Attention ALL Students grades 6-8: Please join us at Open House on Tuesday, August 17. The hours will be from 4:45 - 6:45 pm. Homeroom Schedules will be posted in the gym. Student schedules can be picked up in your homeroom. We are looking forward to a great year!
2021/2022 School Options:
Currently Wood County Schools is offering the following school options for the 2021/2022 School year: Brick/Mortar (Normal School), Distance Learning Academy (Virtual Learning Offered by Wood County Schools Teachers) and WVLEARNS (Complete Virtual self-paced learning). Please visit the following link if you want to do Distance Learning Academy or WVLEARNS. Keep in mind that some students may be denied WVLEARNS due to past poor performance in this program. Students who enroll in off campus learning will remain enrolled for the semester. Please contact the school with questions.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLnG7RDOztclG4BAlP_pEDH2XklWn0K61S9vPfu-C7UE6yyg/viewform
STEAM Academy begins Aug. 23
Middle school students will have the opportunity to attend programs emphasizing science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics this fall at the Wood County Schools STEAM Academy.
The STEAM Academy begins Aug. 23 at the Caperton Center on the campus of West Virginia University at Parkersburg. The academy is a new district-wide program which provides once-a-week classes for all students in grades 7-8. Parents do not need to sign up to have students participate.
Reminder- All students entering the 7th grade must have their Meningitis and Tdap vaccines before the first day of school. Your child is not permitted to attend school without these vaccines. If your child has already had their vaccines, please provide the school with the up to date record. If you have any questions, please contact Nurse Danielle (304)420-9645.
On August 11, 2021 the WVDE passed a temporary waiver to allow students to participate in extracurricular activities through the first 9 weeks of school. Wood County Schools will not recognize this waiver and will follow standard WVSSAC rules. This means that no student with a grade point average under 2.0 can participate in extracurricular activities (Practices or Contests). They can become eligible at midterm to practice if they have passing grades and they can compete in contests at the end of the 9 week grading period if they have a 2.0 grade point average or above. Please contact the school if you have eligibility questions.
Tonight's Volleyball clinic is cancelled. Sorry for the late notice. They will resume tomorrow evening as scheduled.
Van Devender Middle School staff are attending a professional development training with Dr. Tom Cavanagh to learn about Restorative Justice Education. Restorative Justice Education will be utilized during the upcoming school year at Vandy.
We are happy to announce that we have three new cheer coaches. (Jill Oliver, Keithlynn Johnson and Heather Buchanan). They will be holding Cheer clinics tomorrow Wednesday August 11, Thursday August 12 and Friday August 13 from 5:30pm-7:00pm. Please come to Vandy on these dates if you would like to cheer or if you are interested in cheer. Tryouts will be announced at a later date. Be prepared to be both inside and outside of the school. Bring plenty of water and dress for the heat. WVSSAC sports physicals are required for extracurricular activities. These can be picked up at the school or downloaded from the following link.
https://www.wvssac.org/form-downloads/
Tennis practice has officially started for Van Devender Middle School. Practice takes place at the Parkersburg City Park tennis courts from 4:00pm to 5:00pm (Monday through Friday). Student athletes will need to bring a tennis racquet and water or a sports drink (such as Gatorade) with them in order to stay hydrated. All student athletes will need a WVSSAC sports physical on file in order to participate. Please contact Coach Lyons with questions bjlyons@k12.wv.us
Attention Vandy 8th Grade Parents and Students:
Please fill out the following link if you are interested in taking Spanish for High School Credit this school year. This class will be a full school year commitment. Students passing this class will start high school with a Spanish credit and can take Spanish 2 as a Freshman. Contact the school with questions.
https://forms.office.com/r/hSAhaq5z6w
Attention Van Devender Middle School Golfers:
We will begin practicing this week. WVSSAC sports physical is required. Please call or text me if you are interested in Golf (304-488-5000).
