🤖🚔 Nitro High robotics students experienced safety tech in action! The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad rolled in and to show their robot in action! 👀🔥
Robots + public safety = one unforgettable class! 🙌💯
Shout-out to the KCSD team for bringing the 💡 + 💥 and showing how tech helps keep our community safe!
Robots + public safety = one unforgettable class! 🙌💯
Shout-out to the KCSD team for bringing the 💡 + 💥 and showing how tech helps keep our community safe!
The September edition of the KCS Monthly Newsletter is now available 👇
🔗: https://5il.co/3qi3h
Content includes:
🚗 A trip to Safety City
📅 Important October events and reminders
🛠️ Two Roofing Project Updates
... and more!
🔗: https://5il.co/3qi3h
Content includes:
🚗 A trip to Safety City
📅 Important October events and reminders
🛠️ Two Roofing Project Updates
... and more!
🎓✨ Today, 1,261 KCS juniors and seniors took their next steps toward the future at our annual KCS College Fair, hosted at the University of Charleston!
Students had the chance to connect with representatives from 52 colleges, universities, and post-secondary organizations across five states. From asking about majors and financial aid to exploring career paths, this event was all about discovering possibilities. 💡📚✈️
A huge thank you to our incredible school counselors and staff who prepared students to make the most of this opportunity, and to the organizations who showed up to support our students’ dreams. 👏
Together, we’re helping our students see just how many doors are open to them after graduation! 💙💚❤️
Students had the chance to connect with representatives from 52 colleges, universities, and post-secondary organizations across five states. From asking about majors and financial aid to exploring career paths, this event was all about discovering possibilities. 💡📚✈️
A huge thank you to our incredible school counselors and staff who prepared students to make the most of this opportunity, and to the organizations who showed up to support our students’ dreams. 👏
Together, we’re helping our students see just how many doors are open to them after graduation! 💙💚❤️
🎃👻 Trunk or Treat with KCS! 👻🎃
The KCS Office of Exceptional Students is excited to host a Trunk or Treat for all students with disabilities and their families! 🧡
📅 Date: Thursday, October 16th
📍 Location: Capital High School
🕔 Time: 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Come out for an evening of fun, candy, and community! 🍬✨ We can’t wait to see your costumes and celebrate together.
The KCS Office of Exceptional Students is excited to host a Trunk or Treat for all students with disabilities and their families! 🧡
📅 Date: Thursday, October 16th
📍 Location: Capital High School
🕔 Time: 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Come out for an evening of fun, candy, and community! 🍬✨ We can’t wait to see your costumes and celebrate together.
💡📘 Students out — teachers in.
At Herbert Hoover High School, teacher leaders and administrators from every school launched the brand-new KCS Instructional Playbook. This playbook has six “plays” (lessons) designed to boost student confidence, spark engagement, and get everyone involved in learning. These leaders will share the plays back at their schools on the next PL Day so all teachers can put them into action. 🙌 As the year goes on, more "plays" will be added to the playbook!
Meanwhile, our Student Support Services team met at South Charleston High School to collaborate on best practices and strategies that help ensure every KCS student has a healthy, safe, and successful education.
👩🏫👨🏫 PL Days are all about sharpening skills, sharing ideas, and building stronger schools — When our teachers grow, our students win. 💙💚❤️
📸 Check out today’s collaboration in action:
At Herbert Hoover High School, teacher leaders and administrators from every school launched the brand-new KCS Instructional Playbook. This playbook has six “plays” (lessons) designed to boost student confidence, spark engagement, and get everyone involved in learning. These leaders will share the plays back at their schools on the next PL Day so all teachers can put them into action. 🙌 As the year goes on, more "plays" will be added to the playbook!
Meanwhile, our Student Support Services team met at South Charleston High School to collaborate on best practices and strategies that help ensure every KCS student has a healthy, safe, and successful education.
👩🏫👨🏫 PL Days are all about sharpening skills, sharing ideas, and building stronger schools — When our teachers grow, our students win. 💙💚❤️
📸 Check out today’s collaboration in action:
📚💡Calendar Reminder — PL Day
No school for students tomorrow, Wednesday, September 10th.
No school for students tomorrow, Wednesday, September 10th.
🚍 New Way to Find KCS Bus Changes 🚍
We’ve added a “Bus Changes” quick link at the top of the KCS website!
✅ This link will take you to a page with all AM and PM bus changes, organized by terminal.
✅ Beginning Tuesday(9/2), district-wide bus changes will ONLY be posted on this page by the KCS Transportation Department.
✅ Some schools may still share their own school-specific bus changes on Schoology, but district-wide updates will not appear on Schoology anymore.
👉 Be sure to check the “Bus Changes” link daily for the most up-to-date information.
We hope this makes it easier for families to quickly find the information you need!
We’ve added a “Bus Changes” quick link at the top of the KCS website!
✅ This link will take you to a page with all AM and PM bus changes, organized by terminal.
