🎓✨ 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! 💙💚❤️
about 12 hours ago, Kanawha County Schools
hundreds of students walking around the university of charleston gymnasium talking with recruiters from 52 universities, colleges, and other post-secondary institutions.
a high school student smiles at the camera while she talks with representatives from west virginia state university.
a student listening to a rep from west virginia university during the college fair.
a student listens in as reps from marshall university discuss what options are available at the school.
high school juniors and seniors walking around the gymnasium at the university of charleston speaking with representatives from universities.
two high school students talking with a rep from West Virginia State University.
a student laughs with a university rep during the college fair.
two representative from the united states navy speaking with high school students.
two students speaking with a representative from west virginia university.
student at the college fair speaking to a representative from the marshall university lewis college of business.
🎃👻 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.
8 days ago, Kanawha County Schools
KCS office of exceptional students trunk or treat event at Capital high school on thrusday october 16th from 5:00pm-6:30pm open to all students with disabilities and their families.
🌟🏆 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!
13 days ago, Kanawha County Schools
staff from ben franklin career center posing with their award for being named the top cte center in west virginia.
KCS cte staff posing with the class IV pinnacle award.
CTE Pinnacle District Award Class IV Plaque
a screen showing KCS as the class IV pinnacle award recipient.
a screen showing the top 5 career and technical centers in west virginia with ben franklin being recognized as the top career center in the state.
💡📘 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:
19 days ago, Kanawha County Schools
teachers in a meeting at herbert hoover high school learning new lessons to engage students.
teachers in a meeting at herbert hoover high school learning new lessons to engage students.
teachers in a meeting at herbert hoover high school learning new lessons to engage students.
teachers in a meeting at herbert hoover high school learning new lessons to engage students.
teachers in a meeting at herbert hoover high school learning new lessons to engage students.
teachers in a meeting at herbert hoover high school learning new lessons to engage students.
teachers in a meeting at herbert hoover high school learning new lessons to engage students.
teachers in a meeting at herbert hoover high school learning new lessons to engage students.
student support services staff at a meeting at south charleston high school listening to a presentation about helping students stay healthy.
group shot of the entire student support services staff, which include school counselors, social workers, attendance, and school nurses.
📚💡Calendar Reminder — PL Day

No school for students tomorrow, Wednesday, September 10th.
20 days ago, Kanawha County Schools
Wednesday, September 10th is a PL Day, no school for students.
🚍 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!
28 days ago, Kanawha County Schools
picture showing the new bus changes tab on the kcs website which is located on the top right of the homepage.
📱 New KCS App: Tips for Parents!

Our new KCS app makes staying connected with your child’s school easier than ever! Here are a few quick tips to get the most out of it:

1️⃣ Favorite Your Student’s School – Make sure your child’s school is marked as a favorite so you can access it quickly. You can favorite multiple schools so you can easily flip back and forth between multiple schools.

2️⃣ Set the Default School – Change your default school so when you open the app, your child’s school appears first instead of the district page.

3️⃣ Explore the Menu – Find important info like documents, lunch menus, the school calendar, and the online attendance excuse form—all in one place!

Check out the images below for step-by-step instructions. 👇
about 2 months ago, Kanawha County Schools
On the home screen of the KCS app you can change schools, favorite schools, change the default school, and find important documents.
You are able to favorite multiple schools in the app so you can move back and forth between schools easily.
to set your default organization in the app, click on the gear icon located on the top right of the menu page
to find the app menu, click on the blue box with three white lines in the top left corner of the screen.

Back to School!

about 2 months ago, Ben Franklin Career Center
Back to School
😎 Don't look now but high school administrators are meeting 🏫 for the first time in the 2025-2026 school year!

🗓️ 36 days and counting until a brand new school year full of opportunity begins!
3 months ago, Kanawha County Schools
ben franklin administrators going over information during a training meeting.
herbert hoover high school administrators going through information during a meeting.
capital and riverside high school administrators working together during a meeting.
🎉 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! 🙌
4 months ago, Kanawha County Schools
graphic congratulating knowlen baskin and natalie nesselrotte for earning the albert yanni scholarship from the WVDE.
🎉 Shoutout to students at Ben Franklin Career Center! 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ Medical students just wrapped up their externships with WVU Medicine and CAMC and got their certificates of completion this week! 🎓 — Many of them are now starting jobs at the hospitals where they trained! 🙌 🔧 Over in the 4T program, students finished their hands-on training at the Toyota Manufacturing Plant in Buffalo and also got their certificates! 🎉 Some are heading straight into jobs at Toyota, and one student is even continuing their education through a program and is being sponsored by Toyota! 👏📚 We’re so proud of all of you! Your hard work is taking you to amazing places — and this is just the beginning. 💪💙
5 months ago, Kanawha County Schools
two medical students taking a picture together after receiving their certificates.
medical student walking up to receiver her certificate from a representative of wvu medicine.
medical student taking a picture with his ben franklin teacher.
4T student receiving his certificate from representative of toyota.
ben franklin principal welcoming everyone to the ceremony.
medical student walking up to receiver her certificate from a representative of wvu medicine.
medical student walking up to receiver her certificate from a representative of wvu medicine.
4T student receiving his certificate from representative of toyota.
4T student receiving his certificate from representative of toyota.
4T student receiving her certificate from representative of toyota.