Calendar
September - United States Senate Youth Scholarship Test (Grades 11-12): pre-qualifying questionnaire due September 13, 2025, a student application deadline of October 6, 2025, and an online exam on October 10, 11, or 12, 2025. http://www.ussenateyouth.org/
October -- Red Ribbon and School Safety week: October 20-24, 2025: Theme: Life is a Puzzle, Solve it Drug-free
National School Lunch Week: October 13-17, 2025
College application and exploration week: October 27-31, 2025
January -- County Math Field Day (grades 4-8): January 9, 2026, Williamson Campus, SWVCTC; (grades 9-12): January 23, 2026, Williamson Campus
Make-up date for Math Field Day— January 23, 2026
February -- Social Studies-February 5, 2026; makeup February 12, 2026
Golden Horseshoe Written Essay Test: 2/24/26
Regional Science Fair: TBA
Regional math field day: February 27, 2025 at Marshal University.
March -- Regional Math Field Day-TBA, Marshall University
Golden Horseshoe Online Test: 3/11/26; makeup dates 3/25-27/26
National School Breakfast Week: March 2-6, 2026
Regional Social Studies: TBA
State Science Fair: March 9, 2026, Charleston, WV
April -- State Math Field Day:
State Social Studies—April 28, 2026, Charleston, WV
May -- Graduation Dates: June 5, 2026 (MCHS), June 6, 2026 (TVHS)
June – Golden Horseshoe Knighting Ceremony June 9, 2026, Charleston
Professional Learning (PL) Days
· August 26, 2025
· January 2, 2026
· January 30, 2026
· March 6, 2026
· May 11, 2026
Faculty Senate Days
· August 22, 2025
· October 10, 2025
· December 19, 2025
· February 13, 2026
· April 10, 2026
· June 12, 2026
Midterm Progress Reports
· 1st Midterm ends 9/26/25; Progress Reports distributed by 9/30/25
· 2nd Midterm ends 12/9/25; Progress Reports distributed by 12/11/25
· 3rd Midterm ends 2/25/26; Progress Reports distributed by 2/27/26
· 4th Midterm ends 5/5/26; Progress Reports distributed by 5/7/26
Nine Weeks Conclusion and Report Card Distribution
· 1st ends 10/29/25; Report cards distributed by 11/5/25
· 2nd ends 1/23/26; Report cards distributed by 1/29/26
· 3rd ends 3/27/25; Report cards distributed by 4/9/26
· 4th ends 6/8/26; Report cards distributed 6/8/26
Testing Dates
· ACT (Southern WV Community & Technical College and Mingo Central HS test centers)
September 6, 2025
October 18, 2025
December 13, 2025
February 14, 2026
April 11, 2026
June 13, 2026
Advanced Placement AP Exams (Grades 9-12)
May 8-19, 2026 Ø For Test Dates on Specific courses go to http://apcentral.collegeboard.com
· Online DLM including make-ups--Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) Testing window
April 13, 2026 – May 15, 2026 (state testing window)
· FASFA window opens –October 1, 2024
DEADLINE for PROMISE: March 1, 2026
DEADLINE for WV Higher Ed Grant: April 15, 2026
SAT
August 23, 2025
September 13, 2025
October 4, 2025
November 8, 2025
December 6, 2025
March 14, 2026
May 2, 2026
June 1, 2026
· WV General Summative Assessment (WVGSA)
April 13, 2026 – May 22, 2026 (state testing window)
· Semester Exams:
1st Semester exam window: January 21-23, 2026
2nd Semester exam windows:
Seniors: May 27-29, 2026
Underclassmen: June 4-5, 2026
June 8, 2026 (Make-up exams)
Formative Assessment Calendar (ELRS)
Pre-Kindergarten
· Window 1: August 6, 2025 – October 13, 2025
· Window 2: January 25, 2026 – March 2, 2026
· Window 3: April 24, 2026 – May 22, 2026
Kindergarten
· Window 1: August 6, 2025 – October 24, 2025
· Window 2: November 3, 2025 – January 9, 2026
· Window 3: January 19, 2026 – March 20, 2026
· Window 4: April 1, 2026 – May 22, 2026
First Grade
· Window 1: August 6, 2025 – October 24, 2025
· Window 2: November 3, 2025 – January 9, 2026
· Window 3: January 19, 2026 – March 20, 2026
· Window 4: April 1, 2026 – May 22, 2026
Second Grade
· Window 1: August 6, 2025 – October 24, 2025
· Window 2: November 3, 2025 – January 9, 2026
· Window 3: January 19, 2026 – March 20, 2026
· Window 4: April 1, 2026 – May 22, 2026
Benchmark WINDOWS
Assessment Benchmark #1 Benchmark #2 Benchmark #3
i-Ready (K-2) September 8 – 12, 2025 January 12 – 16, 2026 May 4 – 12, 2026
WVGSA (grades 3 -8) September 8 – 12, 2025 January 12 – 16, 2026
PSAT/11 MCHS – October 16, 2025 TVHS – October 16, 2025
PSAT/10 March 2 – April 30, 2026
PSAT/9 March 2, - April 20, 2026