All schools in Lincoln County will be releasing two hours early today, February 16, due to high water.
The after school program is cancelled at all sites for February 16 due to inclement weather.
Schools bring communities together. Whether you went to school there, worked there, or attended events there, a school building is often central to everything happening in the community.
Since its closure in 2021, access to the Duval building has been granted on a limited basis. This has included students and staff securing their items left behind, Lincoln County Schools (LCS) maintenance staff removing items that can still be used, and the recent auction.
When the difficult decision to close Duval PK-8 was made, many former students, teachers, community members, and others across Lincoln County began reaching out to the current Duval administration asking to take one last walk through the building. Those inquiries started a conversation about what could be done to honor the now closed building.
Due to the interest, Duval PK-8 Principal Jerry Sansom started working on an event that would allow people to take a tour of the building. Before planning the event, LCS Maintenance Director Jerry Cremeans consulted with BRIM, the LCS insurance company, to make sure a tour would be possible. After approval from BRIM, Mr. Sansom worked with the LCS Maintenance Department, LCS administrators, and the Duval PK-8 staff to put together a guided tour. Mr. Sansom and his team agreed on the name “One Last Swarm.”
To memorialize the old Duval PK-8 building at the new site, a $5 donation was going to be asked for to tour the building. However, this event was never about making money. We only wanted to give people the chance to go in the school one last time.
With that in mind, we are no longer requiring donations be made for the tour. However, if you would like, donations are going to be accepted. The shirts are still going to be for sale too, and the dates have been changed to reflect this Duval building. The dates now read 1954-2023.
We hope you see old friends and teachers during the “Last Swarm” and make one last memory at a building that means so much to all of us. We will share more information about the tour as we get closer to the event.
Guyan Valley Middle School Art Teacher Ms. Christian had her students make self portraits. They are now hanging up in the cafeteria! All of the students did a wonderful job, and the portraits look great hanging up!
Ranger Elementary will be closed on Monday, February 13, due to water outage.
Below is the link to join the livestream of the LCS Elementary Math Field Day awards ceremony. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 12:30 PM.
https://tinyurl.com/ycybs3vv
4th and 5th Graders are testing now for Math Field Day. The awards ceremony is scheduled to start around 12:30, and we are going to live stream the awards. We will publish the link here shortly before the awards ceremony kicks off.
Since 1914, thousands of Lincoln County Students have walked the halls at Duval. If the walls could talk, they would have some great stories. Before the doors are closed for good, we are going to have "One Last Swarm." On Saturday, March 4th with a $5 donation, you can take a guided tour of the school. Tours will run from 9am - 5pm. There will also be Duval memorial t-shirts available for $20. All of the proceeds are going towards memorializing Duval at the new school. We look forward to seeing some familiar faces. We would also like to thank Duval PK-8 administration, staff, and students for working so hard to put this event together!
We had our middle school Math Field Day competition Wednesday morning! It was great to see so many 6th, 7th, and 8th graders excited to compete. The winners are listed below by grade level.
6th Grade:
1st Place - Kyler Blair, Harts PK-8
2nd Place - Hunter Campbell, Duval PK-8
3rd Place - Cylas Workman, Harts PK-8
Alternate - Easton Bender, Harts PK-8
7th Grade:
1st Place - Ethan Cooper, Duval PK-8
2nd Place - Jack Shull, Hamlin PK-8
3rd Place - Reed Roberts, Hamlin PK-8
Alternate - Kaylee Abbott, Duval PK-8
8th Grade:
1st Place - Zoey Hensley, Harts PK-8
2nd Place - Emma McClung, Duval PK-8
3rd Place - Isaac Thompson, Duval PK-8
Alternate - Anthony Wiley, Harts PK-8
The overall team winner is Duval PK-8, they are pictured with Principal Sansom.
Congratulations to all the students who competed today, and good luck to our students moving on to the Regional Math Field Day in March.
The county middle school math field day awards will be livestreamed at the link below.
https://tinyurl.com/ycku3758
The LCSBOE had a special guest at their meeting last night. Vivian Dial is the 2023 Lincoln County Schools Spelling Bee Champion! Vivian received her certificate for winning the county spelling bee, and she is now moving on to the state spelling bee! Congratulations Vivian and good luck at states!
The live stream for today's regularly scheduled board meeting can be accessed via our web site at 7:00 PM today, February 7, 2023. https://www.lcsdwv.com/page/live-streamed-board-meetings
Ranger Elementary will be closing at 12:35 today, Feb. 7, due to no water.
In our continuing efforts to keep our schools safe and prepared for emergency situations, we are conducting our third countywide Active Threat Drill tomorrow, February 8th. These drills are routine and there is no cause for alarm. If you need to sign a student out while the drill is ongoing, you may be asked to wait until the drill is over. We appreciate your cooperation during this important safety exercise.
February is Love the Bus Month. Whether is be the drive to or from school, a class field trip, an away game, bus operators support our students and their education in many different ways.
To show our appreciation, please print off one of the pictures below, fill them out, and hand it to a bus driver who has had an impact on you or your student. Our drivers will collect these throughout the month of February. At the end of the month, we will hang all the pictures up together in the transportation office!
Ranger Elementary is kicking off Pre-K and New Kindergarten Students for Lincoln County Schools. Check the picture below for future dates, what is needed for registration, and who needs to register. We look forward to meeting our future students!
LCHS is hosting a FAFSA workshop for seniors thinking about college or career & technical school. The workshop is next Wednesday, February 8th, from 4-7 in the high school's media center. You will be able to complete the FAFSA application in less than an hour. Check the list below to make sure you bring all of the required documents. See you then!
Lincoln County Schools will be closed February 1 on a Code 2. Essential Employees only report.
All schools in Lincoln County will be operating on a two-hour delay today, February 1.
Lincoln County Schools will be closed January 31 on a Code 2. Essential Employees only report.