Say you’re a student at Mountaineer Middle School, and you happen to notice Principal Mike Rogers in your classroom one morning. Or Jennifer Potts, the vice principal. […]
Education
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. […]
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 […]
WVU Board of Governors approves rule to guide search for new president
MORGANTOWN — WVU’s Board of Governors approved the new rule to guide the search for a new president during a special meeting on Monday. The final rule […]
West Virginia charter school board to accept federal grant applications
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Professional Charter School Board has been given the green light from the federal government to begin accepting grant applications from charter schools […]
Young writers to be celebrated Friday in Charleston
If you can read, you can learn. Teachers, in general, love saying that. English teachers, however, love attaching another sentence to the adage. Reading, they’ll say, is […]
Justice declares emergency over problems with FAFSA
Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency for higher education because of ongoing problems with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly called FAFSA. His […]
Dig in: Dates, times set for Mon Schools summer feeding program
It’s the mealtime mantra that Brian Kiehl, who directs child nutrition services for Monongalia County Schools, voices every year at this time. “Hunger doesn’t take a summer […]
‘Woven into the hearts of all who knew her’: St. Francis ACE fund honors another teacher for service
Thursday’s gathering at St. Francis Central Catholic School was a lot like what happened two days after the funeral Mass for Adrianna Chico Evans in 2021. But […]
No brain-drain here: Morgantown High tops state academic competition
It’s all academic for Sawyer Rudy. “Celebrating this, as we celebrate sports, brings awareness to academics,” the student at Morgantown High School said. “And,” he continued, “it […]