https://anchor.fm/bigredspodcast
Check out the first episode as we talk with Senior Casey Stanley and discuss school safety. Only 20 min of entertainment!
https://anchor.fm/bigredspodcast
If you are interested in adding PHS events to your computer or mobile app, please use the following link:
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=phs%40woodcountyschoolswv.net&ctz=America%2FNew_York
***Storm Delays***
Good morning! This is Christie Willis, Superintendent of Wood County Schools. Buses are running their routes this morning. However, due to storms there are several buses delayed or unable to cross low lying creek areas.
The following buses will be delayed: 49, 149, 154, 157, 162, 163, 172, 173, 175, 192, 199, 205, 210, 214, 216, and 236.
No tardies will be issued today due to weather. Please be cautious on the roads and be safe!
As a reminder for Senior Parents, please be advised that your student must provide proof of their second MCV4 vaccine to the school nurse by this Friday the 25th or they will be unable to attend school starting Monday. Any questions, please call the Nurse at 304-420-9595.
Coplin Health Systems, our school-based health care provider at the PHS Health and Wellness Center in the Annex , will be able to accommodate students who have not completed the required vaccines (MCV4 and Tdap). Parents/ caregivers must complete a consent for services prior to vaccination. Contact Nurse Heidi or Nurse Cathy for a paper copy of the consent or you may use the QR code included with this information. Appointments can be made at the Health and Wellness Center at 304-861-4150 or the nurses can send your child for services at your request if the consent is completed. Students who have not completed the required vaccines will be excluded from school beginning Monday, August 28th.
Students return to school tomorrow! Safety will be top of mind. What can you do as a member of the community to ensure that our students arrive safely to school? Listen to our newest WCS Voices podcast episode featuring WCS Director of Transportation, Chad Bloss, and our Coordinator of Safety & Security, Don Brown, as we discuss simple strategies for making sure our students arrive safely at school.
https://woodcountyschoolswv.com/wcsvoices
Freshman orientation will be on Monday, August 14th for Hamilton, 15th for Jackson, and the 16th for VanDevender from 530-700. Each night we will begin at 5:30 in the Jack Stephens Gym with a brief overview from the Admins. That night parents and students will be able to get their schedules, tour the building, and ask questions! We look forward to seeing you on your scheduled evening. If you have any questions, please call 304-420-9595
Parkersburg High School will hold Freshman Orientation Aug. 14-16.
Each session will be at 5:30 p.m. and will be according to feeder school.
Monday, August 14th - Hamilton students
Tuesday, August 15th - Jackson students
Wednesday, August 16th - Van Devender students
SCREENING FOR CHILDREN ENTERING SCHOOL - Screening will be conducted by school nurses and other professionals during regular school hours in Wood County Schools for students entering school for the first time. In addition, students entering parochial or other non-public schools will be screened. Screening will be done to identify problems in the following areas: language, speech, hearing, and vision. Parents of public school students who do not wish to have their child participate in this screening should inform the principal of the school attended by the child. For more information, contact Wood County Schools Special Education Office at (304) 420-9655.
Sprinklers activated at Parkersburg High School
PARKERSBURG - An accidental activation of the sprinkler system at Parkersburg High School set off alarms and soaked floors Sunday evening.
Crews will be working overnight Sunday, Aug. 6, into Monday, Aug. 7, to clean up the water and determine the cause of the sprinkler activation. The water affected the PHS auditorium and the floors directly below the auditorium.
Officials do not believe there was any fire or other emergency which caused the sprinklers to activate, nor were they activated by any person.
More information will be released as it is available.
Teachers are set to return to classrooms Aug. 17 and a county-wide open house will be held on Aug. 21. Students return to classes Aug. 23.
Now Available: Explore the rich history of Wood County Schools through New Era School: A dialogue with Esther Carroll
A one-room school building located on the Mineral Wells Elementary School campus serves as a connection to our past. This building, known as New Era school, has been transformed into a museum that showcases the educational community of the nineteenth century. Within the museum, there is an extensive collection of carefully selected materials that chronicle the history of schools in Wood County. The museum is accessible to the general public, offering both individual and group tours, including school trips. In the latest episode of the WCS Voices Podcast, Esther Carroll, a retired library media specialist from Wood County Schools, shares her insights. Ms. Carroll oversees the museum's operations and is responsible for curating historical primary sources and various media. Accompanying the podcast is the melodious mountain dulcimer music performed by Jerry Rockwell.
https://www.woodcountyschoolswv.com/wcsvoices
PHS needs your help. Last night at 11:15 about 4-5 people came onto campus from the 19th St. area on foot near the stadium entrance, & set a trash can on fire @ 12:08. Police were on scene at 12:10 but all suspects ran off towards 19th & Spring St before they got there. If anyone has any information of who might have done this, please email me at KDEMOSS@K12.wv.us
If you would like to remain anonymous, please use the anonymous reporting link on our Facebook page. I’m sure there is a video of the people committing such act because that is the norm nowadays unfortunately. You may also call and leave a message in the office at 304-420-9595 or call the athletic department at 304-485-8010.
