Thank you to Barrackville for hosting math teachers from across MCS at a Math Cadre meeting. An impressive foundation of teacher-led conversations with Mr. Mastracci and Mr. Flatley from the WVDE, Math Field Day prep, Horizontal, Vertical Teaming to drive student achievement.
Marion County Autism Academy training this evening with special educators, autism mentors and special education aides. Andrew Nelson, Autism Consultant and Peggy Hovatter, Autism Specialist with the Autism Training Center lead the evening with “We’re in this Together!”
These 10 Fairmont Junior Band Alliance Members (Rivesville and West Fairmont Middle Schools) participated in the North Central West Virginia Middle School Honor Band, hosted at West Virginia Wesleyan College. They performed various works with other middle school students in North Central WV and throughout the state. The Fairmont Junior Band Alliance made up almost 1/4 of the NCWV Middle School Honor Band. What a great accomplishment!
Cooking up good stuff! Congratulations to the Marion County Technical Center 3rd place Cullineer Challenge winners in Huntington!
🐊Another successful Thanksgiving luncheon with 5th grade at Mannington Middle School today 🐊
Batman presented Characteristics of Greatness to students at Jayenne Elementary School today. "It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me."
Batman presented Characteristics of Greatness to students at Jayenne Elementary School today. "It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me."
West Fairmont Middle School Members of Mrs. Haught’s P.A.L.’s - Principal Action League - discussing characteristics of a leader this morning. Student leadership shines!
Marion County Schools East Fairmont, Fairmont Senior, and North Marion High School bands honoring veterans at the Veterans Day Parade in Fairmont, WV today.
B-I-N-G-O! Monongah Elementary hosted book bingo.
November is Military Appreciation Month: The West Virginia Common Ground Partnership is proud to release a new brochure, highlighting programs designed to inspire student career exploration and enhance STEM education. The military offers incredible STEM related careers and opportunities for participation in postsecondary education and programs which empower educators with STEM supports and resources. Furthermore, the Civil Air Patrol offers opportunities for qualifying educators and students to experience STEM through flight.
The student mentorship opportunities at East Fairmont High School are buzzing as big bees help the little bees in EFHS Pre-K classrooms.
Be our guest...be our guest as all 3 MCS high schools host first round playoff games this weekend right here!
Class AA:
🏈 No. 16 Lincoln at No. 1 North Marion – 7:30
🏈 No. 15 Wayne at No. 2 Fairmont Senior – 7:30
🏈 No. 9 Herbert Hoover at No. 8 East Fairmont – Saturday, 4:00
Marion County Schools and offices are closed today in observance of Veterans Day. We honor all who have served.
The State of West Virginia enters into a partnership with Tutor.com to provide expert online tutoring, test prep, and job support for WV public library patrons across the state. TutorWV.com is available daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at no cost for West Virginians of all ages.
Governor Jim Justice invites all students in Grades K-12 to participate in the 2024 Almost Heaven Governor's Art Exhibition. Designed to showcase student creativity and the arts, this year's exhibition is a call for one-of-a-kind postcard designs illustrating star gazing at your favorite West Virginia park or public lands. Selected postcard artwork will later be used by the West Virginia Department of Tourism to personally invite travelers to Almost Heaven. See: https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/2023%20Documents/2024AlmostHeavenExhibition.pdf. The submission deadline is December 6, 2023.
ARTS ALIVE POSTER SUBMISSIONS: Poster submissions for Arts Alive 2024 are now being accepted. Students in Grades 6-12 are encouraged to submit an entry. See: https://wvde.us/middle-secondary-learning/the-arts/arts-alive/poster/. The winning poster will become the marketing voice for the 2024 Arts Alive as the program cover and will be professionally printed, framed, and presented to the student winner at the Arts Alive Main Stage Event on April 26, 2024. Additionally, the winning poster will be hung in the permanent gallery of posters at the WVDE, and the top three posters will be featured in the Great Hall of the Culture Center on the night of the show. All submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, January 26, 2024.
The West Virginia PTA is proud to announce that five $500 scholarships will be awarded to graduating seniors in 2024. Scholarships will be presented to all winners in April of 2024. See:
http://westvirginiapta.org/scholarship.shtml. Students planning to attend vocational school, college or any other institution of higher learning should apply. Applications emailed to scholarship@westvirginiapta.org by February 1, 2024.
Fairview Elementary honored veterans today 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙
Thank you to North Marion High School, which hosted the Big 10 Cheerleading competition tonight.
