Charleston, WV – Taste the Future of Culinary Arts!
Join us for the 4th Annual Community Culinary Showcase at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center on Thursday, October 23rd at 5:30 PM! This isn’t just about incredible food—it’s about supporting the students of the Carver Career Center Culinary Arts Program.
Experience the magic as local chefs craft signature dishes live while you mingle with the people shaping Charleston’s culinary scene. Sip cocktails, bid in our silent and live auctions, and cast your vote for your favorite dish—helping crown our next Top Chef!
Every dollar raised goes directly toward scholarships for Carver Culinary students. Last year we raised $10,000—this year, with your help, we can make an even bigger impact.
Chef Mandy Gum says, “This event gives our students a chance to learn from the pros and feel the love of their community. It’s truly inspiring.”
Don’t miss a fun, meaningful evening where every bite helps a student achieve their dreams.
🎟 Tickets: https://bit.ly/4o4q6Au
#CharlestonWV #CarverCulinary #CommunityCulinaryShowcase #SupportLocalChefs #FutureChefs
Join us for the 4th Annual Community Culinary Showcase at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center on Thursday, October 23rd at 5:30 PM! This isn’t just about incredible food—it’s about supporting the students of the Carver Career Center Culinary Arts Program.
Experience the magic as local chefs craft signature dishes live while you mingle with the people shaping Charleston’s culinary scene. Sip cocktails, bid in our silent and live auctions, and cast your vote for your favorite dish—helping crown our next Top Chef!
Every dollar raised goes directly toward scholarships for Carver Culinary students. Last year we raised $10,000—this year, with your help, we can make an even bigger impact.
Chef Mandy Gum says, “This event gives our students a chance to learn from the pros and feel the love of their community. It’s truly inspiring.”
Don’t miss a fun, meaningful evening where every bite helps a student achieve their dreams.
🎟 Tickets: https://bit.ly/4o4q6Au
#CharlestonWV #CarverCulinary #CommunityCulinaryShowcase #SupportLocalChefs #FutureChefs
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!
Join us for a Spooktacular Time at the 2025 Carver Haunted Harvest!
FREE: Candy, Facepainting, Crafts, Games, & Stickers
October 13th from 4-7 PM
Costumes are encouraged!
CASH ONLY: Popcorn, Pop, Pepperoni Rolls, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Pulled Pork Sliders, & Buffalo Chicken Dip!
#FamilyFun#TechorTreat#CarverCareerCenter
🎃👻 THURSDAY — Trunk or Treat with KCS! 👻🎃
The KCS Office of Exceptional Students is excited to host a Trunk or Treat for all students with disabilities and their families! 🧡
📅 Date: Thursday, October 16th
📍 Location: Capital High School
🕔 Time: 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Come out for an evening of fun, candy, and community! 🍬✨ We can’t wait to see your costumes and celebrate together.
The KCS Office of Exceptional Students is excited to host a Trunk or Treat for all students with disabilities and their families! 🧡
📅 Date: Thursday, October 16th
📍 Location: Capital High School
🕔 Time: 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Come out for an evening of fun, candy, and community! 🍬✨ We can’t wait to see your costumes and celebrate together.
📣 Reminder for KCS Families
There will be no school for students on Monday, October 13th — it’s Parent/Teacher Conference Day! 🍎
Parent/Teacher conferences are a great opportunity to connect one-on-one with your student's teacher, learn more about how they’re growing, and hear ways you can support their success at home.
If you haven’t already, reach out to your student’s school or teacher to schedule your meeting. Every conversation helps strengthen the partnership that makes learning possible! 💬✨
There will be no school for students on Monday, October 13th — it’s Parent/Teacher Conference Day! 🍎
Parent/Teacher conferences are a great opportunity to connect one-on-one with your student's teacher, learn more about how they’re growing, and hear ways you can support their success at home.
If you haven’t already, reach out to your student’s school or teacher to schedule your meeting. Every conversation helps strengthen the partnership that makes learning possible! 💬✨
🌟 Academic Support for Everyone
Every student deserves the tools to succeed.
