Marion County Schools

Good luck, Fairmont Senior Girls Basketball Team! 💙 View the Girls State Basketball Championship Game here https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/wvssac/gam0fed1f3feb.

The State Championship of Robotics is being held in Marion County today, hosted by Fairmont State University. Teams from East Fairmont, Fairmont Senior, and North Marion are representing and vying for a State Champion title. 🤖

Buster the Bus visited Blackshere Elementary today to spread the joy of reading to students in K-1 as a collaboration of Title I and the Transportation Department during Bus Safety Month.

Energy, Environment, and Excitement Camp (“E3”) is a fully-funded camp for underrepresented minority students. The 1 week camp for rising 8th and 9th graders includes classwork, outdoor activities, interactions with faculty, industry partners, and current students to introduce underrepresented minority students to college majors in Natural Resources/Energy and careers in the natural resources/energy industries. Learn more: https://davisexperience.wvu.edu/summer-camps/e3-camp.

Buster the Bus visiting Fairview Elementary today to spread the love of reading and remind students in grades K-1 about School Bus Safety Month.

It’s a great day for Marion County as both the North Marion and Fairmont Senior Girls’ Basketball teams handily defeated their opponents today to move on in the State Girls Basketball Tournament. Both play again Friday in Charleston. 🏀

Learn more about FAA certified Aviation Maintenance Technology Program and get a career with the aerospace industry in WV. All are welcome to come tour the facility & talk with faculty. Are you a graduating senior? Or a high schooler interested in the Dual Enrollment program?

Thank you South Ridge Church for a meal and to the presenters of tonight’s first class of Healthy Grandfamilies sessions. MC Literacy Volunteers read to the kids as a part of the childcare. Tygart Valley Cinemas donated movie passes and each student received a Dr. Seuss book.

The first sessions of Healthy Grandfamilies classes were held tonight at Blackshere Elementary and South Ridge Church. BC Bank, Farmington Branch, and Mannington Price Cutter provided refreshment at Blackshere this evening for our MCS grandparents raising school-aged children.

International Women’s Day is celebrated globally on March 8 to raise awareness of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

Law enforcement officers of Fairmont City Police and Marion County Sheriff’s Department, along with MC Safe Schools Coordinator Don Neal, met with principals today to share information on identification of and handling of vapes and illegal substances and items in schools.

MCS Summer Student Opportunities for Learning & Engagement (SOLE) June 21 through July 13. Reading, Writing, STEAM, Social Studies, Music, Theater, CTE, Aviation experiences at students’ fingertips for grades K-8.

Students in grades K-12 are participating in Youth Art Month to celebrate student art work through school art shows, special exhibits in the community and art museums. Learn more about Youth Art Month at https://www.arteducators.org/news/articles/10-youth-art-month-yam.

Am estimated 1 in 14 students will experience the loss of a parent or sibling before age 18. For more information about supports available, visit www.comfortzonecamp.org.

Buster the Bus was spotted around town today as he assisted with distribution of books to grades K-1 at MCS through a collaboration with Title I and the Transportation Department during National School Bus Safety Month.

March is Youth Art Month. We salute the following Fairview Elementary and Middle Students for their artwork, which is on display at the Parkersburg Art Center until May then will be transferred to the Cultural Center for the Arts Alive show on May 6th. 5th Grade: Day at the Diner Meal Braiden Morris (Bacon, Eggs & Sausage Sculpture) Brayden Perkins (Cheeseburger Sculpture) Lariah Boyce (Salad Sculpture) Laila Ruckle (Chicken Nuggets Sculpture) 2nd Grade: Brantley Eddy (Ice Cream Sundae Sculpture) Taylynn Boggess (Truck with Christmas Tree Sharpie Drawing) Kindergarten: Gemma Gerrard (Cat Sharpie Drawing) Learn more about Youth Art Month exhibits at the PAC: https://www.parkersburgartcenter.org/

Rivesville Elementary and Middle School will release early at 12:30 today, March 7, 2022, due to a power outage at the school.

The Marion County Technical Center’s 21st Annual Francis Marion Ham, Bacon, and Egg Show is tonight at 7 PM. Marion County FFA Members have spent hundreds of hours preparing their exhibits for this show. You can attend in person to make a bid and invest in furthering the students' education and the FFA program offered at MCTC. If you cannot attend on March 4 and would like a Consent to Bid Sheet, contact jpostlethwait@k12.wv.us or call 304-986-3590.

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Jayenne Elementary celebrates Read Across America this week with a special visit from The Cat in the Hat to do a read aloud.

It’s Read Across America Week nationwide, and Blackshere Elementary School is working hard to get students and families involved in year-round reading fun in your school and community!