Attention 8th Grade Students and Families:
A reminder that the Governor’s School of Literacy through Arts, Culture, and History (GSLACH) for 8th grade is cancelled for the summer of 2025. However, the Governor's STEM Institute at Green Bank is now open to ALL 8th grade students even if they attended the academy at WVU last year as a 7th grade student. See the attached flyer or a TCMS counselor for more information.
Several students were recognized during tonight's board meeting for their academic achievement. Congratulations to the Spelling Bee, Math Field Day, and Memorial Day Essay Winners!
On behalf of the administration, we would like to give a shout out to the Preston Taylor County Health Clinic for putting on a Great Health Fair today! All of the stations were very informative and educational. Thank you for all that you do for us at TCMS.
We will be selling pickles, water and baked lays tomorrow at the end of the day. All items $1.00. All proceeds are used for student rewards and recognition.
Congratulations to the Wrestling team for all of their accomplishments:
32-4 record
Mid Mountain 10 Conference Chapions with 6 weight class champions
78 pound
Isaiah Glaspell
94 pound
Jason Austin
145 pound
Sky Royce
155 pound
JW Nestor
190 pound
Ian Glaspell
215 pound
Micah Barbe
3rd place at Mason Dixon Conference Championship ( highest Taylor County has ever placed)
We had 2 champions and 9 wrestlers who placed
9th place out of 132 teams from 84 different middle schools at WSAZ Tournament (highest Taylor County has placed) 4 wrestlers placed in the top 6 (most Taylor County has placed at WSAZ)
2 wrestlers with over 100 career middle school wins
JW Nestor and Ian Glaspell
As a reminder, tickets will be sold early tomorrow during both lunches for the Snowflake Dance. $5.00.
Sebastian Harr and Julia Rossi are Taylor County Middle School's 2025 winners for Young Writers! Congratulations!
The admin presented the boys basketball team with a medal to recognize their excellence in winning the Sam Board Tournament.
The admin recognized the girls basketball team with a certificate for becoming the Mid 10 Conference Champions and awarded a medal for winning the Sam Board Tournament.
The weapon detection devices(metal detectors) were used this morning for a random search. Thank you to all of the students for their cooperation and patience. It was successful with no concerns.
The Snowflake Dance is this Friday! 5th grade is from 4:30-6:00 and 6th-8th is from 6:30-8:30. Parents, you must sign your child out at the end of the dance. We will be selling admission tickets this Wednesday during lunch if your child would like a fast track into the dance. Please have them bring exact change if they’re buying during lunch.
As a reminder, the Backyard Brawl will be Friday, Feb 28. All students must have a signed permission slip to attend. The deadline for the permission slip will be Wednesday, Feb 26. Tickets to attend will be $1.00. The money can be turned into their homeroom teacher.
Our boys basketball team will begin conference tournament play Tuesday at 6pm vs Elkins. This game will be played at Bridgeport Middle School. Go Knights!
2 Championships in 1 day! It's always a GREAT day to be a Knight! Congrats to our Wrestlers and Lady Knights!
Congratulations to our Girls Basketball Team. Mid Mountain 10 Conference Champions.
Good luck to our wrestlers as they compete for the Mid Mountain 10 Championship today!
All Taylor County Schools will begin on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Friday, February 21st, 2025.
Day 5 NTID Packets are posted online.
https://thrillshare.com/s/documents-tcms-taylorcountyschoolswv/browse/741360
All Taylor County Schools will be utilizing a Non-Traditional Instruction Day today. This is NTI Day #5 for students. Students will learn from home and staff are to be available for support, from their assigned work site, from 10am-3pm.
All Taylor County Schools will be on a two-hour delay today, Thursday, Feb. 20th, 2025.
