We often travel to other places to learn about history, but sometimes we overlook the incredible history right here at home.
On April 26, 1935, a fire destroyed Brandywine’s two-room school. For several years, students learned in temporary spaces—including rooms in local homes—until a united community effort and a WPA project made construction of a new six-room school, gymnasium, and stage possible. The building was dedicated on May 9, 1941.
One of our favorite pieces of that history is still right above us! When a new roof was needed, it was built over the original WPA-era roof structure, helping preserve a piece of our school’s past.
For generations, public education has given children in our rural community a place to learn, grow, belong, and dream about their futures. Public schools like ours have long been more than buildings. They are gathering places, opportunity providers, community centers, and keepers of our shared history.
If you attended Brandywine or have a favorite memory, story, or old photo, share it in the comments! We would love to hear the history that lives in the memories of our community.
Because a school with this much history doesn't just belong to the students sitting in its classrooms today.
It belongs to generations. ❤️🏫
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Rider Safety Reminders for the 2026-2027 School Year.
Today, we had 100% of our students in the building! 💙🏫
What an incredible day for our school community!
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Thank You from all Pendleton County Schools Staff! #ISupportMyWVPublicSchool
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Open house for PreK will be Monday, August 24 at 5:00 PM. Can't wait to see you there!
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📚✨ Brandywine Elementary families, it’s time to start another school year! ✏️🍎
We’re kicking off a brand-new school year with our Open House for Grades K–6! Come explore classrooms, meet our amazing teachers and get excited for all the learning and adventures ahead. 🎒💙
And because every great school year should start with something sweet… we’ll have an ice cream sundae bar! 🍨🎉
🎈K-6 Families
📅 Thursday, August 27th
🚪 Doors open at 5:45 PM
🏫 Open House: 6:00–7:15 PM
We can’t wait to welcome our students and families back to Brandywine Elementary. Here’s to a fantastic new school year! 🌟📚
See you soon!
*PreK families details about your open house date and time will be coming shortly!
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Pendleton County Schools 2026-2027 Board of Education Members!
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Let the 2026-2027 school year begin for our fabulous Leadership Team!! Today was day one of our annual Leadership Academy. Former Superintendent Charles Hedrick shared Legislative Updates, as well as other information with our team. Hannah Cooper, WVDE Coordinator Office of Instructional Leadership and Division of Instruction and Support provided Policy 4373 training and shared some examples/scenarios for staff. Many thanks to Charles and Hannah for working with Pendleton County Schools. Nicole Hevener, Superintendent and Kristy Tritapoe, Assistant Superintendent also presented information throughout the day. Great input from all our leaders and lots of learning as we gear up to welcome students, staff, parents, and community members back into our buildings. Thank you to all our leaders for today and to those aspiring to be leaders that joined us.
