Sometimes, you just have to sing your own praises. Unless you’d rather have South Middle School do it for you. Monongalia County’s Board of Education opted for the above two evenings ago at the school on Mississippi Street. The BOE convened in the school auditorium Tuesday night ...
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 ...
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 ...
Susan Haslebacher was an example of economy in motion last spring at Suncrest Middle School. It was the first day of a COVID vaccine clinic for students aged 12 to 15, and Haslebacher, who directs health services for Monongalia County schools, made sure to hit every station. “You ...
The Renaissance Academy inched a couple of notches closer to reality Tuesday night. That’s the working name of a planned $72 million, standalone high school for career and technical education in Monongalia County’s school district. The building is the planned centerpiece of the ...
Positive cases of COVID in Monongalia County schools were at their lowest numbers last week since the early days of the pandemic two years ago. The district reported just six positive cases among students in the week shortened by a mini-break for spring. One staffer also presented with a ...