BRC Families: Get ready for two great nights of student performances! Join us for our Chorus Concert on Monday, May 18th. Then come back on Thursday, May 21st for our Talent Show—doors open at 6:45 and the show begins at 7:00 PM in the elementary building. We hope you can join us to support our talented students!
BRC Families: Our fourth grade students will be performing on their recorders on Friday, May 15th in the elementary building. Ms. Fraim’s class will perform from 9:15–10:00, followed by Mrs. Ruelo’s class from 10:15–11:00.
BRC Families: It’s not too late to sign up to volunteer for our end-of-year events! Turn in the paper copy or use the link below to sign up—thank you for helping make these events special for our students!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094FAAA82DA7F9C61-63480749-mayvolunteer
BRC Families: We are in the final stretch of testing, with Math as our last assessment next week.
Monday, May 11th – 3rd Grade
Tuesday, May 12th – No School
Wednesday, May 13th – 4th Grade
Thursday, May 14th – 5th Grade
Friday, May 15th – Make-Up Testing
Our students have worked so hard all year, and we are incredibly proud of their growth and effort—let’s finish strong!
CANVAS UPDATE: 5/8/2026
Canvas was down the evening of Thursday, May 7, 2026, due to a reported data breach. Early reports indicate this impacts over 8,000+ public schools, colleges, and institutions across the country. JCS is an impacted organization.
Indications so far are that the information involved includes student/staff names, JCS/WVDE-issued student/staff ID numbers (not social security numbers), email addresses, and messages between users on the platform.
JCS has no evidence of a compromise to internal district systems. Our Technology Team is actively assessing impact and implementing precautionary safeguards.
We will continue to monitor the situation and share updates as needed. For more information, visit the Instructure Incident Updates & FAQs: https://www.instructure.com/incident_update
These students have their picture taken and displayed in both buildings and are also featured on our school website. At the end of the month, selected students and their families are invited to a pizza party with administration to celebrate!
We are so proud of our students and love celebrating the positive impact they make in our school each day!
BRC Families: Ms. Terry, Ms. Hazy, and Mrs. Ashman took a schoolwide tour—joined by DJ Mr. Creech, who brought “Rock This Test” to every classroom with his giant speaker! Students were on their feet—smiling, dancing, and getting excited for testing—as pencils and bracelets were handed out along the way. The energy was high from start to finish, and the tour wrapped up with encouraging words from Ms. Terry. Our students are READY to ROCK the test—we can’t wait to see them shine!
BRC Families: Don’t forget—our PTO meeting is tomorrow, Tuesday, May 5th at 5:00 PM in the Primary Cafeteria! We’ll be discussing Teacher Appreciation Week, voting on the 2026–2027 PTO Board, and sharing upcoming volunteer opportunities. We’d love to see you there!
BRC Families: Our 3rd–5th graders did an awesome job with testing this week! They stayed focused, worked hard, and truly gave it their best—we are so proud of them.
Next week, we will move on to Reading and Science testing:
5th Grade Reading – Tuesday, May 5
4th Grade Reading – Wednesday, May 6
3rd Grade Reading – Thursday, May 7
5th Grade Science – Friday, May 8
Please help your child be ready by making sure they get a good night’s sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and arrive at school on time. Thank you for your continued support!
I wanted to reach out now that things have settled down a bit. As you are aware, today we went into another secure status at Blue Ridge.
When our schools are placed in a secure status, instruction and learning continue as usual. The only changes are that we do not allow outdoor activities, and no one is permitted to enter the building. Students and staff remain inside and are able to move throughout the building and when they are in their classrooms the doors are locked, as is our normal practice.
Throughout the day, students heard a number of rumors and naturally had questions. My message to students was simple and consistent: they were safe here, and there was no threat to our school. I encouraged students to speak with any administrator if they had questions, and we were happy to address their concerns. I did not go into details about what was occurring elsewhere in the county, as I did not want to create unnecessary fear. However, in light of yesterday’s events, many students assumed today’s situation was the same.
Our school counselor, Ms. Tucker, was available to support any students who expressed concern. We understand that some families chose to pick their children up early, and we completely respect those decisions.
Our message this afternoon was that we will be having an NTID tomorrow. Please know that we are very aware of how these situations can affect students, and we appreciate your trust and communication.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out. Thank you for your support and flexibility today, and always.
Sincerely,
Sybil Terry
Principal, Blue Ridge
BRC Families: Today your child will be bringing home a volunteer flyer for our upcoming events! We’d love for you to be part of the fun—return the paper form or sign up using the link below. Every helping hand makes a difference!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094FAAA82DA7F9C61-63480749-mayvolunteer
BRC Families: Testing begins this week! Our students will take the Writing GSA on the following days:
5th grade – Tuesday, April 28th
4th grade – Wednesday, April 29th
3rd grade – Thursday, April 30th
To help your child feel confident and prepared, please make sure they get a good night's sleep, eat a healthy breakfast the morning of the test, and are reminded to read the prompt carefully and check their work. We are so proud of our students and know they will do an amazing job!
We are so proud of them and can’t wait to see what Mrs. LaVigne has planned for the chorus concert on Monday, May 18th—you won’t want to miss it!
Purchase tickets here: https://gofan.co/app/school/WV24978
Please make sure your child brings their recorder each day leading up to the concert so they can practice.
BRC Families: Our third grade students are excited to perform their play on April 22nd! Doors open at 6:45 PM and the show begins at 7:00 PM—join us for a great performance!