Preston BOE holds three executive sessions over school concerns

January 3, 2024

KINGWOOD — Members of the Preston County Board of Education (BOE) began their Thursday meeting with an executive session. But that wasn’t the only one, the board went into executive session two more times before adjourning. The first was to hold an expulsion hearing diversion plan for a student. The hearing for a second student was rescheduled for a future meeting. The second executive session was held to discuss concerns regarding the Aurora School. A delegation concerning fighting at Preston High School was rescheduled to the Jan. 8 board meeting. The third executive session ...

Mountaineer Middle students say ‘thank you’ with homemade cards

January 2, 2024

In a display of gratitude and community spirit, students from a local middle school, led by Ms. Porter and Mrs. Schap, have taken a creative step to show their appreciation for the first responders of Monongalia County. In a collaborative effort, Selena Porter, math transition support ...

Charter schools gain enrollment, particularly in virtual formats

December 20, 2023

A board that oversees charter schools in West Virginia described significant enrollment growth, although much of it has taken place in virtual formats. Overall enrollment in five charter schools now stands at 2,270 students. That is up from 1,248 students last year. “So that is not quite double but more than a 1,000-student growth; much of this growth driven by the two virtual schools,” said James Paul, executive director of the West Virginia Professional Charter Schools Board. Enrollment for individual schools is: West Virginia Virtual Academy: 936 Virtual Prep ...

West Virginia Academy will use its $500K Yass Prize to extend its mission in the Mountain State

December 16, 2023

What do you do, when you’re the Mountain State’s first brick-and-mortar charter school, going into your third year of operation, and you were just recognized with an award widely regarded as the “Pulitzer Prize” of education? You work that much harder, John Treu, of Morgantown’s ...

UHS, MHS national finalists in Samsung tech contest

December 13, 2023

Morgantown High and University High schools are both state finalists in a national contest designed to get students thinking about how technology can ease societal woes. The two local schools are among the 300 middle schools and high schools across the nation to make the cut in “Solve for Tomorrow,” which is annually hosted by Samsung Electronics America. Samsung launched the competition in 2010 as a way to encourage creative thinking and problem-solving in society, using the components of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). MHS was also a national finalist ...

Mylan Park Elementary students steer into STEM in Charleston

December 11, 2023

Code me home, country roads. Students from Mylan Park Elementary were among a select group in Charleston on Monday. They joined their counterparts from seven other schools across the state for “Country Roads Codes Day at the Capitol,” a computer and robotics event designed to ...