Gilmer County Schools

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.

Our 7th and 8th Grade Trip to NASA for tomorrow, November 29, 2022, has been cancelled due to transportation challenges. We will do our best to reschedule this trip at a later date.

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!

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

Gilmer County High School Students, GCHS Middle school students received a "Back to School Letter" in the mail last week. Our intention was to send you a letter as well with your schedule. Due to the WV Department of Education's newly adopted student information system, counties are having stress verifying student schedules, updating LiveGrades accounts, and several other applications. At GCHS, we took steps to schedule high school students in June so that data would be ready when migrating to the new system. This early work put Gilmer County ahead of some, but the migration of data has required extra verification and cleanup. As a result, your schedule will not be mailed this week. Instead, you will receive your schedule on the first day of school on August 18. Additionally, there is an expected delay in the use of LiveGrades. This effects how teachers record grades as well as communication among teachers, parents, and students. Change for the better often has some growing pains and we are looking forward to the many improvements for this school year. We anticipate your arrival August 18 and encourage you to notice all the positive changes made over the summer. Most Sincerely, John Putnam, Principal

Summer School Begins Tomorrow! Bus information and the summer menu can be found on our app and webpage!

AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM Did you know that a Federal Communications Commission program has launched a program to help provide monthly discounts on internet service for qualifying households and a one device discount on a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer? To check eligibility and apply, please click the attached document or visit https://affordableconnectivity.gov/.

Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center is offering free camps in our Simulated Workplaces for Gilmer County students grades 6-12. Lunch will be provided, but students will need transportation to and from the Career Center. If you have any questions, call 304-354-6151. Link for registration form is below: https://kphares.wufoo.com/forms/cgcc-summer-camp-registration/

GOOD LUCK LADY PIONEERS! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DStEUWIoQrc

Due to impending weather, the decision has been made to not take Pep buses to the Girls State Championship game in Charleston tomorrow, March 12, 2022. However, students can still receive a free ticket if they attend the game. Please meet in the Civic Center Lobby between 8:45 am and 9:15 am to receive your ticket. We may not all be in Charleston to support our girls, but we are there in heart. GO LADY TITANS!!!

The Varsity Girls Basketball Team will be hosting Calhoun tomorrow night, 2/24/22, at 7:00 pm for the Sectional Championship Game. Pre-sale tickets will go on sale in the GCHS Office Thursday from 7:30am-3:00 pm. Tickets will also be sold at the door until max capacity is reached. The cost of admission is $5. WVSSAC passes (plus one) will be accepted. Outside entry doors and ticket booth will NOT open until 5:30 p.m. Come wearing your GILMER BLUE to cheer on your Lady Titans!

The Varsity Girls Basketball Team will be hosting Calhoun tomorrow night, 2/24/22, at 7:00 pm for the Sectional Championship Game. Pre-sale tickets will go on sale in the GCHS Office Thursday from 7:30am-3:00 pm. Tickets will also be sold at the door until max capacity is reached. The cost of admission is $5. WVSSAC passes (plus one) will be accepted. Outside entry doors and ticket booth will NOT open until 5:30 p.m. Come wearing your GILMER BLUE to cheer on your Lady Titans!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WVDE Updated COVID Guidance January 31, 2022 With implementation of a universal mask policy: • Students and staff who test positive for COVID-19 should stay home for at least 5 days and isolate from others. • Day 0 is the first day of symptoms or the positive test date if asymptomatic. • Separation during breakfast and lunch for returning positive students during days 6 through 10 is no longer required. Positive students and staff may return to school if: • They have completed 5 full days of isolation from onset of symptoms or test date if asymptomatic. • They are fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medications. • Their symptoms are improving. Positive youth may return to unmasked extracurricular activities on days 6-10 if they obtain a negative antigen test on day 5 or after and meet the previous guidelines to return to school. • Home tests meet testing requirements with results being communicated to the school. Handling contacts with a universal mask policy: • Contact tracing can be discontinued and is no longer required for times when students are not wearing a mask such as during lunch, or during extracurricular activities. • Close contacts regardless of vaccination status may continue in-person learning if they remain asymptomatic. • Household contacts of positive individuals may stay in school if they remain asymptomatic.

All Gilmer County Schools will be operating on a two-hour delay for Friday, January 21. Please keep an eye out for text messages, county website, news broadcasts, and the state WV School Closings site for further information.

All Gilmer County Schools will be dismissing 3 hours early today, January 6th. All after school activities including Wildcat University after school program has been canceled. Again all Gilmer County Schools will be dismissing 3 hours early today, January 6th. Thank you

Gilmer County Schools are aware of the TikTok post that has been shared. As a precautionary measure additional security has been put in place at both schools for the safety of students and staff.

Come visit us at Gilmer County Elem. for our Drive thru Birth Start ...9:30-11:00 happening today, 9/24/21 (Birth - 4years old, if not in school). Activities, snacks and more!

2021-2022 Bus Schedule will be available in the News Feed, Documents, or by using the link below! https://bit.ly/BusScheduleGilmer21-22

FRN Resource Drive Thru will occur on August 5 from 4-7 at Gilmer County Elementary. Parents are asked to use the parent loop to pick-up free supplies for their child/children. All backpacks have been been pre-packed and will be provided on a first come, first serve basis.