MORGANTOWN — Lydotta Taylor reads. A lot. She’s also a kindred spirit to Dolly Parton, the country music superstar. First, though, the reading. Something related to Taylor’s field is always […]
Education
Nonprofit to host free Back to School rally at Mylan Park
MORGANTOWN — Say you’re a kid. And you’re feeling lost. Your classmates are Neanderthals and your teachers are only in it for their summers off. And your parents? Well, yeah. […]
Pack the Bus program helps feed hungry students in Preston County
KINGWOOD — Michelle Wolford’s Pack the Bus will be parked at the Kingwood Community Building on Aug. 12 to take donations for the backpack program. Wolford, who died of pancreatic […]
Preston BOE approves the use of P-cards
KINGWOOD — While Preston County Schools begins using P-Cards for the first time, Preston County government has used them for years. P-Card is short for purchasing card. They work like […]
WVU MARS hosts the third annual WVRoX competition
MORGANTOWN — The basketball courts at WVU’s Student Recreation Center became the site of a fierce competition, not between ball players, but between robots, built, programed and driven by high-schoolers. WVU […]
W.Va. Secretary of State announces 22,518 high school seniors registered to vote
MORGANTOWN — It’s the same thing every year. Every year, for the first day of school, students filing into Phil Caskey’s classroom at University High School are warmly greeted by their […]
ASE Summer Gardening program concludes for West Preston
ARTHURDALE — Summer student gardening programs came to an end this week in Preston County. Through a $19,000 supplemental grant to Preston County’s 21st Century Schools program, After School Explorers […]
Homelessness on the decline for Preston County Schools
KINGWOOD — Last year, nearly 90 students in Preston County Schools met the definition of homelessness. Being homeless doesn’t always mean living under a bridge or in a cardboard box, […]
Week-long camp helps incoming freshmen get acclimated to Preston High School
KINGWOOD — Freshman year of high school can be scary. “Our ninth grade struggles every year,” Carol Riley, attendance coordinator for Preston County Schools, said. “It’s a big struggle for […]
State education summit seeks to increase number of high school graduates that enroll in college
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s high school graduation rate of 89.4 percent last year was the third-highest in the nation, coming in just behind Iowa and New Jersey. However, like the […]
