Harrison County Board of Education

Tonight, the Harrison County Board of Education celebrates the Bridgeport High School Thespians Troupe! They won the 2025 WV Thespian State Festival and are headed to the International Thespian Festival! 🌟 These talented students showed heart, hard work, and creativity on stage. We are so proud of every one of you! Outstanding One Act Performance – selected to represent West Virginia on the national stage! 👏 Award Winners: 🏆 Kate Blackwood – Outstanding Playwright 🏆 Ben Gerhart – Outstanding Supporting Actor 🏆 Sarah Yearego & Sebastian Ilagan – All Festival Cast 🏆 Morgan Grose & Laurianna San Julian – Outstanding Advanced Mask 🏆 Lillian Nardella – Outstanding Costume Design 🏆 Lily Smart & Jonah Camenga – Outstanding Musical Solo 🏆 Kate Blackwood, Ben Gerhart, Kristian Geric, Emma Cleghorn & Brynn Radabaugh – Outstanding Group Acting 🏆 Eva Kniceley & Katy Beth Nichols – Outstanding Acting Duet 🏆 Paiton Thompson, Kristian Geric, Juliet Hess & An Bongiorno – Outstanding Group Musical 🏆 Brynn Radabaugh – Top 5 in Battle of the Bard 🏆 Lily Smart, Jonah Camenga, Lillian Nardella, Morgan Grose, Laurianna San Julian & Kate Blackwood – Superior Rated! Thespians Going to Nationals: Natalie Bartlett, Kate Blackwood, An Bongiorno, Jonah Camenga, Cate Camenga, Emma Cleghorn, Lucy Cooper, Ben Gerhart, Kristian Geric, Morgan Grose, Juliet Hess, Lucas Honaker, John Honce, Ben Hughes, Sebastian Ilagan, Piper Ingram, Kenzie Kimball, Eva Kniceley, Chloe Mouser, Caitlin Murray, Lillie Nardella, Katie Beth Nichols, Sierra Noonan, Jackson Rabren, Mackenna Rabren, Brynn Radabaugh, Olivia Reed, Harmonie Ruderman, Laurianna San Julian, Grace Sherrell, Lilly Smart, Darios St. Martin Brown, Lily Thompson, Paiton Thompson, Sarah Yearego Advisors: Trina Byard, David Byard, Albani St. Martin Brown, Lydia Mong, Derek Hess, Jared St. Martin Brown You all make us proud! Break a leg at Nationals! 🎭👏 #HCSWV #BuiltOnCommunity

🎨🎉 TONIGHT, the Board of Education is proud to celebrate our incredible student artists from across Harrison County! These talented students were honored for winning local, regional, and state art competitions. From watercolor to photography to digital design—our students wowed the judges and made us proud! 🖼️🏆 Adams, Aubri – Liberty • Harrison County Youth Art Month – 2nd Ashcraft, Erin – Liberty • Clarksburg Women's Club Competition – 3rd Unnamed Student – Liberty • Harrison County Youth Art Month – 1st • WV Art Educators Association Youth Art Month - Digital – 1st • WV State Youth Art Month - High School Digital/Photography – 1st Barnard, Chloe – Lincoln • Congressional Art Show – 2nd Place in District 2 • WV State Youth Art Month – High School Painting Braden, Kate – RCB • Clarksburg Women's Club Competition – 2nd • Harrison County Youth Art Month – 1st Camenga, Catherine – BHS • Harrison County Youth Art Month - AP High School – 3rd Childress, Lily – Liberty • Congressional Art Show – 3rd Cole, Miyako – RCB • Clarksburg Women's Club Competition – 1st • Harrison County Youth Art Month - AP High School – 2nd • WV State Youth Art Month – Best Watercolor • Selected to show at Arts Alive Conley, Elizabeth – RCB • Harrison County Youth Art Month – 3rd • Selected to show at Arts Alive Dodrill, Aaliyah – RCB • Selected to show at Arts Alive Goodwin, Sydney – RCB • WV Art Educators Association Youth Art Month - Flag Competition – 4th Holler, Tenley – BHS • Harrison County Youth Art Month - AP High School – Honorable Mention Jung, Philip – BHS • Harrison County Youth Art Month – 2nd Lewis, Tamia – RCB • Harrison County Youth Art Month – Honorable Mention • Selected to show at Arts Alive Lindsay, Colton – RCB • Harrison County Youth Art Month - Photography – Honorable Mention Matheny, Jaxson – BHS • Harrison County Youth Art Month - Photography – 3rd Minks, Adalynn – RCB • Harrison County Youth Art Month - Photography – Honorable Mention Minks, Ayden – RCB • Forest Festival Competition – 1st Mitchell, Lucy – BMS • Harrison County Youth Art Month – 1st Ng, Naudia – RCB • Harrison County Youth Art Month - AP High School – 1st • Selected to show at Arts Alive Nice, Mabel – Liberty • Harrison County Youth Art Month – 3rd Nicholson, Madyson – RCB • Selected to show at Arts Alive Noonan, Sierra – BHS • Harrison County Youth Art Month – Best of Show • WV Art Educators Association Youth Art Month – 1st • WV State Youth Art Month – High School Painting Nutter, Avari – WIMS • Harrison County Youth Art Month – Honorable Mention Parsons, Zoe – BHS • Harrison County Youth Art Month – 3rd Pasko, Andrew – Liberty • Forest Festival Competition – 3rd • Harrison County Youth Art Month – 2nd • Parkersburg Take Me Home Competition – 1st Phillips, Allana – Big Elm • Harrison County Youth Art Month – People's Choice Purkey, Kaylee – RCB • Harrison County Youth Art Month – 1st • Selected to show at Arts Alive Roselius, Joshua – SHMS • Forest Festival Competition – 1st • Italian Heritage Festival Photography Contest – 1st • Parkersburg Take Me Home Competition – 3rd • WV Art Educators Association Youth Art Month - Photography – 1st • WV State Youth Art Month – Middle School Digital/Photography Roselius, Maria – RCB • Forest Festival Competition – 1st • Governor's School for the Arts/Studio Art Ross, Malena – Liberty • Harrison County Youth Art Month – Honorable Mention Saas, Liza – RCB • Harrison County Youth Art Month - Photography – 2nd #HCSWV #BuiltOnCommunity

