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UHS Symphonic Winds ensemble to perform in Charleston

If you had closed your eyes while listening, you may have thought you were in a movie theater. That’s because the music coming out of the University High School band room on Wednesday afternoon was that cinematic. Soaring trumpets, thunderstorm-timpani and the sonorous commentary of a ...

Mon students face school with a mask-optional policy today

So, how’d it go in your house this morning? Did your kid burst out the door, jumping at the chance for a truly new school day? Maybe it was just another morning – even though a lot of those expressions in the main hallway will say otherwise. For the first time since March 2020, ...

P-EBT benefits approved for school year 2021-22

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced there will be a third round of the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) benefits allocated to eligible students who qualify for free or reduced-price school meals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will continue to be administered through the West Virginia Department of Education and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. On Feb. 18, the United States Department of Agriculture approved the issuance of a third round of P-EBT for students who would have received free or reduced-price meals ...

Masks no longer mandated in Preston County Schools

KINGWOOD -- Preston County Schools changed t’s COVID-19 protocols Monday, effectively removing its mask mandate. The Board of Education unanimously voted to follow the most recent West Virginia Department of Education guidelines, effective immediately, at its regular ...