MORGANTOWN — Rumor, school pride and social media converged to ruffle a few feathers recently when some Morgantown High alumni feared the school was discarding the Native […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
Cheat Lake Elementary School hosts Chinese immersion camp
MORGANTOWN — Nothing begets awareness and empathy like shared communication. Abdulbari Younis and Wayne Chen, for example, both enjoy numbers and computers. And both of those (numbers and […]
The Education Alliance hosts ‘brainstorming session’ on education issues
MORGANTOWN — The president of the philanthropic Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation spun an economic cliché in the other direction Monday June 18 in Morgantown. At least as it […]
Love of cars, racing fuels family
MORGANTOWN — When Kaleb Kelly cranked the engine of that ’67 Barracuda, and all that combustible chaos made it sound like Detroit was having a tantrum under […]
Long-time Morgantown High teacher, tennis coach retires
MORGANTOWN — The back-and-forth was like a tennis match. “Who’s that guy?” the student asked, knowing full well the answer. “Who do you think it is?” came […]
Mon BOE recognizes two school nurses for their service
MORGANTOWN — There’s the CPR training. And the vaccines that must be charted. Don’t forget the food allergies — lots and lots of those. School nurses in […]
Gee addresses incoming WVU freshmen at New Student Orientation
MORGANTOWN — As president of WVU, Gordon Gee spends a big part of his day telling students how to be successful in life. Monday morning, at the […]
Students celebrate as Mon County Schools let out for the summer
MORGANTOWN — And just like that, it was summer. Sort of. “Oh, yeah, they get out here pretty quick,” Isaiah Harvey said, with a sage nod. “The […]
Skyview Elementary hosts carnival to raise money for local charity
MORGANTOWN — So, what does $4,200 look like at Skyview Elementary School? Picture 61 cents, in a plastic bag. Pennies, mostly. Or, a folded-up $5 bill, originally intended as […]
Groundbreaking takes place for WVU Medicine Children’s Tower
MORGANTOWN — Reilly Albertson is only 11 years old, but she’s already penned a handful of novels, including a romantic tear-jerker and a page-turning crime mystery. “I […]
