Alternative School Students Share Ideas about Good Character with Bulletin Board Project
Students at the Cabell County Alternative School have been busy lately crafting important messages about what it takes to be a person of good character. They’ve now taken those messages and created a special bulletin board in the entrance of the school.
The bulletin board design, with the theme “Character”, was developed by senior Anthony Lovejoy and freshman Chad Bledsoe. The project became a school-wide effort when Lovejoy and Bledsoe invited other middle school and high
Continue Reading...Huntington High Freshmen Using Technology and Teamwork to Help Orphans
For the approximately 450 Freshman Academy students at Huntington High School, no geographical boundaries stand in the way when it comes to helping others.
Through the use of the school’s Polycom videoconferencing system and other technologies, the students have been working hand-in-hand with peers at Salem High School in Salem, Virginia to organize “Walk for World Vision” events at both schools Wednesday, November 25, 2009. The walk at Huntington High is planned for 8:00
Continue Reading...Huntington High Speech and Debate Team Shines in Recent Tournaments
Members of the Huntington High School Speech & Debate team have been making a name for themselves at recent tournaments. They have shown the other schools that they are serious, and they are ready to win.
At the Western Kentucky University Speech Tournament, Huntington High placed 3rd overall out of 38 teams, approximately 800 competitors. Individual 1st place winners were Elise Steele with Declamation and Jacob Jarvis with Prose. In addition to that there were many 2nd and 3rd
Continue Reading...Cabell County Schools Celebrate American Education Week
This week is American Education Week and the schools of Cabell County are celebrating with special events.
American schools provide a free and comprehensive education for every child. This is something we should all be proud of and celebrate.
Village of Barboursville:
MONDAY – “Inside Out Day”- American education is free inside and out. (Students encouraged wear their clothes inside out or backwards.)
Our P.T.O. Hospitality Committee coor
Continue Reading...Huntington High Offers Students Session about Improving ACT Scores
On Monday, November 23, 2009 an informational meeting will be held in the Lecture Room at Huntington High at 3:45 PM for students interested in improving their ACT scores.
Central Office staff will be available to sign students up for an ACT Prep Review available through the PLATO Learning Environment. PLATO is an online program students may use at home in the evenings or weekends to brush up on skills necessary for successful performance on the ACT. There will be no cost to s
Continue Reading...Geneva Kent Elementary Earns "Exemplary" Status: State's Highest Honor
Cabell County Schools is proud to announce that the West Virginia Department of Education has awarded Geneva Kent Elementary exemplary accreditation status.
The Huntington school was among only sixty-five schools across West Virginia, including elementary schools, middle schools, high schools and career technical centers, to receive the award.
“We have high expectations for all schools in West Virginia and these schools have achieved the state board’s highes
Continue Reading...Beverly Hills Middle Students to Honor Veterans with Special Delivery Tuesday
During the past couple of months, students and staff at Beverly Hills Middle School have been collecting items for veterans living in the West Virginia Veterans’ Home in Barboursville. The project, spearheaded by the Beverly Hills National Junior Honor Society, has been a huge success, yielding approximately 30 boxes packed full of gifts.
“We wanted to let the veterans’ know just how much we appreciate them and their service to our country,” says Flyn Jobst, a Beverly Hi
Continue Reading...Huntington High School to Participate in Statewide “Take a Veteran to School Day” Program
On November 12, Huntington High School will participate in the statewide “Take a Veteran to School Day” – one of 13 schools to honor veterans representing all conflicts in area high schools.
The program provides students and educators first-hand accounts of their experiences while students from Concord University will record the veterans’ stories for submission in the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. The program runs November 9-19, coinciding with the Vetera
Continue Reading...Communities In Schools and Ohio Valley Bank Take 4th Graders on a “Credit Adventure”
In October, Ohio Valley Bank launched a new financial literacy program called “Adventures in Credit.” The program’s goal is to teach fourth graders the importance of using credit wisely.
When the Bank contacted Ellenda Ward, Executive Director of Communities In Schools of Cabell County about the “Adventures in Credit” program, she immediately started contacting elementary principals in Cabell County schools about the learning opportunity for fourth grade students.
Continue Reading...Marshall University Nutrition Education Program Teaching Students Healthy Habits
Learning about good nutrition and self-care is as important for students’ lives as learning how to read and write. That’s why the Nutrition Education Program at Marshall University has been working with kindergarten through second grade classrooms this school year to help them get a healthy start.
“Over the last several years, we’ve seen obesity become an epidemic nationwide,” says Tim Bender, RD, LD and Director of the Marshall University Nutrition Education Program.
Continue Reading...Huntington High Theater Department Invites You to Have a Few Laughs at "Friday Night Live"
Who: Huntington High School Theatre Department
What: Friday Night Live (FNL)
Where: Huntington High School Theatre
When: November 12, 2009 — 7:30 PM
November 13, 2009 — School Showing
How Much: Students $3.00
Adults $5.00
Synopsis: Friday Night Live is a play off of NBC’s famous comedy show Saturday Night Live, except it is on Thursday night and Friday during the day. The show consist
Continue Reading...Career Technology Center Students Working to Build Habitat House
Students from the Cabell County Career Technology Center will be working this school year to help Habitat for Humanity construct a new home for a deserving Huntington family.
This is the first time the school system and Habitat for Humanity have worked jointly on such a project, and school leaders say it is a perfect partnership.
"Habitat for Humanity is providing the funding and buyer for the house," says Mike Baumann, Assistant Principal at the Cabell County Car
Continue Reading...West Virginia's Chief Health Officer Recommends Schools Try to Stay Open
The following is from a WV Department of Education News Release:
W.Va. Chief Health Officer Offers Guidance to Schools
Posted: October 08, 2009
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Schools should try to stay open when swine flu hits while working to limit its spread. That’s the advice West Virginia’s chief health officer, Dr. Cathy Slemp, gave the West Virginia Board of Education Thursday during its regular meeting in Charleston.
Slemp, who based her reco
Continue Reading...Home-Schooled Students Must Register Now for WESTEST 2
Home-schooled students in grades 3-11 in Cabell County who wish to participate in the state assessment, WESTEST 2, must register with the Office of Student Support at (304) 528-5206 or (304) 528-5207 by December 23, 2009.
The assessment is given in two parts. The online writing is administered in March/April while the written portion is administered May 17-21, 2010. Students who elect to participate must take both parts.