The public school districts of Monongalia and Marion counties both had a busy 2025, with lots of homework and heart going into their collective day-to-day doings. Here are some highlights: […]
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Mon Schools readying for 2026 district spelling bee
Brian Kiehl says he expects things will be hunky-dory for the 2026 Monongalia County Schools Spelling Bee, which takes off Jan. 21 at the district’s central offices in Sabraton. “Yes, […]
Mon Schools to offer food distribution for students next week: Giveaway will be at South Middle School
Counting your blessings – one canned good at a time. That’s how Brian Kiehl saw it when he learned of the Commodity Supplemental Food Service Program, which is a component […]
Mon Schools retirees honored
MORGANTOWN — Technically, Mike Kelly had nearly 800 years of names to read during Tuesday night’s meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Education – but he didn’t mind one […]
Bouncing along, with coping skills: Mon Schools to launch emotional learning workshops for its teachers this summer
Think back. Growing up, were you an egg, or a ball? Did you crack under pressure? Or, did you roll yourself back to a true trajectory, after an unexpected negative […]
Mountain State scores in reading and math are getting better, national study shows
Call it a post-COVID push of the good kind. West Virginia’s fourth- and eighth-graders in 2024 continued to inch steady improvements in reading and math scores, despite big losses wrought […]
Mon Schools’ director of federal funding: ‘We’re just gonna have to wait — and see what happens’
Joyce Walker Bennett wanted to do something special when she retired in 2021 from Monongalia County Schools. Bennett spent 25 years as a social worker with the school district’s Head […]
Mon Schools on winter makeup days: ‘We still have plenty of options’
The homework assignment for Monongalia County students on Tuesday, Jan. 21 was just as easy as it was serious. Said assignment? Do whatever you want. Just so long as you […]
Mon Schools releases its report on electric bus plan
More than 32,000 miles in 18 counties, with nary a hitch. The above means the BEAST didn’t do bad at all on West Virginia’s challenging two-lanes last November. That’s BEAST, […]
Aug. 23 first day of school in Mon
BY MIKE NOLTING Preparations are full go for the Monongalia County school year. Classes begin for most students on Aug. 23. “If you’re not sure what school you’re supposed to […]
