Ohio County Schools

Congratulations to Wheeling Park High School junior Alexis DiGiandomenico on her nomination to the Congress for Future Medical Leaders!!! She will be featured tonight on WTRF7!!! #experienceTHEPARK #TogetherWeAchieve

Tiara Simon and Rosalyn Hill accepting the WVSSAC Academic Achievement Award for High School Band as well as Rosalyn Hill accepting the WVSSAC Academic Achievement Individual Award for High School Band. Congratulations to the band, the directors, Ms. Hill! Outstanding Work!

The Ohio County Board of Education will hold a work session at 6 p.m. today at the Board Office at 2203 National Road. It can be seen live on the official Youtube channel, OCS Video, at the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgxWJbNGaSY6U7ljT8VAQVA . #TogetherWeAchieve

Congratulations to Wheeling Middle’s Kay Smith, Triadelphia’s Nya Harter, Warwood’s Korrine Farley and Bridge Street’s Ava Rine!! They are winners in the Main Street Bank Christmas Billboard Design Contest, each earning a $50 gift card and $500 for their schools' art departments!

Congratulations to Warwood School eighth grader Owen Dobrzynski Hines who was awarded a $10,000 Educational Savings Fund in West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s “Do it for Baby Dog” vaccination sweepstakes!!! Owen is shown with Warwood Principal Joey Subasic, at left, and Assistant Principal Jim Rowing!!! #TogetherWeAchieve

COVID-19 Vaccinations will be available at several new locations!!! Check out the details!!! #TogetherWeAcheive

The Wheeling Park High School boys and girls soccer teams recently collected on an impressive contribution for an important local organization. The Patriot student athletes collected many food and personal hygiene items to be distributed to those in need via Blessing Boxes in Ohio County. Wheeling Park boys and girls soccer players delivered the items to the Ohio County Board of Education Office where they were accepted by the Ohio County Family Resource Network on Nov. 12. Ohio County Family Resource Network Executive Director Claudia Raymer thanked the students athletes for their efforts. She said the work of those students will ensure a Happy Thanksgiving for local families. “I got a big smile when I saw that a lot of the food donations are Thanksgiving related,” Raymer said. “I was able to put in turkey gravy, canned vegetables, stuffing and other Thanksgiving items that will mean so much to the people accessing the box.” Photo 1: Pictured from left are Wheeling Park soccer players Taylor McFarland, Alex Canestraro, Josephine Kulpa, Maya Taggart and Ohio County Family Resource Network Executive Director Claudia Raymer. Photos 2 and 3: Pictured are before and after photos of a local blessing box following donations collected by Wheeling Park High School boys and girls soccer teams.

Former Ohio County Board of Education member and longtime Wheeling Middle School Principal, Tom Innocenti II, was credited today for inspiring an expansion of the Ohio County Airport Museum. Ohio County Commissioners on Friday announced an expansion of the airport museum to include an area dedicated to the Veterans of the Global War on Terror. Innocenti, a U.S. Army sergeant and sniper in the Korean War, had encouraged his son and others to collect memorabilia from the Gulf War era, and that memorabilia will be included in the airport museum expansion. Innocenti’s grandson, Joey Subasic, is the principal at Warwood School. He is shown at today’s ceremony with the plaque now on display at the airport. Also shown is Innocenti’s photo that hangs at Wheeling Middle School. Innocenti now resides in Clarksburg, W.Va. #TogetherWeAchieve

Patriot students in the High School 101 class had an inspirational visitor today!!! Former WVU Mountaineer football standout Wes Lyons, who also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, spoke to students as part of his Pursuit Program. The mission of The Pursuit program is designed to enhance the student's educational experience, while preparing them for academic success by developing their decision-making skills, improving their writing and communication skills and keeping them engaged and invested in learning. The Pursuit program exposes students to life skills (managing finances, networking, goal setting, decision-making and more…), while giving students the opportunity to change the negative cycle that may be impeding their success, regardless of their background or current situation. #experienceTHEPARK #TogetherWeAchieve

