Calhoun County Middle/High School

American Connectivity Program (ACP) The Affordable Connectivity Program is an FCC benefit program that helps ensure that households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more. The benefit provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price. The ACP benefit is limited to one monthly service discount and one device discount per household. Who Is Eligible for the Affordable Connectivity Program? A household is eligible for the ACP if the household income is at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, or if a member of the household meets at least one of the criteria below: § Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year; § Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating provider's existing low-income internet program; § Participates in one of these assistance programs: § The National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision; § SNAP § Medicaid § Federal Public Housing Assistance § Supplemental Security Income (SSI) § WIC § Veterans Pension or Survivor Benefits § or Lifeline; § Participates in one of these assistance programs and lives on Qualifying Tribal lands: § Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance § Tribal TANF § Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations § Tribal Head Start (income based) Visit this link for a list of participating companies: https://www.affordableconnectivity.gov/companies-near-me/ How to Enroll: There are two steps to enroll for ACP benefits. Apply Now 1. Go to AffordableConnectivity.gov to submit an application or print out a mail-in application. 2. Contact your preferred participating provider to select a plan and have the discount applied to your bill. Some providers may have an additional application to complete the ACP enrollment process. Eligible households must both apply for the program and contact a participating provider to select a service plan. Additional resources are available at: Support Contact ACPSupport@usac.org or 1-877-384-2575 FCC ACP Information https://www.fcc.gov/acp

There is still time to sign up for Calhoun County School Summer Camps! One of the camps is going to give High School students the opportunity to learn how to work with Artificial Intelligence and Web Design. While Middle School students learn how to create Mobile Applications. Students will be working with industry experts. REX Computer Camp(9-12) ( AI/ Web Design) (June 27-July 1) REX Computer Camp(6-8) (Mobile App) (July 11 - 15) Students will be exploring the technology world by learning different computational concepts and having fun along the way. There is still time to sign up at https://boe.calhoun.k12.wv.us/documents/aspire/summer-camp-opportunities/323746

We are still accepting students for Summer School Art Camp! Young artists will explore art with paper mache. Join us for a week of fun that will foster creative expression and good-looking projects! The only limit is your imagination. This activity is completely free! All materials and supplies will be provided. You only need to bring your imagination and creativity. Cover-ups are not required, but if you are concerned about your clothes, you may bring a smock, old shirt, or apron. Middle School Art Camp: July 18-22 High School Art Camp: July 25-29 How to Register: https://boe.calhoun.k12.wv.us/documents/aspire/summer-camp-opportunities/323746

MS/HS OUTDOOR Adventures camp will be an action packed week full of activity! We will be hiking, biking, canoeing/kayaking, and climbing through tree tops on a Timber Trek. This week will be full of adventure and a whole lot of fun! You absolutely do not want to miss out on this fun! You can still sign up by clicking on the link. https://boe.calhoun.k12.wv.us/documents/aspire/summer-camp-opportunities/323746

We are still accepting Summer School students. Mrs. Haught would love to have you in her summer camp! She says "This will be a fun filled week of arts and crafts. We will be doing some fun summer canvas painting, tie dying t-shirts and making some very interesting creatures that you won’t want to miss." Click here to register for your Summer Camp with Calhoun County Schools. https://boe.calhoun.k12.wv.us/documents/aspire/summer-camp-opportunities/323746

Hello High School Parents and Students, We are still accepting registration forms for our summer camps. For students failing classes, credits can be earned by taking credit recovery programing. We still have 5 open slots for students wanting to take Driver’s Education. Summer Camps for high school include the following: Week 1 - Music, drama Theater, Hunter Safety Week 2- Computer Science, Chemistry, Emergency Services Week 3 - Game of life, Culinary, Hunters Safety, Week 4 - Outdoor Adventure, Latin American Culture Week 5 - STEM camp, Virtual Reality, Week 6 - Art camp, Automotive Camp. Please consider joining us to have fun while learning this summer.

Save the Children is conducting community surveys to gain insight into future programming and support needs. These surveys are brief, requiring less than ten minutes. The higher the participation rate, the more voices are heard. Accurate data will better position us to deliver community specific support. Please click ( or copy and paste) the link to complete the survey: https://bellwethereducation.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eboqaAQD3mx6NoO Thank you for your input.

