The way to a student’s heart is through his backpack. The way to his heart is knowing someone in the school system cares, really cares, about him and his family. […]
Education
Mon school district’s central office settles in to its new address in Sabraton
Live from Sabraton … it’s the Monongalia County Board of Education. As of Friday. When the BOE convenes that day for a noon meeting to discuss a North Elementary School […]
State Teacher of the Year finalist: ‘And that’s been my mantra ever since’
As the towers were tumbling, Amber Nichols’ phone was ringing. It was her mother on the line. “Honey, do you know what’s going on?” “No — what’s going on?” There […]
Get ready to hit the trail for Morgantown High
Strawberry feet, forever. Now’s the time to start thinking about lacing up your running shoes and recalibrating the stopwatch setting on your phone. That’s because the Mohigan Strawberry 5K is […]
Stays and standards: Morrisey’s Hope scholarship move discussed
Call Wednesday just another day at the office — in the unprecedented life of the West Virginia Academy. Classrooms have been renovated, furnishings are being delivered and work is being […]
Wanted by the FBI: High school seniors can apply for October teen academies
High school seniors interested in the day-to-day operations of the FBI will have a chance to earn a seat for the FBI’s 2022 Teen Academy at one of four locations […]
WVU’s Davis College hosting youngsters from Baltimore for energy camp
If you’re traveling on Interstate 79 around South Fairmont and you time it right, you’ll see it: The Katherine Johnson IV&V NASA facility, at I-79 Technology Park. A highway glimpse […]
Boys Nation representative from Morgantown High: ‘Put yourself out there’
“Hello, Mr. President. How are you?” “I’m fine, Mr. President. And you?” Most people know of a famous photograph snapped in the summer of 1963 of a 16-year-old Bill Clinton […]
Truancy in Mon schools: Officials want to engage rather than punish
It wasn’t that long ago when students in Monongalia County’s school district were simply trying to get by in the midst of the pandemic. With COVID-19 turning traditional attendance into […]
Weapon detectors reflect new reality in Mon schools
Monongalia County students attending summer school at Morgantown High are already understanding how it’s going to be in August when the fall term begins. That’s because they’re now passing through […]