Kanawha County Schools has launched a new webpage — Academic Support for Everyone — highlighting the ways we help students stay on track and graduate with their classmates.
From social and emotional learning and personalized education planning to mentoring, tutoring, career readiness, and dropout prevention — this page is your one-stop resource for student success.
If you’re a parent or guardian who simply wants to explore the built-in supports already woven into the KCS curriculum, this page also offers a great overview of what all students receive as part of their education.
Whether your student needs additional support, a mentor, or guidance for life after graduation, KCS is here every step of the way. 💙💚❤️ You can find the page by clicking the link below, or by going to the KCS website ➡️ click menu on the homepage ➡️ look under the Parents/Guardians section ➡️ click on Academic Support Opportunities.
🔗 Explore all available supports (including a list of certified KCS tutors):
https://bit.ly/KCSAcademicSupport
(This page will continue to grow as new programs and supports are added or expanded!)
🌟 Honoring Service, Supporting Students. 🇺🇸
In 2021—on Pearl Harbor Day—the West Virginia Department of Education and Common Ground Partners proudly recognized the first class of Purple Star Schools and Districts across the Mountain State. What began with 130 schools and 3 districts has now grown to 315 schools and 17 districts dedicated to supporting military-connected students and families. 💜
Kanawha County Schools is honored to be among them as a Purple Star District, continuing our commitment to helping students thrive—no matter where their family’s service takes them.
The Purple Star Award is one of many ways the Common Ground Partnership helps make West Virginia one of the best places in the nation to live, work, and raise a family. 🌄
In 2021—on Pearl Harbor Day—the West Virginia Department of Education and Common Ground Partners proudly recognized the first class of Purple Star Schools and Districts across the Mountain State. What began with 130 schools and 3 districts has now grown to 315 schools and 17 districts dedicated to supporting military-connected students and families. 💜
Kanawha County Schools is honored to be among them as a Purple Star District, continuing our commitment to helping students thrive—no matter where their family’s service takes them.
The Purple Star Award is one of many ways the Common Ground Partnership helps make West Virginia one of the best places in the nation to live, work, and raise a family. 🌄
The September edition of the KCS Monthly Newsletter is now available 👇
🔗: https://5il.co/3qi3h
Content includes:
🚗 A trip to Safety City
📅 Important October events and reminders
🛠️ Two Roofing Project Updates
... and more!
🔗: https://5il.co/3qi3h
Content includes:
🚗 A trip to Safety City
📅 Important October events and reminders
🛠️ Two Roofing Project Updates
... and more!
🚨 WV Students! 🚨
Thinking about a future at a U.S. Service Academy or in an ROTC program? Here’s your chance to get all the info you need!
🎓 Academy Days 2025 🎓
Come meet with representatives from West Point, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, Coast Guard Academy, Merchant Marine Academy, ROTC programs, and DoDMERB!
📍 Where & When:
⭐ Sept 20 – South Charleston High School – 2 PM
⭐ Sept 21 – Woodrow Wilson High School (Beckley) – 2 PM
⭐ Sept 27 – Jefferson High School (Shenandoah Junction) – 2 PM
⭐ Sept 28 – University High School (Morgantown) – 2 PM
Bring your questions, your parents, and your dreams for the future 🇺🇸✨
Learn more 👉 capito.senate.gov/academy-nominations
#AcademyDays2025 #WVStudents #FutureLeaders #ROTC #ServiceAcademy
Thinking about a future at a U.S. Service Academy or in an ROTC program? Here’s your chance to get all the info you need!
🎓 Academy Days 2025 🎓
Come meet with representatives from West Point, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, Coast Guard Academy, Merchant Marine Academy, ROTC programs, and DoDMERB!
