The following students brought the past to life and earned top honors at the Regional Social Studies Fair!
First Place
Haley Cadle, Blaine Gross, Gabriel Grounds, Kayleigh Fugate and Adalynn Fraizer, “Iguazu Falls” (Frametown Elementary)
Jasmine Adams and McKinley Blake, “America’s First Builders: The Founding Fathers” (Burnsville Elementary)
Liam Connor, Winry Miller, and Asher Tusing, “The Civil War” (Sutton Elementary)
Second Place
Owen Herring, “George Washington” (Sutton Elementary)
Cohen James, “Titanic” (Frametown Elementary)
Jackson Moore, “Game On: Psychology of Gaming” (Davis Elementary)
Payton and Paisley Smallwood, “The Life of Jesus” (Sutton Elementary)
Third Place
Brennan Conner, “Thomas Edison” (Sutton Elementary)
Jhett Jackson, Arden Snodgrass, Jase Jarvis, and Lucas Hall, “The Pyramids of Egypt” (Flatwoods Elementary)
Olivia Cyriacks, Olivia Frame, Zanna Faceminre, Penelope Mason, and Sydney Stout. “9/11 Attacks” (Sutton Elementary)
Garrett Moore, “The Effects of Bananaomics” (Davis Elementary)
Violet Thomas, “Can Historical Fiction Teach Young Readers Real History?” (Davis Elementary)
Honorable Mention
Maddy Smith, “Braxton County Rails Trails” (Davis Elementary)
Katie Carroll, “West Virginia” (Braxton County Middle)
Good luck to our First-Place entries who will advance to the WV State Social Studies Fair in April!
We are so proud of our students who participated in Regional Math Field Day!
The following students placed for their grade level:
Trent Yeager – 4th grade, 2nd runner-up (Flatwoods Elementary)
Oliver Young – 5th grade, 1st place (Sutton Elementary)
Laney King – 6th grade, 2nd place
Dane Hopen – 8th grade, 2nd place
Way to go, everyone! You all did an amazing job!
February Attendance Winners!
Due to the number of weather-related days, we skipped recognizing winners for December and January. We appreciate everyone continuing to encourage strong attendance during such a challenging stretch of the school year.
We also made a small change at the elementary level. Classrooms will now compete with others in the same grade level for a newly designed attendance banner.
Ms. Stover visited classrooms with a group of high school students who had excellent attendance. They helped present the banners and delivered a small treat to the winning classes!
Schools for the Month of February:
Elementary: Flatwoods Elementary
Middle/High: Braxton County Middle School
School Most Improved:
Burnsville Elementary
County Wide Grade Level Winners:
Kindergarten-Little Birch Elementary School
1st Grade-Flatwoods Elementary School
2nd Grade-Flatwoods Elementary School
3rd Grade-Flatwoods Elementary School
4th Grade-Sutton Elementary School
5th Grade-Davis Elementary School
BCMS-6th Grade
BCHS-9th Grade
Year-to-Date Leader:
Flatwoods Elementary
Thank you for continuing to encourage your students to make attendance a priority. Your efforts truly make a difference!
📢 Important Update: Last Day of School!
Attention families: The last day of school for students has been updated and will now be Friday, June 5.
Please keep in mind we have two more Outside School Environment (OS Days) that can be used for weather related days.
Braxton County Schools families and community members,
Superintendent Dr. Donna Burge-Tetrick will be hosting a series of Braxton County Schools Sports Complex Bond Forums at each school in the county. These meetings will provide information about the proposed sports complex as well as details about the bond. Each forum will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the following dates:
Little Birch Elementary – April 13, 2026
Frametown Elementary – April 14, 2026
Davis Elementary – April 16, 2026
Sutton Elementary – April 17, 2026
Burnsville Elementary – April 20, 2026
Flatwoods Elementary – April 22, 2026
Braxton County Middle School – April 23, 2026
Braxton County High School – April 24, 2026
We invite all parents, students, staff, and community members to attend the forum at their local school or any location that is most convenient. The superintendent is looking forward to meeting and speaking with everyone about concerns, questions, and the excitement surrounding the proposed sports complex.
We have received confirmation that our waiver request for 1 snow day has been approved. January 26, 27, 28, and 29 were used as Non-Traditional Instructional Days (NTID), they were not eligible to be included in the waiver request.
Students will need to make up 3 snow days. Those days are April 27, June 3, and June 4. If any additional weather days occur, they will be added after June 4.
📅 Important Dates to Remember
April 3 – Professional Learning / Faculty Senate (No school for students)
April 6–10 – Spring Break 🌷
May 12 – Election Day
May 25 – Holiday
Braxton County elementary and middle school students recently participated in the county-wide West Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair which provides opportunities for students to contemplate problems to solve in the real world. The following students won on the county level and were selected to complete in the regional fair held in Ronceverte, WV:
Tracy Chenoweth, Federal Programs Director of Braxton County Schools, stated, "We are incredibly proud of our students and the dedication they showed during the STREAM Fair process. The time, creativity, and perseverance they invested in their projects truly reflect their commitment to learning. Experiences like this not only build academic skills, but also problem-solving abilities that will serve these students well in their future education and careers."
