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BUS ROUTE UPDATE 3/4/21: Below you can find the bus routes that will be unable to run tomorrow, Thursday, March 4, 2021. Students unable to attend school and/or complete assignments the same day due to a bus not running, lack of internet, power, or unforeseen circumstances, will be provided extended time to submit assignments once the internet or power is restored or circumstances warrant additional family support and resources. Buffalo Area: • Lime Kiln Road (Bus 1503 and 1303) • Arbuckle Road (Bus 1902) Winfield Area: • Rocky Step (Bus 1704)

Last night, the Putnam County Board of Education recognized Hurricane High seniors and National Merit Finalists Aiden Bernard and Isaiah Huffman on their tremendous achievement! Congratulations, Aiden and Isaiah! #PutnamProud

BUS ROUTE UPDATE 3/3/21: Below you can find the bus routes that will be unable to run tomorrow, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Students unable to attend school and/or complete assignments the same day due to a bus not running, lack of internet, power, or unforeseen circumstances, will be provided extended time to submit assignments once the internet or power is restored or circumstances warrant additional family support and resources. Buffalo Area: • Lime Kiln Road (Bus 1503 and 1303) • Arbuckle Road (Bus 1902) Poca Area: • Heizer Creek (Bus 1807 and 1409) • Lower Part of Manilla Creek (Bus 1409 will not run the lower part) Winfield Area: • Rocky Step (Bus 1704)

****Updated Bus Route Changes 3/2/21**** Buffalo: Lime Kiln Rd. Manilla Creek Rd. Arbuckle Rd. Cross Creek Rd. Hurricane: Trace Creek Sleepy Creek Kelly’s Creek Winfield: Bill’s Creek Gibson Rd. on 5/20 The following buses stationed at Poca High Schools will not run today due to road closures: 1705, 1401, 1402, 1101, 1806, 1906

The following schools will be closed today, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, due to water-related road closures: Hometown, Rock Branch, Poca Elementary, Poca Middle, and Poca High. There will be no remote instruction.

BUS ROUTE UPDATE 3/2/21: Below you can find the bus routes that will be unable to run tomorrow, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Students unable to attend school and/or complete assignments the same day due to a bus not running, lack of internet, power, or unforeseen circumstances, will be provided extended time to submit assignments once the internet or power is restored or circumstances warrant additional family support and resources. Buffalo/GW Area: • Lime Kiln Road • Manilla Creek Road • Arbuckle Road • Cross Creek Road Hurricane Area: • Trace Creek • Sleepy Creek Poca Area: • Heizer Creek • Dairy Road Winfield Area: • Rocky Step

Congratulations Confidence Elementary School! #CESLeaders are the winners of Putnam County Schools’ February GOOD NEWS social media contest. CES shared the most stories for PCS social media for the month of February, highlighting their students, staff, and school community! Way to go! 🦅 #PutnamProud

Join us in celebrating YET ANOTHER new National Board Certified Teacher! Congrats Chantil McCormick (Confidence Elementary)! Ms. McCormick joins a growing community of NBCTs earning the profession’s highest mark of achievement. We are so proud of our PCS NBCTs! #PutnamProud #NBCTstrong

***3/1/21 UPDATE: Putnam County Schools will now be operating on an Onsite Remote Instruction Day due to flooding and bus route closures that are weather-related. Students should log in to Schoology two hours later than their regular schedule for assignments/instruction.***

Bus Route Update for 3/1/21: Below you can find the bus routes that will be unable to run tomorrow, Monday, March 1, 2021. Students unable to attend school and/or complete assignments the same day due to a bus not running, lack of internet, power, or unforeseen circumstances, will be provided extended time to submit assignments once the internet or power is restored or circumstances warrant additional family support and resources. Buffalo/GW Area: Lime Kiln Road Homebrew Hollow Winfield Area: Poindexter Road off of 5- & 20-Mile Road (bus will stop at old turn-a-round) Hurricane Area: Trace Creek Sleepy Creek

This Public Schools Week, let's celebrate student and staff success by showing our community why we're #PublicSchoolProud and #PutnamProud! Learn more about Public Schools Week here: https://aasa.org/psw/