📍 Where & When:
⭐ Sept 20 – South Charleston High School – 2 PM
⭐ Sept 21 – Woodrow Wilson High School (Beckley) – 2 PM
⭐ Sept 27 – Jefferson High School (Shenandoah Junction) – 2 PM
⭐ Sept 28 – University High School (Morgantown) – 2 PM
Bring your questions, your parents, and your dreams for the future 🇺🇸✨
Learn more 👉 capito.senate.gov/academy-nominations
#AcademyDays2025 #WVStudents #FutureLeaders #ROTC #ServiceAcademy
We hope to see you and your pups! 🐶🐾 Please call 304-348-1360!
⚡🔌 Happy Electrician Appreciation Week! 🔌⚡
We’re proud to celebrate the hardworking and talented electricians who keep our world running! At Carver Career Center, we’re fortunate to have both a high school program and an adult program dedicated to training the next generation of skilled electricians.
To our students, instructors, and all the professionals in the field—thank you for the essential work you do every day. 👷♂️👩🔧
#CarverCareerCenter #ElectricianAppreciationWeek #SkilledTrades #FutureElectricians
We’re proud to celebrate the hardworking and talented electricians who keep our world running! At Carver Career Center, we’re fortunate to have both a high school program and an adult program dedicated to training the next generation of skilled electricians.
To our students, instructors, and all the professionals in the field—thank you for the essential work you do every day. 👷♂️👩🔧
#CarverCareerCenter #ElectricianAppreciationWeek #SkilledTrades #FutureElectricians
🎓✨ Today, 1,261 KCS juniors and seniors took their next steps toward the future at our annual KCS College Fair, hosted at the University of Charleston!
Students had the chance to connect with representatives from 52 colleges, universities, and post-secondary organizations across five states. From asking about majors and financial aid to exploring career paths, this event was all about discovering possibilities. 💡📚✈️
A huge thank you to our incredible school counselors and staff who prepared students to make the most of this opportunity, and to the organizations who showed up to support our students’ dreams. 👏
Together, we’re helping our students see just how many doors are open to them after graduation! 💙💚❤️
Students had the chance to connect with representatives from 52 colleges, universities, and post-secondary organizations across five states. From asking about majors and financial aid to exploring career paths, this event was all about discovering possibilities. 💡📚✈️
A huge thank you to our incredible school counselors and staff who prepared students to make the most of this opportunity, and to the organizations who showed up to support our students’ dreams. 👏
Together, we’re helping our students see just how many doors are open to them after graduation! 💙💚❤️
🎃👻 Trunk or Treat with KCS! 👻🎃
The KCS Office of Exceptional Students is excited to host a Trunk or Treat for all students with disabilities and their families! 🧡
📅 Date: Thursday, October 16th
📍 Location: Capital High School
🕔 Time: 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Come out for an evening of fun, candy, and community! 🍬✨ We can’t wait to see your costumes and celebrate together.
The KCS Office of Exceptional Students is excited to host a Trunk or Treat for all students with disabilities and their families! 🧡
📅 Date: Thursday, October 16th
📍 Location: Capital High School
🕔 Time: 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Come out for an evening of fun, candy, and community! 🍬✨ We can’t wait to see your costumes and celebrate together.
🌟🏆 KCS Takes the Pinnacle! 🏆🌟
The WVDE CTE Pinnacle Award honors the top-performing high schools, career and technical centers, and districts in six areas:
🔵 Student participation
🔵 Concentrators
🔵 Completers
🔵 Work-based learning
🔵 NOCTI performance
🔵 Teacher endorsements
We’re excited to share that Kanawha County Schools earned the Pinnacle Award for the Class IV Division AND Ben Franklin Career Center was named one of the Top 5 CTE Centers in West Virginia! 🎉👏
This recognition shines a spotlight on the incredible work of our students, teachers, and staff! 💙💚💛
📸 Check out some highlights from this special day!
