Please pass the COVID. That’s precisely what Donna Talerico hopes won’t happen during Thanksgiving break for Monongalia County’s public school students. “This will be a good time to get your COVID booster if you haven’t already,” said Talerico, the district’s deputy ...
MORGANTOWN – The Dominion Post began exploring the issues associated with the learning disability known as dyslexia in October, which was Dyslexia Awareness Month. One of the issues we uncovered was that parents of children with dyslexia believe the public schools aren't helping their ...
MORGANTOWN – Laurel College of Technology celebrated its first graduating class and pinning ceremony for its Associate Degree in Nursing program Thursday night. On a night of firsts, it was also the first class to graduate from Laurel College's new home on Wedgewood Drive. Campus ...
At Suncrest Elementary School, an external sound system regularly carries morning announcements out to the parking lot. Visitors rolling in Thursday morning quickly learned what the theme of this day was going to be, courtesy of that audio in the autumn air. “Is someone in your family ...
Monongalia Schools Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. used the “p” word on Wednesday as he discussed the fortunes of Amendment 4, which would have granted sweeping oversight of West Virginia’s public schools to the state legislature. But that word wasn’t “politics.” For him, ...
A chicken tender can’t take up for itself — but Monongalia County Schools can. Should any freezer unit across the district begin an unplanned thaw, be it by power failure or a compressor issue, Brian Kiehl’s smartphone will immediately chirp with texts and emails of warning. Kiehl ...
