Fairmont Senior High School

Attention Polar Bear Nation: 🍀 Big news! Mrs. Loudermilk is leading an Ireland & Scotland 2027 educational travel experience for students, families, and community members. From castles to coastlines, this will be the adventure of a lifetime!
✨ Plus, there’s still a last chance to join our 2026 Alps & Mediterranean Coast trip for July 2026!
📍 Hosted by: Mrs. Loudermilk, Fairmont Senior High School
📅 Info Session: September 16 at 6pm in her classroom
🔗 RSVP here: https://rsvp.eftours.com/wmsys77
✅ Open to students, families, and community members.
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Attention Polar Bear Nation: Dear parents, school pictures are ready! To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account using your student's student ID number. All families can also log on and order a FREE Digital SmileSafe card.

Attention Polar Bear Nation: Please see the attached flyer for PSAT/NMSQT testing information. Lets go Bears!

Polar Bear Nation: 11th and 12th graders explored informational stations and physical activities to learn more about leadership and career opportunities from the WV National Guard. Thank you North Marion for hosting our Polar Bears! #TrainTryTriumph #GoBears 💙🤍

Attention Votech Bears: For the 1st two days of school, only afternoon votech students will go to tech. Friday is a special day for juniors & seniors, so no votech Friday. See you Wednesday!

Attention FSHS Seniors: Your vaccinations must be up to date to attend school. If you needed to get your meningitis or TDAP shot, please be sure you have submitted proof to Nurse Misty ASAP. If you are not up to date on day 1 you will be sent home. Go Bears!

Attention Polar Bear Nation: It's getting closer! Graduation is just around the corner. For those who can't make it into the Fieldhouse tomorrow, here is the link for the live feed. Trusty Eli Brady coming through in the clutch! https://www.youtube.com/live/Y2WWauQ4e7E?si=HPSsvoFTmnOCchvd

Attention Polar Bear Nation Seniors: Tomorrow, May 22, please visit the main office to sign out your 10 graduation tickets. Tickets are numbered and assigned to you. To receive your tickets, ensure that you have submitted your graduation contract, completed your work-based hours, and returned any signed-out textbooks. If there is a long line when you attempt to sign out tickets, please come back at a later time. Thank you!

Attention Polar Bear Nation: Here is the link for the live feed for the 2025 Senior Recognition Ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/live/FlAQ7toXDnI?si=hG4OVka6BvharRNy

Attention Polar Bear Nation: Tomorrow we celebrate the accomplishments of the class of 2025 with the Senior Recognition ceremony at 8:00 am in our auditorium. Family members are welcome to come share in the accomplishments of the seniors, but we are not open to the general public. Seniors need to be in the new gym by 7:30 am in their nice clothes & graduation gowns. The afternoon will be spent with seniors performing celebration walkthroughs at their elementary & middle schools. Lets Go Bears!

Attention Polar Bear Nation: Good news, the new system installed recently to automatically contact emergency services is in perfect working order! My apologies for causing anyone concern this afternoon, I forgot to call ahead to warn of a monthly fire drill, so we had real trucks come to the school. Thank you to our hard working first responders who came by to check up on us. Thank you and Go Bears!

Attention Polar Bear Nation: Senior parents of Honor Graduates. If your student has not ordered their Honor Stole, or cords, the deadline for that is Friday May 2nd. They may be paid for by School Cash Online, or by cash or check through Mrs. Myers, in the Counselor’s office. Please check students live grades or google PAWS classroom for more information.

Attention Polar Bear Nation: This morning we have the distinct honor of inducting juniors into the National Honor Society. For those who are interested in watching a live feed, the link is below. Go Bears! https://www.youtube.com/live/MypV-BAHFrk?si=EkGGsib8uWfnadd3

Attention Polar Bear Nation: Our annual LSIC town hall meeting is coming up on Tuesday, April 15 at 5:30pm in the library. Please come to discuss school wide issues with representatives from the FSHS LSIC. To protect privacy rights, no personal issues will be discussed in this open forum.

Well Polar Bear Nation, they did it again! FSHS Student Council once again going above and beyond and being nationally recognized for their tireless work. We are one of 3 schools in the entire state recognized with this honor. Here's what the National Association of Student Councils had to say: On behalf of the National Association of Student Councils (NASC), we are thrilled to officially recognize your Fairmont Sr High School Student Council as a 2025 National Gold Council of Excellence (NCOE)! This prestigious award is a testament to the highest standards of quality, leadership, innovation, and community engagement that your council consistently demonstrates through its operation, projects, and activities.

Congratulations to all of our Military Signing Day students on securing their futures with the US Armed Forces. Guest speakers Sergeant Major Zacchary Custer of our very own 1-201st Field Artillery Battalion (check out the historical plaque at the FSHS Fieldhouse) as well as Mr. Frank Vitale, WV Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army (WVCASA) and former WV Board of Education member did not disappoint! Pictured in their signing with the WV National Guard is Rocco Tarley and Riley Hardesty. Congrats!!

Attention Polar Bear Nation: Tomorrow is the big day! SAT and PSAT at Fairmont Senior for all 9th, 10th and 11th grade students. Please get a good nights rest, have a good breakfast and be here on time with a charged chrome book and your chagrining cord. You won't need your bookbag, and leave all "extra" electronic devices at home please. Let's Go Bears!

Attention Polar Bear Nation: Congrats to Jack Bowen and Alex Merrifield for their outstanding performances at the WV World Languages event at Fairmont State this past Friday. Alex Merrifield recited a poem in Italian and Jackson Bowen competed with a video all in Italian about the importance of studying a World Language in WV and especially Italian for him because of his Italian heritage. He also won 3rd place. Thank you Mrs. Battaglia for this awesome opportunity!

Attention Polar Bear Nation: You may have noticed repairs have started on our front gates after the hit and run last fall. Please do not use this area to enter or leave campus until work has been completed. The area has yellow tape as a reminder not to enter. Thank you and Go Bears!

Attention Polar Bear Nation: Yesterday your student received their 3rd 9 weeks report card, as well as their attendance data. Please take time to review both with your student, as this is the grade that will be used to calculate their 2nd semester overall grade. Thank you and Go Bears!