The WVDE CTE Pinnacle Award honors the top-performing high schools, career and technical centers, and districts in six areas:
🔵 Student participation
🔵 Concentrators
🔵 Completers
🔵 Work-based learning
🔵 NOCTI performance
🔵 Teacher endorsements
We’re excited to share that Kanawha County Schools earned the Pinnacle Award for the Class IV Division AND Ben Franklin Career Center was named one of the Top 5 CTE Centers in West Virginia! 🎉👏
This recognition shines a spotlight on the incredible work of our students, teachers, and staff! 💙💚💛
📸 Check out some highlights from this special day!
💙✂️ Ruffner + Carver = Community Partnership ✂️💙
Ruffner Elementary’s autism program and Carver Career Center’s barbering & cosmetology program are teaming up this year!
Every two weeks, Carver students will visit Ruffner to help students practice haircut tolerance ✨—while also learning the skills to serve clients with sensory needs in their future careers.
On Day One, some students got haircuts 💇♂️, some wore their “superhero capes” 🦸, and one even gave his stuffed elephant a pretend trim 🐘✂️—all huge wins!
This partnership is about more than haircuts—it’s about building confidence, inclusion, and brighter futures for everyone. 🌟
Ruffner Elementary’s autism program and Carver Career Center’s barbering & cosmetology program are teaming up this year!
Every two weeks, Carver students will visit Ruffner to help students practice haircut tolerance ✨—while also learning the skills to serve clients with sensory needs in their future careers.
On Day One, some students got haircuts 💇♂️, some wore their “superhero capes” 🦸, and one even gave his stuffed elephant a pretend trim 🐘✂️—all huge wins!
This partnership is about more than haircuts—it’s about building confidence, inclusion, and brighter futures for everyone. 🌟
💡📘 Students out — teachers in.
At Herbert Hoover High School, teacher leaders and administrators from every school launched the brand-new KCS Instructional Playbook. This playbook has six “plays” (lessons) designed to boost student confidence, spark engagement, and get everyone involved in learning. These leaders will share the plays back at their schools on the next PL Day so all teachers can put them into action. 🙌 As the year goes on, more "plays" will be added to the playbook!
Meanwhile, our Student Support Services team met at South Charleston High School to collaborate on best practices and strategies that help ensure every KCS student has a healthy, safe, and successful education.
👩🏫👨🏫 PL Days are all about sharpening skills, sharing ideas, and building stronger schools — When our teachers grow, our students win. 💙💚❤️
📸 Check out today’s collaboration in action:
At Herbert Hoover High School, teacher leaders and administrators from every school launched the brand-new KCS Instructional Playbook. This playbook has six “plays” (lessons) designed to boost student confidence, spark engagement, and get everyone involved in learning. These leaders will share the plays back at their schools on the next PL Day so all teachers can put them into action. 🙌 As the year goes on, more "plays" will be added to the playbook!
Meanwhile, our Student Support Services team met at South Charleston High School to collaborate on best practices and strategies that help ensure every KCS student has a healthy, safe, and successful education.
👩🏫👨🏫 PL Days are all about sharpening skills, sharing ideas, and building stronger schools — When our teachers grow, our students win. 💙💚❤️
📸 Check out today’s collaboration in action:
📚💡Calendar Reminder — PL Day
No school for students tomorrow, Wednesday, September 10th.
No school for students tomorrow, Wednesday, September 10th.
🚍 New Way to Find KCS Bus Changes 🚍
We’ve added a “Bus Changes” quick link at the top of the KCS website!
✅ This link will take you to a page with all AM and PM bus changes, organized by terminal.
✅ Beginning Tuesday(9/2), district-wide bus changes will ONLY be posted on this page by the KCS Transportation Department.
✅ Some schools may still share their own school-specific bus changes on Schoology, but district-wide updates will not appear on Schoology anymore.
👉 Be sure to check the “Bus Changes” link daily for the most up-to-date information.
We hope this makes it easier for families to quickly find the information you need!
We’ve added a “Bus Changes” quick link at the top of the KCS website!
✅ This link will take you to a page with all AM and PM bus changes, organized by terminal.
✅ Beginning Tuesday(9/2), district-wide bus changes will ONLY be posted on this page by the KCS Transportation Department.
