Not your “grandfather’s vo-tech.” That’s how John Chadwick described the proposed Renaissance Academy to members of the Monongalia County Board of Education at a meeting last June. […]
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February is Career Technology Education Month: Mon’s district is still working toward construction of the county’s first STEM school
Close to 45,000 high school students in West Virginia last year took career technical education courses as part of their day-to-day. More than 7,000 were graduates from […]
Mon Schools’ Student of the Month for January: ‘The way they teach makes it clear and easy’
James Foley’s homework comes with horsepower. And the points he has to support during papers and presentations, more often than not, involve load-bearing walls. James, a senior […]
Safe schools — across W.Va. and in Monongalia County
Martinsburg, the fast-growing town in West Virginia’s bustling Eastern Panhandle, is more urban these days than most communities across the Mountain State. Suburban, anyway — given its […]
Fall registration for adult learners begins next week at MTEC
Like a finely tuned generator, the Monongalia County Technical Education Center was humming along Thursday afternoon. It wasn’t as bustling, as say, a mid-week day in fall, […]
MTEC graduation: ‘That’s what made me want to go into this even more’
Greg Dausch just might be the only person you know with Sir Edward Elgar programmed into his cellphone’s playlist. “OK, let’s bring ‘em out,” he said as […]
Area graduations set for the collective Class of 2023
Weather or not, the Class of 2023 is set to go forth this week and weekend across the region. It begins with three separate, outdoor ceremonies Wednesday […]
Are ramps headed for a mess? Experts worry about overharvesting the popular Mountain State vegetation
No one ever raises a stink over Chef Brian Covell’s Beef Wellington recipe this time of year. Covell, the nationally acclaimed director of culinary services for the […]
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 […]
Technology in Mon Schools: From e-Gaming intricacies to keeping chicken tenders safe for lunch
A chicken tender can’t take up for itself — but Monongalia County Schools can. Should any freezer unit across the district begin an unplanned thaw, be it […]
