BY JENIFFER GRAHAM For the Dominion Post KINGWOOD – The Preston County High School student whose death was announced by Preston County Schools on Sunday has been identified. The student, 17-year-old Hunter Trey Hoover, died Sunday at Ruby Memorial Hospital in ...
KINGWOOD – The death of a Preston County High School student was announced on the Preston County Schools Facebook Page on Sunday.“We are sorry to share that a Preston High School Student has tragically died this weekend. This loss is felt deeply across our entire school community,” the ...
BY JARETT LEWIS CHARLESTON — Public schools in West Virginia are dealing with a problem of chronic absenteeism. In other words, students too often are not showing up for class. Recent information released from the state Department of Education said 28% of students in West Virginia ...
CHARLESTON — Twenty-eight percent of West Virginia public school students missed 18 or more days of school last year and labeled chronically absent. The numbers are part of the state Department of Education’s Balanced Scorecard that was released last week. A chronically absent student ...
WVU President Gordon Gee opened his home Wednesday to students who will commute to campus this semester. The Kickoff Commuter Event featured food, games and giveaways outside Blaney House, the traditional home of the president of West Virginia University. Classes begin Aug. 16 and the ...