🚍💛 Happy Love the Bus Month! 💛🚍
This February, we’re celebrating the incredible bus drivers, monitors, aides, mechanics, and transportation staff who safely deliver our students to and from school each day.
This month, we'll be taking some time to highlight the essential work our transportation department does every day.
#LoveTheBus #SchoolTransportation
Buffalo Area🟦
Bus #225 – Mt. Etna
Bus #1903 – Mt. Etna
Hurricane Area🟥
Bus #201 - Ryder's Creek and Turkey Creek, drop off at the end of Turkey Creek pm
Bus #1204 - Turkey Creek, Ryder's Creek will be picked up at the end of Turkey Cree
Bus #1404 - Sam's Fork and Kimber Road (Pickup will be at Road Safe on Route 60 at 7:00 a.m. & Drop off at Road Safe on Route 60 at 3:00 p.m.)
Bus #1501 - Adkins Branch and Browns Creek
Bus #1603 - Teays Hollow
Bus #1701 - Sugar Camp, Herford Road will pick up at Woodridge gate
Bus #1905 - Herford Road will meet at Woodridge gate
Winfield Area🟩
Bus #1001 – Gibson Branch, will not run past 5&20 church
Bus #1704 – Scary Creek from Joyce Road to the paintball turnaround
Bus #1801 – Poindexter Rd. Will meet at the bottom of the hill at the barn at 6:30 am
Bus #1802 - Harmon's Branch
Bus #1805 – Means Road, Sisson Road
Bus #1904 - Will pick up at first entrance of Nottingham Trailer Park at 6:35 am.
Putnam County Schools will be operating on a regular schedule tomorrow, February 10, 2026
🚌Updates to bus routes unable to run are as follows🚌
Buffalo Area🟦
Bus #216 - Custer Ridge
Bus #221 - Homebrew Hollow
Bus #225 – Mt. Etna, Homebrew Hollow
Bus #241 - Cain Hill
Bus #244 - Homebrew Hollow (a.m.) and Cain Hill
Bus #1406 - Homebrew Hollow
Bus #1503 - Custer Ridge
Bus #1605 - Cain Hill
Bus #1804 – Custer Ridge
Bus #1903 – Mt. Etna
Hurricane Area🟥
Bus #201 - Ryder's Creek and Turkey Creek, drop off at the end of Turkey Creek pm.
Bus #226 - Tackett's Branch
Bus #1204 - Turkey Creek, Ryder's Creek will be picked up at the end of Turkey Creek
Bus #1301 - South Street off Sycamore Road
Bus #1404 - Sam's Fork and Kimber Road (Pickup will be at Road Safe on Route 60 at 7:00 a.m. & Drop off at Road Safe on Route 60 at 3:00 p.m.)
Bus #1501 - Adkins Branch and Browns Creek
Bus #1504 - Kelly's Creek, will pick up Kelly’s Creek at Rt. 34 and Clymer’s creek students at the end of Turkey Creek
Bus #1603 - Teays Hollow
Bus #1701 - Sugar Camp, Herford Road will pick up at Woodridge gate
Bus #1702 - Tackett's Branch
Bus #1803 - Southwest Street off Sycamore Road
Bus #1905 - Herford Road will meet at Woodridge gate
Poca Area🔴
Bus #222 – Poca River
Bus #1305 – Cochran Lane – meet at bridge
Bus #1409 – Manilla Creek and Heizer Creek
Bus #1703 – Heizer Creek
Bus #1706 – Manilla Creek, and Heizer Creek
Bus #1807 – Heizer Creek
Bus #1906 – Manilla and Heizer
Winfield Area🟩
Bus #212 - Blue Lick
Bus #1001 – Gibson Branch, will not run past 5&20 church
Bus #1302 – Blue Lick
Bus #1403 - Joyce Road
Bus #1606 – Ventroux Hollow
Bus #1704 – Scary Creek from Joyce Road to the paintball turnaround
Bus #1801 – Will not run past 5&20 Church
Bus #1802 - Harmon's Branch
Bus #1805 – Means Road, Sisson Road
Bus #1904 - Joyce Road and Hedrick Road & not crossing tracks, will pick up at the Joyce Rd. and Scott Lane intersection at 6:38 am.