✅ Beginning Tuesday(9/2), district-wide bus changes will ONLY be posted on this page by the KCS Transportation Department.
✅ Some schools may still share their own school-specific bus changes on Schoology, but district-wide updates will not appear on Schoology anymore.
👉 Be sure to check the “Bus Changes” link daily for the most up-to-date information.
We hope this makes it easier for families to quickly find the information you need!
👏 Learning From Leaders
🇺🇸👏 Students from Nitro High School’s ROTC visited Nitro Elementary to work with 5th graders on the importance of flag etiquette. The group also practiced properly raising and lowering the American flag. This student led lesson in leadership is a wonderful example of schools working together! 💙❤️🤍
🇺🇸👏 Students from Nitro High School’s ROTC visited Nitro Elementary to work with 5th graders on the importance of flag etiquette. The group also practiced properly raising and lowering the American flag. This student led lesson in leadership is a wonderful example of schools working together! 💙❤️🤍
👩🎓🔥 Breaking barriers at Nitro High!
Drew, a student who is visually impaired, is using The Monarch — a revolutionary device that lets him read braille text and tactile graphics at the same time. And a new app "Wing It" is leveling up the potential of this device!
🌟 Innovation in Action at Nitro High School! 🌟
Drew is putting the Monarch to work in his engineering class, exploring complex concepts through touch and gaining instant access to the same materials as his peers.
The Monarch is a first-of-its-kind, multi-line braille display with a library of more than 1,800 tactile graphics. It’s opening doors to new ways of learning, problem-solving, and creating. 💡👏
Even more exciting? With the new Monarch Wing It app, teachers and students can draw graphics on their devices and watch them instantly appear on the Monarch — giving visually impaired students immediate access to the same visuals as their classmates.
This week, Drew came in with a request: a tactile graphic of Nitro High School’s football field — complete with textures showing the bleachers, track, and more — for an engineering project. Without the Monarch and Wing It app that request could have taken hours (or even a week!) to create — but was ready in seconds.
In the photos below, Drew is working with his teacher, Mr. Wolfe, as they review the dimensions of the school’s scoreboard in engineering class.
This is inclusion and innovation at its very best. 💙
Drew, a student who is visually impaired, is using The Monarch — a revolutionary device that lets him read braille text and tactile graphics at the same time. And a new app "Wing It" is leveling up the potential of this device!
🌟 Innovation in Action at Nitro High School! 🌟
Drew is putting the Monarch to work in his engineering class, exploring complex concepts through touch and gaining instant access to the same materials as his peers.
The Monarch is a first-of-its-kind, multi-line braille display with a library of more than 1,800 tactile graphics. It’s opening doors to new ways of learning, problem-solving, and creating. 💡👏
Even more exciting? With the new Monarch Wing It app, teachers and students can draw graphics on their devices and watch them instantly appear on the Monarch — giving visually impaired students immediate access to the same visuals as their classmates.
This week, Drew came in with a request: a tactile graphic of Nitro High School’s football field — complete with textures showing the bleachers, track, and more — for an engineering project. Without the Monarch and Wing It app that request could have taken hours (or even a week!) to create — but was ready in seconds.
In the photos below, Drew is working with his teacher, Mr. Wolfe, as they review the dimensions of the school’s scoreboard in engineering class.
This is inclusion and innovation at its very best. 💙
📱 New KCS App: Tips for Parents!
Our new KCS app makes staying connected with your child’s school easier than ever! Here are a few quick tips to get the most out of it:
1️⃣ Favorite Your Student’s School – Make sure your child’s school is marked as a favorite so you can access it quickly. You can favorite multiple schools so you can easily flip back and forth between multiple schools.
2️⃣ Set the Default School – Change your default school so when you open the app, your child’s school appears first instead of the district page.
3️⃣ Explore the Menu – Find important info like documents, lunch menus, the school calendar, and the online attendance excuse form—all in one place!
Check out the images below for step-by-step instructions. 👇
Our new KCS app makes staying connected with your child’s school easier than ever! Here are a few quick tips to get the most out of it:
1️⃣ Favorite Your Student’s School – Make sure your child’s school is marked as a favorite so you can access it quickly. You can favorite multiple schools so you can easily flip back and forth between multiple schools.
2️⃣ Set the Default School – Change your default school so when you open the app, your child’s school appears first instead of the district page.
3️⃣ Explore the Menu – Find important info like documents, lunch menus, the school calendar, and the online attendance excuse form—all in one place!
Check out the images below for step-by-step instructions. 👇
🎥🎓 Livestream Info for 2025 KCS Graduation Ceremonies 👩🎓🔗
In 2012 ⏪, phones still flipped, TikTok didn't exist, and the 💡Class of 2025 began their educational journey as preschoolers with tiny backpacks, crayon names🖍️, and big dreams. They grew up with changing technology, shifting trends, and a world that seemed to spin faster every year.
