St. Marys High School

Happy New Year from PCS!

**Reminder** Students will return from break on Monday, January 5

❄️ Merry Christmas 🎄

Time Change for Boys' Basketball 12-23-25; Please be aware that Tyler Consolidated boys will only be able to play 2 quarters of JV basketball tomorrow. The JV game will start at 6 pm, the Varsity game will NOW BEGIN AT 7 P.M. Thank you and we hope to see you there!

Christmas and Winter Break 2025-2026. Staff Return January 2; Students Return January 5.

Early Dismissal- Friday, December 19

SMHS Updated Exam Schedule: Wednesday exams 1, 3, & 7. Thursday exams 2, 4, & 8. Friday exams 5/6 & 9. Also, all virtual class coursework is due Fri. Dec. 19 at 1 pm.

🗳️**Survey Opportunity** for Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) Days (Snow Packets) for 2026-27. Stakeholders can vote to keep or discontinue NTI Packets for the 26-27 calendar. Complete the Survey at https://forms.office.com/r/9u9zqEuhqC Survey closes January 8, 2026.

Pleasants County Schools will be closed on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.

Please see the image for current job vacancies. Postings and Application Link: https://www.applitrack.com/wvde/onlineapp/default.aspx?choosedistrict=true&applitrackclient=47353
Instructions/ Guides: https://www.pleasantscountyschools.com/documents/employment/instructions-and-forms/194249

GAME TIME CHANGE! The SMHS Boys Basketball game tomorrow, Saturday, December 13th at Frontier will now have a tip-off time of 12 Noon for JV and 1:30 pm for Varsity due to impending weather.

SMHS GIRLS BASKETBALL UPDATE! The Girls' Basketball Tournament at RCB will play tonight, game at 4 pm. The girls' games for tomorrow have been CANCELED due to the impending weather for that area.

The Fall LKC banquet will be held on Sunday Dec. 28th at 3:30 in SMHS commons. If your son or daughter earned 1st Team All - LKC in a fall sport or were on a 1st place LKC championship team, they will be eligible to attend. Please make sure you contact your sport's coach if you are attending. Parents, friends and family members of honorees are also invited to attend, the ticket cost for the banquet is $20.00. Please make a check payable to SMHS for non-athlete tickets before Dec. 18th at noon to secure your reservation. Any questions, please contact Howard Meeks, AD, 304-684-3272.

🎉 Congratulations, Jacob Asher! 🎶

St. Marys High School is proud to announce that Jacob Asher has been selected for the 2026 WV All-State Band for Tuba!

This is an incredible honor recognizing Jacob’s hard work, dedication, and outstanding musicianship.

A special shoutout to Mrs. Bridgette Bowen-Casto for her guidance, support, and commitment to musical excellence at SMHS. 🎼💜💛

Help us celebrate Jacob on this amazing achievement—your Blue Devil community is proud of you! 👏🎺

Congratulations to Jacob Asher, St. Marys High School, he was selected for the 2026 WV All-State Band for Tuba!

Come MEET THE TEAMS tomorrow night and watch the SMHS Blue Devil Boys' Basketball team kick off their 2025-26 season at home versus Williamstown. We will introduce the Girls' Basketball, Wrestling and Cheer teams about 5:45 pm before the JV game tip off at 6 pm. Then varsity action will begin about 7:30 pm. Come support all the Winter sports teams and watch our first boys' home game. Let's Go Devils!

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