St. Marys High School

In Mr. Simonton's Geography class, students are participating in a model UN simulation. Each student has a country that they have researched; they are using that information to solve hypothetical problems around the world.

St. Marys High School is pleased to announce that the following students have been accepted into programs at MOVTI for 21-22: Education- A. Hause, L. Blouir; Drafting- H. Bennett; Diesel Tech.- S. Bills, B. Hashman; Emerg./Diag. Svc.: C. Gray.

Ben Wagstaff has been given the opportunity to wrestle at the WV State Tournament this week. He was an alternate and now is in the bracket. Good luck Ben and the rest of the SMHS wrestlers!

St. Marys High School is pleased to announce that the following students have been accepted into the Technology and Computer Systems Program at MOVTI for 2021-22: C. Hudson; J. Lowther; A. Holmes; E. Prestley.

The Ritchie Regional Health Center is preparing to provide a second COVID vaccine clinic for our students aged 16+ on May 6th. Parents interested in getting their child vaccinated can sign up here: https://forms.office.com/r/vg9E8HctsX. The Pfizer COVID vaccine has been approved for individuals 16 and older. This vaccine consists of 2 shots given 21 days apart. Signed parental consent will be required for students to receive the vaccine. The consent form will be posted to the Pleasants County Schools website and will also be sent home with your child.

This week Ms. Cook's sophomores are starting a research project on who is the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time) in five categories; The Arts, Sports, History, Entertainment, and Science. They will write an argumentative research paper on why their person or group is the G.O.A.T. and present their argument to the entire class. The COOKie Awards will then be given to the BEST arguments in each category in a “star-studded” event! Students must also be prepared with an epic acceptance speech!

The WV State Wrestling Tournament will take place April 19-22, 2021 in Huntington. We wish the best of luck to our SMHS state qualifiers: W. Houser; B. Rhodes; B. Boron; C. West; H. Davis; and C. Houser. Alternates- P. Girard; B. Wagstaff.

SMHS juniors are beginning an argumentative unit, focusing on rhetorical devices, logical appeals, and persuasive techniques. They will begin by learning about ethos, logos, and pathos and identify examples of each in three famous speeches.

SMHS is please to announce the following students have been accepted into the Diesel Equipment Technology Program. SMHS wishes them the best of luck at the MOVTI for the 2021-2022 school year. L. Bunner; P. Girard; L. Murphy; O. Valazquaz.

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Three senior students at St. Marys High School have earned the designation of Salutatorian- Jacob Elder, Emily Hadley, Logan Rice. Congratulations!

Algebra One is "function"-ing and looking at Linear Regressions using Technology with Mr. Meeks. In Geometry with Mrs. Johnson, students are completing a unit on Permutations, Combinations and Probability and beginning a unit on Trigonometric Ratios.

Three seniors earned the designation of Valedicatorian for the Class of 2021- Bralynn Davis, Lara Fetty, Kylie Wright.

The SAT assessment will be administered to all SMHS Juniors tomorrow, April 13th. Students should eat a good breakfast, get plenty of rest and be prepared for testing tomorrow. Students should arrive to school early or on time tomorrow and report directly to 1st period for attendance. Following announcements, students will report to their testing classrooms and the test will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. The test will last until approximately 1:30 p.m. and Juniors will eat lunch when the testing is complete.

St. Marys High School is pleased to announce the following students were accepted into the MOVTI Therapeutic Services program for the 2021-2022 school year. C. Cambell; Z. Davis; D. Covey; J. Jay; A. Little; J. Perry; B. Schneider; N. Mumaw; B. Whited.

The West Virginia Association of Orthopaedic Executives (WVAOE) has established the Joshua Tuck Scholarship to help support a student studying healthcare management. At the time of his death in 2017, Josh was the practice manager for the Charleston Area Medical Center Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; in addition, he was vice president of WVAOE. The Joshua Tuck Scholarship has been created specifically to reward the outstanding scholastic achievements of high school seniors who plan to enter the healthcare management field. Complete eligibility rules and forms can be found on the “WVAOE Members” tab at www.wvos.org. Applicants (1) must be West Virginia high school seniors; (2) must enroll in Bluefield State College, Fairmont State University, Marshall University or WVU Tech; (3) major in a healthcare management program; and (4) submit a 450-500 word essay answering the question: “Describe your community’s issues with opioids and explain how you would reduce the problem.” WVAOE will accept applications and accompanying essays postmarked between February 11, 2021 and April 15, 2021. From all the applications received, the WVAOE Board of Directors will select a single one-time only $2,500 scholarship recipient in April 2021. The winner will be announced at their high school awards assembly or commencement program, or a COVID-19 appropriate method.

The SMHS Westling Team had a strong showing at the Regional Tournament the last two days. Wiley Houser, Cody Houser, Haiden Davis, Brian Rhodes, Brennan Boron and Cyle West will advance to the State Tournament.

We are happy to announce our school/ department service personnel of the year for 2021. D. Crowe- BES; E. Smith- SMES; J. Smith- PCMS; D. Wagner- SMHS; N. Hearn- Maintenance Dept.; K.D. Lamp- Transportation Dept.

We are happy to announce our school teachers of the year for 2021. J. Casto- BES; T. Satterfield- SMES; M. Nelson- PCMS; H. Meeks- SMHS.

Parents - This message is to hopefully clear up any confusion in regard to the student COVID vaccine clinic. We initially put out a survey to gage the interest of parents wanting their children aged 16 or older to get vaccinated. Based on that survey, there was enough interest to make a vaccine clinic worthwhile. We hope to have a vaccine clinic for students aged 16 or older next week. Completing the original survey does not mean your child will be on the list for a vaccine. We posted a new COVID vaccine signup yesterday. To get your child on the vaccine list, you must sign up by 3:00pm tomorrow April 8th. If you do not have access to a computer, you can call the school and someone can assist you in signing up. The signup link (https://forms.office.com/r/Ur4wJQWsPJ) can be found on both the Pleasants County Schools and St. Marys High School web pages under the news section. It can also be found on our social media pages.