The writing was on the wall Tuesday night for the Monongalia County Board of Education. Wait — change “was,” to “is,” if you don’t mind. The word-tweaking relates to an […]
Education
Honor society fundraises for koala hospital
The National Honor Society at Clay-Battelle Middle/High School have teamed with Morgantown designer Jamie Long to create and sell T-shirts to raise money for a koala hospital in Australia. “One […]
Proposed policy sets seven standards for effective schools
KINGWOOD — A proposed state education policy revision would change the way county schools are evaluated. “Basically, under Policy 2322, the state is going back to seven standards for effective […]
Winners of Technology Mini-Grants recognized by BOE
KINGWOOD — Winners of the Preston County Schools Technology Mini-Grants were honored this week by the Board of Education. The program has been in existence since the 2015-16 school year. […]
Trinity Christian hosts Science and Social Studies Fair
Go ahead and thank Lucas Kniska in advance, if you don’t mind. You know: For 20 years from now. When you get from here to there in record time — […]
Preston BOE votes 5-0 to restore school bus route on Deaker Road
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Board of Education has heard several complaints over the past several months about changes to bus routes but made few alterations. Monday, though, it voted […]
Team detects 5th radio burst
Scientists say it was found in a galaxy similar to our own For more than a decade, astronomers across the globe have wrestled with the perplexities of fast radio bursts […]
Technical education a hot topic on W.Va. Department of Education’s Listening Tour
That summary report released by the West Virginia Department of Education last month doesn’t contain anything that Nathan Newbraugh didn’t already know. At least in its regard of career technical […]
Second ChalleNGe Academy to open in Montgomery
Making good on the governor’s announcement of a second Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy in the state, plans are in place to for the school to open later this year. During his […]
Preston BOH honors high school student who designed new logo
KINGWOOD — Preston High senior Benjamin Pell isn’t playing around on his cell phone. He’s working. Pell used an app on his phone to design the winning logo in a […]









