Adam Young played his share of bleak, post-Apocalyptic video games when he was kid — but not for the reasons you might think. He wasn’t zoning out […]
Education
BOE launches program to help students leave stress at home
The majority of Mountain State students who enter high school as freshmen leave like they’re supposed to. That is, four years later (or thereabouts), they gleefully turn […]
Preston pleased with latest school accountability grades
KINGWOOD — Preston County Schools fared well in the recently released state school accountability scores, the superintendent said Monday. Preston Superintendent Steve Wotring briefed the Preston County […]
Delegate Hansen to host climate change video conference for students from Capitol
MORGANTOWN — Delegate Evan Hansen, D-Monongalia, will be conducting a video conference for students on the topic climate change from 10:30-11:15 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24. The conference […]
Preston Schools working on HVAC projects with levy money
KINGWOOD — Some HVAC projects funded by the school levy are taking longer than expected to complete in Preston County Schools. At last week’s Preston County Board […]
W.Va. poll: Concern about public school performance but distrust of charters
CHARLESTON — West Virginia voters favor improving public schools, aren’t fully trusting of charter schools, believe teachers should be paid more and are sympathetic to walkouts by teachers […]
Kingwood students will use Walking Classroom lessons
KINGWOOD — Walking and learning will go hand in hand at Kingwood Elementary’s fourth grade this year. The Walking Classroom is a national nonprofit that aims to […]
10th annual Julie Foster Hawk Walk at UHS
The 10th annual Julie Foster Hawk Walk took place 1-3 p.m. Friday at University High School. The Hawk Walk was founded to raise money to support then-UHS […]
Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club morning, afternoon offerings back in place
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club, which was ordered to close its doors last month, is slowly rehabbing its way back to its job […]
Preston school enrollment up slightly
KINGWOOD — Preliminary figures show that Preston County didn’t lose enrollment this school year. For an area that has seen a long term decline in enrollment, that’s […]