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Mon Schools explains crowdfunding policy for school supplies

If you’re a teacher in Monongalia County Schools and you need supplies for your classroom, Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. wants you to go to the source. “Let your principal know,” he said Thursday. "It's that easy." Last week, it was more perplexing than easy for Emily ...

No more 'put that phone away' in Mon Schools

ICYMI: Monongalia County's school district is going smartphone-free this year. And the guidelines aren’t being put in place to take something away from students, Donna Talerico said Wednesday. Rather, the district’s deputy superintendent said, they’re designed to give something ...

Mon Schools ready to hit the books for the coming year

Monongalia County school buses will again be on the road three weeks from now. The first day of school for the district is Aug. 20, when around 11,500 students are expected to answer the first morning bell of the 2024-25 year. Buildings will be open the week before that, however, when ...

Mon students do better than W.Va. and the world in AP test scores

Monongalia County students taking Advanced Placement courses this past year outpaced their peers across West Virginia and around the world, Courtney Crawford told Board of Education members Tuesday night. “Here’s where I really get to celebrate the data,” said Crawford, who directs ...

Mon Head Start garners $1.8M outlay from Health and Human Services

Monongalia County Schools just got another boost — for the booster seat crowd. The district’s Head Start and Early Start programs last week received $1.8 million in federal monies from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It’s all part of the annual outlay that keeps ...

Mon students earn Golden Horseshoe honor

Sure, you know your West Virginia pop culture. Your Mothman, your Mary Lou Retton, and the like. You know your favorite foods: pepperoni rolls, ramps, a certain hot dog place with a certain sauce. That’s the fun stuff, but there’s also the serious history of how West Virginia got ...