The Howl Cast

Spring Spirit Week Spring Spirit Week is taking place this week at Spring Valley High School in conjunction with Prom 2019. All students are encouraged to participate regardless of their status to attend the prom. Spirit days for the week are: Monday - PJ (Pajama) Day Tuesday - Costume Day Wednesday - Hawaiian Day Thursday - Primary Colors (Autism Awareness) Day Friday - Prom Colors Day (Baby Blue, Silver, and White) All outfits worn for Spirit Week MUST conform to the dress code outlined in...

There have been a number of recent events taking place around Spring Valley High School and today's episode outlines several of those in regards to student testing and previews information about the upcoming Prom. Upcoming Events at SVHS: Athletic Events 5/8 - Track Regionals @ Cabell Midland 5/9 & 5/10 - Tennis State Tournament @ Charleston Other Events 5/18 - Prom 5/20-5/23 - Senior Exams 5/27 - No School for Memorial Day 5/28 - Graduation 5/28-5/31 - Underclassmen Exams 6/5 - Last Day for...

On the evening of April 23, 2019, Spring Valley High School was tasked with presenting our annual Local School Improvement Council (LSIC) report to the Wayne County Board of Education. Below is a copy of that presentation for anyone who was not in attendance to review. Upcoming Events at SVHS: Athletic Events 4/29 - Track @ Huntington Last Chance Invitational 5/1 - Tennis Regionals @ Parkersburg; Track MSAC Championships at Laidley Field in Charleston; Baseball @ Parkersburg South 5/2 -...

On this episode of The Howl Cast, Mr. Black is talking basketball with SVHS Boys Basketball Coach Corey Maynard, Junior Boys Basketball standout CJ Meredith, and Physical Education teacher Nathan Ezell. Upcoming Events at SVHS: Athletic Events 4/22 - Softball MSAC Tournament 4/23 - Softball MSAC Tournament & Tennis MSAC Tournament 4/25 - Tennis @ Cabell Midland, Softball vs. Russell (KY), & Baseball @ Russell (KY) 4/26 - Softball vs. Wayne & Baseball @ Bridgeport 4/27 - Baseball @ Robert C....

On this episode of The Howl Cast, Mr. Black reviews exactly what a Technology Model School is and what Spring Valley's next steps are in the planning and implementation. Upcoming Events at SVHS: Athletic Events 4/8 - Softball vs. Woodrow Wilson, Baseball @ St. Albans 4/9 - Tennis @ Parkersburg South, JV Track @ Huntington JV Challenge, Softball vs. Lincoln County 4/10 - Softball vs. Hurricane, Baseball @ Hurricane 4/11 - Softball @ South Charleston 4/12 - Tennis vs. Parkersburg/Huntington,...

On this episode of The Howl Cast, Mr. Black is joined by Spring Valley Counselor Bradley Jordan. They discuss some of what the counseling department does at Spring Valley High School and how they are working to get information out to students and parents with their Twitter account. Upcoming Events at SVHS: Athletic Events 4/1 - Softball @ Huntington 4/2 - Tennis @ St. Albans, Softball @ Hurricane, and Baseball @ George Washington 4/3 - Softball @ Wyoming East and Baseball vs. Parkersburg 4/4...

On this episode of The Howl Cast, Mr. Black highlights some of the things available for our students and parents on our website to make sure that information is readily available to them to help in their experience at Spring Valley High School. Upcoming Events at SVHS: Athletic Events 3/25 - Softball vs. Cabell Midland; Track at home for the Spring Valley Invitational 3/26 - Baseball @ Capital; Softball @ Wyoming East 3/27 - Baseball @ Cabell Midland; Softball @ Riverside 3/29 - Baseball vs....

On this episode of The Howl Cast, Mr. Black and Mr. Totten speak with SVHS Social Studies teacher Mrs. Lori Murray. Mrs. Murray shares some of the great things that she does in her classroom with her students and the ways in which she prepares them for their futures after they leave SVHS. Upcoming Events at SVHS: 4/2 - Early Release for Faculty Senate 4/12 - End of the 5th 6 Weeks 4/15-4/19 - Spring Break 4/23 - Grade Cards Go Home Lunch Menus for The Week: Main Line Menu: Monday - Pepperoni...

On this episode of The Howl Cast, Mr. Black talks with Wayne County Schools Superintendent Todd Alexander and SVHS Principal Tammy Forbush for some quick updates on the construction projects currently taking place at SVHS. Upcoming Events at SVHS: 3/14 - Parent-Teacher Conferences 3/15 - Early Release 4/2 - Early Release for Faculty Senate 4/12 - End of the 5th 6 Weeks 4/15-4/19 - Spring Break Lunch Menus for The Week: Main Line Menu: Monday - Chicken & Cheese Sandwich Tuesday - Walking Taco...

