Adam Henkins’ career with Monongalia County Schools is going up in smoke these days. That’s why the district’s director of Safe Schools appeared before Mon’s Board of […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
Volunteers needed for Diving Nationals next month
Everybody into the pool. The Aquatic Center at Mylan Park is making its second big splash in the world of competitive diving next month, and that means […]
Mon superintendent on school violence: ‘I don’t want us to become numb’
It took about two minutes last week for the Monongalia County Board of Education to level a 365-day expulsion on a student for violating West Virginia’s Safe […]
I, Robot (and a hopeful, hole-in-one): Championship in Fairmont brings out the tech in students
FAIRMONT — No, that wasn’t a time-portal to a 22nd century ESPN telecast you wandered into Saturday at Fairmont State University. Those really were small-scale robots, in […]
State Social Studies Fair: It’s not just about the poster board
Dustin Lambert’s voice echoed across the floor of Charleston’s Coliseum and Convention Center on Thursday afternoon as help get the place ready for the next day’s doings. […]
Contract could come in next two weeks for new STEM school
April 25 just might be a Renaissance day for Monongalia County Schools. The Board of Education meets in regular session that evening, and if all goes to […]
No small tomatoes: Mannon Gallegly is 100 years old — and still working: The WVU plant pathologist is the creator of the famed ‘West Virginia ’63’ tomato
Everyone knew exactly what the guy was talking about when he rolled up to that seed swap that late fall afternoon not so long ago. “OK, […]
Corsage, for a cause: Outreach group to host prom for class of 2020 — and the people of Ukraine
Pretty amazing, those ideas that hop in, when you’re an Uber driver. That’s what Pamela Hines, the founder of Gold and Blue United, has been doing of […]
Cupcakes and craft brew for the cause
John Nelson was hardly playing in the sand on June 6, 1944. D-Day was the occasion, and Nelson, a scared kid from Randolph County, was storming Omaha […]
Mon Schools readies for learning ‘avalanche’
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 […]
