Marion County Schools

The WV Municipal League presents "If I Were Mayor, I Would..." essay contest. It is designed to enrich 7th-grade students' understanding of municipal government and importance. Two winners selected across WV. Deadline: December 31. See: https://www.wvml.org/essay-contest

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Marion County is the place to be this weekend as all three of our high schools host first round playoff games! Class AA: 🏈 No. 16 Lincoln (6-4) at No. 1 North Marion (9-1) – Friday, November 10 at 7:30 p.m. 🏈 No. 15 Wayne (6-4) at No. 2 Fairmont Senior (7-2) – Friday, November 10 at 7:30 p.m. 🏈 No. 9 Herbert Hoover (7-3) at No. 8 East Fairmont (8-2) – Saturday, November 11 at 4 p.m.

In honor of Veterans Day, Marion County Schools will be closed to observe the federal holiday on Friday, November 10, 2023. Previously known as Armistice Day, it is observed annually to honor military veterans that served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

During the week of November 6–10, 2023, schools nationwide will celebrate National School Psychology Week (NSPW) to highlight the critical work school psychologists do to help students thrive.

The coaches of Marion County Schools Winter sports met this afternoon to receive the latest updates as they head into the season with our student-athletes. Administrative Assistant Chad Norman led and organized the overviews.

Congratulations to the Fairmont Senior Region 1 Champions and East Fairmont High School Runner-Up squads.

Marion County Technical Center DECA held One Night Without A Home to raise awareness of homelessness and hunger last night. They collected non-perishable food and personal hygiene items that will be distributed to local food pantries and will fill area blessing boxes.

Congratulations to Matthew Martin, who earned his American Degree. It is the highest honor for a FFA member. Less than 1% of National FFA members receive award. Marion County has not had an award winner since 2011.

What a beautiful day for the Blackshere Fall Festival, sponsored by the PTO. Face painting, petting zoo, cake walk, pony rides, raffle baskets scare crow contest, and a hay sled ride.

Are you ready? It's the oldest continuous football rivalry in the state, the 103rd playing of the East-West Game.

Principal at Rocky River Elementary School, NC Cathy Haney visited Marion County Schools STEAM Lab, STEAM Bus at Pleasant Valley Elementary this week, and discussed the Leader in Me model at her school with White Hall Principal Nan Murray. What a win-win visit!

Ready to test for their White Belts next week in the 21st Century After School Program at Blackshere Elementary! 🥋

"Send a Message: Stay Drug Free" as White Hall Elementary celebrates Red Ribbon Week with students and staff for drug prevention awareness.

In collaboration with East Park Elementary's Partners in Education, Fairmont Federal Credit Union made a monetary donation and supplies to start a "care closet" project that provides clothes to students in need at East Park.

The following Marion County Schools busses will not run morning or evening routes on Friday, November 3, 2023: 58 for East Fairmont feeder and 70 for North Marion feeder.

It was a steady flow of students and families visiting the 3rd Annual Marion County Schools Career, College, and Industry Fair and FAFSA sessions tonight. Thank you to all who came out to meet our students and answer questions.

Class 41 Leadership Marion visited our innovation in MCS STEAM Center today. The facility, built locally by Maintenance Department for grades 5-8, opened February 2022. The group of business and industry leaders also visited the addition to East Dale, opened in August 2023.

The career stage is set for students in grades 5 through 12 tonight at the 3rd Annual Marion County Career, College and Industry Fair, 5:00-7:00 pm, at the Fairmont Senior Field House. Representatives from area Colleges and Industries will be on hand to discuss career opportunities. Also, representatives from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission will be conducting two free FASFA information sessions for parents. The first session is scheduled to begin at 5:15 and the second will begin at 6:15. Both sessions will be in the Board meeting room of the Marion County Board Office.

Gov. Jim Justice announced WV has entered into a partnership with Tutor.com to provide expert online tutoring, test prep, and job support for West Virginia public library patrons across the state through a new program: TutorWV. The program is accessible via a dedicated website: TutorWV.com. Available daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at no cost for WV, TutorWV provides support for patrons of all ages and stages. For students, the program offers online, on-demand, expert tutoring and homework help in more than 200 subjects, along with drop-off review services for essays and math problems. For test takers, TutorWV provides live tutoring help for standardized exams such as the GED®, ASVAB, and AP®. The program also offers self-guided resources: practice quizzes, video lessons, and test-preparation resources from The Princeton Review®, including SAT® and ACT® self-paced courses, MCAT® and LSAT® practice exams, and others. For jobseekers, the program offers live interview preparation, help with job searches and applications, and drop-off resume and cover letter review.