Device Collection for 5th - 11th grade continues tomorrow. If you have not yet turned in your bookbag, device, and charger, please plan to do this tomorrow, May 19th. Any virtual students that have a school issued laptop will need to bring those tomorrow May 19th and the 20th. The device and charger must be placed in the school issued bookbag along with any other technology on loan from the school. Parents and students will be monetarily responsible for any missing, not returned items, and or damaged items. Replacement charges for a computer are $600, a charger is $50, and a bookbag is $65. Thank you and have a nice evening.

Good evening. The Technology Staff will begin collecting 5th - 11th grade computers starting tomorrow May 17th and continue collecting devices through May 20th. The device and charger must be placed in the school issued bookbag along with any other technology on loan from the school. Parents and students will be monetarily responsible for any missing, not returned items, and or damaged items. Replacement charges for a computer are $600, a charger is $50, and a bookbag is $65. Thank you and have a nice evening.

Sign up today for our Summer Programming- Don't Miss out! "Learning while having fun" Registration can be found on our website at: https://boe.calhoun.k12.wv.us/documents/aspire/summer-camp-opportunities/323746

We are still collecting senior devices tomorrow, May 13th. The device and charger must be placed in the school issued bookbag along with any other technology on loan from the school and returned to a member of the Technology Staff in the Library at CMHS. Parents and students will be monetarily responsible for any missing, not returned items, and or damaged items. Replacement charges for a computer are $600, a charger is $50, and a bookbag is $65. Thank you and have a nice evening.

Senior device turn-in is tomorrow and Friday, May 12th and 13th. The device and charger must be placed in the school issued bookbag along with any other technology on loan from the school and returned to a member of the Technology Staff in the Library at CMHS. Thank you and have a nice evening.

Appalachian Council is looking to hire, all positions! Apply today! Currently We have an opening in a Pleasant Hill Elementary Classroom. https://www.appcouncil.org/employment/application.html

The Region 5 Social Studies Fair has been rescheduled for March 19th, due to the impending winter weather. A letter will be going home to the students who have qualified for Regionals. You can also click here for the letter. https://5il.co/1719e

Due to a water line break all students for Calhoun County Schools will be dismissed at 9:30Am to return home. Please note we understand there is a current phone outage. We are monitoring social media messages, and Please contact for questions and concerns Pleasant Hill Elementary 3043546022 or Arnoldsburg Elementary at 3046558616.

Good morning, CMHS has extra security this morning. No direct threat has been made, but we are concerned about an individual. If you need to enter the building please use the buzzer. Thanks

The Calhoun Clarion had two competitions this past week. One was to guess the number of candies in a jar, and the other was a Valentine's Day Door Decoration Contest. We are excited to announce that Mrs. Wendy Batton won the candy jar with a guess of 782. She was closest to the actual amount of 812. The winners of the door contest were Miss Walburn's homeroom and Mr. Ray's homeroom. Honorable mention were Miss Holly Wilson's homeroom and Mrs. Craddock's homeroom.

The Calhoun Clarion is back in publication after many years. Newspaper class is a high school elective. We have been working hard to make our school newspaper something our staff and students look forward to purchasing. We are currently working on our 9th edition and plan to start posting some of our articles and photos to broaden our audience.

Congratulations to the following winners for Calhoun County Young Writers Fair. The judges loved the stories and wished there was more to read, another chapter perhaps? The Writers were able to help the judges visualize and feel the story. The students did not make their job easy. The Winners will have their entries submitted to the State Young Writers competitions. Grade 1-2- “A Mermaid Friend” by Rylan Arnold, AES, 1st grade Grade 3-4 “ The Beach Vacation” by Paisley Harper, PHE 4th grade Grade 5-6 “The Tale of the Scorpion Temple” by Jude Walker, LKVCS 5th grade Grade 7-8- “Expedition to Egypt” by Cameron Cottrill, LKVCS, 8th grade Grade 9-10- “The Red Eyes” by Nyla Warner, CCMHS 10th grade Grade 11-12 “ A Father’s Love” by Chase Marks, CCMHS 12th grade

Good Afternoon, Bus 3 is running 20 minutes late due to a mechanical issue.