Page County High School highlights staff, rising SOL scores and new clubs at school-board meeting
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Principal and student leaders from Page County High School presented improved SOL results, new clubs, attendance gains and volunteer recognitions to the school board; student representatives outlined upcoming events and activities.
Page County High School staff and student representatives presented test-score improvements, attendance progress and new extracurricular clubs to the Page County School Board, and the board recognized volunteers who support athletics and school programs.
Mister Kale, a school presenter, credited teachers and staff for gains on state Standards of Learning exams and singled out increased reading-comprehension efforts and summer testing successes. "The biggest thing there are our teachers," he said, pointing to a student word cloud where "teachers" appeared most often when students named positive aspects of the school.
Nut graf: The presentation combined performance data with community and extracurricular updates — the administration emphasized teacher collaboration, attendance work, family engagement and student-led clubs as drivers of recent gains.
Highlights presented at the meeting: - SOL and classroom performance: Kale showed Page County High School’s SOL scores compared with division and state averages and said the school was "14 points above state average" in English reading on a recent measure and reported strong gains in history (an 18-point year-over-year jump). He also said staff are targeting improvements for students with disabilities. - Attendance and family engagement: The school’s attendance team, led by Erin Smith, reported drops in chronic absenteeism attributed to outreach, daily monitoring and new activities. The school held a freshman orientation called "Panther Nation" and an open house with strong turnout. - New clubs and student activities: The school launched a knitting (yarn) club and a garden club; student presenters also reported athletics, FCCLA, National Honor Society and other club activities and travel plans. - Volunteer recognition: Rachel Berger was recognized for two-plus years running concession stands and supporting athletics; student Autumn Barker led the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of the meeting.
Student school-board members Joy Miller (senior) and Veronica Yore (junior) gave a student update that listed staffing changes, new clubs, sports results and planned events such as senior information nights and a free community meal-and-bingo series once funding is finalized.
Board members praised the presentation and encouraged the school to publicize successes: "You do an outstanding job," one board member told staff. The board did not take action on the presentation; it served as an informational update and recognition of volunteers and students.
The principal closed by noting continuing priorities: improving reading comprehension across classes, targeted support for students with disabilities and building family engagement through after-school resources such as a care closet stocked by counselors.
