In spring 2020, at the height (or depth) of the pandemic, Kerrigan Hawthorne and her friends at Preston High School found themselves in Prom Purgatory. Everything in the state was […]
Education
WVU launches partnership with Silicon Valley company to provide financial education to student-athletes
MORGANTOWN – WVU celebrated a new partnership with California-based financial firm Robinhood on Wednesday – a partnership that will offer a financial education program for student-athletes. The celebration took place […]
Preston High tests electronic hall pass system
KINGWOOD — Last week, Preston High School started an E-Hallpass trial to gather information for possible fall implementation. The reason for starting to use it at the end of the […]
Schools evaluate safety procedures
BY DAVE WILSON When news broke that a potential school shooting in Jackson County had been averted by the quick-thinking of a student, bus driver and other staff, school officials […]
Mon Schools: Nothing (COVID) to report — and never mind the Avalanche
Monongalia County school board members got to do something during their meeting Tuesday night that hasn’t always been possible over the past three years: They got to look ahead. With […]
Strawberries make the foundation
There’s still time to order your strawberries from the Morgantown High School Foundation. In fact, it’s never been easier, foundation member Stephanie Lorenze said. These days, you’ll find a QR […]
Mon Schools: Each zero means a big leap to ‘new normal’
Donna Talerico has never been happier to see such low marks in Monongalia County’s school system. “It’s like night and day,” she said. The deputy superintendent of schools was talking […]
Mon schools has another week of single-digit COVID cases: ‘They’re doing what they need to do, to keep safe’
Susan Haslebacher was an example of economy in motion last spring at Suncrest Middle School. It was the first day of a COVID vaccine clinic for students aged 12 to […]
‘I can still see Adrianna in the hallway’
That Luke Evans, you know? Kid’s a bruiser, hitting all his marks and digging into every meal with gusto. Kid’s a charmer, too, with a winning smile that guarantees ownership […]
A ‘Renaissance’ for Mon’s schools?
The Renaissance Academy inched a couple of notches closer to reality Tuesday night. That’s the working name of a planned $72 million, standalone high school for career and technical education […]
