Student Attendance Matters!!!            County wide student attendance for the 6th month was 91.97%. Clay Elementary School led the county with a 94.09% attendance rate, followed by Big Otter Elementary School with a 93.775 rate. Clay Middle School was third at 93.09%. The best classroom rate in the county was at…

Clay County Schools would like to congratulate a student at Clay County High School for becoming a finalist for the National Merit Scholarship. “The National Merit Scholarship Program is an annual academic competition among high school students for recognition and college scholarships that began in 1955. The program is conducted by National Merit Scholarship Corporation…

On February 9th, students from the four area elementary schools competed in the annual county Math Field Day. After a fierce day of competition, four students from both grades 4 and 5 would advance to the Regional Math Field Day. At the 4th grade level, two students from Big Otter Elementary would claim 1st and…

On Friday, February 2nd, Clay County High School, in conjunction with Project Aware WV, hosted their annual Adulting Day. Students began preparing for this competition at the start of January in their Links Advisory Groups. That preparation culminated in the adulting day competition where the advisory groups faced off. These groups competed against each other…

H.E. White and Clay Elementary each sent a group of three students to the Regional Science Fair. Both groups would go on to claim first prize and advance to the State Science Fair in March The group from HEWES would leave a mark on the judges with their project studying whether different surfaces affect the…

Three Mustangs claimed first place at the Regional Science Fair. Their projects on “What Drinking Water is the Healthiest?” and “Do White Candles Burn Faster than Colored?” impressed the judges and earned themselves a trip to the State Science Fair in March. Clay County Schools would like to congratulate these impressive young students. We would…

On Groundhog’s Day at Big Otter Elementary, students got to use their new vending machine. But instead of choosing their favorite snack or drink, the students instead, got to choose their favorite book. Students who met their monthly targeted reading goal received a prize, a reading dog tag and token to use to select a…

On January 23rd, the members of the board convened at Clay Elementary School. As part of the board meeting, Clay Elementary was given an opportunity to showcase their school and students. Sadie Bird was chosen to represent CES as an honorary board member. Sadie has the highest overall GPA, excellent attendance, highest iReady math and…

The Science Fair returned to Clay County on Thursday, January 11th. Students from Big Otter, Clay, H.E. White and Lizemore Elementary schools along with students from Clay County Middle School convened at the Auxiliary Gym adjacent to the Board Office to display their projects to a panel of local area judges. The projects ranged across…