KINGWOOD — “Good morning, good morning, welcome back. Day one!” Kingwood Elementary Dean of Students Duane Frund’s cheery voice greeted students as they arrived for class. Preston County grades first […]
Education
Preston board discusses demolishing old Arthurdale gym
KINGWOOD — Preston County Schools would like to hang onto the former Arthurdale gym, but there are some qualifications in the deed that must be followed. The gym was part […]
Preston County Schools picked for national education reform program
KINGWOOD — Preston is one of a handful of counties from across the nation picked for a one-year training program by education reformer Bill Daggett. Preston Schools Superintendent Steve Wotring […]
Back to School Bash gets hundreds geared for class
MORGANTOWN — It ain’t easy picking out a back-to-school backpack. Particularly when there are about 1,400 of them laid out before you. What color? How big? Designs, characters … no, […]
Specialized seminars help train counselors to help students prepare for life
Educators from across West Virginia were talking about school capacity Thursday in Morgantown. Just not the infrastructure kind. The discourse didn’t have a thing to do with classroom sizes. Or, […]
From baking to blowtorches: Summer Snowflake program allows students to experience variety of trades
No, it has nothing to do with the blood product. Jamiere Evans wields a mean plasma cutter, and the student who will be a freshman at University High School this […]
WVU Physics Department hosts first Community Physics Festival
MORGANTOWN — Fifty years ago on Saturday, one giant step for mankind was made when Neil Armstrong walked on the surface of the moon. In the same spirit of the […]
Eastwood Elementary students participate in summer reading program
MORGANTOWN –Willow Bear, Eastwood Elementary School’s mascot, met students out front of the Stewartstown Community Building on Tuesday for the summer program, “Willow Goes Wild,” where kids engage in reading […]
Mon BOE discusses how county expansion affects schools
MORGANTOWN — WestRidge, work orders and what happens when the person who takes care of “that thing,” retires or goes on vacation. So went Tuesday night’s special session on facilities […]
Appointments for kindergarten registration being taken for Aug. 12
If your kid is old enough for kindergarten in Monongalia County and you still haven’t registered for fall, you have one more chance to make the grade. Registration by appointment […]
