Tazewell Area:
Bus 20 will not run on Monday, March 24, 2025.
Bus 33 will pick up students to Rasnake Road.
Bus 34 will pick up students from Rasnake Rd. to Adria Rd.
Bus 48 will pick up Mundytown Road.
Expect a slight delay! We apologize for any inconvenience!
Spring Break this year starts on Friday, April 18, and ends on April 22nd. Students, faculty, and staff will return to school on Wednesday, April 23rd.!
Ezekiel Mullins, an RHS senior, was recognized this week by the school board for his track accomplishments. He won the indoor AA state track meet for shot put on the last shot put throw of the event with a throw of 52.6 1/2. He also currently holds the state record for AA indoor shot put! Way to throw, Ezekiel!
Wynnter Boyd is a junior at Richlands High School. He was the varsity boy's basketball team's statistical leader in numerous categories and had the highest player rating for the 24/25 season. Among his accomplishments, he became the newest member of the 1,000 Point Club. and was recognized at this week's school board meeting for having 1,037 career points!
Jaden Redd (left) and Taryn Stiltner (right) are the co-presidents of the THS DECA chapter. Jaden is also the DECA district president. They are pictured with their advisor B.G. Trump (center). Both ladies received 2nd place at the district-level DECA competitions. Taryn competed in the marketing communications event while Jaden participated in the quick-serve restaurant management category. Jaden and Taryn both placed 6th in their competitions at the state leadership conference in Virginia Beach in the business solutions category. They will be competing in the international DECA conference in Orlando in April! Way to go, ladies!
Friday March 14th:
Tazewell Area:
No Bus 20
Bus 33 will pick up to Rasnake Road.
Bus 34 will pick up Mundytown and Rasnake Road to Adria Road.
Richlands Area:
No bus 5.
Bus 1 will pick up Taylor Circle and Mill Creek Road.
Bus 14 will pick up Rodeo, Westmont and Reedy Rd.
Bus 64 will pick up 4 Lane West Bound.
Bus 65 will pick up Silver Spur and Food City Gas and Go.
Charity Smalling (left) is pictured with Mr. Tyler Brooks, JVG Specialist (center) and Hope Looney (right). Charity and Hope received new laptops from the JVG program to help them with their future educational endeavors. They both plan to attend college to become teachers.
Bus 5 will not run this afternoon.
Bus 1 will take Taylor Circle and Mill Creek students home.
Bus 14 will take Reedy Road, Westmont, and Rodeo students home.
Bus 64 will take 4 lane westbound (Gov. G C Perry Hwy) and the Trinity Tabernacle stop home. Bus 65 will take Silver Spur and Food City Gas and Go stops home.
UPDATE-After receiving the all-clear from the local fire department all Tazewell Primary students, faculty, and staff have reentered the building. We appreciate the quick response from our staff and emergency personnel when the kitchen appliance emitted smoke earlier today.
A kitchen appliance in the Tazewell Primary School cafeteria emitted smoke. As a precaution, students and staff were evacuated while the fire department assessed the situation.
Everyone is safe, and we are awaiting the fire department's all-clear before allowing students back inside. We appreciate the quick response from our staff and emergency personnel to ensure everyone's safety.
Jayden Short was recognized at this week's school board meeting. She is a 9th grader at Tazewell High School and will be attending the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Boston on June 25-27. The Congress of Future Medical leaders is held at the Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell Campus. This event is an honors-only program for high school students to honor, inspire, motivate and direct the top students in the U.S. toward a career in the medical field. Congrats, Jayden!
Richlands Area:
Bus 15 will not run today.
Bus 97 will pick up kids down to the college.
Buses 35 and 77 will pick up bus 15 students in College Estates.
TAZEWELL AREA: Bus 20 will not run tomorrow morning(3/13). Bus 33 will pick up students all the way to Rasnake Rd. Bus 48 will pick up Mundaytown and down to Rasnake Rd. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience and delays tomorrow morning!
Tazewell County Career and Technical Center's graduation will be held on Thursday, May 29th at 6:30 in the Tazewell High School Auditorium. Students will wear their caps and gowns from their home high schools and report to the THS gym by 6 p.m. All graduates must attend graduation practice on Wednesday, May 28th from 12:30-1:30 to walk at graduation.
Carter Creasy from THS was recognized at this week's school board meeting for his basketball and football accomplishments. Carter has scored 1000 points during his basketball career. In addition, for football, he is the VHSL record holder for career completions with 839 and 2nd in all-time VHSL history for both all-purpose yards (13,098) and career passing yards (11, 082). He is in 5th place in VHSL for total touchdowns with 131 and also 7th all-time VHSL for passing touchdowns with 104. Lastly, he holds the school record for passing yards with 501 against Giles in 2023.
Kay Corwell was recognized by THS Principal Jerry Smith at this week's school board meeting for recently being named a WVVA Hometown Hero. Kay serves as the Communities in School of the Appalachian Highlands representative for THS and works daily to provide students with basic needs such as water, electricity, food, and clothing. Kay also sponsors "Cinderella's Closet" to make sure that all students have access to prom dresses and suits.
Each year she supplies several families of THS students with Thanksgiving turkeys and Christmas hams, as well as all of the fixings for a proper holiday meal. Kay goes above and beyond for the students of THS! Congrats to our Hometown Hero!
During the school board meeting this week, Mr. Steele presented Principal Larimer with the masonry sign that was outside her father's classroom when he taught at Tazewell County Career and Technical Center. Mr. Steele was taught masonry by Principal Larimer's father.
Tazewell Middle School students in Mr. Steele's masonry CTE elective class were recognized by the school board this week because 26 students received their OSHA certifications!
The school board recognized the students in this picture last night who have all qualified to attend the state SkillsUSA competition in Roanoke in April. They are pictured with some of the faculty from TCCTC. Way to go, SkillsUSA students!
GHS-May 3rd-8 p.m.-11 p.m.
Fincastle Country Club
Theme: Under The Stars
THS-May 10th-7 p.m.-10 p.m.
THS Gym
Theme: A Night In Paris
RHS-May 17th-8 p.m.-11p.m.
RHS Gym
Theme: Welcome To The Jungle
