February

3-7 Winter Spirit Week

3- Club Day

6- Regional Science Fair

7- Interims Issued

12- High School PT Conferences 5-7pm

15- County Science Fair @ MuMS

17- President's Day (No School for Students)

18- 2 HR Delay for Students

26- 6pm Math Honor Society Inductions

28- History Club Trivia Night 6-8pm

March

3- Club Day

13- End of the 9 Weeks

14- No School for Students

20- Report Cards Issued

21- LSIC @ 2:50pm

April

7- Club Day

14- 18- Spring Break

21- No School for Students

22- Faculty Senate (2 HR Delay for Students)

25- Interims Issued

26- Prom at Heritage Hall

May

5- Club Day

26- Memorial Day (No School for Students)

29- MuHS Graduation

30- End of the 9 Weeks

As we embark on the 2nd semester, it is a good time to evaluate your child's school attendance. State Attendance policies were updated in July 2024. You can review these updates here: https://www.berkeleycountyschools.org/o/bcs/page/attendance

A few quick reminders:

• A full school day is 7:30-2:40
• Strive to miss less than 5 days
• A student cannot have more than 10 parent notes to excuse absences. After the 10 parent notes have been used, doctors notes will be required. So, get a doctor's note when you can.
• Caregivers must let the school know why a child was absent from school so that the absence can be coded appropriately
• A school year is 180 days. If your child misses 10 days a school year, they would have almost missed an entire grade level by the time they graduate school.

Exciting news! The Tri-County Black Educators will be hosting the annual Black Student Union Symposium on March 26, 2025.

Event Details:

• Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
• Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (BCS will depart at 1:30pm)
• Location: Asbury United Methodist Church (110 W. North Street, Charles Town, WV)

FREE math tutoring sessions for 8th-12th graders starting Jan. 21, 2025 at Shepherd University

Shepherd University's S-STEM Scholars are hosting FREE math tutoring sessions for 8th-12th graders on Mondays through Thursdays 3pm-5pm at Snyder Hall Room #226 when Shepherd University is open. We will start on Tuesday Jan. 21, 2025 in Spring 2025. Please use the link https://forms.office.com/r/KeVnaXq0d8 to register your child(ren) for the free after-school tutoring sessions. Please feel free to email Dr. Qing Wang at qwang@shepherd.edu if you have any questions or last-minute cancelation requests.

Registration forms for February, March and April will be posted at https://www.shepherd.edu/nsf-sstem/tutoring4hs at least two weeks in advance.

We need your help! Come be a part of our Local School Improvement Council. Our LSIC is a group of stakeholders- parents, families, students, community members and staffulty that want to help make a school even better.

• All LSIC meetings are open to the public and will start at 2:50 pm in the LGI room. Dates & times are subject to change.

Meeting Dates:

• Feb. 21, 2025

• Mar. 21, 2025

We will have our first meeting on Friday, September 27th at 2:50pm. Please email Mrs. Riggleman for more details- ariggleman@k12.wv.us

Berkeley County Schools is excited to partner with the Cook Center for Human Connection and their Mental Health and Wellness Resource Center: ParentGuidance.org. This is a family support library for all families that provides any adult and caretaker in the district with a trusted place to go for qualified answers to the toughest parenting and childcare challenges from the premier therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists in their respective specialties, who offer compassionate, anonymous, and supportive guidance for you and your children.

This FREE resource offers over 50 courses in English and Spanish created and given by licensed clinicians addressing topics like: Anxiety, Depression, Self-Harm, Bullying, Social Media, Substance Abuse, Grief and Loss etc.

Please click the link below for more information.

https://www.berkeleycountyschools.org/page/cook-center-for-human-connection

Do you have a favorite song? Let us hear from you- click here to submit it to be played during class change.

https://forms.gle/R3YJFmsfEsAFttRf6

Musselman High School is grateful to receive donations from the BackPack Program weekly. If your family could use extra food rescues for the weekend, please email narciza.gomesdasilva@k12.wv.us.

Please make sure you update your student's emergency information: Click Here: https://bcswv.jotform.com/241506457928060

Free after-school tutoring has started. Tutoring will occurs from 2:45-3:45 PM and is available for Math and English. Math tutoring will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays in Mrs. Porter's room, and English will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in Ms. Rakes' room. No sign-up is required. Visit the Counseling Office for more information.

Order your cap and gown:

https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1118121/Musselman-High-School/

www.jostens.com/backtoschool

Do you know a staff member that goes above and beyond? Nominate them using the link below.

Click Here:

https://forms.office.com/r/rhxVr3BnA8

Did you know you can track your student's school bus and receive push alerts when it's near the bus stop?

Download the Edulog Parent Portal app and sign up to receive alerts today! Visit the link here for more information: https://www.berkeleycountyschools.org/page/parent-bus-portal

Please note our Transportation Department is actively working to update the bus stop information in the app, and we appreciate your patience while these changes are made.

TutorWV is NOW available for all students in WV. It provides online, on-demand, expert tutoring and homework help in over 200 subjects. Please share this information with your students and families. https://governor.wv.gov/News/press-releases/2023/Pages/Gov.-Justice-announces-statewide-partnership-with-Tutor.com.aspx

https://tinyurl.com/4vj9j7ey