🌨️❄️Putnam County Schools will be operating on a two-hour delay Monday, February 9, 2026❄️🌨️
🚌Updates to bus routes unable to run are as follows:
Buffalo Area🟦
Bus #202 - Mt. Etna, Fisher Ridge
Bus #216 - Custer Ridge
Bus #221 - Spring Branch and Homebrew Hollow
Bus #225 – Mt. Etna, Homebrew Hollow
Bus #241 - Cain Hill
Bus #244 - Spring Branch, Homebrew Hollow (a.m.) and Cain Hill
Bus #1406 - Homebrew Hollow
Bus #1503 - Custer Ridge
Bus #1605 - Spring Branch, and Cain Hill
Bus #1804 – Custer Ridge
Bus #1903 – Matthews Road and Buck Lick (will start 10 minutes later and pick up at the end of roads),and Mt. Etna
Bus #2903 - Matthews Road, Buck Lick and Low Gap
Hurricane Area🟥
Bus #201 - Daniel Boone, Big Creek, Ryder's Creek & Turkey Creek, drop off at end of Turkey Creek pm.
Bus #226 - Peach Ridge, Sleepy Creek, and Tackett's Branch
Bus #245 - Sycamore
Bus #1202 - Benedict
Bus #1204 - Turkey Creek, Ryder's Creek will be picked up at the end of Turkey Creek
Bus #1205 - Daniel Boone Trail and Big Creek
Bus #1301 - South Street off Sycamore Road
Bus #1404 - Sam's Fork and Kimber Road (Pickup will be at Road Safe on Route 60 at 7:00 a.m. & Drop off at Road Safe on Route 60 at 3:00 p.m.)
Bus #1501 - Adkins Branch and Browns Creek
Bus #1504 - Kelly's Creek and Clymer's Creek, will pick up Kelly’s Creek at Rt. 34 and Clymer’s creek students at the end of Turkey Creek at 6:35 am
Bus #1603 - Teays Hollow
Bus #1701 - Sugar Camp, Herford Road and Woodridge Bus will pick up at Woodridge gate
Bus #1702 - Tackett's Branch
Bus #1803 - Southwest Street off Sycamore Road
Bus #1905 - Herford Road and Woodridge Bus will meet at Woodridge gate
Poca Area🔴
Bus #204 - Crown Hill, Bowles Ridge – meet at Paradise
Bus #222 – Poca River
Bus #234 - Limeberger Creek, will meet parents at the carwash
Bus #1305 – Cochran Lane – meet at bridge
Bus #1306 - Buck Lick
Bus #1405 – Bowles Ridge (meet at Paradise in p.m.) and Fisher Ridge
Bus #1409 – Manilla Creek and Heizer Creek
Bus #1602 - Harmon's Creek and Poca River - North and South (Meet at 4-way {Doc Bailey} stop at 6:50 a.m.)
Bus #1703 – Heizer Creek
Bus #1706 – Bowles Ridge, Manilla Creek, and Heizer Creek
Bus #1807 – Heizer Creek
Bus #1906 – Manilla and Heizer
Winfield Area🟩
Bus #212 - Blue Lick, Cannery Lane and Shawnee Estates
Bus #1001 – Gibson Branch, will not run past 5&20 church
Bus #1302 – Blue Lick, Ranch Lake Estates
Bus #1403 - Joyce Road, Hedrick Road
Bus #1606 – Ventroux Hollow
Bus #1704 – Rocky Step Road & Scary Creek from Joyce Road to the paintball turnaround
Bus #1801 – Will not run past 5&20 Church
Bus #1802 - Harmon's Branch
Bus #1805 – Means Road, Sisson Road
Bus #1901 - Hurricane Creek
Bus #1904 - Joyce Road and Hedrick Road & not crossing tracks, will pick up at the Joyce Rd. and Scott Lane intersection at 6:38 am.
