Mountaineers, by literal definition, have to keep climbing. Metaphorically, however, planting the flag in triumph at the peak can sometimes be akin to setting off an avalanche […]
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Mon Schools hosting backpack giveaways, meet-and-greets with outreach coordinators ahead of the first day of school
The way to a student’s heart is through his backpack. The way to his heart is knowing someone in the school system cares, really cares, about him […]
Mon school district’s central office settles in to its new address in Sabraton
Live from Sabraton … it’s the Monongalia County Board of Education. As of Friday. When the BOE convenes that day for a noon meeting to discuss a […]
Truancy in Mon schools: Officials want to engage rather than punish
It wasn’t that long ago when students in Monongalia County’s school district were simply trying to get by in the midst of the pandemic. With COVID-19 turning […]
Weapon detectors reflect new reality in Mon schools
Monongalia County students attending summer school at Morgantown High are already understanding how it’s going to be in August when the fall term begins. That’s because they’re […]
School and health officials here keeping an eye on COVID, monkeypox
For Donna Talerico and Dr. Lee B. Smith, the summer of late has been an avalanche of good news — and relatively good news. Talerico serves as […]
Mon school district readying for summer learning camps; ends the year with 44 COVID cases
Ask Donna Talerico what her plans are for summer vacation, and the deputy superintendent of Monongalia County’s school district will just laugh. While she tells you that […]
Of pastries and profit margins: Morgantown High business and bakery students recognized
Cooper Thompson already has a sweet job lined up for summer and he can thank his soon-to-be alma mater of Morgantown High School for that. He works […]
COVID at single-digits in Mon schools — but the contagion is still a presence in the Mountain State
COVID cases in Mon Schools are still clocking in at all-time pandemic lows, according to the most-recent numbers posted by the district. A total of nine positive […]
All dressed up with some place to go: Prom set for Mon’s three public high schools
In spring 2020, at the height (or depth) of the pandemic, Kerrigan Hawthorne and her friends at Preston High School found themselves in Prom Purgatory. Everything in […]
