Hillsboro Elementary School

06/15/2026

06/06/2026

More STEM. Thank you to Hillsboro PTO for sponsoring this wonderful afternoon. 🌟🎉👏

06/05/2026

STEM Day

06/05/2026

🔬✨ STEM Activity Afternoon Fun at Hillsboro Elementary! ✨🔬

Our students had an amazing time during our STEM Activity Afternoon, exploring, creating, and learning through hands-on experiences!

A big THANK YOU to our wonderful teachers and community members who ran engaging stations including:

🌱 Planting
🚀 Catapults
💨 Fans & airflow experiments
🏁 Marble races
🎨 Painting and assembling birdhouses
💡 Circuits
🔗 Chain reactions
🔍 Exploration station

Our students were excited to build, test, and discover how science, technology, engineering, and math come together in the real world. It was an afternoon full of curiosity, creativity, and collaboration!

We are so grateful for the support from our school community in making learning come alive for our students. ❤️

06/05/2026

Awards will be at 11:00 on June 12th, with lunch following. 3-hour early dismissal.

06/02/2026

☀️ Summer Programming Alert! 🌊

Pocahontas County Schools is excited to share that our Brainwaves & Sunrays Summer School Program—now sponsored by the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21CCLC) Grant—is back for another year!

📅 Program Dates: July 6 – July 30

📍 Locations:

Green Bank Elementary School
Marlinton Elementary School
Hillsboro Elementary (small group intervention)

⏰ Schedule:

GBEMS: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Mon–Thurs)
Marlinton Elementary: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Mon–Thurs)
Hillsboro Elementary: As needed

✅ Open to rising 1st–4th grade students
✅ Meals included
✅ Limited transportation available
⚠️ Spots are limited! Deadline to sign up is June 5!
👉 Register online: https://tinyurl.com/3jtmmu62
📞 For more information about Brainwaves & Sunrays, contact Stephanie Burns at 304-799-4505.

In addition, students have received (or will soon receive) a 2026 Summer Programming Guide, created in collaboration with our community partners. This guide highlights a wide variety of opportunities including:

Free reading programs
STEM, arts, and recreation activities
Youth health services
Camps, theater, and outdoor adventures
…and so much more for students of all ages!

🌐 Also returning this year: Pocahontas County Schools has re-launched the Summer Programming webpage where families can find flyers for events throughout the summer, along with any updates or corrections to programming information.
👉 Visit: https://boe.pocahontas.k12.wv.us/page/summer-programs

Let’s make this a summer full of learning, fun, and exploration! 🌟

06/01/2026

Today was the annual staff vs. 5th grade kickball game, and the energy was like never before! As the 5th grade headed out to the field, the cheers and chants were loud and proud!

In an unbelievable and exciting outcome, the 5th grade pulled off a huge victory defeating the staff 14 to 9.

Way to go 5th grade!!

06/01/2026

🏀 Attendance Is On the Ball! 🏀
Our May attendance theme was “Attendance Is On the Ball,” and our students and staff really showed up strong! 💪
We are proud to recognize those who achieved perfect attendance in May—your dedication and commitment do not go unnoticed. 👏🎉
Thank you for making attendance a priority and helping keep our school community strong every single day! 📚❤️

🎉 Attendance Update! 🎉
Our highest attendance award this month goes to 5th Grade—way to go! 👏
This win brings 5th Grade to three months of top attendance, tying them with our amazing 4th Grade students. What a friendly competition!
With just 10 days left, it all comes down to the final stretch. ⏳ Which class will come out on top as our 2025–2026 Attendance Champions?
Students, every day counts—let’s finish strong! 💪📚🏆

05/29/2026

“Yesterday we said goodbye to our preschoolers as they begin their summer adventures ☀️. It’s hard to believe the year has already flown by! We are so proud of each one of them 💕 and can’t wait to welcome them back next year as kindergartners 🎒🍎.”

05/29/2026

Our students and staff singing “Country Roads”— ❤️