Marion County Schools

Buster the Bus is a celebrity at Pleasant Valley Elementary School today as students and staff support how he lights up with excitement for reading!

Taking time to celebrate as State Champions and watch the championship game from a different angle, the Fairmont Senior Boys Basketball Team and Coach Dave Retton and staff got together tonight at “their house” with fans and families. 💙

Insights to Behavior: Special Educators, 504 Coordinators and SAT groups participate in training sessions tonight to further support students.

Superintendent Dr. Hage congratulates the NMHS Robotics Team for being State Champs and wishes them luck as they compete on a National level. The military has been working closely with the robotics team.

FSHS Swim team was recognized for their many accomplishments at the state meet.

FSHS Wrestlers represented Marion County very well this year with several placed winners, including state champion Colby Hamilton

Recognition of Student Success Leadership Council - FSHS’s Miss Paris Thomas

School Champion for Poetry Out Loud-FSHS’s Miss Ava McMullen.

Best Supporting Performer at the Area II Thespian Festival-FSHS’s Miss Sidney Apanowicz!

Marion County Bus Operators and Bus Aides receive training on today’s Professional Learning Day from driver Mrs. Dee Gump.  The topic was student bus discipline for expert and novice drivers. 

Waking up as State Champions! Congratulations Fairmont Senior Boys Basketball Team 💙

It’s ART-xtravaganza in Mr. Fancher’s room at West Fairmont Middle School. Students studied Georgia O'Keeffe and presented their original artwork. They also took a virtual field trip to a cave in France and recreated elements of the art as well as their own personal story.

Blackshere Elementary Student Ayden Gnegy kicked the ribbon cutting ceremony off at the Mannington Bus Wash in style today.

Lucky every day for rich reading and writing at Fairview Elementary: First ever read-a-thon to earn money for our Brave Bucks Store. Students read over 3,400 minutes and 555 chapters since March 1st. Highlights of today included a reader's theater performance on TEAMS, honoring our Young Writers winners, and reading across grade levels.

☘️Pleasant Valley students tried their luck with leprechaun traps today. “It's tougher than you think! He'll turn your whole house upside down. He's quicker than a wink! You've been planning night and day, and finally you've created the perfect trap! Now all you need to do is wait.”

Community and Commitment: Marion County Schools held its ribbon cutting for the Mannington Bus Wash and what a celebration of our bus operators’ hard work, the power of our students’ talents and leadership, and the bringing together of a community for the good.

Hunter Hastings not only graduated from the Mountaineer Challenge Academy South recently but was the recipient of the Academic Challenge Award. During the 5 month placement with rigorous physical and academic demands, Hastings prevailed. His class started with 71 candidates and only 44 graduated. Rivesville Assistant Principal Chris Binotto served as his mentor from MCS.

Can you catch a Leprechaun? Kindergarten students in Morgan Hostutler's class at Jayenne are going to try to tonight. They set leprechaun traps this afternoon and left the leprechauns a message to work on some math skills. Students are working on measurement and made a book today about things that are taller, shorter, bigger, smaller, wider...than a leprechaun.

A beautiful message from poet Erin Hanson and bulletin board designed by Pleasant Valley Counselor Lisa Boyle to remind students of the importance of growth mindset over perfection.

Spring is coming and work at the East Dale Elementary School addition continues on the footers with the sun overhead.