KINGWOOD — Michelle Wolford’s Pack the Bus will be parked at the Kingwood Community Building on Aug. 12 to take donations for the backpack program. Wolford, who […]
Education
Preston BOE approves the use of P-cards
KINGWOOD — While Preston County Schools begins using P-Cards for the first time, Preston County government has used them for years. P-Card is short for purchasing card. […]
WVU MARS hosts the third annual WVRoX competition
MORGANTOWN — The basketball courts at WVU’s Student Recreation Center became the site of a fierce competition, not between ball players, but between robots, built, programed and driven […]
W.Va. Secretary of State announces 22,518 high school seniors registered to vote
MORGANTOWN — It’s the same thing every year. Every year, for the first day of school, students filing into Phil Caskey’s classroom at University High School are warmly […]
ASE Summer Gardening program concludes for West Preston
ARTHURDALE — Summer student gardening programs came to an end this week in Preston County. Through a $19,000 supplemental grant to Preston County’s 21st Century Schools program, […]
Homelessness on the decline for Preston County Schools
KINGWOOD — Last year, nearly 90 students in Preston County Schools met the definition of homelessness. Being homeless doesn’t always mean living under a bridge or in […]
Week-long camp helps incoming freshmen get acclimated to Preston High School
KINGWOOD — Freshman year of high school can be scary. “Our ninth grade struggles every year,” Carol Riley, attendance coordinator for Preston County Schools, said. “It’s a […]
State education summit seeks to increase number of high school graduates that enroll in college
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s high school graduation rate of 89.4 percent last year was the third-highest in the nation, coming in just behind Iowa and New Jersey. […]
Mon County superintendent of schools visits Mylan Park Elementary
MORGANTOWN — “Any room you walk in, you’re going to see words and writing everywhere,” Kristie Cumberledge, site supervisor for Energy Express and teacher at Skyview, said as […]
Mon BOE renews moratorium on elementary school transfers into county
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Board of Education (BOE) did a take on those old commercials for Las Vegas tourism Tuesday (July 24) night. That is, what […]