All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Upshur County Schools announce important dates for the 2022-2023 school year

BUCKHANNON — Upshur County Schools announce important dates for the 2022-2023 school year. Early Dismissal/Professional Learning days are included to allow administrators and staff members to review data and develop plans that will further support and positively impact instructional practices.

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2022-2023 Important Dates

August

  • 9 – Board Meeting – B-UHS 6:00 pm
  • 11 – Professional Meeting Day – Personnel Only
  • 12 – Open House – RCES – 4:00-6:00 pm
  • 12 – Professional Meeting Day – Personnel Only
  • 15 – Prep Day – 2 HR Faculty Senate
  • 15 – Open House – WDES, UES, TES, BAES, FCES, HES – 4:00-6:00 pm
  • 16 – First Day on Campus – Grades Pre-K, K, 6, and 9
  • 16 – Open House – B-UHS, B-UMS – 4:00-6:00 pm
  • 17 – First Day of School – All Grades
  • 23 – Board Meeting – B-UHS 6:00 pm

September

  • 2 – Early Dismissal 12:30 pm – In Lieu
  • 5 – Labor Day – No School
  • 13 – Board Meeting – RCES 6:00 pm
  • 16 – Mid-Term-1st Nine Weeks
  • 27 – Board Meeting – HES 6:00 pm
  • 30 – B-UHS Family/Teacher Conferences

October

  • 5 – B-UMS Family/Teacher Conferences
  • 7 – Elementary Schools Family/Teacher Conferences
  • 11 – Board Meeting – FCES 6:00 pm
  • 14 – Professional Learning Day – No Students
  • 18 – End of 1st Nine Weeks
  • 24 – Grade Cards Go Home
  • 25 – Board Meeting – WDES 6:00 pm

November

  • 8 – Election Day – No School
  • 11 – Holiday-Veteran’s Day-No School
  • 15 – Board Meeting – B-UHS 6:00 pm
  • 18 – Early Dismissal 12:30 pm – In Lieu
  • 24 – Holiday-Thanksgiving Day
  • 21-25 – Thanksgiving Break
  • 29 – Mid-Term 2nd Nine Weeks
  • 29 – Board Meeting – BAES 6:00 pm

December

  • 13 – Board Meeting – UES 6:00 pm
  • 21 – Early Dismissal 12:30 pm – Faculty Senate Meeting
  • 22 – No School – In Lieu Day
  • 22 – Last Day of First Semester
  • 26 – Holiday-Christmas Eve
  • 23-3 – Winter/Christmas Break-No Students

January

  • 2 – Holiday-New Year’s Eve
  • 3 – First Day of 2nd Semester
  • 9 – Grade Cards Go Home
  • 10 – Board Meeting – TES 6:00 pm
  • 13 – Outside Environment Day – No Students
  • 16 – Holiday-Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • 24 – Board Meeting – B-UMS 6:00 pm – First Calendar Hearing

February

  • 6 – Mid-Term-3rd Nine Weeks
  • 7 – Board Meeting – B-UHS 6:00 pm – Second Calendar Hearing
  • 17 – Professional Learning Day – No Students
  • 20 – Outside Environment Day – No Students          
  • 21 – Board Meeting – B-UHS 6:00 pm
  • 24 – B-UHS Family/Teacher Conferences

March

  • 1 – B-UMS Family/Teacher Conferences
  • 3 – Elementary Schools Family/Teacher Conferences
  • 8 – End of 3rd Nine Weeks
  • 10 – Early Dismissal – 12:30 pm – In Lieu
  • 14 – Grade Cards Go Home
  • 14 – Board Meeting – B-UHS 6:00 pm
  • 28 – Board Meeting – B-UHS 6:00 pm

April

  • 3-7 – Spring Break
  • 11 – Board Meeting – B-UHS 6:00 pm
  • 14 – Out of Calendar Day – No Students
  • 18 – Board Meeting – TBA 7:30 am – Budget Workshop
  • 18 – Board Meeting – TBA 10:00 am – Reconvened from March 14
  • 19 – Mid-Term – 4th Nine Weeks
  • 25 – Board Meeting – B-UHS 6:00 pm

May

  • 9 – Board Meeting – FETC 6:00 pm
  • 19 – No School – In Lieu Day
  • 23 – Board Meeting – B-UHS 6:00 pm
  • 26 – Buckhannon Upshur High School Graduation
  • 26 – Early Dismissal – 12:30 pm – In Lieu
  • 26 – Last Day for Students/Last Day of Second Semester
  • 29 – Holiday-Memorial Day
  • 30 – Prep Day – 2 HR Faculty Senate
  • 31 – Family/Teacher In Lieu Day

June

  • 1-6 – Outside School Environment Day – No Students
  • 3 – Grade Cards Go Home
  • 8-30 – Out of Calendar Days
  • 13 – Board Meeting – B-UHS 6:00 pm

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