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 Board of Education […]
Education
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 will take place […]
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 of Education meeting, […]
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 unions. That’s all […]
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 see students exercising […]
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 teacher Julie Foster […]
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 description. Eric Murphy […]
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 good news, noted […]
Trinity Christian’s new class focuses on coding and robotics
Justin Braun is a wrench-turner from way back, even if he is still just a junior at Trinity Christian School. He’s car-crazy, and wants to major in mechanical engineering. Wednesday […]
Preston considering eliminating valedictorian, salutatorian
KINGWOOD — A proposed policy change would eliminate the valedictorian, salutatorian and Knights Honors at Preston High and substitute other academic honors for seniors. Preston School Superintendent Steve Wotring told […]