✅ Some schools may still share their own school-specific bus changes on Schoology, but district-wide updates will not appear on Schoology anymore.
👉 Be sure to check the “Bus Changes” link daily for the most up-to-date information.
We hope this makes it easier for families to quickly find the information you need!
🎓✨ Introducing: Path to the Stage ✨🎓
At Kanawha County Schools, our goal is simple but powerful: every student graduates high school on time with their cohort.
That journey doesn’t just begin senior year—it starts the moment a student walks through our doors. To celebrate the big steps and the small ones, we’re launching a new weekly feature called Path to the Stage. Each week, we’ll share stories of students across KCS who are building their futures one milestone at a time.
📍 Our first spotlight takes us to Carver Career Center, where first-year students in the Carpentry program (high school juniors) kicked off with an icebreaker lesson. Using a simple tape measure, students practiced teamwork and communication—and even learned the importance of a professional handshake.
Because Career & Technical Education (CTE) is more than just mastering a trade. It’s about building the soft skills—like confidence, professionalism, and communication—that will carry students from the classroom to graduation… and beyond.
👏 Congratulations for taking this important step on your Path to the Stage!
At Kanawha County Schools, our goal is simple but powerful: every student graduates high school on time with their cohort.
That journey doesn’t just begin senior year—it starts the moment a student walks through our doors. To celebrate the big steps and the small ones, we’re launching a new weekly feature called Path to the Stage. Each week, we’ll share stories of students across KCS who are building their futures one milestone at a time.
📍 Our first spotlight takes us to Carver Career Center, where first-year students in the Carpentry program (high school juniors) kicked off with an icebreaker lesson. Using a simple tape measure, students practiced teamwork and communication—and even learned the importance of a professional handshake.
Because Career & Technical Education (CTE) is more than just mastering a trade. It’s about building the soft skills—like confidence, professionalism, and communication—that will carry students from the classroom to graduation… and beyond.
👏 Congratulations for taking this important step on your Path to the Stage!
👨🍳✨ Chef Report Day! ✨👩🍳
Carver Culinary students traded in their aprons for research papers! 📚 Each student was randomly assigned a world-famous chef to study—diving into bios, career highlights, industry impact, and even some surprising fun facts.
Their teacher was so proud watching them present with confidence and connect today’s lessons to tomorrow’s culinary industry. 🙌 Who knows… maybe one day their names will be the ones future students are researching! 🔥👩🍳👨🍳
Carver Culinary students traded in their aprons for research papers! 📚 Each student was randomly assigned a world-famous chef to study—diving into bios, career highlights, industry impact, and even some surprising fun facts.
Their teacher was so proud watching them present with confidence and connect today’s lessons to tomorrow’s culinary industry. 🙌 Who knows… maybe one day their names will be the ones future students are researching! 🔥👩🍳👨🍳
**Reminder: Open Enrollment for the 2025-2026 Optional School iPad Damage Waiver**
Each year the damage waiver is offered to students and parents to help mitigate the cost of damages and loss of iPads. This is completely optional coverage for the 2025-2026 school year.
The enrollment period is now open and will close on Friday, August 29th, 2025.
Attached you will find the enrollment form and cost information sheet with all relevant information. Please contact your school with any questions. Payment may be made to your child's school via cash or check.
*If you have more than one child, the first child's enrollment fee will be $40 and each additional child can be enrolled in the coverage for $30 (charges will not exceed $100 per household).
Each year the damage waiver is offered to students and parents to help mitigate the cost of damages and loss of iPads. This is completely optional coverage for the 2025-2026 school year.
The enrollment period is now open and will close on Friday, August 29th, 2025.
Attached you will find the enrollment form and cost information sheet with all relevant information. Please contact your school with any questions. Payment may be made to your child's school via cash or check.
*If you have more than one child, the first child's enrollment fee will be $40 and each additional child can be enrolled in the coverage for $30 (charges will not exceed $100 per household).