MORGANTOWN — An area church’s school supply drive ended with 230 filled backpacks Friday afternoon. And a helpful visit from the West Virginia Black Bears mascot, Cooper. The filled backpacks will […]
Education
Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Ed still wants to include community colleges
CHARLESTON — The group studying the shape of higher education in West Virginia still wants to take a look at community colleges, too. “If we are not able to include […]
PEIA Task Force continues work on insurance plan
CHARLESTON — As summer winds down, the PEIA Task Force is still aiming to shape insurance for West Virginia state employees. The full task force met Thursday morning and accepted […]
WVU students have first day of classes
MORGANTOWN — WVU was bustling with activity again for the first time all summer, as the first day of classes kicked off the fall semester Wednesday. After almost a week of […]
Granville and Westwood Middle School now Partners in Education
MORGANTOWN — Granville is now a Partner in Education with Westwood Middle School. Westwood Middle School Parent Teacher Organization treasurer Karen Angelozzi discussed some ways Granville could be a Partner in […]
Mon BOE discusses county’s Head Start program
MORGANTOWN — Students were the natural lead topic of discussion during Tuesday night’s meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Education. Even the ones yet to be born. Especially the […]
State BOE tells school districts to devise plans for improving math scores
KINGWOOD — The State Board of Education is telling local school districts to devise plans for improving math scores, the Preston County Board of Education (BOE) was told this week. […]
Food drive feeds 340 Preston students
KINGWOOD — Volunteers from the Kingwood Rotary Club and The Kingwood Lions Club worked together to “Pack the Bus” for the Back Pack Feeding Program. Pack the Bus is a […]
Kingwood Elementary PTA hosting Touch a Truck back-to-school event on Aug. 18
KINGWOOD — Kingwood Elementary PTA is hosting a back-to-school event that combines fun with information about the upcoming school year. All will be Saturday Aug. 18, and admission is free. […]
McDonald named West Preston School’s third principal in three years
ARTHURDALE — Preston County’s second-largest campus has a new principal — again. Katie McDonald takes the helm as the third principal in as many school years, but she plans to […]
