Berlin McKinney Elementary

This is a reminder that Westside High School and its feeder schools will operate on a three-hour delay tomorrow morning, Monday, October 19. Thank you!

Thank you to our student council members for working the parent-teacher conference yesterday evening. #BerlinStars ⭐️❤️🫶🏼

#ShowcaseWyCoSchools #PublicSchoolProudWV #ILoveWVPublicSchools

HAPPY BOSS’S DAY TO OUR BOSS LADY!

We love you, Mrs. Wallen! Thank you for everything you do for Berlin, our students, and our staff. Your leadership, dedication, and heart for our school do not go unnoticed. We are so thankful to have someone who works so hard to make Berlin such a special place!

We appreciate you more than you know! Thank you for ALL you do!

Love, all your Berlin staff! 💕⭐

Attention Westside High School and Feeder Schools! Due to the predicted rain for Thursday, the Westside Homecoming Parade has been rescheduled for Sunday, October 18th. Thursday will now be a FULL day of school, while Monday morning will now be a 3 hour delay for Westside and feeder schools only.

OMS Game Changers volunteered their time to help Berlin with their pumpkin patch Fall Bash.🎃 #ShowcaseWyCoSchools #PublicSchoolProudWV #ILoveWVPublicSchools

🎉 It’s Homecoming Week! 🎉 Westside High School and its feeder schools will release three hours early on Thursday, October 15, so our students, staff, and families can join in the Westside High School Homecoming Parade festivities! We look forward to coming together and celebrating our Renegades! 🖤🏈 Go Renegades! 🎉

🎉 GREAT NEWS — WYOMING COUNTY SCHOOLS! 🏫 ALL WYOMING COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL REOPEN MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATIONS! We are pleased to announce that all schools across Wyoming County will return to their regular schedules on Monday, including Mullens Elementary & Middle School, Wyoming East High School, and Westside High School. 🧹 ServPro has completed its cleaning and sanitation work at our schools. We want to extend a sincere THANK YOU to ServPro, the Wyoming County Health Department, our custodians, maintenance teams, transportation staff, administrators, teachers, and everyone who worked tirelessly behind the scenes throughout this process. 💙 To our parents, students, and community, thank you for your patience, understanding, and cooperation during a challenging week. We know the disruptions were difficult, and we truly appreciate your support. The health and safety of our students and staff will always remain our top priority. We are excited to welcome everyone back on Monday and look forward to getting back to what matters most — educating our students! 💙 We’re back in business, Wyoming County! See you Monday!

Congratulations to Journey Hurley on winning the State Fire Marshal poster contest. She was a winner among 750 entries. #BerlinProud #ShiningStar

Egg‑citing news from Mr. Evans and the 3rd and 4th grades. Students have been incubating eggs, and during Tuesday’s closing—while staff were cleaning—the first group hatched. A welcome surprise and a fun moment for everyone.

LEAF HUNT FOR SCIENCE!

Mrs. Schomaker’s and Mrs. Blankenship’s second grade classes headed outside today for a hands-on science lesson and a leaf hunt. Authentic learning experiences like this give students the chance to explore, wonder, observe, and discover the world around them.

Inspiring Future Authors and Illustrators in Wyoming County!!! What a special day for our K–2 students at Berlin McKinney and Pineville Elementary Schools! We were excited to welcome native West Virginia author and illustrator Ashley Belote for a fun and inspiring visit. Ms. Belote shared a read-aloud of her book, Little Red and Big, Bad Fred, and then brought her story to life in a whole new way by teaching our students how to draw one of the characters! The children had a wonderful time listening, creating, and discovering their own artistic talents. Thank you, Ms. Belote, for sharing your gift, your creativity, and your love of reading with our students. #ILoveWVPublicSchools #PublicSchoolProud

📚 REMINDER FOR WYOMING COUNTY SCHOOLS FAMILIES Just a reminder about our school calendar for the remainder of this week: ⏰ Thursday, October 8 – 3-Hour Early Release Students will be dismissed 3 hours early for Faculty Senate. 📘 Friday, October 9 – Professional Learning Day There will be NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS on Friday. Staff will report for scheduled professional learning. Please note: These scheduled days are not related to the recent health concerns or school closures. They have been part of the school calendar since the beginning of the school year. Please plan accordingly for Thursday’s early dismissal and Friday’s student day off. Thank you for your continued support of Wyoming County Schools! 💙

🔴 PARENTS & GUARDIANS — PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO CHECK YOUR CHILD 🏫 As we prepare to welcome students back to school, we are asking every parent and guardian to take a few minutes before sending your child to school to check them for any unusual sores, irritated areas, rashes, or other signs of a possible skin infection. ❗When in doubt, please have your child checked before sending them to school. 👩‍⚕️ If you have questions or concerns about your child returning to school, please contact the school nurse at your child's school. Our school nurses are available to help answer questions and provide guidance to our families. Thank you, parents and guardians, for partnering with us and doing your part to help protect our students and staff. ✅ Please review the checklist below before your child returns to school.

