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Pierpont applied design students attend decorating weekend

Students in Pierpont Community and Technical College’s applied design program recently traveled to The Greenbrier Resort to attend the 8th Annual Dorothy Draper Decorating Weekend. The event celebrates the life and legacy of late American designer Dorothy Draper. Draper is responsible for the iconic décor that fills West Virginia’s Greenbrier Resort, as well as the Carlyle Hotel and Hampshire House in New York City and the Camellia House Restaurant at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, among many others around the United States and beyond. The experience offered attendees, like ...

Gov.: No $465M ‘clawback’ of federal funds

Gov. Jim Justice said the U.S. Department of Education has approved a waiver for the state’s level of schools funding in relation to pandemic relief funds. “As I said all along, I knew this was not going to be a problem,” Justice said in a news release. “So, while we are all ...

W.Va. fourth in U.S. for pre-K education

It’s the kind of educational ranking West Virginia officials actually don’t mind reading about or talking about. That’s because the Mountain State has just placed near the top in the nation, in being able to provide pre-kindergarten education to its youngest students. West ...

Mon BOE moves to adopt levy rates Tuesday night

While Monongalia County Schools is engaged in the marketing of the Renaissance Academy, the proposed standalone school for science, technology, engineering and math that would be the first of its kind in West Virginia, the day-to-day business of the local district goes on. BOE members ...

Pierpont graduation set for May 10

Pierpont Community and Technical College’s spring commencement will take place at 6:30 p.m. May 10 at the Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center in Clarksburg. Prospective graduates will receive degrees from a variety of programs, including advanced welding, applied design, aviation maintenance technology, cyber security, early childhood education, veterinary technology and licensed practical nursing, among others. The class of 2024 hails from 45 states, as well as Canada and Japan. Former Pierpont Board of Governors chairman James Griffin will deliver the keynote address. ...