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Preston High tests electronic hall pass system

KINGWOOD — Last week, Preston High School started an E-Hallpass trial to gather information for possible fall implementation. The reason for starting to use it at the end of the year was so the school could collect data on how it works before fully committing, Principal Todd Seymour told ...

Schools evaluate safety procedures

BY DAVE WILSON When news broke that a potential school shooting in Jackson County had been averted by the quick-thinking of a student, bus driver and other staff, school officials in Monongalia County began evaluating how a similar situation would be handled here. “Where are we at if this would occur right now? How would we do it? Are we doing the right things?” were a few of the questions Adam Henkins was asking when he arrived in the office that day. Henkins serves as director of Safe Schools, Athletics and Title IX for Monongalia County Schools and has kids in the school ...

Mon Schools: Nothing (COVID) to report — and never mind the Avalanche

Monongalia County school board members got to do something during their meeting Tuesday night that hasn’t always been possible over the past three years: They got to look ahead. With the tide of the pandemic rolling back out — for now— they discussed the first day of school for the ...

Strawberries make the foundation

There’s still time to order your strawberries from the Morgantown High School Foundation. In fact, it’s never been easier, foundation member Stephanie Lorenze said. These days, you’ll find a QR code on flyers advertising the sale, which had been put on hold for the past two years, ...

Mon Schools: Each zero means a big leap to ‘new normal’

Donna Talerico has never been happier to see such low marks in Monongalia County’s school system. “It’s like night and day,” she said. The deputy superintendent of schools was talking about the single-digit COVID report the district presented last week. Just six positive ...