🌟 National School Counseling Week 🌟
We wanted to take some time to recognize the important work our school counselors do every day.
They support students through academic decisions, personal challenges, planning for the future, and everything in between. Their ability to listen, guide, organize, and problem‑solve makes a real difference across our schools.
Thank you to all of our counselors at Putnam County Schools for being steady, thoughtful, and student‑focused in all you do. We’re grateful for the impact you make throughout the year.
#NationalSchoolCounselingWeek #SchoolCounselors
Following an 8:00pm weather briefing with the National Weather Service in Charleston, measurable snowfall is expected to arrive early to mid-morning impacting travel during the school day.
Due to multiple instructional days missed as a result of inclement weather, the scheduled “Outside School Environment Day” (OS) on Monday, February 16 will now become an instructional day for students.
We had an incredible day of competition at the 2026 Putnam County Math Field Day! Students from across the county showcased their problem‑solving skills, teamwork, and determination. We are so proud of every participant who represented their school with excellence.
🏆 Overall Team Rankings
1️⃣ Hurricane High School
2️⃣ Winfield High School
3️⃣ Poca High School
4️⃣ Buffalo High School
5️⃣ Teays Valley Christian
6️⃣ Calvary Baptist
🎓 Individual Highlights
Grades 10–12 (Top Performers)
🥇 Erin Walls (WHS) – 1st
🥈 Paxton Haddox (HHS) – 2nd
🥉 Dylan Winarta (WHS) – 3rd
4️⃣Robby Kyer (HHS)
5️⃣Jaxson Davis (PHS)
6️⃣Connor Westfall (HHS)
7️⃣Nick VonWulfen (WHS)
8️⃣Landon Stonestreet (HHS)
9️⃣Bear Fuller (HHS)
🔟Nicholas Winarta (WHS)
1st alternate: Larson Barkey (WHS)
2nd alternate: Owen Good (CBA)
Grade 9 (Top Performers)
🥇 Blaise Liu (HHS) – 1st
🥈 Cruz Berry (WHS) – 2nd
🥉 Elijah Woods (BHS) – 3rd
1st alternate: Rylie Himstedt (WHS)
A huge congratulations to all our winners, alternates, and participants for their hard work. Thank you to all the coaches, volunteers, and schools who made today possible. We would also like to thank Toyota Motor Manufacturing for sponsoring today's event.
Here’s to another great year of mathematical excellence! 🔢✨
🌨️Putnam County Schools will be CLOSED tomorrow, Wednesday, February 4, 2026. This is a traditional "snow day" NOT an NTID.🌨️
Putnam County Schools will be operating on a normal schedule on Tuesday, February 2, 2026.
🚌Updates to bus routes unable to run are as follows:
Hurricane Area🟥
Bus #1404 - Sam's Fork and Kimber Road
Pick up will be at Road Safe on Rt. 60 at 7:00am
Drop off at Road Safe on Rt. 60 at 3:00 pm
Bus #1803 and #1301 - Southwest St. off of Sycamore Road
Bus #1603 - Teays Hollow
Bus #1702 and 226 - Tackett's Branch
Bus #226 - Peach Ridge and Sleepy Hollow
Bus #1501 - Adkins Branch, Browns Creek
Bus #1504 - Buff Creek and Kelly's Creek
Bus #1701 - Sugar Camp, Herford Road, and the top of the hill in Woodridge
Bus #1205 - Daniel Boone Trail and Big Creek
Bus #1504 - Clymer's Creek
Winfield Area🟩
Bus #1704- Joyce Rd. and Scary Creek from Joyce Rd. to the Paintball turnaround
Bus #1403 and #1904 - Joyce Rd.
