Nicholas County Schools

The Nicholas County Board of Education office will close at 12:00 on Fridays during the summer months. Office staff will be working extended hours to compensate for this early out on Fridays. This is a practice that occurs in many counties in the state.

Well, today is the last day for our students. Our students are our future, and we need to help them make that future as bright as we can. Sometimes that means making decisions in their best interest that they may not understand or agree with. That is what we as adults must do...both teachers and parents. Changes are coming this fall. We must get back to teaching and learning and not spending so much time addressing issues that prevent that from happening. I wish all of our students and parents a safe and enjoyable summer break. To our employees, I of course wish the same. Much is expected out of our employees and much too often they are not thanked enough. Education is a very rewarding, yet challenging, profession. I praise you for your hard work and dedication. I have enjoyed visiting your classrooms or workplaces and getting to know you just a little bit better. I intend to visit all classrooms again next year and get to see some great interaction with our students! Much has been accomplished this year, but I hope that this is just the beginning of making our school system better and more attractive to our community. I appreciate you all so much! Best wishes, Terrence Beam, Superintendent

Reminder, today, Thursday, May 30th is a scheduled 3 Hour Early Dismissal. Students will be released three hours earlier than normal.

Attention Richwood Middle and High School! There will be NO School Wednesday, May 29th at Richwood Middle and High School due to a power outage. Staff does not need to report to the school.

Attention Zela Elementary! There will be NO School Wednesday, May 29th at Zela Elementary due to a power outage. Staff does not need to report to the school.

Richwood High and Middle School have no power nor phones. if you have an emergency or need to contact the school please contact the Nicholas County Board Of Education.304 872 3611

Attention Zela Elementary! There will be NO School Tuesday, May 28th at Zela Elementary due to a power outage. Staff does not need to report to the school.

Due to a power outage at Birch River Elementary, Birch River Elementary will be closed today, Friday, May 24th. Our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Graduation for Richwood High School has been moved to the Red Gym in Richwood tonight at 7:00. due to weather concerns.

I would like to make a few quick reminders about the schedule for graduation and the last day for students. Graduation for Richwood High School will be held at 7:00 on Thursday, May 23 at Dean Memorial Field (weather permitting) or the Red Gym in Richwood in case of bad weather. The graduation for Nicholas County High School will be held on Friday, May 24 at 7:00 at the Summersville Arena and Conference Center. The last day for students is Thursday, May 30. Students will be dismissed on a three hour early out schedule.

I would like to clear up any confusion about the levy results from this past Tuesday. One of the news stations is reporting that our levy failed because it did not have a 60% favorable vote. That information is incorrect. The excess levy was passed! An excess levy only has to have a simple majority vote to pass. Bonds, on the other hand, must have a 60% approval in order to pass. I hope that this clears up this issue. I have contacted the news station and asked them to correct their error. Terrence Beam, Superintendent

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the citizens of Nicholas County for their support of our students by passing the excess school levy. This will ensure services that have been established to continue until at least 2030. This includes security at our schools with PRO officers, free meals for all of our students, free admissions to ball games for students, support for 4-H and local libraries, dental and optical services for our employees and their families, and many other things. I want to thank the committee that worked to gain support for our levy. Many people had a hand in this, but I must mention Pam Cline, Terri Rodebaugh, Susan Johnson, and John Staats or their roles in this very important and successful process. There are other community members that played vital roles as well but choose to remain anonymous. Again, thank you for the support of Nicholas County Schools.

Good afternoon, We were alerted of a situation near the Zela community that necessitated a lock down of the school. We called the principal to do such, but the students had already been loaded on buses to be taken home. The principal and the central office stayed in communication with the drivers to make sure our students got home safely. I allowed staff to leave a few minutes early from work. A large number of police officers are on the scene monitoring the situation. At no time, was the threat at the school itself and neither our students nor our staff were in harm's way. That is all of the information that I have at this time.

Teacher Appreciation Week begins May 6 and I want to take this opportunity to recognize and celebrate all teachers, but especially Nicholas County teachers. I have been blessed to be able to visit every classroom teacher this year and have found them to be dedicated to their career and committed to our students. Education is tough these days, much tougher than I had it when I was a teacher. They deal with things that I could not have imagined. The challenges that they face daily are daunting, yet they are diligent in making a difference for our students. Thank you to all of our teachers for the work that they do every single day. I appreciate you! I have thoroughly enjoyed visiting your classrooms this year and hope to do it again next year! Terrence Beam, Superintendent

Recently there have been an uptick in phishing emails. The latest was an email imitating Superintendent Beam asking for your cell phone number. Please use caution when sending personal information to anyone. To educate people for their protection you can take this email phishing quiz. It is required that all Nicholas County Schools Employees take this quiz. https://forms.office.com/r/RpceSFb9MS

Wednesday, April 24 is Administrative Professionals Day! This is a day that is used to celebrate our administrative professionals (such as secretaries and clerks) for the important work that they do for our schools every single day. Many times, they are the first people to welcome parents and students to our buildings and their presence can set the tone of the conversations that may occur. We appreciate their tireless efforts to make our schools a pleasant place to attend and visit. Thank you for all that you do! Terrence Beam, Superintendent

Good evening! There will be a countywide meeting for rising 10th, 11th & 12th grade students of BOTH high schools on Wednesday April 24th at 6pm at the Nicholas County High School Auditorium. Rising 10th, 11th & 12 grade students & parents are highly encouraged to attend to learn about the newly developed dual credit pathways that will put students on track to a collegiate certificate or associates degree from New River Community & Technical College. The exciting opportunity includes free tuition, saving both time and money while leading to an earlier completion of educational goals. We hope you will make plans to attend this presentation. Thank you.

This is a reminder tomorrow Friday April 19, 2024 is a 3 hour early release due to a state mandated faculty senate.

Due to impending weather the presentation with New River Community and Technical College scheduled for 6pm at NCHS  has been cancelled.  A new date will be set and information provided as soon as possible.  Thank you.

Good evening! There will be a countywide meeting for rising 10th, 11th & 12th grade students  of BOTH high schools  on Thursday April 11th at 6pm at the Nicholas County  High School Auditorium.   Rising  10th, 11th & 12 grade students & parents are highly encouraged to attend to learn about the newly developed dual credit pathways that will put students on track to a collegiate certificate or associates degree from New River Community & Technical College. The exciting opportunity includes free tuition, saving both time and money while leading to an earlier completion of educational goals. We hope you will make plans to attend this presentation. Thank you.