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MTEC graduation: ‘That’s what made me want to go into this even more’

Greg Dausch just might be the only person you know with Sir Edward Elgar programmed into his cellphone’s playlist. “OK, let’s bring ‘em out,” he said as he punched up “Pomp and Circumstance,” arguably the British composer’s best-known work. At least around this time of ...

Preston CTE Graduation: 141 complete career technical education

KINGWOOD — The gymnasium at Preston High School was filled Monday evening with parents, relatives, friends, teachers and members of the county board of education, all waiting to applaud the 141 students graduating from the Career Technical Education (CTE) program. PHS Principal Todd ...

W.Va. tops in pre-kindergarten education

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

Area graduations set for the collective Class of 2023

Weather or not, the Class of 2023 is set to go forth this week and weekend across the region. It begins with three separate, outdoor ceremonies Wednesday for graduates of the Monongalia County Technical Education Center on Mississippi Street. Diplomas and certificates of completion will ...

New dual graduation programs to be offered at Preston High

KINGWOOD — More than 50 people attended a meeting at the Preston High School Theater Wednesday evening to learn more about a new dual graduation program that will be offered this fall. The meeting was held to discuss a memorandum of understanding that was signed by Preston County Schools and Pierpont Community and Technical Collage that will allow students to earn an associate degree while also earning their high school Diploma through a program called One Walk — Two Degrees. The program allows students who enroll to take classes that count for both high school and college ...