Programs

Spotlight

ruffner elementary student getting his haircut by a student in the barber program at carver career center.

Ruffner's Autism Program and Carver's Barbering & Cosmetology Program are teaming up this year! Every two weeks, Carver students visit Ruffner to help students practice haircut tolerance & also learn the skills to serve clients with sensory needs in their future careers!

cedar grove preschool student looking at fish in the classroom fishtank.

PreSchool Students at Cedar Grove Elementary haven't wasted anytime exploring new things during their first year of school! We love the smiles and can't wait to watch these students accomplish amazing things!

three belle elementary students going down a triple slide on the playground.

Nothing beats the joy of learning and playing together! Belle Elementary students had a blast during the filming of an upcoming Communities In Schools West Virginia video with the West Virginia Department of Education.

nitro high school art students painting windows at nhs feeder school point harmony elementary.

Art students at Nitro High School painting a fall theme on the windows at Point Harmony Elementary! A great way to gain some valuable experience and bring smiles to the faces of future Wildcats!

herbert hoover high school students in the wood shop class showing the plaques they made for a chili cookoff event.

Herbert Hoover High School woodshop students, Aleks Woody, Noah Sodaro, and Andrew Arbogast designed and built the awards for the Chili’N on the Elk chili cook-off in Clendenin!

two students working on cleaning up a walking trail during their agriculture class.

The AG class at Ben Franklin teamed up with the tourism class to fix up the school’s nature trail! Students cleared the overgrowth from the path and put new mulch down. Students can now enjoy the outdoors and the pet grooming class has a clean place to walk their dogs!

kcs music teachers during a pd session with the wv state teacher of the year.

KCS Elementary Music Specialists let it go during a recent professional learning session with the current West Virginia Teacher of the Year, Seth Skiles.

teacher giving a student a high five on the first day of school.

It was all smiles as we welcomed back our wonderful students for the 2025-2026 school year! Thank you to our wonderful KCS staff for making the first day extra special!

SCHS JROTC students practicing raising the american flag.

The start of school is a few days away, but So. Chas. High School JROTC Students have already made their first trip up One Eagle Way. They have been going through the steps of raising and lowering the American Flag. We can't wait to see the flag flying on the first day!