run pep buses and provide free student tickets to attend the State Basketball Tournament to cheer on the Lady Titans against the Doddridge Co. Lady Bulldogs. Any student in grades 2-12, who wish to attend the state tournament, can ride their regular bus run at their regular time to school that morning. The pep buses will depart from each school promptly at 8:05 AM. Bagged lunches will be provided for those students. Students will return to their home school in time for regular evening dismissal. Any Gilmer County School student not riding the pep bus but attending this event can claim their ticket between 10:00-10:30 AM in the Civic Center lobby from Mr. Joe Frashure, Mr. Nathan Haynes or Mrs. Patty Knicely. No Student or Adult advanced tickets will be available at the schools. Permission forms detailing the tournament information will be sent home and must be returned by Tuesday, March 7 at noon. No late forms will be accepted.
The Wildcat University 4H Club would like to thank everyone that supported their Food Drive last week. The club set a goal of collecting 250 items, and we are happy to share that a grand total of 338 non-perishable items were donated. These food items will be given to a local food bank in Gilmer County. Thanks so much for your support!
Students in grades 4th-8th participated in homeroom spelling bees in December. County competition was held on January 24th at the Gilmer County Board of Education office. There were 28 students that competed in 15 rounds of spelling. Students that will advance to Regional Competition on March 11th at Fairmont State include: 1st--Adlai Chapman, 2nd--Casey Isenhart, 3rd--Trenton Rose, Alternates--Madisyn Ross and Travis Dennison. Congratulations to all of our homeroom and county winners!
5th Grade students from GCES participated in a Pen Pal activity with the Glenville Nursing Home on February 3rd, 2023. These students were chosen for their excellence in writing and positive behavior. Each student that participated wrote a letter and drew a picture for a Nursing Home resident. Students will be receiving a response back soon and will continue to correspond with their pen pals monthly.
Gilmer FRN is partnering with Wildcat University Afterschool to host a Bingo for Books during Read Across America Week on Wednesday, March 1st. Students attending this event 4pm-5:30pm need an adult to attend with them. Reservations are due by Wednesday, February 15th. Please return your child's reservation form to the homeroom teacher. Forms were sent home on Wednesday, February 8th.
Wildcat University 4H Club is sponsoring a Food Drive, Feb 6th--Feb 10th. Club members have set a goal to collect 250 non-perishable items to donate to a food pantry in Gilmer County. Please help them reach that goal by donating at the school this week. Thank you!
Attention Parents and Guardians,
Today Gilmer County High School was put on code red lockdown due to a potential threat. State and local law enforcement responded to the event and completed a threat assessment in conjunction with school and district administration. A search and threat assessment was completed by law enforcement. The threat was not substantiated; therefore, the determination was made that Gilmer County High School students were safe to return to class.
The Resource Rundown is a free virtual session provided for parents or caregivers offering information related to accessible services for children. This initiative was created in hopes to alleviate the misconceptions that seeking services lead to CPS or law enforcement involvement. You can find more information on the Kids Thrive website and register for the Resource Rundown every Tuesday at noon at https://kidsthrive.wv.gov/rundown/Pages/default.aspx.
Just before Thanksgiving break, the GCES attendance team surprised our students with a treat! Our students enjoyed popcorn, pretzels, candy, and watched Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving. These are the kind of surprises we like to give our students just for being here!
GCES Holiday Luncheon will be on Wednesday, December 21st. Parents/guardians are invited to eat with their child/ren during their regularly scheduled lunch time. Paperwork is coming home with students today and registration forms are DUE by FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18th. This will help us to place necessary food orders for the Holiday Luncheon.
5th Grade will host our GCES Veterans Day Program on Thursday, November 10th. Please see attached flyer for more information. The program will be at 1:30pm in the GCES Gymnasium.
Songs of the 70s--3rd/4th Music Program will be on Friday, October 28th at 1:30pm in the GCES gymnasium. Please see the informational flyer attached that Mrs. Leggett sent home with 3rd/4th grade students.
Congratulations to all GCES award winners at our monthly Awards Assembly on October 10th. Let's Go Wildcats!
Red Ribbon Week is October 24th-28th, with the GCES Halloween Parade on Monday, October 31st. Please see image of flyer for more details.
There have been a lot of exciting events happening at GCES lately. One such event was Heritage Day on October 7th. We would like to thank the staff members who helped organize this event as well as all the fantastic presenters who spent the day sharing their knowledge with our students.
Gilmer County Elementary School is seeking basketball coaches for the upcoming season. These jobs are posted now and until Friday, October 7th at 3:00PM. If you or someone you know is interested in joining the program, please contact Mr. Fox at (304)462-7338.
Gilmer County Schools and invites you to participate in Family Cyber Safety
Night, a free live-stream event for all K-8th grade families. You'll team up with your child(ren) to learn important cyber safety concepts, such as how to build strong passwords and guard against phishing scams. Then you'll create your own Family Cyber Safety Plan to protect your family online. Sign up to attend at
bit.ly/CyberFamily22. You'll love it, and help inspire your children to be safe online!
It has been a very exciting week at Gilmer Elementary. To celebrate Attendance Awareness Month students were encouraged to take part in a fun attendance themed spirit week. We enjoyed seeing the students participate! On Thursday, students were treated to a snow cone during their recess provided by Communities In Schools Liaison, Julie Busby, Psychosocial Program Coordinator, Tracy Arden, and Truancy Diversion Interventionist, Mischell Workman. The students were very appreciative and excited. One student said, "This is the best day ever!" On Friday, students were given a refrigerator magnet with attendance reminders to take home to share with their families. Although Attendance Awareness Month is only in September, attendance awareness is important every day. Please continue to support your students' success by promoting excellent attendance, because who knows when the next surprise treat might be!
Check out some of this year's Title I Parent & Family Engagement Events for the 2022-23 School Year! Come join us! *Please note that dates and times are subject to change.*
Students who took the West Virginia General Summative Assessment or SAT School Day in spring 2022 will receive an email at their K12 student email account by Friday, September 16. The email will contain a link to an individual student video score report. Please have your child check his or her student email account for the link. Simply click on the link and enter your child’s date of birth to access the video score report customized specifically for your child. Be sure to check out the links to resources that are also provided. A paper copy of this information will be mailed out by Friday to all parents/guardians in addition to the email. If you have any difficulty accessing the report, please contact your child’s teacher or Traci DeWall at 304-462-7386 Ext. 105 or tdewall@k12.wv.us