Gilmer County Schools

🎉 A big thank you to our amazing community members who have donated school supplies to support our Wildcats! 💙 Pictured is Bridget Marks 💙 Mike & Diane Kuhl 💙 The Phares Family (for the huge Lego donation!) We are so grateful for your generosity and continued support of our students. 🐾 #GoGilmer #LoveMyWVSchool

📅 We’re excited to share the Gilmer County Schools Important Dates for the 2025-2026 school year! Planning ahead helps our students succeed - whether it’s scheduling family trips during school breaks or making sure they’re present for important testing days. Thank you for partnering with us to support strong attendance and student success! #gogilmer #attendancematters

Gilmer County Schools is pleased to share our most recent SchoolDigger highlights. Both Gilmer County High School and Gilmer County Elementary School are represented in the updated rankings, and as a district we continue to make steady progress.

The graphic below provides a snapshot of our 2024–25 standings. These results reflect the ongoing efforts of our students, staff, and families, and demonstrate the commitment across our county to continuous improvement.

We look forward to building on this momentum and are excited about the opportunities the year ahead will bring. #GoGilmer #LoveMyWVSchool

📣 Big News for Gilmer County Families! 📣

The WVEIS Parent Portal has officially arrived and will replace LiveGrades! 🎉 This new system helps you stay connected to your child’s academic progress—all in one place.

📌 Families—please be on the lookout! A flyer with all the details will be sent home with students today.

✅ Check grades
✅ Monitor attendance & behavior
✅ View transcripts & student schedules
✅ And more!

👉 To register, visit: https://gilmer.sis.k12.wv.us/ptl.html
and request parent access. Instructions will be sent to the email you have on file with the school.
💡 Reminder: School employees cannot use their K12 email addresses to register.

If you need help, please contact your child’s school or email tdewall@k12.wv.us
#GoGilmer #LoveMyWVSchool

Gilmer County Schools set ambitious goals for the 2024-2025 school year, and we are proud to share each one of them that has been met! From improving student performance in reading and math, to reducing chronic absenteeism and discipline referrals, and keeping our students on track to graduate, these accomplishments reflect the hard work of our students, staff, and families. Take a look at the graphic below to see the goals we set and the progress we’ve made together. We are excited to celebrate these successes and look forward to building on this momentum as we continue striving for even greater achievements in the years ahead!

Afterschool programming will be provided beginning Monday, September 15th. Students in grades Kindergarten through 5th grade are welcome to be a part of Save the Children's program at GCES, while students in grades 6th-12th can remain after school for tutoring at GCHS. Questions: Please email or call Miss West-- ccwest@k12.wv.us or 304.462.7386 ext. 170.

Students in 1st grade through 12th grade are invited to participate in the Gilmer County Literature Fair. Registration Forms are due by Friday, September 19th. The Gilmer County Literature Fair will be Friday, October 3rd, followed by Regional Competition at the WACO Center on Saturday, October 25th. Please email or call Miss West if you have any questions. Reading and ELA teachers can also help provide paperwork to students; just ask your teacher.

CHANGES TO GCHS ATHLETICS TICKETS/SEASON PASSES:

2025-2026 GCHS Game Admission is $7.00 per ticket.

Titan Nation Single Season Athletic Passes are available and will be sold at the beginning of each Fall, Winter and Spring Season. Passes for the Fall Sports Season only, which includes Football and Volleyball are currently on sale. The cost is $150 per person to include one guest for all regular season home events. Anyone wishing to purchase the pass can fill out the attached form and turn it into the GCHS Office, along with the $150 payment. All pass holders will sign in at the ticket gate for each home game they attend.

Download, print, and fill out the form located here: https://tinyurl.com/GCHSFallAthleticPassForm

We had an awesome first full week of school! 🎉

Mrs. Sponaugle and Mrs. Workman surprised our middle school students with popcorn to celebrate the week. Thank you to Marelly Medrano for adding fun and encouraging words on each bag. 🍿

Student Council also stepped in to support our teachers by providing lemonade, bottled water, and drink packets. 🍋 🥤

What a great way to kick off the year!

IMMUNIZATION UPDATE: Many in the community have questions about the preliminary injunction recently issued against Gilmer County Schools. The preliminary injunction permits two students who are not compliant with the immunization law to attend public schools in Gilmer County and prevents Gilmer County Schools from enforcing West Virginia’s compulsory immunization law with respect to those two students. The preliminary injunction relates only to the two students named in the petition and remains in effect while the matter proceeds through the court system. Therefore, Gilmer County Schools will continue to implement the immunization law for all other students and as directed by the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Schools, unless the immunization law is amended by the Legislature or if otherwise directed by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, the State Superintendent of Schools, or the State Board of Education.

🚌 Gilmer County families — here are this year’s bus routes! Please review your stop and pick-up/drop-off times so everyone is ready for the first day of school. Let’s have a safe and smooth school year for all! #GoGilmer ⭐️Please Share⭐️

National Night Out for Gilmer County families is Tuesday, August 5th from 4pm-7pm at the Glenville City Park. Come out and enjoy the evening!

👶✨ Calling All Expecting Mommies & Families with Little Ones (Ages 0–3)! Our Early Steps Program is designed just for you! This FREE program includes: 📚 Educational home visits 👣 The Birth Start Program held at GCGS 📖 A special book program for enrolled families We focus on 5 key areas of your child’s development: 🗣 Communication 🏃 Gross Motor Skills ✋ Fine Motor Skills 🧠 Problem Solving 🤝 Personal-Social Development If you’re interested or want to learn more, contact: Donna Smith Fox, Gilmer County Coordinator 📞 304-266-2995

Summer School will be delayed ONE HOUR on Friday, July 18th. This will allow more time for students to engage in the planned filed trip activity. For example, if your child typically gets on the bus at 7:30am, they will get on the bus at 8:30am; if they get off the bus at 2:30pm, they will get off the bus at 3:30pm. If you have any questions, please call your child's school office. Thank you!

📱 Stay connected—download the Gilmer County Schools app today! Get instant access to school calendars 🗓️, event updates, open house info, and more—right at your fingertips! 📲 Download here: • Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptegy.gilmerwv&pcampaignid=web_share • Apple: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1568572084 Don’t miss a beat this school year! #GoGilmer

Attention: Summer Progress Report is coming home today (Fri, June 27th) with your student if they are attending the summer program at GCHS. This report will let you know what subject they are working on, how much progress they have made to completion (100% =Completed!) and their grade at this time in the class. If you have any questions please call GCHS between 8am-2pm, Monday through Friday until July 30th. Thank you!

There was a parent/guardian survey sent home from the West Virginia Department of Education to the parents/guardians of students receiving special education services. If your child is receiving special education services, please complete and return the survey. If you have lost the survey, you can use the QR code attached to submit. If you have any questions, please contact the Gilmer County Board of Education at 304-462-7386 X 108.

Please Note: Summer Bus Schedule has updated times!! This pertains to the Troy/Tanner/Glenville route with Bus #83. Please see the adjusted times in the attached image. These times will take effect Monday, June 23rd during the morning bus route. Thank you.

🎨🖍✏️ Our rising kindergarteners are getting a boost this summer through Save the Children’s KinderBoost program at GCES! Even though most of these students already know their way around from Pre-K, KinderBoost is giving them an extra head start with hands-on learning, playful activities, and a chance to build even more confidence before the big jump to kindergarten. From outdoor painting fun to working with numbers, letters, and rhyming sounds, we’re excited to see these young learners continue to grow and shine! #GoGilmer