On Tuesday March 5th, Clay County Schools held the County Social Studies Fair. Students from Clay Elementary and Big Otter Elementary competed for a chance to move on the Regional Social Studies Fair. Below are those individuals and groups who placed either 1st, 2nd or 3rd. Those students who placed first will travel to the…

Attendance soared during the fifth school month; each school had an excellent average daily rate. Big Otter Elementary led the county with a 96.28%, followed by Clay County High School with a 95.51%. Clay Middle School was third at 95.04% and Clay Elementary School had a 94.49%. Shawn Krajeski’s students at Clay County High School…

On Tuesday, February 25th, CCHS held its annual National Honor Society induction ceremony. The following is a list of both new inductees and students who were originally selected last year: New Inductees: Brooklyn Anderson Gracelyn Bass Kadin Beck Olivia Berberich Caden Berry Caitlyn Boggs Jaxon Brown Christian Bryant Emma Burchett Rebekah Canfield Summer Corwell Alexander…

On February 13th, students from Clay Elementary, Big Otter Elementary and Clay Middle traveled to compete in the regional science fair. Every student competing from Clay County placed in the competition including 5 individuals who placed first and will go on to compete at the state science fair. Listed below are the students who placed…

On February 1, 2025, the Clay County High School Science Bowl Teams traveled to West Virginia University to compete in the Department of Energy’s State Science Bowl. Team members included: Avery Brouillard, Evie Young, Parker Taylor, Sophia Berberich, Jaxon Brown, Alivia Gilliland, Elijah Paxton, Keaira Asbury, Dylan Starcher (not pictured),and Kaden Fitzwater. Managers Makenzie Edwards…

Attendance is something we never stop working to improve. It is a specific indicator of success in the classroom and later in college and the workplace. We have found that good attendance brings about success in every part of a school day. Our county goal for the 2024-25 school year is 93% average daily attendance.…

Attendance in one of the three indicators of student achievement, along with grades and behavior. Students who attend well, usually read better, make better grades and are less likely to be involved in disciplinary behavior. They also tend to do better on required testing. The third school month is led in attendance by Shawn Krajeski’s…

Today’s classrooms provide much more than academic instruction for students. Teachers incorporate life skills into lessons every day that help students find new ways of thinking and learn to become independent. Each day of school missed is a day of learning, lost forever. Clay County School District has excellent student attendance for the first two…

The Clay County Middle and High School TSA teams recently traveled to Orlando, Florida to compete in the Technology Student Association National Competition. They earned the right to compete there based upon their success at the WV State Competition held in March.  At nationals, Clay High earned top ten finalist honors in two events and…

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