Mountaineers, by literal definition, have to keep climbing. Metaphorically, however, planting the flag in triumph at the peak can sometimes be akin to setting off an avalanche below. Translation: Don’t get too comfortable — because there’s always going to be something. Two ...
The way to a student’s heart is through his backpack. The way to his heart is knowing someone in the school system cares, really cares, about him and his family. That’s the philosophy of Donna Talerico, the deputy superintendent of Monongalia County’s school district — and ...
It wasn’t that long ago when students in Monongalia County’s school district were simply trying to get by in the midst of the pandemic. With COVID-19 turning traditional attendance into a patchwork quilt, some didn’t get by at all. Unpredictability was the new rule after morning ...
Monongalia County students attending summer school at Morgantown High are already understanding how it’s going to be in August when the fall term begins. That’s because they’re now passing through a high-tech weapons detector on their way to class. Mon’s Board of Education ...
For Donna Talerico and Dr. Lee B. Smith, the summer of late has been an avalanche of good news — and relatively good news. Talerico serves as Monongalia County’s deputy superintendent of schools. Smith is the county’s health officer. Both are referring to COVID and monkeypox in ...
During her years at Parkersburg High in Wood County’s school district, Cheryl Stahle was lauded for her work as a classroom teacher and language arts specialist. Come fall, she’ll again be at the head of the class — in cyberspace. Stahle this month was hired as principal of the ...