Bus Route Update for 2/26/21: Below you can find the bus routes that will be unable to run tomorrow, Friday, February 26, 2021. Students unable to attend school and/or complete assignments the same day due to a bus not running, lack of internet, power, or unforeseen circumstances, will be provided extended time to submit assignments once the internet or power is restored or circumstances warrant additional family support and resources. Buffalo/GW Area: • Lime Kiln Road • Homebrew Hollow (bus 1104) Winfield Area: • Poindexter Road off of 5- & 20-Mile Road (bus will stop at old turn-a-round) • Means Road Hurricane Area: • Trace Creek • Sleepy Creek (1106) ***As a reminder, tomorrow, Friday, February 26, 2021, will be a Faculty Senate Day/two-hour early dismissal for students.***

Putnam County Schools social worker, Alexandria Fisher, passed her exam and is now a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker! This license is the gold standard in social work! Congratulations Alexandria! 🎉 #PutnamProud

Bus Route Update for 2/25/21: Below you can find the bus routes that will be unable to run tomorrow, Thursday, February 25, 2021. Buffalo/GW Area: Lime Kiln Road Homebrew Hollow (bus 1104) Cross Creek Road past Gritts Road Bee Ridge (1104) Winfield Area: Poindexter Road off of 5- & 20-Mile Road (1801) Means Road Evergreen Road Teays Farms Hurricane Area: Trace Creek Sleepy Creek (1106) Students unable to attend school and/or complete assignments the same day due to a bus not running, lack of internet, power, or unforeseen circumstances, will be provided extended time to submit assignments once the internet or power is restored or circumstances warrant additional family support and resources.

Putnam County Schools would like to congratulate Hurricane High School seniors Aiden Bernard and Isaiah Huffman for being named National Merit Finalists for the 2020-2021 school year! Learn more at https://www.putnamschools.com/article/407540?org=pcs. #PutnamProud

Happy Public Schools Week! Public schools and educators have faced immense challenges this past year, but they have also proven that they can be adaptive and persevere in the face of adversity. The pandemic has given public school districts the chance to revitalize education and incorporate strategies and processes in making education for all learners equitable, experiential, engaging and authentic. Learn more about Public Schools Week here: https://aasa.org/psw/ #PutnamProud #PublicSchoolProud

Bus Route Update for Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Several bus routes will still be unable to run tomorrow, Wednesday, February 24. Students will receive an excused absence if their bus does not run. Students unable to attend school and/or complete assignments the same day due to a bus not running, lack of internet, power, or unforeseen circumstances, will be provided extended time to submit assignments once the internet or power is restored or circumstances warrant additional family support and resources. Routes that buses will be unable to run on 2/24/21: Buffalo/GW Area: Lime Kiln Road Homebrew Hollow (bus 1104) Cross Creek Road past Gritts Road Steel Ridge Road (2503, 1006, 1207, 1903) Bee Ridge (1104) Poca Area: Upper End of Manilla Creek (1409) Winfield Area: Poindexter Road off of 5 & 20 Mile Road (1801) Means Road Evergreen Road Hurricane Area: Sycamore Road (bus will turn at Grand View and will meet students at Speedway) Trace Creek Buff Creek Sugar Camp Road Sleepy Creek (1106) Kingwood Estates (1301 am, 1803 pm) Kelly’s Creek

Two-Hour Early Dismissal for Students Friday, February 26, 2021 Friday, February 26, 2021, will be a Faculty Senate Day rescheduled (from the original date of February 19, 2021). To enable our schools to hold the February Faculty Senate meeting, students will be dismissed two hours early. Pursuant to W.Va. Code §18-5A-5, the school calendar must provide to each faculty senate a two-hour block of time for a faculty senate meeting on a day scheduled for the opening of school prior to the beginning of the instructional term and on a day scheduled for the closing of school before the end of the employment term. In addition to the opening and closing of school, faculty senate meetings are to be held during the months of October, December, February, and April, for a total of six two-hour meetings.

Conner Street Elementary kindergartner, Kelsey Marie Lawson, was crowned Miss West Virginia Elementary America First Grade this past weekend! Kelsey will represent her school and state in the national pageant which is schedule to take place this June in Little Rock, Arkansas. Even though she is in kindergarten, she competes in first grade, because she would represent the national title next school year if she would win. This system emphasizes community service, good character, and promoting the “BRAVE” anti-bullying platform, which stands for "Building Respect and Values of Everyone." Congratulations Kelsey! We are excited and proud to have you represent your school, county, and state! Good luck in June! 👑 #PutnamProud

History is on display at Buffalo High School! Check out these awesome and restored pieces of art and Bison history! Both works were created using the BHS gym floor from 1984. A big thanks to all the volunteers who worked hard to preserve the original gym floor from the old Buffalo High School as well as PCS maintenance for helping to install these beautiful pieces. Amazing! 🦬 #PutnamProud