🚨 IMPORTANT UPDATE — WYOMING COUNTY SCHOOLS Wyoming County Schools would like to provide families and staff with the latest information regarding school operations. The following three schools will remain CLOSED through Friday: • Mullens Elementary & Middle School • Wyoming East High School • Westside High School ServPro is continuing the cleaning and sanitation process at these three schools. Wyoming County Schools will also continue communicating closely with the Wyoming County Health Department as we move forward. ALL OTHER WYOMING COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL RETURN TO SCHOOL TOMORROW. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Extracurricular activities may also resume tomorrow for schools returning to regular operations, provided those activities are not being held at Wyoming East High School or Westside High School. All extracurricular activities involving or taking place at Wyoming East High School and Westside High School remain suspended at this time. LOOKING AHEAD TO MONDAY Our goal is for all Wyoming County Schools to resume normal operations on Monday. This will be contingent upon receiving satisfactory air quality assessments, completion of ServPro’s cleaning and sanitation process, and clearance from the Wyoming County Health Department. Once those measures have been completed and the appropriate clearance has been received, all schools and extracurricular activities will resume normal operations on Monday. We appreciate the patience, understanding, and cooperation of our students, staff, families, and community. We know these changes can be disruptive, but the safety and well-being of our students and staff remain our top priority. We will continue to keep our families and staff informed and will provide additional information as it becomes available. For questions, please contact the Wyoming County Schools Central Office at 304-732-6262

🚌 Our team is hard at work today! As part of our countywide cleaning efforts, our bus drivers are taking extra time to thoroughly clean and disinfect our school buses. We are incredibly thankful for our transportation staff and everyone across Wyoming County Schools who is stepping up and doing their part to help provide a clean and safe environment for our students and staff. These pictures are just one example of the work happening throughout our school system today. Thank you to our bus drivers for going the extra mile for our students! 💙 #ShowcaseWyCoSchools #PublicSchoolProud #ILoveWVPublicSchools

The Title I webpage has been updated with important resources for families, including the Parent’s Right to Know Policy, the School Parent and Family Engagement Policy, and the School-Parent Agreement. It also explains how Title I funding and services help support teaching and learning at our school.

IMPORTANT UPDATE — WYOMING COUNTY SCHOOLS Due to new information received regarding the current skin-related health concern, Wyoming County Schools will be taking additional precautionary measures. ALL WYOMING COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW, OCTOBER 6. This countywide closure will allow for a thorough deep cleaning of our school facilities as an added precaution to protect the health and well-being of our students and staff. WYOMING EAST & WESTSIDE: Wyoming East High School and Westside High School will remain closed beyond tomorrow until further guidance is received from the Wyoming County Health Department and all necessary cleaning by ServPro has been completed. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: There will be no extracurricular activities anywhere in Wyoming County Schools today, October 5, or tomorrow, October 6. This includes practices, games, and other school-related extracurricular events. The situation will be reevaluated following tomorrow, and additional guidance will be provided regarding when activities may resume. For Wyoming East High School and Westside High School, all extracurricular activities will remain suspended until further notice. HEALTH INFORMATION: At this time, Wyoming County Schools has not received an official diagnosis identifying the specific type of skin infection involved. We understand there may be speculation within the community, but we want to be careful to share only information that has been confirmed by the appropriate health officials. The safety and well-being of our students and staff remain our top priority. We understand that these closures and cancellations create an inconvenience for our families, and we sincerely appreciate your patience, understanding, and cooperation as we take these additional precautions. We will continue working closely with the Wyoming County Health Department and ServPro and will provide additional information as soon as it becomes available. For questions, please contact the Wyoming County Schools Central Office at 304-732-6262 (tel:304-732-6262).

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 Westside High School Berlin McKinney Elementary School Oceana Middle School Bus 244, Melissa, will not be running this afternoon. Westside High School parents will need to meet Bus 200 at Koppercity Bottom at 3:10pm Berlin McKinney and Oceana Middle students will be brought home on Bus 186. Bus 186 will not leave the schools until approximately 4:30pm.

Monday, September 28, 2026 Westside High School Berlin McKinney Elementary School Oceana Middle School Bus 244, Melissa, will not be running this afternoon. Westside High School parents will need to meet Bus 200 at Koppercity Bottom at 3:10pm Berlin McKinney and Oceana Middle students will be brought home on Bus 186. Bus 186 will not leave the schools until approximately 4:30pm.