United Programs Families: 2025 Graduation pictures are available for purchase at the link below: https://queenbeephotography4.shootproof.com/gallery/27131168/ #HCSWV #BuiltOnCommunity

📬 We want to hear from YOU! For the first time, we’re launching monthly summer newsletters to help families stay informed and prepared — and we want to make sure they’re worth your time! 💭 What do you want to see in the newsletter? 🗓️ We’ll send one in June, July, and August — and your input helps us plan! 👉 Take 2 minutes to fill out this quick form: https://harcoboe.jotform.com/251483653307054 ✅ Your voice matters. Help us keep you connected! #HCSWV #BuiltOnCommunity

Today, we remember and honor the brave men and women who gave their lives while serving our country. We are thankful for their courage and sacrifice. #HCSWV #BuiltOnCommunity

📅 Calendar Reminder: There will be no school on Monday, May 26th, 2025, for 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙖𝙮. Enjoy the long weekend and take time to remember those who served. 🇺🇸 #HCSWV #BuiltOnCommunity

Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers, grandmothers, and mother figures who support, nurture, and guide our students!

Shannon Beam, Director of the Clarksburg Harrison County Public Library, stopped by our Special Budget Meeting tonight to thank the Board and share how things are going at the library—thanks to the Excess Levy! 📚💙 #HCSWV #BuiltOnCommunity

Congratulations to Molly Frenzel 7th grade Academic Enrichment student at BMS for winning the Invest Write 2024-2025 state wide writing competition!  Molly’s essay was on diversification in the stock market with the emphasis of how they played the game effectively in the fall!  Mr. Davis, her teacher, Mr. Oldaker, and Mrs. Yurish (principal and asst principal) all celebrated this accomplishment with Molly today!  Molly also won a $100.00 gift card for her hard work from the SIFMA Foundation

Charge up those iPads—tomorrow we’re #BackToSchool! 🎒✨ #HCSWV #BackToSchool #BuiltOnCommunity

We are aware that some families were still getting absence messages from Friday, April 17th. That issue is now fixed! Enjoy the rest of your break — we’ll see you all on Monday! #HCSWV #BuiltOnCommunity

Whitni Kines, our Chief School Business Official and Treasurer, spoke to the board tonight during a Special Meeting to talk about the FY 2026 Budget. #HCSWV #BuiltOnCommunity

📅 Calendar Reminder! Tomorrow, April 17th, 2025, is a 3-hour early dismissal and Faculty Senate. 🚫 No school on Friday, April 18th, 2025. #HCSWV #BuiltOnCommunity

The 2025-26 HCS Calendar is here! 🎉 Want to see what’s coming up? 👉 Check out the highlights: https://www.harcoboe.net/page/calendar-highlights 📅 Or view the full calendar: https://www.harcoboe.net/events #HCSWV #BuiltOnCommunity

Heads up! The State has denied our waiver request. That means June 2nd, 3rd, and 4th are now instructional days. 📅 Last day for students: June 4th 📅 Last day for 200-day employees: June 5th 📝 High school exams: May 29th & 30th #HCSWV #BuiltOnCommunity

Tonight, the Board heard updates from Pam Knight, Administrative Assistant of Secondary Education; John Rogers, Principal, Mountaineer Middle School; Susan Ferrell, Principal, WI Middle School; Jamie Looker, Principal, Robert C. Byrd High School; and Robert Herrod, Principal, Liberty High School. We’re working hard to make these transitions smooth for our students, staff, and families. Thanks to everyone helping along the way. 💙

Tonight, we’re excited to welcome John Paul Nardelli from Healthy Harrison! 🎉 He’s here to recognize and reward our schools for their amazing efforts in health and wellness. Here are the rewards: 🏫 Bridgeport Middle – $500 🏫 Washington Irving – $500 🏫 Lincoln – $1,000 🏫 Mountaineer – $1,000 🏫 South Harrison – $1,000 Thank you, Healthy Harrison, for supporting our students and schools! 💪🍎 #HCSWV

🎶 TONIGHT we celebrate our incredible Harrison County All-State Music Representatives! From singers to instrumentalists, these students have been selected for state-level honors in music — and we couldn’t be prouder! 🎤🎺🎻 Check out the pictures on our Facebook at the link below! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1F5EPBcYjA/

🎓 Attention United Programs families! Graduation is Tuesday, May 27, at 6:00 PM at Liberty High School! 📸 Graduation pictures will be available here: https://queenbeephotography4.shootproof.com/gallery/27131168/ 🎓 Need caps, gowns, or other graduation gear? Visit our Jostens page: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/2685432/United-High-School/ 📺 Can’t attend in person? Watch the ceremony live on the Liberty High School Hudl Fan page: http://harcoboe.com/libertyhslive #HCSWV #BuiltOnCommunity

📊 Tonight, Whitni Kines presented the FY2024 Audit Report to the Board. We appreciate her work in helping us stay informed and transparent with our financials. #HCSWV #BuiltOnCommunity