
The Zela PTO is sponsoring a Zela Elementary float for the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Mount Nebo on March 15! Students are welcome to participate in the parade! Please sign and turn in the permission form that was sent home with students!


Parents, please join us with your child on March 20 from 3 to 6PM for our student-led conferences. Students will showcase their work and talk about their learning with you and their teacher! Please reserve an appointment time. We will have registration information coming home soon!


Celebrate READING with us during our Dr. Seuss Birthday reading week!

Register for kindergarten or preschool in-person or online.
March 6: Summersville City Building 8:30AM-6:00PM
March 7: Richwood Public Library 10:30AM-2:30PM
Scan the QR code to register online, or visit the NCBOE website.


Nicholas County Schools will be closed tomorrow Wednesday January 22, 2025 due to frigid temperatures. This is a snow day and will have to be made up at the end of the year. School staff is not to report.

Here is a sample of the 2025-2026 School Calendar, the guidelines we must follow, and a summary of the proposed calendar. Please view all 3 documents before completing the calendar survey.
https://forms.office.com/r/v8QDCvGbuj




All Nicholas County extra-curricular activities are canceled for Friday January 10, and Saturday January 11, 2025 due to a winter storm warning.

Nicholas County Schools are closed Thursday January 9, 2025. This is snow packet day #3. The board meeting and expulsion hearings scheduled to begin at 10 am will still occur.

All extra-curricular actives in Nicholas County are canceled today. There will be no practices or games.

After meeting with the National weather service, Nicholas County Schools will operate on a regular schedule tomorrow November 21, 2024. We will be observing the weather and adjust the school schedule according to how the weather moves in. At this point in time there is a chance we will be releasing 3 hours early. Please plan accordingly in the event we must do that. By attending a school on a normal schedule we will not have to use one of our bank time days.

Do you understand the risks of letting your child play seemingly benign games like Roblox? Did you know your children are at risk of being charged with creating, possessing and trafficking child pornography because of photos they could be taking, sending, and receiving on their smartphones?
If you are surprised or confused by these statements, or just want to learn more about the cyber world in which our children are living, please attend nationally recognized speaker Jesse Wineberger's session tonight at the Summersville Arena and Conference Center @ 6 PM. This is a free event and encourage you to come and bring as many families as possible!

According to state code, all board meeting must be live. Here is the link to this weeks board meeting. You will be able to find these every meeting on our website. boe.nich.k12.wv.us. Just click board members and then it will be under the live board meeting links.
https://boe.nich.k12.wv.us/documents/board-members/meeting-links/698146


Zela Parent Volunteer training will be held September 4 at 9:00AM at the school.


Awards Day Schedule 2024:
Kindergarten 9:00AM
1st & 2nd Grade 10:00AM
3rd, 4th, 5th Grades 1:00PM

Recently there have been an uptick in phishing emails. The latest was an email imitating Superintendent Beam asking for your cell phone number. Please use caution when sending personal information to anyone. To educate people for their protection you can take this email phishing quiz. It is required that all Nicholas County Schools Employees take this quiz.
https://forms.office.com/r/RpceSFb9MS

Free Civil Legal Assistance & Advice for all Nicholas County students & their families on March 26 at the Craigsville Public Library 2PM-4PM.
Healthy Grandfamilies Presentation 11:30Am March 26, 2024


Here is the draft copy of the 2024-2025 school calendar. If you have any comments you would like for us to hear, please fill out this form.
https://forms.office.com/r/p5EfkzHxD0
This comment form closes at 4pm on February 9, 2024.



America's Funniest Home Videos is scheduled to air the Zela Elementary dumpster bear video on Sunday, October 1 at 7:00PM on ABC television, ABC.com, and HULU Live. Don't miss it!



This is a reminder Nicholas County Schools will have a 2 hour early dismissal for students on Friday April 21, 2023 due to state mandated faculty senate.

Yearbooks! Order your yearbook now. Go to SCHOOL CASH ONLINE https://nicholascountyschools.schoolcashonline.com/ to order your copy of the Zela Elementary Yearbook for 2022-2023. Orders are due on April 13, 2023. Yearbooks should be delivered to the school in May. Order your copy now and pick them up at the school when they come in later this spring! The price is $15 for each yearbook.