St. Marys High School

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Three senior students at St. Marys High School have earned the designation of Salutatorian- Jacob Elder, Emily Hadley, Logan Rice. Congratulations!

Algebra One is "function"-ing and looking at Linear Regressions using Technology with Mr. Meeks. In Geometry with Mrs. Johnson, students are completing a unit on Permutations, Combinations and Probability and beginning a unit on Trigonometric Ratios.

Three seniors earned the designation of Valedicatorian for the Class of 2021- Bralynn Davis, Lara Fetty, Kylie Wright.

The SAT assessment will be administered to all SMHS Juniors tomorrow, April 13th. Students should eat a good breakfast, get plenty of rest and be prepared for testing tomorrow. Students should arrive to school early or on time tomorrow and report directly to 1st period for attendance. Following announcements, students will report to their testing classrooms and the test will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. The test will last until approximately 1:30 p.m. and Juniors will eat lunch when the testing is complete.

St. Marys High School is pleased to announce the following students were accepted into the MOVTI Therapeutic Services program for the 2021-2022 school year. C. Cambell; Z. Davis; D. Covey; J. Jay; A. Little; J. Perry; B. Schneider; N. Mumaw; B. Whited.

The West Virginia Association of Orthopaedic Executives (WVAOE) has established the Joshua Tuck Scholarship to help support a student studying healthcare management. At the time of his death in 2017, Josh was the practice manager for the Charleston Area Medical Center Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; in addition, he was vice president of WVAOE. The Joshua Tuck Scholarship has been created specifically to reward the outstanding scholastic achievements of high school seniors who plan to enter the healthcare management field. Complete eligibility rules and forms can be found on the “WVAOE Members” tab at www.wvos.org. Applicants (1) must be West Virginia high school seniors; (2) must enroll in Bluefield State College, Fairmont State University, Marshall University or WVU Tech; (3) major in a healthcare management program; and (4) submit a 450-500 word essay answering the question: “Describe your community’s issues with opioids and explain how you would reduce the problem.” WVAOE will accept applications and accompanying essays postmarked between February 11, 2021 and April 15, 2021. From all the applications received, the WVAOE Board of Directors will select a single one-time only $2,500 scholarship recipient in April 2021. The winner will be announced at their high school awards assembly or commencement program, or a COVID-19 appropriate method.

The SMHS Westling Team had a strong showing at the Regional Tournament the last two days. Wiley Houser, Cody Houser, Haiden Davis, Brian Rhodes, Brennan Boron and Cyle West will advance to the State Tournament.

We are happy to announce our school/ department service personnel of the year for 2021. D. Crowe- BES; E. Smith- SMES; J. Smith- PCMS; D. Wagner- SMHS; N. Hearn- Maintenance Dept.; K.D. Lamp- Transportation Dept.

We are happy to announce our school teachers of the year for 2021. J. Casto- BES; T. Satterfield- SMES; M. Nelson- PCMS; H. Meeks- SMHS.

Parents - This message is to hopefully clear up any confusion in regard to the student COVID vaccine clinic. We initially put out a survey to gage the interest of parents wanting their children aged 16 or older to get vaccinated. Based on that survey, there was enough interest to make a vaccine clinic worthwhile. We hope to have a vaccine clinic for students aged 16 or older next week. Completing the original survey does not mean your child will be on the list for a vaccine. We posted a new COVID vaccine signup yesterday. To get your child on the vaccine list, you must sign up by 3:00pm tomorrow April 8th. If you do not have access to a computer, you can call the school and someone can assist you in signing up. The signup link (https://forms.office.com/r/Ur4wJQWsPJ) can be found on both the Pleasants County Schools and St. Marys High School web pages under the news section. It can also be found on our social media pages.

The baseball scrimmage scheduled this evening at Cameron has been moved to the Moundsville Fairgrounds. We are still competing against Cameron High School.

Recently, LKC Awards were presented to members of the Girls Basketball Team and Wood County Freshman League Awards were presented to members of the Boys Basketball Team.

The Ritchie Regional Health Center is preparing to provide a COVID vaccine clinic for our students aged 16+ during the week of April 12th. Parents interested in getting their child vaccinated can sign up here: https://forms.office.com/r/Ur4wJQWsPJ The Pfizer COVID vaccine has been approved for individuals 16 and older. This vaccine consists of 2 shots given 21 days apart. Signed parental consent will be required for students to receive the vaccine. The consent form will be posted to the Pleasants County Schools website and will also be sent home with your child.

PCS and SMHS are so proud of Trey and his 2020 Army National Guard enlistment as well as his recent achievements with the military!

Austin Satterfield (SMHS) was featured by WVDE today on Facebook. See the post on WVDE’s Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/149359475134920/posts/5431595720244576/?d=n&substory_index=0

PCS thanks Kaki Abicht and The Greenhouse for their participation in the N-ABLE program!

Happy Spring!

The Girls Basketball game scheduled for Monday 4/5 vs Valley Wetzel will be varsity only. The game will start at 6:00PM at SMHS.

Bold.org just announced a new $10,000 scholarship in partnership with NFL Star JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. All current high school and undergraduate students studying in the US who face financial challenges in paying for their education are welcome to apply. You can find more information about the award here: https://bold.org/scholarships/juju-scholarship