Congratulations to Wheeling Park seniors Kayla Clatterbuck and Makel Galloway who were named Wheeling Elks Students of the Month for November!!! #experienceTHEPARK #TogetherWeAchieve

Thank you to local veterans and members of American Legion Post 1 Wheeling for visiting Middle Creek Elementary School today in recognition of Veterans Day!!! The veterans demonstrated United States flag presentation protocol and performed “Taps.” Road Runner students read letters of appreciation to veterans. #TogetherWeAchieve

Ohio County Schools Superintendent Kimberly Miller is reaching out to the school system’s students to learn of their thoughts and concerns. Dr. Miller visited Wheeling Middle School Tuesday to speak with students as part of her annual “Superintendent Forums.” Miller, who is accompanied by either Ohio County Schools Assistant Superintendent Rick Jones or Innovation Coordinator JoJo Shay at each forum, sits with students to discuss any number of topics of discussion. She has also visited Wheeling Park High School, Warwood School, Bridge Street Middle School and Triadelphia Middle School. During the forums, Miller encourages the students to discuss what they enjoy and appreciate about their school, but she also asks them to talk about what could be improved. Topics of conversion include academics, technology, sports and meals, among other things. “Our goal is to provide the best education possible for our students,” Miller said. “I don’t believe that is possible without speaking to them. I want to know what is working and what can be improved. No one knows better than our students, and they’ve been quite willing to share their thoughts. Our discussions have been so beneficial, and I enjoy talking to them.”

New Partnerships were formed at Monday’s regular meeting of the Ohio County Board of Education. Ohio County Schools Superintendent Kim Miller signed Partners in Education agreement certificates with the Ohio County Virtual Lions Club and the organization’s new partners Middle Creek Elementary School, Elm Grove Elementary School and Bridge Street Middle School. Pictured from left are Ohio County Virtual Lion’s Club President Matt Rafa, Lions Director of School Partnerships Julie Schultz, who is also a teacher at Bridge Street, Middle Creek Principal Katrina Lewis, Elm Grove Principal Rick Dunlevy and Bridge Street Principal Jessica Broski-Birch. #TogetherWeAchieve

The Park Players of Wheeling Park High School will open this year's Fall Play on Nov. 12!!! Check out the details!!! #experienceTHEPARK #TogetherWeAchieve

Covid-19 vaccines for children five years of age and older are now available!!! Check out the details. #TogetherWeAchieve

The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration held its DUI Simulator Program today at Wheeling Park High School… Check out what Patriot students and teachers thought of the program tonight on WTRF7!!! #experienceTHEPARK #TogetherWeAchieve

The Ohio County Family Resource Network will be hosting the Mountaineer Food Bank's Mobile Food Pantry from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 28 in parking lots C and D of the Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack. Mountaineer Food Bank's policies and procedures will be in place with enhanced COVID protocols: - Open to WV residents only. (Must provide a WV address. No ID will be requested) - ONE box per vehicle. If there are two adults from two different households in your vehicle, you will be asked to drive through twice. - Food boxes will only be placed in trunks, not inside vehicles. If you do not have space for boxes in your trunk, you will be asked to pull to the side to clear space. - No income verification is required. Please share with family, friends and anyone who may benefit from attending this event. **NOTE: The next mobile pantry after this will be December 9th** We will also have Wheeling Health Right on site offering COVID 19 vaccinations, including boosters

New menu options are coming to our elementary schools!!! Check out the details!!! #TogetherWeAchieve

Steenrod Elementary School students got creative with their Book Report Pumpkins!!! They recently decorated pumpkins in the likeness of their favorite story characters including The Cat in the Hat, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Don’t Let Pigeons Drive the Bus and Pete the Cat. The students also gave oral presentations on their book before their classmates, and their pumpkins are now on display in the school!!! Pictured with their pumpkins are Cardinal students William Bracher-Musty and Alaina Kolb!!! #TogetherWeAchieve

The OCS Transportation Department's Edulog bus-tracking app is popular with parents, and it’s featured in today’s Intelligencer!!! #TogetherWeAchieve https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2021/10/school-bus-app-catching-on-among-ohio-county-parents/