Marion County Schools

Congratulations to Halle Cercone of Fairmont Senior Fairmont High School, who was selected to participate in the the first ever WV Governor's School for Tourism to represent her school and Marion County. The Governor’s School for Tourism (GST) "equips students with knowledge of the tourism industry in West Virginia, taking students to key locations across the state that set West Virginia apart from other travel destinations."

It's Pool Time and the Marion County Family Resource Network is helping families to make a splash into the summer.

Watson Elementary's 4th graders would like to thank West Fairmont for allowing the Watson students to come visit today. They are so excited to be WFMS Cubs.

Mannington Middle's 6th grade is making pumpkin pasties to finish off our Hogwart's Year!

🌻Mannington Middle's Y-Teens ended their year by taking some time to spruce up the flowerbeds around the school. They added some fresh mulch and a splash of color with some new flowers from @Something Special. LLC.🌹They ended their adventure with pizza 🍕and ice cream 🍦 from @Our Back Porch, Ice Cream, courtesy of Mannington Main Street Inc. Thanks girls for a job well done! 💚

Mannington Middle welcomes its new 5th graders from Blackshere Elementary with a little help from the MMS 8th grade leaders. 🐊💚

East Park's 21st CCLC Belt Ceremony was held tonight. Congratulations! 🥋

Dr. DeVaul had the pleasure of chaperoning the Mannington Middle School Formal Saturday night. What an amazing group of young ladies and gentlemen. Thank you Ms. Hearn for organizing and decorating for this event. Thank you Mrs. Nicholson, Mrs. Patton, Mr. Jones & Mr. Thorne for chaperoning tonight.

What a great season for Watson’s Girls on the Run. Every week they met to inspire and encourage each other! Today, they were on fire from beginning to end and completed the GOTR 5k!

We get a kick out of it and so do the Watson ⭐️s at the Watson’s 21st CCLC Belt Ceremony tonight.

When you have a Bee Buddy, your world is brighter as students in the East Fairmont feeder discovered at the 3rd Annual Team Heroes Event at EFHS this week.

Rockin’ and Rollin’ The award-winning Rivesville MS Band performed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH this afternoon. They also visited exhibits and artifacts from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artists and groups. The band made Marion County Schools history as the FIRST middle school band in the county to perform out of state at a historical and nationally-known venue. The Rivesville MS Band and Mr. Tharp would like to thank the sponsors, the Band parents/Guardians, school administrators Mr. Furgason & Mrs. Moore, the Marion County BOE, and the Rivesville Community! Without them, this trip would not be possible. Rivesville MS Band Sponsors: Fairmont Medical Center - WVU Medicine Tonya R. Decker, Auctioneer Rivesville Heart Junction Ford Funeral Home - Degarmo Funeral Hone Chapel Morgantown Powersports Short Story Brewing Sheetz O’Connor Contracting Small Town Impressions

New authors were introduced this week at the “Third Grade Author’s Tea” at Pleasant Valley. Students were recognized and celebrated for their hard work and accomplishment of writing a book. Each student had their story published in a classroom compilation book. The students topped off the afternoon by having tea with their special guests. Mrs. Burton and Mrs. Blankenship 3rd grade classrooms.

West Fairmont Middle School's faculty participated in a surprise “Dress Like a Middle Schooler” Day. Students were excited as they were greeted this morning!

Class of 2024 celebrations of accomplishments continue throughout the county at Fairmont Senior High School with the Senior Recognition Ceremony.

Mannington Middle School PTO continues to take care of the MMS school staff with this serving of appreciation.

Congratulations to the 4th grade Watson graduates! 🎓🌟Watson's staff and students will miss you tremendously and wish you the best of luck in middle school! 💙

Leadership Marion presented a check for $8,797.54 to Marion County Healthy Grandfamilies today.

Rivesville Elementary/Middle will operate on a 2-hour delay schedule Friday, May 17, 2024 as we continue to monitor the water break with the Town of Rivesville.

Congratulations to the Marion County Schools recipients of a spot at the Governor's Honors Academy 2024: 🙌🏼Lilah Josephine Haught, North Marion 🙌🏼Morgan Lee Everly, North Marion 🙌🏼Kayleigh Nicole Zemerick, North Marion The Academy is held at Fairmont State University and brings students across the state together in a three-week residential camp to "explore challenges and opportunities of their generation, exploring contemporary issues and their historical roots to foster a forward-thinking approach to the world’s future."