MORGANTOWN – “Betty” froze the kid in her tracks. “Whoa!” the Mountaineer Middle School student said after recovering. “When you’re walking up, she really looks real.” Crist Mentzer smiled. That’s […]
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Warner: Everyone equal in the voting booth
JBissett@DominionPost.com Colson Jenkins grinned as he handed over his voter registration form Thursday morning at University High School.“I’m going straight to the source,” the senior said.Said source, in this case, […]
Then and now: UHS’s 100th year comes alive at 2025 Parade
MORGANTOWN — Downtown Morgantown filled with cheers, marching bands and a wave of maroon and gold Wednesday evening as University High School celebrated its 2025 Homecoming Parade — marking 100 […]
University High senior Rainbow Cottrell takes first overall for solo routine at Showstopper national dance competition
MORGANTOWN – University High School senior Rainbow Cottrell has been dancing competitively since she can remember. A member of the A W Dance Company in Morgantown, Rainbow has been competing […]
Field of Dreams (really): Planned sports complex coming along at University High
It was easy to break into baseball-speak after Heidi Metheny and her husband Greg delivered their news to members of the Monongalia County Board of Education on Tuesday night. Stepping […]
University boys basketball enjoy strong start to 2024-2025 campaign
MORGANTOWN – The University High School boys’ basketball team is off to one of its better starts in recent years. The No. 7 Hawks are currently 8-1 on the 2024-2025 […]
University High receives $1 million commitment for on-campus sports complex
Complex to be named after former student Ronald ‘Duke’ Pride MORGANTOWN — Nancy Pride Raley, the sister of Ronald “Duke” Pride, a 1963 graduate of University High School, has agreed […]
Gabrielle Chico earns Yanni scholarship
Gabrielle Chico, a recent University High School graduate and completer at the Monongalia County Technical Education Center, is among 30 students from 19 counties across the state to receive a […]
Seniors from Mon and Preston schools named National Merit Scholars
Four high school seniors from Monongalia and Preston’s school districts are now in elite company. They were named National Merit Scholars, the scholarship’s Illinois-based corporation announced Wednesday. Nationally, more than […]
Dig in: State Board of Education expected to approve UHS pilot lunch program for a second year
University High School likes its pilot lunch program so much that it’s going back for seconds Wednesday in Charleston. That’s when the state Board of Education meets next, and the […]