Burnsville Elementary School –
Individual – Jasmine Adams – Mechanical Engineering – Title: Engineering America’s Bridges
Flatwoods Elementary School –
Individual – Bentley Berry - Animal Science – Title: How Big Should Your Bearded Dragon Be?
Individual - Jhett Jackson - Physics and Astronomy – Title: Characteristics of the Planets in Our Solar System
Braxton County Middle School –
Group - Chance Davis, Brayden Springer, and Laney King - Physical Nuclear Power – Title: Energy
Congratulations to all winners and especially to Jasmine Adams who placed 3rd in her category at the Regional West Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair.
Registration hours are 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
The Pre-K Head Start staff, along with a school nurse, will be available to assist families with paperwork and answer any questions about enrollment and program services. Families will receive fantastic giveaways, including: book bags, books, age-appropriate educational games, crayons, science kits, alphabet letter, etc.
Our Pre-K Head Start program provides a strong foundation for early learning!
To the parents/guardians of BES parent pick-up students:
Mr. Wood, our new principal will be at parent pick-up so that I can be in the office from 3:20 - 3:30. He isn't familiar with all of the students, parents, and vehicles yet, so please help him out by having your pick-up tag placed in your window, and tell him the name of your child. Thank you for helping ensure the safety of our BES students!
A message from Superintendent Dr. Burge-Tetrick
You are cordially invited to….
Burnsville Elementary School’s Annual Christmas Celebration
Thursday, December 18, 2025
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
BES Families - We will begin at 1:00 with the traditional Pup's Christmas movie in the auditorium, followed by a visit from Santa and a gift. We will start with Pre-K seeing Santa, then work our way up with the older grades. As students get finished with Santa, they will take their parents to the cafeteria for hot chocolate & cookies. We look forward to seeing you!
THIS EVENING, Thursday, December 4th -
Please join Superintendent, Donna Burge-Tetrick, for an open parent and community meeting at the Burnsville Community Building to discuss BES’s current student enrollment status. Stop by anytime between 4:30 PM and 6:30 PM. You do not have to stay the whole time. BES staff will not be attending this meeting. It's for parents and community members to express their thoughts, concerns, suggestions, etc.
Burnsville Elementary has seen a significant drop in enrollment this school year. We began with a PROJECTED (from the WV Dept. of Ed.) enrollment for the school year of 99 students. We ended the 2024/2025 school year with 91 students enrolled. We gained some, and lost some over the summer due to families moving, custody/foster situations, students going to WV Virtual Academy, etc., which is normal for any school every year.
We actually began the 2025/2026 school year with 82 students as of Aug. 12, 2025. (We have gained 17 new students this year, and we have lost 32, so technically, we have lost 15 students this year.) As of October 1, 2025, our enrollment was 87. Today we have just 61 students enrolled.
So, come on out this evening and show our school and our students your support. Everything we do is for our kids, and we love them all!
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” —Abraham Lincoln
Dec 1 - Dec 3
Dear Parents/Guardians:
The Friends of Burnsville Lake will be sponsoring “Santa’s Workshop” for the students at Burnsville Elementary on December 1, 2 and 3rd at the Burnsville Community Building.
Each student will get an opportunity to buy presents for their family members. All items will be priced from $1 to $4. Please fill out the form that was sent home and send it back to school with your child. Day 1—students with money may shop, if your child doesn’t have money with them, they can look. Day 2—Students that did not have money on Day 1 will shop. Day 3—Students that have not had money will shop, then anyone else that has money to purchase additional presents.
School personnel will be escorting your child to and from the Community Building. Our volunteers will assist your child complete their holiday shopping and make sure that presents are wrapped.
Friends of Burnsville Lake
Tomorrow, Friday: Send in items for the “Blessings Box”, such as food, snacks, health/beauty/hygiene products, cleaning supplies, small toys, games, playing cards (keep in mind that the blessings box is not very big), or anything else you would like to bless someone with.
This week, we were able to:
# Collect $60.00 for the Braxton County Pool!
# Create more food boxes that went to BES families in need!
# Have a box ready to send to the Animal Shelter! Thank you to our PTO for donating $100 that went to purchasing items for the dogs!
# We collected a variety of awesome items to go to the nursing home! Thank you to our PTO for donating $100 that went to purchasing items for the nursing home. (Items will be delivered to the nursing home this weekend. There is still time if your child would like to make a homemade card to send.)
Thursday: Send in items for the Braxton County Animal Shelter.
Their biggest need right now is laundry detergent and paper towels.
Send dog food (dry and/or canned), treats, pill pockets, toys, bleach, blankets, towels, dishwashing liquid, trash bags, disposable gloves, etc.
