🎉 Congratulations to two KCS students who have been awarded the 2025 Albert Yanni Scholarship from the West Virginia Department of Education! 🎓👏
🔹 Knowlen Baskin
🔹Natalie Nesselrotte
Natalie and Knowlen are among 30 students across the state to receive this 💲2,000 scholarship, which supports education or training connected to their career goals. The award is open to West Virginia seniors in Career Technical Education (CTE) programs who maintain strong academics 📚 and attendance 📅.
We’re proud of their hard work and wish them the best in their next steps! 🙌
🎥🎓 Livestream Info for 2025 KCS Graduation Ceremonies 👩🎓🔗
In 2012 ⏪, phones still flipped, TikTok didn't exist, and the 💡Class of 2025 began their educational journey as preschoolers with tiny backpacks, crayon names🖍️, and big dreams. They grew up with changing technology, shifting trends, and a world that seemed to spin faster every year.
⏩ Fast forward 13 years, those preschoolers have turned into young adults and are about to earn their high school diploma! There will be tears 🥹, smiles 😃, and high fives 🫸🫷. Reaching this point is a team effort, and we want to make sure everyone who has played apart in this journey can join in on the celebration! 🥳
🔴 All eight KCS High School Graduation Ceremonies will be available to watch live using link below. 👇
🔗: videoproductions.com/watch
📅: 2025 KCS High School Graduation Schedule
🟣 Riverside High School, May 21st — 1:00 PM
🟠 South Charleston High School, May 21st — 7:00 PM
⚪️ George Washington High School, May 22nd — 1:00 PM
⚫️ Nitro High School, May 22nd — 7:00 PM
🔵 Capital High School, May 23rd — 1:00 PM
🔴 Herbert Hoover High School, May 23rd — 7:00 PM
🔴 St. Albans High School, May 27th — 1:00 PM
🔴 Sissonville High School, May 27th — 7:00 PM
🎥: Livestreaming provided by — Video Productions
🎓 Graduation Week is Almost Here! 🚴♂️
⚠️ Heads up! The City of Charleston has shared some helpful info about the best routes to use when heading to the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center between Monday, May 19 – Monday, May 26.
During that time, the city will be hosting the USA Cycling Pro Road Races, which means some roads will be closed around Charleston. At the same time, six of our Kanawha County high schools will be celebrating graduation at the Coliseum!
To help make sure everyone gets to their ceremonies on time (and without too much stress), we encourage families and guests to use the routes provided on the flyer.
🎉 Let’s make graduation week a smooth ride for everyone — and a time to celebrate all our amazing grads!
📍Check out the flyer for all the details, and feel free to share with anyone who might be heading downtown.
📣 You're Invited!
Join the KCS Office of Exceptional Students as we review data from last year’s focus areas and state indicators, and discuss our goals for the upcoming school year.
This event is open to all KCS parents, staff, and community members—your input and involvement matter as we work together to support every student’s success!
📍 Event details (including location, date, time, and satellite locations) can be found in the graphic below.
Let’s come together to celebrate our progress and plan for an even better year ahead. We hope to see you there!
🎓👏 Huge shoutout to our 11th grade students across Kanawha County Schools for knocking out the SAT School Day assessment! 👏🎓
The SAT is a big milestone — it’s a nationally recognized college and career readiness test from the College Board and is accepted by colleges and universities here in West Virginia and all over the country. Students put in the time and effort to prepare, and we’re so proud of how they showed up and gave it their all. 🙌
We also want to give a big thank you to our teachers and staff who helped get students ready and kept spirits high on test day. 💙
📸 Check out some of the highlights:
✅ Students and staff rocking their SAT School Day shirts
✅ Riverside students with a free pretest breakfast courtesy of Tudors
✅ Nitro High’s cookout celebration after the test 🌭🍔
✅ SAT Proctor Bingo at Capital High — yes, it’s a thing, the nerves are high for teachers on SAT Day too 🎉
Way to go, Class of 2026 — your hard work is noticed, and your future is looking bright! 🌟
🇺🇸 Military Signing Week 🇺🇸
This week, we are celebrating students during Military Signing Week— these young men and women who have made the brave and selfless decision to serve our country by enlisting in the United States Armed Forces.
Watching these students sign their commitment to serve the United States has been inspiring. These aren’t just names on paper—they’re our classmates, friends, and neighbors who are stepping up to something greater than themselves.
We are so proud of each of you. Thank you for choosing a path that protects and uplifts others. 💙❤️
📸 : Pictured here are signing military signing ceremonies at Riverside High School, South Charleston High School, and St. Albans High School
🎶 Big shoutout to all of our amazing middle and high school bands across Kanawha County Schools! 🎺🥁
We couldn’t be prouder of the hard work, heart, and talent you’ve shown this season. Out of our 20 KCS middle and high school bands:
🏆 11 earned a Superior rating (the highest!)
🌟 6 earned an Excellent rating
🎶 3 earned a Good rating
Every group gave it their all, and it shows. From early morning rehearsals to late-night practices, your dedication doesn’t go unnoticed. Huge thanks to our directors, students, and families who make it all happen. You make KCS proud! 💛🖤