⏩ Fast forward 13 years, those preschoolers have turned into young adults and are about to earn their high school diploma! There will be tears 🥹, smiles 😃, and high fives 🫸🫷. Reaching this point is a team effort, and we want to make sure everyone who has played apart in this journey can join in on the celebration! 🥳
🔴 All eight KCS High School Graduation Ceremonies will be available to watch live using link below. 👇
🔗: videoproductions.com/watch
📅: 2025 KCS High School Graduation Schedule
🟣 Riverside High School, May 21st — 1:00 PM
🟠 South Charleston High School, May 21st — 7:00 PM
⚪️ George Washington High School, May 22nd — 1:00 PM
⚫️ Nitro High School, May 22nd — 7:00 PM
🔵 Capital High School, May 23rd — 1:00 PM
🔴 Herbert Hoover High School, May 23rd — 7:00 PM
🔴 St. Albans High School, May 27th — 1:00 PM
🔴 Sissonville High School, May 27th — 7:00 PM
🎥: Livestreaming provided by — Video Productions
🎓 Graduation Week is Almost Here! 🚴♂️
⚠️ Heads up! The City of Charleston has shared some helpful info about the best routes to use when heading to the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center between Monday, May 19 – Monday, May 26.
During that time, the city will be hosting the USA Cycling Pro Road Races, which means some roads will be closed around Charleston. At the same time, six of our Kanawha County high schools will be celebrating graduation at the Coliseum!
To help make sure everyone gets to their ceremonies on time (and without too much stress), we encourage families and guests to use the routes provided on the flyer.
🎉 Let’s make graduation week a smooth ride for everyone — and a time to celebrate all our amazing grads!
📍Check out the flyer for all the details, and feel free to share with anyone who might be heading downtown.
🎉 Nitro High School Signing Day with Marshall University! 💚🐾✍️🎓
Wednesday morning was a proud moment for Nitro High School as students signed their letters of intent to continue their academic journeys at Marshall University! 🏫➡️🏛️
Marshall University brought Signing Day to the Nitro campus, with President Brad Smith speaking to students before the official signing. 📣✨ Afterward, he celebrated each future Son and Daughter of Marshall by taking photos 🤳📸 and congratulating them personally. 👏🎉
President Smith also gave special recognition to NHS students currently enrolled in the Herd Academy—a powerful program that gives high school students the opportunity to earn college credit without having to leave the Nitro campus. 🎓📚💪 We are incredibly proud of these students for their hard work and commitment to their futures. 🌟
🥧 To give President Smith a true taste of Nitro, NHS students and staff gifted him with a peanut butter pie from Diehl's Restaurant. 🪵 Students also hand crafted a shadow box for President Smith.
Congratulations to all the Nitro Wildcats who are joining the Herd! 🐾💚 Your next chapter is just beginning, and we can’t wait to see all you’ll accomplish at Marshall! 🚀📖
💡🧠 The 2025 West Virginia Academic Showdown was full of exciting matches and tense moments. Nitro High School competed well all day, and came up one match short of reaching the championship round. We could not be more proud of how well the Wildcats preformed yesterday!
👏 Congratulations to the entire team:
🔴 Jacob Bishop
⚫️ Addison Dangerfield
🔴 Evan Legg
⚫️ Isaac Tinnel
🔴 Drew Vogelaar
⚫️🔴 Coaches: Ashley Clark & Bill Clough
We can't wait for next year!
🎓👏 Huge shoutout to our 11th grade students across Kanawha County Schools for knocking out the SAT School Day assessment! 👏🎓
The SAT is a big milestone — it’s a nationally recognized college and career readiness test from the College Board and is accepted by colleges and universities here in West Virginia and all over the country. Students put in the time and effort to prepare, and we’re so proud of how they showed up and gave it their all. 🙌
We also want to give a big thank you to our teachers and staff who helped get students ready and kept spirits high on test day. 💙
📸 Check out some of the highlights:
✅ Students and staff rocking their SAT School Day shirts
✅ Riverside students with a free pretest breakfast courtesy of Tudors
✅ Nitro High’s cookout celebration after the test 🌭🍔
✅ SAT Proctor Bingo at Capital High — yes, it’s a thing, the nerves are high for teachers on SAT Day too 🎉
Way to go, Class of 2026 — your hard work is noticed, and your future is looking bright! 🌟
🎶 Big shoutout to all of our amazing middle and high school bands across Kanawha County Schools! 🎺🥁
We couldn’t be prouder of the hard work, heart, and talent you’ve shown this season. Out of our 20 KCS middle and high school bands:
🏆 11 earned a Superior rating (the highest!)
🌟 6 earned an Excellent rating
🎶 3 earned a Good rating
Every group gave it their all, and it shows. From early morning rehearsals to late-night practices, your dedication doesn’t go unnoticed. Huge thanks to our directors, students, and families who make it all happen. You make KCS proud! 💛🖤
