Marion County Schools

Work continues at East Dale Elementary as Green River Group performs storm water work at the site. Also, preparation for the structural footings is underway on the classroom additions funded by the WV School Building Authority and Marion County Schools. #MCSgetbackinthegame

It’s Fall Y’all! Monongah Middle School’s creative spirit is on full display in their school as each RTI group designed scarecrows to represent the fall season. #MCSgetbackinthegame

Marion County Schools is proud to celebrate October as National Bullying Prevention Month. Wear Orange on October 20th as a symbol that you promote kindness, acceptance and inclusion. #MCSgetbackingame

Teachers are maximizing a Professional Learning Day in a number of ways including this hardworking group at Jayenne, who is receiving a school-based professional development session on tiered system framework by Dr. Christina Hare, school psychologist. #MCSgetbackinthegame

The international observance of World Kindness Day is a little over a month away on Nov. 13. There are a lot of opportunities in MCS to be kind, such as the 15th Annual Marion County Christmas Toy Shop, Community Link Teen Angel Tree, or just being kind. “The world is full of kind people. If you can’t find one, be one.” Donations will be accepted through MC BOE offices or Mr. Butch Tennant at 304-203-8385 or by contacting Connecting Link at 304-363-4882.

Sharing Books, STEAM, and Buster from the MCS team at the FSU Homecoming parade today. #MCSgetbackinthegame

Come on out and celebrate Fairmont State University’s Homecoming! MCS is joining in by distributing books, candy, STEAM gliders, and smiles along the parade tour. Parade begins at 10 AM! #MCSgetbackinthegame

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The most commonly occurring cancer in women is breast cancer. It is the second most common cancer overall. Find out more at https://www.wvdhhr.org/bccsp/volunteer.asp.

1 out of 14 US children experience the death of a parent or sibling before 18. Comfort Zone Camp, grief camp for youth, is hosted in WV at Camp Cowan October 22-24. FREE through Cline Family Foundation. Registration: https://comfortzonecamp.org. More: https://vimeo.com/611405154

Seize that moment: The power of student leadership is alive and well as a student who is waiting on the late bus to arrive at Blackshere Elementary grabs a good book and conducts a read-aloud for fellow students. #MCSgetbackinthegame

Seeing a different perspective: 7th grade students at Barrackville completing an activity using virtual reality headsets today #MCSgetbackinthegame

“Inspiration through tough times” in a community art project. Find out more at bit.ly/shalomartbook.

Welcoming our new sub RNs and LPNs to our MCS team this morning with new employee orientation. We are hiring a number of positions: https://marionboe.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx. #MCSgetbackinthegame

It’s Homecoming time and East Fairmont High School stepped out in style at the parade tonight. #MCSgetbackinthegame

Discussing the value of identifying priorities, creating a culture of harmony and collaboration, and the different forms of innovation, Principal Dr. DeVaul led the MCS elementary principals in the first principals’ module on Chapter 1 of The Principled Principal tonight.

“Every kid deserves a good Christmas.” The first organizational meeting for the Christmas Toy Shop was held today. Registration forms will be distributed through MC schools. Sat. November 27 is the toy distribution date. To raise funds, you can purchase a Christmas bulb for $5 at the County Office or a stocking in a school for $1. Volunteers needed. Contact Chad Norman at 304-367-2103 for more info.

The MC BOE recently accepted a resolution to recognize MCS as a Purple Heart District. Many WVs are veterans of the Unites States armed forces and have families with children attending school. During times when these families relocate to meet duty requirements or experience the absence of a loved one while on deployment, MCS has an opportunity to meet the unique needs of these children. The Purple Star Award is designed to recognize schools that create a military-friendly environment and make a special commitment to supporting the resilience of military connected children. For more information, contact L.D. Skarzinski, Administrative Assistant of C&I, at lskarzin@k12.wv.us or visit https://wvde.us/commonground/.

Excited for the 15th Annual Marion County Christmas Toy Shop. Last year, 775 needy children in MC were served. Donations will be accepted through MC BOE offices or Mr. Butch Tennant at 304-203-8385. You can purchase a bulb for 5 dollars each to help out.

Thankful for the donation from Tyler McCutchan and McCutchan's Heating & Cooling for the donation of a 3 D printer to be utilized at the MCS STEAM Center, which services students in grades 5-8. McCutchan made the donation at the board meeting last night. #MCSgetbackinthegame

Practicing number recognition and the letter “G” with music and art in PreK and K at Meadowdale. #MCSgetbackinthegame