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Kids’ knowledge on display at science fair

KINGWOOD — The Preston County Science Fair for students in grades 5 and 7 and high school was held recently at the Kingwood Community Building. Jennifer Spiker, a teacher at Preston High School, said each student chose his or her own project from a variety of categories. There were three divisions and 80 projects on display to be judged. Debra Zigray, a 4th grade teacher at Kingwood Elementary School and science fair coordinator, also oversees the Social Studies Fair and Math Field Day. Winners in Division I Animal Science: First place — Scarlett Hayes, Which Dog ...

‘Mohigan Idol 2024’ hits the stage in March at the Met: The student talent show that originated at MHS has raised nearly $200K for WVU Medicine Children’s

Cue announcer: “This is … ‘Mohigan Idol.’” OK, so Ryan Seacrest won’t be on the stage of the Metropolitan Theatre in March to emcee, but the Hollywood-styled glamour and glitz of the talent show for a good cause will still commence as it has since 2011, organizers say. That was the year the then-student council of Morgantown High School had a charitable idea to play off the popularity of “American Idol,” the network television juggernaut. “We can raise money for the hospital,” the budding policymakers said. As in, WVU Medicine Children’s. To date, ...

Suncrest Principal Rosetta Le receives MLK recognition

A Monongalia County educator received state recognition on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Charleston for her work in the classroom and community. Rosetta Le, who is principal of Suncrest Elementary School, was a recipient of the Governor’s Living the Dream Award during an ecumenical service at the state capitol this past Monday, on the federal holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader. Le was presented her award from the Martin Luther King Jr. State Holiday Commission in the morning gathering at the Culture Center on the grounds of the state capitol complex. “She is an ...

Senate Education approves PROMISE Plus and Holocaust education bills

MORGANTOWN – The Senate Education Committee on Thursday made a second go at establishing a PROMISE Plus scholarship program – but not without opposition from some members. A bill to require instruction on the Holocaust sailed through more smoothly. And a bill to require instruction on ...

WVEA gets educator satisfaction survey results

BY KATHARINE SKELDON CHARLESTON — Salaries, student behavior and burnout are just some of the concerns at least 700 West Virginia teachers have that are being reflected in a survey conducted by the West Virginia Education Association. WVEA President Dale Lee met with members of the media and the association to discuss the results of that survey during a press conference Tuesday. Lee said as it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find, recruit and retain teachers, among other school employees, this prompted WVEA to conduct the survey of 700 of its members in November 2023 ...

Pay raises for educators not a done deal

CHARLESTON — Pay raise bills for West Virginia educators passed their first committee hurdle with a more ambitious proposal than what had been publicly discussed up to now, but there’s still much more to go. The House Education Committee passed two bills providing pay raises for teachers and school service personnel during a Wednesday afternoon meeting. House Bill 4767 would provide pay raises for teachers, saying the change is to “bring them into parity with salaries offered in surrounding states.” The pay raise bill for teachers raises the base pay, with starting pay ...