Bus #1302 and #212 - Blue Lick
Bus #1802 - Harmon's Branch
Bus #1801 - Gibson Branch, Poindexter, Mt. Olive, Whitten Ridge, 5&20 between John's Creek and the 5&20 Church
Bus #1805 - Sisson Rd.
Poca Area🔴
Bus #204 - Crown Hill
Bus #1306 - Buck Lick
Bus #234 - Limeburger Creek, will meet parents at the carwash.
Buffalo Area🟦
Bus #2903 - Matthews Road, Buck Lick, Crown Hill, and Low Gap
Bus #1903 - Matthews Road, Buck Lick, Crown Hill, Mt. Etna
Bus #1605 - Spring Branch, Turkey Branch, Cain Hill
Bus #244 - Spring Branch, Homebrew Hollow, Cain Hill
Bus #221 - Spring Branch, Homebrew Hollow
Bus #241 - Cain Hill
Bus #202 - Mt. Etna
Bus #225 - Homebrew Hollow
Bus #216 - Custer Ridge
🌨️❄️Putnam County Schools will be operating on a two-hour delay February 2, 2026❄️🌨️
🚌Updates to bus routes unable to run are as follows:
Hurricane Area🟥
Bus #1404 - Sam's Fork and Kimber Road
Pick up will be at Road Safe on Rt. 60 at 7:00am
Drop off at Road Safe on Rt. 60 at 3:00 pm
Bus #1803 and #1301 - Southwest St. off of Sycamore Road
Bus #1603 - Teays Hollow
Bus #1702 and 226 - Tackett's Branch
Bus #226 - Peach Ridge and Sleepy Hollow
Bus #1501 - Adkins Branch, Browns Creek
Bus #1504 - Buff Creek and Kelly's Creek
Bus #1701 - Sugar Camp, Herford Road, and the top of the hill in Woodridge
Bus #1205 - Daniel Boone Trail and Big Creek
Bus #1504 - Clymer's Creek
Winfield Area🟩
Bus #1704- Joyce Rd. and Scary Creek from Joyce Rd. to the Paintball turnaround
Bus #1403 and #1904 - Joyce Rd.
Bus #1302 and #212 - Blue Lick
Bus #1802 - Harmon's Branch
Bus #1801 - Gibson Branch, Poindexter, Mt. Olive, Whitten Ridge, 5&20 between John's Creek and the 5&20 Church
Bus #1805 - Sisson Rd.
Poca Area🔴
Bus #204 - Crown Hill
Bus #1306 - Buck Lick
Bus #234 - Limeburger Creek, will meet parents at the carwash.
Buffalo Area🟦
Bus #2903 - Matthews Road, Buck Lick, Crown Hill, and Low Gap
Bus #1903 - Matthews Road, Buck Lick, Crown Hill, Mt. Etna
Bus #1605 - Spring Branch, Turkey Branch, Cain Hill
Bus #244 - Spring Branch, Homebrew Hollow, Cain Hill
Bus #221 - Spring Branch, Homebrew Hollow
Bus #241 - Cain Hill
Bus #202 - Mt. Etna
Bus #225 - Homebrew Hollow
❄️ We Miss You, Putnam County Students! ❄️
It’s been a full week of snow, ice, and unexpected winter break—and we just want to say how much we’ve missed seeing all of our students in our schools! 💙⛄️
We hope you’ve stayed warm, safe, and had a little fun in the snow. Have a good weekend and we hope to see you all soon!❄️✨
Putnam County Schools proudly recognized the Poca High School Volleyball Team at last night's Board of Education meeting for their outstanding season and their first-ever appearance in the State Tournament.
This historic achievement reflects the team’s hard work, perseverance, and commitment to excellence. Congratulations to the athletes and coaches for representing Poca with pride and setting a new milestone for their program.
Well done, Lady Dots!