On this episode of The Howl Cast, Mr. Totten and Mr. Black talk about one of the most important components of our Career and Technical Education program at SVHS, the Simulated Workplace. Upcoming Events at SVHS: 3/8 - Grades Cards sent home 3/14 - Parent-Teacher Conferences 3/15 - Early Release 4/2 - Early Release Lunch Menus for The Week: Main Line Menu: Monday - Hamburger/Cheeseburger Tuesday - Chicken & Cheese Quesadilla Wednesday - Fish & Cheese Sandwich Thursday - Beef Stroganoff Friday...

On this episode of The Howl Cast, Mr. Totten and Mr. Black share their conversation with Tim Elliott, a coordinator with the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) in the Career and Technical Education division about eSports in WV and the pilot program being sponsored by WVDE and WVSSAC this year. Upcoming Events at SVHS: 3/1 - End of the 4th 6 Weeks Grading Period 3/8 - Grade Cards Sent Home 3/14 - Parent-Teacher Conferences Lunch Menus for The Week: Main Line Menu: Monday -Cheese...

On this episode of The Howl Cast, Mr. Black shares information about Non-Traditional Instructional (NTI) Day as well as feedback received from some of our students on the two we have had thus far this school year. Upcoming Events at SVHS: 3/1 - End of the 4th 6 Weeks 3/8 - Grade Cards Sent Home 3/14 - Parent Teacher Conferences Lunch Menus for The Week: Main Line Menu: Monday - Chicken Nuggets Tuesday - Beef Burrito Wednesday - Pulled Pork Sliders Thursday - Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce Friday -...

On this episode of The Howl Cast, Mr. Black has a conversation with Spring Valley Senior Nick Bowen. Nick has been selected as a National Merit Scholar semifinalist and the SVHS MSAC Male Athlete of the Year. He also shares some advice for his fellow students on how to best prepare for their future academically. Upcoming Events at SVHS: Athletic Events WV State Wrestling Tournament Boys and Girls Basketball play in the MSAC Conference Championship Tournament Other Events 2/15 - Early Release...

On this episode of The Howl Cast, Mr. Totten and Mr. Black sit down with Mr. George and talk about his time at SVHS and the ways he has implemented Schoology, our Learning Management System, into his classroom. Upcoming Events at SVHS: Athletic Events 2/4 - Boys Basketball @ Ashland (Paul Blazer), Girls Basketball v. Hurricane 2/5 - Boys Basketball @ Parkersburg, Girls Basketball v. Parkersburg 2/7 - Girls Basketball v. Huntington 2/8 - Boys Basketball @ Huntington Other Events 2/15 - Early...

On today's BONUS episode of The Howl Cast, Mr. Black provides some quick information on the best ways to subscribe to the show so that you are able to have it available automatically as soon as a new episode is posted. He also reviews some quick information on "Snow Packets" for NTI Days and when those are due to teachers.

On this episode of The Howl Cast, Mr. Totten and Mr. Black are looking at some of the ways the Timberwolf family have helped out others at the holidays. We speak with Mrs. Hatfield, one of our science teachers, about her work in helping to provide a Christmas for some of our less privileged students. We will also look at a few other ways our students and staff stepped out and helped provide for others. Upcoming Events at SVHS: Athletic Events 1/28 - Girls Basketball v. South Charleston 1/29...

On this episode of The Howl Cast, Mr. Totten and Mr. Black have a conversation with Ms. Forbush, our principal. She took over as the principal here at SVHS immediately prior to last school year and has worked extremely hard in helping to elevate all of our Timberwolves each and every day. Upcoming Events at SVHS: Athletic Events 1/21 - Wrestling @ Teays Valley 1/22 - Boys Basketball v. Boyd County 1/23 - Boys Basketball @ Ripley 1/24 - Girls Basketball @ St. Albans 1/25 - Boys Basketball v....

On this episode of The Howl Cast, Mr. Black sits down with Coach Dingess for a quick conversation about his success in building a football program coming off of their third straight appearance in the state championship game. Upcoming Events at SVHS: Athletic Events 1/15 - Boys Basketball @ Capital 1/16 - Girls Basketball vs. Capital 1/17 - Boys Basketball vs. George Washington 1/18 - Girls Basketball @ George Washington; Wrestling will be taking part in a meet at Marshall University 1/19 -...

On this episode of The Howl Cast, Mr. Black and Mr. Totten talk about some of the changes in the staff at Spring Valley High School during this school year. With some of the changes to the staff, we thought it would be a great time to share their names with everyone so that they might be able to reach out and get to know them a bit. Staff Changes at SVHS: Brad Dingess - Health/Physical Education (Special Education) Tammy Fuller - CTE Therapeutic Services (School Nurse) Josh Sammons -...

Dear Spring Valley Students, Parents and Community Members: We are excited to announce the beginning of the construction for our new roof and HVAC systems! As with any remodeling or construction, there will be some changes and adjustments. We have made a plan that we hope will make sense and plan for possible issues in the safest way possible. With any plan, adjustments may be required and we would like to thank you in advance for your cooperation. These new procedures will begin upon our...