If you can remember mimeographed handouts and overhead projectors in school, you also know the old “My dog ate my homework” dodge — which has been rendered all but obsolete […]
Education
Mon schools: ‘This will be a good time to get your COVID booster, if you haven’t already’
Please pass the COVID. That’s precisely what Donna Talerico hopes won’t happen during Thanksgiving break for Monongalia County’s public school students. “This will be a good time to get your […]
Dyslexia in the public schools: A look at child screening and teacher training
MORGANTOWN – The Dominion Post began exploring the issues associated with the learning disability known as dyslexia in October, which was Dyslexia Awareness Month. One of the issues we uncovered […]
Laurel College of Technology celebrates first associate degree nursing class during pinning ceremony
MORGANTOWN – Laurel College of Technology celebrated its first graduating class and pinning ceremony for its Associate Degree in Nursing program Thursday night. On a night of firsts, it was […]
A snack, to say ‘Thank you’: Suncrest Elementary honors service members for Veterans Day
At Suncrest Elementary School, an external sound system regularly carries morning announcements out to the parking lot. Visitors rolling in Thursday morning quickly learned what the theme of this day […]
The politics and particulars of Amendment 4
Monongalia Schools Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. used the “p” word on Wednesday as he discussed the fortunes of Amendment 4, which would have granted sweeping oversight of West Virginia’s public […]
Technology in Mon Schools: From e-Gaming intricacies to keeping chicken tenders safe for lunch
A chicken tender can’t take up for itself — but Monongalia County Schools can. Should any freezer unit across the district begin an unplanned thaw, be it by power failure […]
Mountaineer Middle students provide Thanksgiving meals for 20-plus families
More than 20 local families in need will now have a Thanksgiving dinner thanks to a food drive started by a group of choir students at Mountaineer Middle School. Dave […]
State aims to keep the learning going after high school
While scores of former students across America are working through the particulars of President Biden’s college loan forgiveness plan, high schools across West Virginia are being recognized for their role […]
MHS students debate the issues during mock council meeting
MORGANTOWN — Joe Abu-Ghannam is fit to be tied over the laissez-faire attitude surrounding Netflix password sharing. Danielle Trumble is big MADS — that’s Mothers Against Delinquent Students — about […]
