Nicholas County Schools will be closed tomorrow Wednesday January 22, 2025 due to frigid temperatures. This is a snow day and will have to be made up at the end of the year. School staff is not to report.
Here is a sample of the 2025-2026 School Calendar, the guidelines we must follow, and a summary of the proposed calendar. Please view all 3 documents before completing the calendar survey.
https://forms.office.com/r/v8QDCvGbuj
All Nicholas County extra-curricular activities are canceled for Friday January 10, and Saturday January 11, 2025 due to a winter storm warning.
Nicholas County Schools are closed Thursday January 9, 2025. This is snow packet day #3. The board meeting and expulsion hearings scheduled to begin at 10 am will still occur.
All extra-curricular actives in Nicholas County are canceled today. There will be no practices or games.
After meeting with the National weather service, Nicholas County Schools will operate on a regular schedule tomorrow November 21, 2024. We will be observing the weather and adjust the school schedule according to how the weather moves in. At this point in time there is a chance we will be releasing 3 hours early. Please plan accordingly in the event we must do that. By attending a school on a normal schedule we will not have to use one of our bank time days.
Do you understand the risks of letting your child play seemingly benign games like Roblox? Did you know your children are at risk of being charged with creating, possessing and trafficking child pornography because of photos they could be taking, sending, and receiving on their smartphones?
If you are surprised or confused by these statements, or just want to learn more about the cyber world in which our children are living, please attend nationally recognized speaker Jesse Wineberger's session tonight at the Summersville Arena and Conference Center @ 6 PM. This is a free event and encourage you to come and bring as many families as possible!
According to state code, all board meeting must be live. Here is the link to this weeks board meeting. You will be able to find these every meeting on our website. boe.nich.k12.wv.us. Just click board members and then it will be under the live board meeting links.
https://boe.nich.k12.wv.us/documents/board-members/meeting-links/698146
Velma the Van's summer schedule.
Attention Parents or Guardians cookie dough orders are in. You may come to the multipurpose room doors from now till 3:00 to pick them up. If you cannot pick the orders up during this time please contact the school and make alternate arrangements.
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
Cookie Dough order forms are due Monday April 22, 2024. Please make sure you send the order form and all money collected with your child. All money collected will go towards school beautification and family engagement incentives.
Mr. Beam has cancelled all after school activities for Nicholas County April 11, 2024. Therefore, there will be no after school program for Birch River Elementary today. They will be virtual and a packet will be sent home for all students currently enrolled in the after school program. Thank you.
Here is the draft copy of the 2024-2025 school calendar. If you have any comments you would like for us to hear, please fill out this form.
https://forms.office.com/r/p5EfkzHxD0
This comment form closes at 4pm on February 9, 2024.
Reading Night and Book BINGO will be November 2!
We will have an LSIC meeting on Monday, October 16
Nicholas County Schools will release 3 hours early on Friday, October 13th, 2023 for Faculty Senate. All Faculty Senate days will be a 3-hour early release.
Due to a scheduled power outage, Birch River Elementary will be closed tomorrow Wednesday September 27, 2023. Staff is not to report.
Parent Volunteer Training tomorrow at 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM if you are interested the cost for a background check is $10.
Family Math Night coming next week. Flyers coming home today please return the bottom section.
