Junior Rangers program offered

January 9, 2021

After School Explorers virtually hosts event for K-12 KINGWOOD — After School Explorers will be offering a Junior Rangers enrichment program on Thursday nights online in the ASE Virtual Hub on the TEAMS app. The program began Thursday and runs through Jan. 28. It is for students K-12.  “After School Explorer  is very excited to be working with Preston County Parks and Recreation to offer the Junior Rangers program to Preston students,” ASE Program Director Susie Huggins said.  To register for After School Explorers, sign up at ...

CTE offers OSHA courses

January 9, 2021

Online training lets students earn their safety certifications KINGWOOD — The pandemic has pushed Preston High students online to earn workplace safety certifications, but it’s worthwhile when job-seeking, educators say.  Preston Career and Technical Education  students ...

Postcast 53 – January 8, 2021

January 8, 2021

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Lawsuit filed against Trinity Christian board of directors

January 5, 2021

Suit filed after several members’ resignations A lawsuit filed this week claims Trinity Christian School’s board of directors is non-functioning after several resignations. The suit asks for an injunction forbidding the defendants from vetting, approving, overseeing, or appointing ...

Districts look to have final say in return to schools

January 5, 2021

There’s a big difference between a “mandate” and a “suggestion,” Sam Brunett said Tuesday,  Even, he said, if it’s your governor and state school superintendent who are presenting the latter. Brunett, a Morgantown High art teacher and Monongalia County president of the ...

High school seniors who apply for Promise Scholarship and complete FAFSA eligible for prizes through new statewide contest

January 4, 2021

Newsroom@DominionPost.com  CHARLESTON — Thanks to an initiative by The Education Alliance, in collaboration with the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, current high school seniors who fill out a Promise Scholarship application and complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid will be enrolled in a contest, “Cool Cash for College.”   Seniors who complete both of these steps by March 1, will be entered into drawings for prizes that include Apple AirPods, wireless printers, mini refrigerators and gift cards. “We know our seniors are ...