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Last day of classes, other key dates set for Mon Schools

If December went out like an angry snowman for Monongalia County Schools, then May’s conclusion is going to hit it just like Santa on a Jet Ski. District Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. announced this week that the last day of school for the county will be Wednesday, May 31 — given ...

Mon EMS becomes accredited W.Va. EMS Educational Institution

The West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services has awarded Monongalia Emergency Medical Services (Mon EMS) a five-year accreditation as an EMS educational institution. “We are very excited to achieve this honor and to continue the growth and development of Emergency Medicine in ...

I, Robot (and a hopeful, hole-in-one): Championship in Fairmont brings out the tech in students

FAIRMONT — No, that wasn’t a time-portal to a 22nd century ESPN telecast you wandered into Saturday at Fairmont State University. Those really were small-scale robots, in real-time, playing disc golf on a mini-course set up at the Feaster Center. The science-fiction enhanced sport was the main event of the 2023 Robotics Championship, featuring top high school teams from across the Mountain State. Except, as said, it’s not science fiction. It’s science fact — and the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission made it so in 2021 when it officially ...

Contract could come in next two weeks for new STEM school

April 25 just might be a Renaissance day for Monongalia County Schools. The Board of Education meets in regular session that evening, and if all goes to plan, a contract will be awarded to one of the four architectural firms from across the country vying for the Renaissance Academy ...

WV Nursery & Landscape Association offers Landscape Technician Bootcamp

MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association (WVNLA) is partnering with Pierpont Community & Technical College to conduct a Landscape Technician Bootcamp from April 17-21 for those interested in updated nursery and landscaping skills. Michael Biafore, chairman ...