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Marion, VA 24354
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Director of Human Resources
121 Bagley Circle, Suite 300
Marion VA 24354
276-783-8865

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Director of Special Education
121 Bagley Circle, Suite 300
Marion VA 24354
276-783-8865

For further information on notice of nondiscrimination, see list of OCR enforcement offices for the address and phone number of the office that serves your area, or call 1-800-421-3481.

Atkins Elementary School Starts New Fitness Program for Students

Atkins Elementary School has received new indoor and outdoor fitness equipment thanks to a grant from the Wellmont Foundation and Children's Miracle Network. The grant brings the Project Fit America model student health and fitness program to Atkins Elementary students. The program provides state-of-the art fitness equipment, curriculum, and on-site teacher training. The school celebrated the receipt of the equipment with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 29.

Smyth County Teacher of the Year Honored by Va. Dept. of Education

Smyth County teacher Chrystle Gates was among the eight finalists for the 2017-2018 Virginia Teacher of the Year. Ms. Gates, an elementary music teacher, is the Smyth County Teacher of the Year and the Region 7 Teacher of the Year. She and the other seven finalists for Virginia Teacher of the Year were honored at a reception held Sept. 18 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond. Governor Terry McAuliffe and other state officials were on hand to honor the eight finalists, pictured above. Ms. Gates is second from the right in the picture. Michelle Cottrell-Williams, fourth from the left, was named 2018 Virginia Teacher of the Year. She will be Virginia's nominee for the 2018 National Teacher of the Year. "These teachers expect and inspire high achievement from their students," said Dr. Steven R. Staples, Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction. "The example they set is an inspiration to the teaching profession. We are pleased to recognize them as representatives of the great teaching in classrooms across the Commonwealth." More details…

Students at Northwood High School view the Aug. 21 partial eclipse. Students across the county had an opportunity to view the eclipse, as Smyth County teachers developed special educational activities related to the eclipse.

Smyth County Honors 2017-2018 Teachers of the Year

Smyth County Public Schools recognized the 2017-2018 Teachers of the Year with a luncheon at Hungry Mother State Park on Aug. 4. Pictured left to right are: Kelly Russell, Chilhowie High School; Mollie Ailey, Marion Middle School; Lindsay Surber, Marion Senior High School; Jamie Pike, Marion Elementary School; Stephanie Holmes, Northwood High School; Lynn Robinson, Atkins Elementary School; Jamie Hayden, Smyth Career & Technology Center; Cherie Sturgill, Sugar Grove Elementary School; Sherry Mullins, Northwood Middle School; Mary Lynn Lawson, Chilhowie Middle School; Terri Totten, Saltville Elementary School; Karen DeBusk, Rich Valley Elementary School; and Chrystle Gates, Chilhowie Elementary School. Ms. Gates was also named the Smyth County Teacher of the Year. Not pictured is Ryan Nutter, who was Oak Point Elementary School's Teacher of the Year.

2017 Graduate Praises County Educators During Teacher of the Year Luncheon

2017 Chilhowie High School graduate Abram Clear praised teachers for the many positive influences they had on his life during his 13 years in the Smyth County School System. Abram, who will attend the College of William & Mary this fall, was the keynote speaker at the annual Smyth County Teacher of the Year luncheon on Aug. 4. He addressed an audience that included teachers and other Smyth County Public Schools employees, school board and board of supervisors members, and 5th District Delegate Israel O'Quinn.