Coach Eddie Staats
Attention Parents and Students:
Athletics will be taking place this Fall. We would love to have as many student athletes as possible. Athletic programs help students to stay motivated in school, stay physically fit and build relationships. These skills will help them throughout their lives. Please come and tryout for our teams. These programs are currently available to all of our students. (WVSSAC Physical is required)
Football (Coach Dennis Craig)
Volleyball (Coach Jennifer Johnson)
Cross Country (Coach Cody Ratliff)
Tennis (Coach Dino Lyons)
Golf (Coach Eddie Staats)
Cheer (Still searching for a coach)
We have been receiving phone calls and messages about school options for this coming school year. Currently Wood County Schools is offering the following options: Brick/Mortar (Normal School), Distance Learning Academy (Virtual Learning Offered by Wood County Schools Teachers) and WVLEARNS (Complete Virtual self-paced learning). Please visit the following link if you want to do Distance Learning Academy or WVLEARNS. Keep in mind that some students may be denied WVLEARNS due to past poor performance in this program.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLnG7RDOztclG4BAlP_pEDH2XklWn0K61S9vPfu-C7UE6yyg/viewform
Vandy Volleyball Open Gym will take place on Tuesday August 10, 2021-Thursday August 12, 2021 from 3:30pm-5:30pm. Practice starts the week of August 16th (Monday-Friday) from 3:30pm-5:30pm. Tryouts will take place on Wednesday August 18, 2021. Student Athletes will need to bring water, appropriate clothes/shoes and must have an up to date WVSSAC Sports physical (Students cannot participate in official practices or tryouts without a sports physical on file). Sports physicals can be picked up at the school or by visiting the following link https://www.wvssac.org/end/?endpoint=file&file=physical%20form.pdf
Camp Vandy will take place on August 9th from 3pm-4:45pm. Camp Vandy is for incoming 6th graders. They will get the chance to tour the school and meet the Vandy staff. Please contact Vandy with questions.
Vandy Extracurricular Update:
We are currently looking for student athletes. The West Virginia Department of Education has waived the 2.0 grade point average to allow all students to participate in practice and conditioning. On August 11th they will have another meeting to decide if they will waive the 2.0 grade point average to participate in regular contests. Please remember that a WVSSAC sports physical is required to participate. The physical form can be found at https://www.wvssac.org/form-downloads/
Contact me if you are interested in any of the following Fall sports: (All students are welcome even if they are new to the sport).
Football (Coach Dennis Craig)
Volleyball (Coach Jennifer Johnson)
Cross Country (Coach Cody Ratliff)
Tennis (Coach Dino Lyons)
Golf (Coach Eddie Staats)
Cheer (Still searching for a coach)
We are looking forward to a great school year. (Email is best as I will be out of the building until July 30)
Mr. Echard
Kwechard@k12.wv.us
304-420-9645
Yearbooks are in and can be picked up at Vandy Monday-Friday between 8am-2pm.
8th to 9th grade:
All incoming PHS freshman who are scheduled for Honors English 9 will be required to complete summer reading. Lists were sent to your schools, but if your student does not have their Honors reading list, it can be found by going to the Parkersburg High School website at https://www.woodcountyschoolswv.com/o/ph and clicking on the menu tab. We look forward to seeing you next month.
Good evening. We invite you to contribute to our ARP/ESSER plan by providing input to the ideas generated in spending funds provided by the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER), targeting K-12 education. Your input will guide our plan to meet the needs of our students, staff, and community which will be presented to the West Virginia Dept. of Education on July 19. Your input is vitally important. To provide input, please click the following link or visit our website. Thank you. https://tinyurl.com/yfs5cvgh
This is an updated message from Friday about Summer School:
Due to the high demand of summer school requests at Parkersburg High School, it has become necessary to divide summer school into two daily sessions.
There will now be a morning session from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm, and an afternoon session from 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm.
Students with last names beginning with A-K, ALL students taking Driver's Ed or PE, and ALL STUDENTS WHO RIDE A BUS, should report to the morning session at 8:30 am, starting Monday, June 14th, in the auditorium.
Students with last names beginning with L-Z should report to the afternoon session beginning at 12:00 pm, starting on Monday, June 14th. In the auditorium.
Students will be provided with a grab and go lunch that may be picked up after the morning session, or before the afternoon session.