📸 Picture Day Update

We apologize for any confusion regarding the dates for school pictures.

Here are the updated dates:

September 17th: Underclassmen Pictures & Senior Retakes
October 16th: Underclassmen Retakes

The informational flyer is attached with additional details.

If you have any questions, please contact the school.
about 17 hours ago, Matt Hamilton
PIcs
Good luck to each of these teams, student-athletes, and coaches in their competition schedules this week!
2 days ago, Wise County Public Schools
A document contains a table for athletic and extracurricular events at Wise Central High School from September 7-12, 2020.
A white document displays a table for Eastside High School athletic events from September 7 to September 12, 2022.
Document showing Wise County Public Schools' athletic events from September 7 to September 12, 2020. The top left corner features a logo.

Wise County Public Schools is proud to share an exciting opportunity for Wise County students and residents to participate in the Semiquincentennial Essay Contest, celebrating the 250th Birthday of the United States of America!

SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL ESSAY CONTEST INFORMATION

To celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States of America, the Wise Business Association and Wise County Historical Society are sponsoring an Essay Contest for Wise County residents—both youth and adults!

📖 Theme: “Remember the Past, Imagine the Future”

Let your imagination be your guide! Choose any event from our nation’s long history that interests you and explore something you would like to learn more about.

✍️ Two Categories:

Youth: 18 years of age and younger
Adult: 19 years of age and older

🏆 Prizes in Each Category:
🥇 1st Place — $150
🥈 2nd Place — $100

📅 Deadline: September 26, 2026
📝 Entries must be typed and limited to 500 words.

📄 Cover Sheet Requirements:

Please include:

Adult or Youth
School (if Youth)
Name
Address
Email
Phone Number

📬 Mail Entries To:
Bonnie Aker
Box 595
Wise, VA 24293
ATT: ESSAY

📍 Entries may also be dropped off during business hours at:

The Clapboard House
207 West Main Street
Wise, VA

🎉 Award Ceremony
📅 Friday, October 9, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 The Inn at Wise

Light refreshments and music will be provided. Everyone is welcome!

We encourage our Wise County students, families, and community members to participate in this special opportunity to celebrate our nation’s history while imagining its future!

Thank you for participating in this historical event!

5 days ago, Wise County Public Schools
Text on a white background with a US flag. The title reads "Semiquincentennial Essay Contest". Two categories for essay writing are described.
A poster with an American flag, a quill, and a ribbon. It says "Semiquincentennial Essay Contest" and "Remember the Past, Imagine the Future." There are two categories: Adult and Youth. The date is September 26, 2026.
Wise County Public Schools will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2026, in observance of Labor Day.

We hope our students, families, faculty, staff, and community members enjoy a safe, relaxing, and enjoyable long weekend.

Thank you to the hardworking individuals who help make our schools and our community strong each and every day. We appreciate all you do!

We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Tuesday, September 8.

Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend, Wise County!
5 days ago, Wise County Public Schools
Flag in background. "LABOR DAY" text. Lighthouse logo. "WISE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSED MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7."

📢 Upcoming Schedule Changes

Wise County Public Schools would like to remind families and staff of the following schedule changes:

🕧 Early Dismissal – Friday, September 4, 2026
Schools will dismiss at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, September 4, in observance of the midpoint of the first nine-week grading period.

📚 Teacher Reminder: Teachers are expected to participate in scheduled professional development activities until 3:30 p.m.

🏫 Schools Closed – Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2026
Wise County Public Schools will be closed on Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day.

Students and staff will return to school on Tuesday, September 8.

We hope everyone enjoys a safe, relaxing, and enjoyable Labor Day weekend!

6 days ago, Wise County Public Schools
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WCPS will be offering FREE developmental and speech screenings Friday, September 25th. These screenings are open to preschool children ages 2.5 - 5 years of age, who live in Wise County, and are not yet attending kindergarten. For more information, contact Kristen Day at kpday@wisek12.org, or at (276) 328-8017 ext. 12043.

6 days ago, Wise County Public Schools
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Early Dismissal Notice - Friday, September 4, 2026:

Wise County Public Schools will dismiss early at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, September 4, 2026, in observance of the mid-point of the first nine-week grading period. Teachers are reminded that they are expected to participate in scheduled professional development activities until 3:30pm.

9 days ago, Wise County Public Schools
Blue background with lighthouse and text. Text reads "EARLY DISMISSAL". Lighthouse in red and white stripes.
Good luck to each of these teams, student-athletes, and coaches in their competition schedules this week!
9 days ago, Wise County Public Schools
Document displaying Wise County Public Schools' athletic and extracurricular events from August 31 to September 5, 2025. School logo on the left.
An athletic schedule for Eastside High School from August 31 to September 5, 2026, includes events like football, volleyball, and golf at various locations.
Event schedule for Union High School. Dates from August 31 to September 5, 2026. Shows events, locations, and times.
Good afternoon, everyone, We wanted to let everyone know that we will be conducting a bus evacuation drill on Monday, August 31st. We will conduct the drill after the buses are loaded that afternoon. It should not take very long, but please be aware that some buses may be a few minutes late leaving school because of the drill. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
10 days ago, Matt Hamilton

WISE COUNTY SCHOOLS DOES IT AGAIN!

We are incredibly proud to announce that Wise County Public Schools has once again finished 3rd in the Commonwealth of Virginia in Standards of Learning performance among all 131 school divisions!

