2 schools dismiss early Friday due to storm

March 25, 2023

BY MIKE NOLTING Rainfall forced early dismissal of two Monongalia County schools on Friday, but MECCA 911 director Jim Smith said there were very few flood-related issues. Clay-Battelle Middle-High School dismissed at 10:30 a.m. and students from the Mason-Dixon Elementary were released at 11:30 a.m. Smith said Friday morning there was a report of water over W.Va. 7 in the Blacksville area, but the DOH responded to open a ditch to allow the water to runoff. “It was reported that the ditches were plugged, so DOH was notified and I believe they went out and opened that ditch ...

Virtual educational platforms offered to students in W.Va

March 24, 2023

Montgomery Preparatory Academy announced and expansion of the school’s virtual classes and online programming for the 2023-24 school year to 6th through 12th graders across West Virginia. The school system is globally corporate accredited with Cognia/SACS CASI. This learning system allows students to work at their own pace, with the ability to advance beyond grade levels and make up credits with recovery classes. The virtual program includes live online teachers, one-on-one tutoring and open communication with full staff support. All the benefits of a private school, it is now ...

Justice signs bill putting more aides in classrooms

March 22, 2023

CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice visited the school where the Senate Education chair is a teacher to celebrate signing a bill meant to bolster educational resources for students in kindergarten through third grade. School children reacted in awe at the governor’s dog, who also attended the bill signing. Sen. Amy Nichole Grady, who teaches fourth grade, gave the young students a quick civics lesson in the governor’s role in signing bills passed by the Legislature. “I’m the biggest kid in the room,” Justice said at Leon Elementary in Mason County. The governor told ...

North Elementary chums among state’s elite chess players

March 18, 2023

Well, that didn’t take long. You were already three moves ahead. And by the time your opponent looked up to really notice — it was too late. That’s because he was too busy countering the moves you were actively making. Look at his now-trapped, light-squared bishop, with all ...

Mon Schools substitute teacher ‘no longer employed by the district’ as part of North Elementary investigation

March 16, 2023

A substitute teacher who had been placed on a leave of absence as part of an ongoing investigation at North Elementary School is no longer employed by the district, Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. said Thursday. The ensuing investigation, and the actions that have followed, stemmed from ...

K-3 bill goes through some drama, but passes at deadline

March 14, 2023

CHARLESTON — A bill meant to bolster educational resources for students in kindergarten through third grade had an adventure in the final days of the regular legislative session, but it finally passed at 11:34 p.m. Saturday. Put down your No. 2 pencils. That’s 26 minutes ahead of deadline. “I couldn’t be happier it’s going to be over with and we’re going to have something that’s going to help our students,” Senate Education Chair Amy Nichole Grady, R-Mason, said at the Capitol. Both the House and Senate went into this legislative session making a priority of ...