🎉Congratulations to Braxton County students, Brayden Dunbar (Flatwoods Elementary) and Jonathan Hypes (Braxton Middle) who spelled their way onto the regional stage at Fairmont State University for the Charleston Gazette-Mail/HD Media Scripps Regional Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 14th!🎉
A total of 52 spellers from 27 counties were invited to participate in the biggest in-person regional spelling competition in West Virginia. Nirav Nibmarte from Mountaineer Middle School will represent our region at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May.
The following students brought the past to life and earned top honors at the Regional Social Studies Fair!
First Place
Haley Cadle, Blaine Gross, Gabriel Grounds, Kayleigh Fugate and Adalynn Fraizer, “Iguazu Falls” (Frametown Elementary)
Jasmine Adams and McKinley Blake, “America’s First Builders: The Founding Fathers” (Burnsville Elementary)
Liam Connor, Winry Miller, and Asher Tusing, “The Civil War” (Sutton Elementary)
Second Place
Owen Herring, “George Washington” (Sutton Elementary)
Cohen James, “Titanic” (Frametown Elementary)
Jackson Moore, “Game On: Psychology of Gaming” (Davis Elementary)
Payton and Paisley Smallwood, “The Life of Jesus” (Sutton Elementary)
Third Place
Brennan Conner, “Thomas Edison” (Sutton Elementary)
Jhett Jackson, Arden Snodgrass, Jase Jarvis, and Lucas Hall, “The Pyramids of Egypt” (Flatwoods Elementary)
Olivia Cyriacks, Olivia Frame, Zanna Faceminre, Penelope Mason, and Sydney Stout. “9/11 Attacks” (Sutton Elementary)
Garrett Moore, “The Effects of Bananaomics” (Davis Elementary)
Violet Thomas, “Can Historical Fiction Teach Young Readers Real History?” (Davis Elementary)
Honorable Mention
Maddy Smith, “Braxton County Rails Trails” (Davis Elementary)
Katie Carroll, “West Virginia” (Braxton County Middle)
Good luck to our First-Place entries who will advance to the WV State Social Studies Fair in April!
We are so proud of our students who participated in Regional Math Field Day!
The following students placed for their grade level:
Trent Yeager – 4th grade, 2nd runner-up (Flatwoods Elementary)
Oliver Young – 5th grade, 1st place (Sutton Elementary)
Laney King – 6th grade, 2nd place
Dane Hopen – 8th grade, 2nd place
Way to go, everyone! You all did an amazing job!
February Attendance Winners!
Due to the number of weather-related days, we skipped recognizing winners for December and January. We appreciate everyone continuing to encourage strong attendance during such a challenging stretch of the school year.
We also made a small change at the elementary level. Classrooms will now compete with others in the same grade level for a newly designed attendance banner.
Ms. Stover visited classrooms with a group of high school students who had excellent attendance. They helped present the banners and delivered a small treat to the winning classes!
Schools for the Month of February:
Elementary: Flatwoods Elementary
Middle/High: Braxton County Middle School
School Most Improved:
Burnsville Elementary
County Wide Grade Level Winners:
Kindergarten-Little Birch Elementary School
1st Grade-Flatwoods Elementary School
2nd Grade-Flatwoods Elementary School
3rd Grade-Flatwoods Elementary School
4th Grade-Sutton Elementary School
5th Grade-Davis Elementary School
BCMS-6th Grade
BCHS-9th Grade
Year-to-Date Leader:
Flatwoods Elementary
Thank you for continuing to encourage your students to make attendance a priority. Your efforts truly make a difference!
📢 Important Update: Last Day of School!
Attention families: The last day of school for students has been updated and will now be Friday, June 5.
Please keep in mind we have two more Outside School Environment (OS Days) that can be used for weather related days.
Braxton County Schools families and community members,
Superintendent Dr. Donna Burge-Tetrick will be hosting a series of Braxton County Schools Sports Complex Bond Forums at each school in the county. These meetings will provide information about the proposed sports complex as well as details about the bond. Each forum will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the following dates:
Little Birch Elementary – April 13, 2026
Frametown Elementary – April 14, 2026
Davis Elementary – April 16, 2026
Sutton Elementary – April 17, 2026
Burnsville Elementary – April 20, 2026
Flatwoods Elementary – April 22, 2026
Braxton County Middle School – April 23, 2026
Braxton County High School – April 24, 2026
We invite all parents, students, staff, and community members to attend the forum at their local school or any location that is most convenient. The superintendent is looking forward to meeting and speaking with everyone about concerns, questions, and the excitement surrounding the proposed sports complex.
We have received confirmation that our waiver request for 1 snow day has been approved. January 26, 27, 28, and 29 were used as Non-Traditional Instructional Days (NTID), they were not eligible to be included in the waiver request.
Students will need to make up 3 snow days. Those days are April 27, June 3, and June 4. If any additional weather days occur, they will be added after June 4.
📅 Important Dates to Remember
April 3 – Professional Learning / Faculty Senate (No school for students)
April 6–10 – Spring Break 🌷
May 12 – Election Day
May 25 – Holiday
Braxton County elementary and middle school students recently participated in the county-wide West Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair which provides opportunities for students to contemplate problems to solve in the real world. The following students won on the county level and were selected to complete in the regional fair held in Ronceverte, WV:
Tracy Chenoweth, Federal Programs Director of Braxton County Schools, stated, "We are incredibly proud of our students and the dedication they showed during the STREAM Fair process. The time, creativity, and perseverance they invested in their projects truly reflect their commitment to learning. Experiences like this not only build academic skills, but also problem-solving abilities that will serve these students well in their future education and careers."
Burnsville Elementary School –
Individual – Jasmine Adams – Mechanical Engineering – Title: Engineering America’s Bridges
Flatwoods Elementary School –
Individual – Bentley Berry - Animal Science – Title: How Big Should Your Bearded Dragon Be?
Individual - Jhett Jackson - Physics and Astronomy – Title: Characteristics of the Planets in Our Solar System
Braxton County Middle School –
Group - Chance Davis, Brayden Springer, and Laney King - Physical Nuclear Power – Title: Energy
Congratulations to all winners and especially to Jasmine Adams who placed 3rd in her category at the Regional West Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair.
Registration hours are 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
The Pre-K Head Start staff, along with a school nurse, will be available to assist families with paperwork and answer any questions about enrollment and program services. Families will receive fantastic giveaways, including: book bags, books, age-appropriate educational games, crayons, science kits, alphabet letter, etc.
Our Pre-K Head Start program provides a strong foundation for early learning!