This marks our FOURTH consecutive year finishing 3rd in Virginia and our 11TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR as a Top 10 school division in the Commonwealth.

Eleven consecutive years.

Students have entered kindergarten and graduated from high school during that span. Standards have changed. Assessments have changed. Expectations have increased.

And through it all, Wise County Schools has remained among the very best school divisions in Virginia.

That doesn't happen by accident.

It happens because of outstanding students, dedicated teachers, strong school leadership, committed employees, supportive families, and a community that believes in its schools.

Being in the Top 10 once is an accomplishment.

Staying there for 11 consecutive years says something about who we are.

Finishing 3rd in Virginia for four consecutive years says something about the standard our students and employees have established.

We are proud of this accomplishment. We are proud of our people. And we are especially proud of our students.

Our Tradition of Excellence continues.

14 days ago, Wise County Public Schools
Logo for Wise County Public Schools. Features lighthouse with "Wise County Public Schools" text, and a blue and white background.
Good luck to each of these teams, student-athletes, and coaches in their competition schedules this week!
16 days ago, Wise County Public Schools
Document shows a sports schedule for Wise Central High School, August 24-29, 2020. Events include football, volleyball, and golf.
Schedule shows athletic and extracurricular events for Eastside High School in Wise County from August 24 to August 29, 2025.
Document displays a Wise County Public Schools athletic schedule from August 24 to August 29, 2016, featuring events like football matches, volleyball, and fundraisers.
WCPS will be offering FREE developmental and speech screenings Friday, August 28th. These screenings are open to preschool children ages 2.5 - 5 years of age, who live in Wise County, and are not yet attending kindergarten. For more information, contact Kristen Day at kpday@wisek12.org, or at (276) 328-8017 ext. 12043.
16 days ago, Wise County Public Schools
An advertisement for developmental and speech screenings for preschool children, featuring a blue background with children holding hands.
SENIORS
📅 Thursday, August 20

Graduation Orders — During Lunch in the Commons Area
After School until 6:00 PM in the Commons Area

SOPHOMORES
📅 Thursday, August 20

Class Ring Orders — During Lunch in the Commons Area
After School until 6:00 PM in the Commons Area
21 days ago, Matt Hamilton
Good luck to each of these teams, student-athletes, and coaches in their competition schedules this week!
23 days ago, Wise County Public Schools
A white page features a schedule for events at Wise Central High School. The events span from August 17 to August 29, 2020.
Event schedule for Eastside High School from August 17 to August 22, 2025. Includes dates, event names, locations, and times.
An event schedule for Wise County Public Schools lists Union High School's athletic and extracurricular events from August 17 to August 22, 2025.

Join us in welcoming Tanya Odle to the team at Wise County Public Schools!

27 days ago, Wise County Public Schools
An ad welcomes Tanya Odle, a new Guidance Clerk at Eastside High School. Photo shows Tanya and her husband.
If you are interested in joining the Wise County Swim Team, please see the information below.

28 days ago, Matt Hamilton
Swim
ATTN: All EHS students and parents RE: Attendance Just a courtesy reminder regarding our attendance policy.... When students are absent, please remember to turn in your excuse within 3 days of the absence in order for it to be excused. Students may use 5 parent notes per semester-once reaching 5 total absences (excused or unexcused), only dr's excuses will be accepted. Once a student reaches 6 unexcused absences in a school year-a mandatory parent conference will be scheduled. These meetings will be scheduled earlier for students who have had truancy/ chronic absenteeism in the past school year. Students/Parents are referred to the truancy officer, once reaching 7 unexcused absences in the school year. Chronic Absenteeism includes all absences-excused and unexcused. Students who miss 10% or more of school are chronically absent ex. In 30 school days, if you have missed 3 or more days, you are chronically absent. We appreciate our parents so much! Please help see that your student is at school every day, all day (when they possibly can), it makes a difference!
29 days ago, Jodi Woods
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Good luck to each of these teams, student-athletes, and coaches in their competition schedules this week!
about 1 month ago, Wise County Public Schools
Document from Wise County Public Schools. It lists athletic and extracurricular events from August 10 to August 15, 2020.
A sports event schedule from Wise County Public Schools. It shows Eastside High School sports events for August 10-15, 2025.
A schedule from August 10 to August 15, 2026, for Union High School in Wise County. It includes athletic and extracurricular events.

🍎 As we welcome students back for a new school year, our schools will dismiss early during the first two days of classes to help everyone transition into new routines and schedules.

Tomorrow, Friday, August 7, 2026, all schools will dismiss at 12:30 p.m. Early dismissal gives students and staff additional time to adjust to the new school year, helping ensure a smooth and successful start for everyone.

We look forward to a year filled with learning, growth, and success.

Welcome back, students and staff!

about 1 month ago, Wise County Public Schools
A blackboard displays "Early Dismissal" in blue letters with a clock showing 1:50 and an apple.

We are excited to welcome our students back for the 2026–2027 school year tomorrow, Thursday, August 6! Our teachers and staff members have been hard at work preparing engaging classrooms, our transportation team has serviced, cleaned, and sanitized every bus, and our division leadership has implemented new curriculum and strengthened systems to support safe, successful learning. Students, parents/guardians, and staff members are reminded that school will dismiss early at 12:30pm on Thursday, August 6, and Friday, August 7, 2026. We can't wait to welcome our students back, and look forward to an amazing 2026–2027 school year.

We'll see you tomorrow!

about 1 month ago, Wise County Public Schools
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