Guyan Valley Middle School

Guyan Valley Middle School will be dismissing at 8:30 due to no electricity.

GVMS's Wildcat Corporations' Broadcasting WCTV CTE team were invited to participate in the Explorer's Manufacturing Video Contest. Please enjoy, view, and share their student submission on Blenko Glass!

Another NTI (Snow!) Day! Yesterday, several parents/students expressed difficulty with accessing the internet from their school issued device. I had this video created at the beginning of the year and shared it again on our School Facebook Page. I am providing the link to the video below, just incase someone finds it helpful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vm8FPYzx4c ~Dr. Brittany Porter

Good morning Wildcats! I hope everyone is safe, warm, and enjoying the snow day! Please check your Schoology to find assignments/updates from your teachers. If you have any questions or need help - please send your teacher a message on Schoology or their email. If you need anything at all, please reach out to me - Dr. Porter - via Schoology, email (beporter@k12.wv.us), phone, or any other means you may have. Second semester schedules have also been updated! Check out what CTE you were placed in!

Students that live up Four Mile will be dismissing at approximately 1:30 to go home.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! While you are enjoying your break from school, please take the time to have your student (or self), to complete this survey regarding CTE choice for second semester. Students can choose to stay in their current CTE or opt to apply for a different CTE. Please complete the survey in its entirety - select your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices. I will do my very best to honor choices while also working with staff to determine every student's best CTE placement. Thank you! https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNat_M7XF2C2FOsoSHg8UYZPNUN1I5MkkxVE5JQzBLWlVDMlExVVRZS1BMVS4u

Guyan Valley will not have afterschool due to a water outage in the main building. All students will come home on the bus.

Good Evening Wildcat Community, Your child will be bringing home a permission slip to attend an animal showing at GVMS presented by Barn Hill Animal Preserve. The permission slip has optional picture and merchandise opportunities, but must be signed and returned in order for your child to attend the show. Please have this form returned by Friday.

The holiday countdown has begun! Here are our holiday spirit dress up days for GVMS. We encourage all students and staff members to participate.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNag8MEcTVNthOooDz1hZSBRBURFM0VzhLTUdCTU1IVVhaRlFJOUdKTk5EQy4u Please take a few minutes to answer the questions in the school culture/climate response form. I truly appreciate your feedback and promise we will use your suggestions to improve the school culture, climate, and pride at GVMS.

Local School Improvement Council "LSIC" Wednesday, November 1st, at 6:00 pm GVMS will host an LSIC Meeting in our Game Room at GVMS We would love to have input from our students, parents, community members, and local business representatives that support GVMS. We will discuss the following topics: Student Academic Achievement - Where we are, where we want to be, our plan to get there, and an open forum to improve our plan. School Improvements to date, and suggested School Improvements Open Discussion This LSIC meeting will be open to the public. If you would like to speak during the meeting, regarding a particular issue, please email Brittany Porter at beporter@k12.wv.us to be placed on the agenda. Please include your name, connection to GVMS, contact number in the event of an emergency cancellation, and the topic you would like to speak on. We sincerely look forward to collaborating on creating the best environment for our students.

Good evening! If you were selected to go on the Kings Island trip tomorrow for scoring mastery, here is some information: We will be leaving GVMS at noon tomorrow. LCHS students will be picked up from LCHS at 11:30 by a school bus. They will be brought to GVMS gym. Students will eat lunch before we leave for the trip. All students attending must be present at school and they must ride the bus to Kings Island. Once there parents may sign their child out with Mrs. Gallion. Students will have their ticket, a meal ticket, and an all day drink band. They only need money for purchase of extras. Kings Island is cashless, but they can load money onto a gift card at the park. It will likely be cold, so please tell your child to dress warm. No bags are allowed inside the park. We will return at approximately 3:30 am. Someone must be here to pick your child up. If you have questions you may call the school in the morning.

Who wants to be a volunteer? Please contact Dr. Porter, Mrs. Gallion, Ms. Evelina Butcher, or Mrs. Carmen Foust if you would like to volunteer your time.

Good Evening! I have some important information regarding the GVMS and Duval football game this evening. Administration were notified of a water line break that will have GVMS without water for a minimum of three hours this evening. The water company is working hard to get the water line restored. Please be aware that the restrooms will be closed until the water has been turned back on. We will have water available for purchase at the concession stand and plenty of water for all athletes. I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience.

Good Morning Wildcats! Last night our Soccer Team defeated Hamlin Bobcats 10-2! Congratulations!! Tonight, our Football Team plays Hamlin, at Lions Club Field, at 6:30 pm. There is only one set of bleachers, with Home and Away sections labeled. However, the typical visitor's side will be available if you want to bring a lawn chair. Good luck Wildcats!

Guyan Valley is offering after-school tutoring from 3:45 - 5:30 daily, beginning Monday, 9/11/23, with an emphasis on improving reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and math fundamentals. It is also a wonderful opportunity for a student to study for tests, complete missing assignments, or to do make-up work from absences. A meal will be served for students who stay for tutoring, band, robotics, athletics, Bible club, or the last bus. Transportation will be provided for students along Route 10, going towards Ranger first and ending at the top of West Hamlin Hill. These are the drop off locations. Branchland Lumbar Midkiff Dollar General (across the road) Ranger Pic Pac 37 to the county line West Hamlin Post Office Route 10 West Hamlin towards Bear Creek and Salt Rock West Hamlin Hill (at the top) Students do not have to ride this bus, but they can only be picked up by a parent/guardian or a person listed on the emergency form. Please fill out the information completely on the back and return this form to the after-school tutor, Bobbi Walden, in room 306. If you need to pick up your child early, you may message your child, but I will need to confirm this. You may contact me at 304-824-3235, ext. 2829. Thank you for your time, and I look forward to working with your child. Sincerely, Bobbi Walden

This Week in Wildcat Country…Parent newsletter

Please visit this press release announcing the awards for the inaugural WVPEC Teacher Innovation Mini-Grant. Dr. Porter was one of twenty three awarded the grant from an application pool of 198. These funds will go to purchasing equipment for Wildcat Corporation's new Broadcasting Program, Wildcat TV. https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2023/07/27/wvpec-benedum-foundation-announce-first-statewide-teacher-innovation-recipients

Please see the attached Guyan Valley Middle School Volleyball Schedule

Hello Wildcats! Please note a different drop off procedure at GVMS: We have made a couple of changes to help alleviate some morning drop off congestion. Half of the Wildcat staff will arrive in time to open our doors five minutes earlier, at 7:40. If you drive your student to school, please pull in by the Wildcat Health Center and turn toward GVMS. Please pull up to the Press Box before stopping to unload your student. I ask that your student exits your car, and walk behind your car, if they are going to the gym. If your student rides the bus to school, busses will pull into Wildcat Country via North Street. The busses will then drive to the end of the street and turn right onto Riverview Avenue. The busses will drop off all students at the gym. This will prevent the line of busses waiting to drop off students from blocking the parent drop off location. I ask that all students that exit the busses walk straight into the gym. A teacher will be at doors waiting to let them in. Busses will be able to drop off students at 7:40 as well. I hope this helps to provide everyone a smoother morning commute. Thank you.