
Monday, January 22 will be the last day for make up exams. Regularly scheduled classes will begin on Tuesday, January 23.

Due to mechanical issues, bus 205, Waiteville, Sweet Springs, will be running 45 minutes late for the morning run.

Due to exam schedules, National Technical Honor Society induction ceremony will be Thursday Jan. 18th at 1pm

National Technical Honor Society will postpone induction ceremony scheduled for Wednesday Jan 10th to Thursday Jan 11th at 1pm due to impending weather

Parents and Guardians of JMHS Seniors,
Information regarding local scholarship applications, a financial aid fact sheet, and a FAFSA information page will be coming home with students today. All of this information can also be found on our counseling website, and the web address can be found on the first page of the scholarship information coming home with students this evening. The FAFSA form is not yet open but will open before December 31. Our tentative date for our rescheduled FAFSA workshop is January 3, 2024, from 6:00 to 8:00pm. If you have not signed up for our guidance Team Reach, please visit our counseling website for instructions on how to sign up.

Students and Parents/Guardians,
Applications for the Governor's School of West Virginia are now open! All of these are free residential programs. Please stop by and speak with your counselors, or view the information below.
Governor’s Schools for Middle School Students
Governor's School of Literacy through the Arts, Culture, and History (GSLACH) – current 8th grade students
Governor's STEM Institute (GSI) (WVU) – current 7th grade students
Governor's STEM Institute (GSI) (Green Bank) – current 8th grade students
Governor’s Schools for High School Students
Governor's Computer Science Institute (GCSI) – current 9th and 10th grade students
Governor's Honors Academy (GHA) – current 11th grade students
Governor's School for Entrepreneurship (GSE) – current 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students
Governor's School for the Arts (GSA) – current 10th grade students

Parents and guardians of James Monroe students, midterms for the second nine weeks will be coming home with students this evening. For students who were absent today, they will be handed out tomorrow.

Monroe County Schools will be closed on Friday, November 10th in honor of Veteran's Day.


Monroe County Schools would like to invite you to county wide open houses at each school on Thursday, November 9th from 4:00-7:00 p.m. We hope to see you there!


JMHS volleyball will be playing Narrows at James Monroe High School this evening starting at 5:30.
JMHS girls and boys soccer will be playing Pocahontas County at James Monroe High School this evening starting at 5:30.
Cash will be accepted, price will be $7.00 at the door. GoFan will remain $6.00.

James Monroe High School students will return to regular schedule on Wednesday, September 27th.

JMHS will have virtual school for Tuesday, September 26, 2023. We are hopeful to have students back in seat in the next couple of days. We will update parents as soon as possible.

James Monroe High School would like to thank Mountain View Schools, Peterstown Schools, and the Lindside Church of the Brethren for allowing our Football, Soccer, Volleyball, and Band to use their fields, courts, and facilities during our time of need. They have worked with us diligently to create schedules around their own practices and games. We love our schools and community and all the support they give to us.

Schedule for Chromebook pick up at JMHS:
9:00- 11:00 Students with last names that start with A-H.
11:00- 1:00 Students with last names that start with I- Q.
1:00- 3:00 Students with last names that start with R- Z.
Students and parents please bear with us as we work through this situation. We are only allowing 4-5 students in the building at a time.

James Monroe High School will be on virtual learning for Thursday, September 21 and Friday, September 22, 2023.

There will be no school for James Monroe High School today Wednesday, September 20th due to a fire in the electrical room.

We are pleased to inform you that students who took the SAT School Day in spring 2023 has received an email at their K12 student email account containing a link to an individual student video score report. Please have your child check his or her student email account for the link. Simply click on the link and enter your child’s date of birth to access the video score report customized specifically for your child. Be sure to check out the links to resources that also are provided. If you have any difficulty accessing the report, please contact your child’s school for assistance.

We are pleased to inform you that students who took the West Virginia General Summative Assessment in spring 2023 has received an email at their K12 student email account containing a link to an individual student video score report. Please have your child check his or her student email account for the link. Simply click on the link and enter your child’s date of birth to access the video score report customized specifically for your child. Be sure to check out the links to resources that also are provided. If you have any difficulty accessing the report, please contact your child’s school for assistance.

James Monroe is now off of the modified lockdown. It was verified that the potential threat was made toward another school, not James Monroe High School.

James Monroe High School is currently on a modified lockdown. A potential threat was received in a county in the northern part of the state. We are unsure at this time if the threat was made toward James Monroe or not. Law enforcement is investigating. More details will be shared once we are notified.