MORGANTOWN – Susan Taylor was simultaneously jeered and cheered during Tuesday night’s meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Education. The jeering was all in good fun. That’s because the reading specialist turned administrator found herself in the role of autumnal harbinger during ...
MORGANTOWN – Donna Talerico can give you a multitude of reasons – 2,200 of them, to be exact – as to why she thinks the “Summer Avalanche” is an effective learning program for Monongalia County Schools. That’s how many students took part in the popular enrichment camp which ...
MORGANTOWN – With all this winter weather of late, can an avalanche be far behind? One is brewing, in fact, and Monongalia County Schools couldn’t be happier. Registration kicked off Monday for the 2026 edition Summer Avalanche, the popular summertime learning enrichment program for ...
A chicken tender can’t take up for itself — but Monongalia County Schools can. Should any freezer across the district begin an unplanned thaw, be it by power failure or a compressor issue, Brian Kiehl’s smartphone will immediately chirp with texts and emails of warning. Which ...
Artificial Intelligence. Outdoor wellness. Minecraft to Mars. Courses in beginning German — and American Sign Language. This isn’t your granddad’s summer school. If you haven’t signed your kid up for “Summer Avalanche,” the summertime learning enrichment program ...
Zip the “toothless hillbilly” jokes, if you don’t mind. West Virginia’s poor dental health is nothing to smile about. Cavities can turn into cardiac issues later in life and lead to other conditions, if left untreated. The Mountain State, much maligned for its crooked teeth, and ...