Attention all Summer School Students at PHS:
Summer School will begin this Monday, June 12th. There will be a mandatory meeting for all students in the Auditorium on Monday at 8:30. If you have not registered for Summer School, you can do that between 8-830 in Student Services on Monday. Please be advised that Driver’s Ed and PE are already full. At this meeting, we will give the students a handout with the times and dates for Summer School. If you have been assigned to take the second semester of Summer School only, that does not begin until July 3rd. Summer School is only for students who need to retake a course they have already failed in 9-12th grade or to obtain original credit in Health/PE/Driver’s Ed. All students will be issued an iPad, but they will not go home. Students will be able to work on coursework at their own pace, extra on their own time and must attend to pass. When they are finished with their course and have passed it for credit recovery, they will be able to leave for the summer. Summer School hours will be 8:00-11:30 M-F with a grab-and-go breakfast available until 8:30. Lunch will also be a grab-and-go at 11:30.
If you have any questions about anything I just said, please call us at 304-420-9595. Thank you, and have a good evening.
We had an awesome turnout this evening. We sold 71 shirts. We have 25 smalls and 4 mediums left here at school! Here is the website to buy online as well! The cost is $20. #bringgretchenhome
https://bringgretchenhome.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Good thing about buying online is that they have youth sizes as well.
Thank you for your participation!
Hello this is PHS with an important message.
In conjunction with the Fleming Family, PHS will be hosting the Fleming Family Press Conference on Thursday, May 25th, @ 4:30 PM on the school's front steps. Our goal is to allow Gretchen's Family to have a platform to help #bringgretchenhome . PHS will also be selling t-shirts that contain artwork made by Gretchen's sister, Emma. All shirts are $20 and all proceeds will be donated to the reward for information/evidence. Please come out and support the Fleming Family. Gretchen is a 2013 Graduate of Parkersburg High School. Thank you!
Good afternoon, this is Christie Willis, superintendent of Wood County Schools. Unforeseen traffic issues today have delayed eight Wood County Schools buses bringing students back from field trips in Charleston. This will cause a 30-45 minute dismissal delay for students on those buses and for student who ride those buses home. Students who are delayed at the school will continue to be supervised until the buses arrive. This delay includes students riding bus numbers 80, 81, 169, 176, 183, 184 and 218. This affects students from Williamstown Middle High School, Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg South High School, Jackson Middle, Edison Middle, Blennerhassett Middle, Hamilton Middle, Neale Elementary, Lubeck Elementary, Blennerhassett Elementary, Kanawha Elementary and Williamstown Elementary schools. We apologize for the inconvenience and want to assure everyone that students are safe and in good hands. The safety of students is our number one priority. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this situation.
Watch the Parkersburg High School Graduation Ceremony on CAS Channel 45, live on our CAS YouTube Channel, and The Parkersburg High School Facebook Page. Gates open at 5:30. Ceremony starts at 7:00.
https://www.cascable.com/cas45/phs-graduation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umqyd1sROiM
https://www.facebook.com/TheSchoolOfChampions/
Have you signed up for this summer’s Teaching & Learning Academy? Sessions are filling up quickly. Join guests Jessica Linville, Lisa Buckley, Jessica Espinosa, Jody Carder-Hamilton and Kezia Parsons as they discuss their upcoming sessions in episode 5 of the WCS Voices podcast. Listen now 🎧 Have you signed up for this summer’s Teaching & Learning Academy? Sessions are filling up quickly. Join guests Jessica Linville, Lisa Buckley, Jessica Espinosa, Jody Carder-Hamilton and Kezia Parsons as they discuss their upcoming sessions in episode 5 of the WCS Voices podcast. Listen now 🎧 https://woodcountyschoolswv.com/wcsvoices
The horseshoe will blocked off for all staff and student drop off tomorrow due to Senior Color Day. If you typically drop off your student by the front door, you may drop them off at the end of the horseshoe/fieldhouse and they can walk up, or you may drop them off out back by the bus canopy.
iPad collection has already taken place for 12th and 11th grade. If you have not turned yours in, please do so immediately. 10th grade collection will take place this Thursday the 18th and 9th grade will be Monday the 22nd.
Color Day update: As a correction to last night's all call about Color Day, any flag you would wish to display on your vehicle for the parade must be approved when you are lining up. You can not place any other decorations on your vehicle, including flags, once you leave the horseshoe.
Order of events:
Lineup from 7:30am-10am. Vehicles will be inspected!
Senior flag 10:am.
Parade will commence afterwards by going down Washington Ave, around the Park, and back up Washington Avenue.
Chill n' grill afterwards in the stadium!