As we enter the months of inclement weather, MCS is releasing information so our families may proactively plan for any weather-related interruptions that may occur. Find out more: https://5il.co/y5es.
Fairmont State University Academy for the Arts is offering scholarship opportunities unique to the North Marion feeder area schools. Want to learn more, visithttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1crAmb5M3jT82IVdub_87sn0zHlwZlNcK/view?usp=sharing.
For updates on COVID-19 cases in MCS, visit our homepage daily or this link:
https://www.marionboe.com/page/covid19-reporting
Academy Day 2021: All middle & high school students, parents can ask questions about U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy as well as ROTC scholarship process. No registration required.
"Grit and grace" and "stick together and take care of each other," are the words of 1986 graduate of North Marion High School and the first female WVU Mountaineer and former WV Secretary of State Natalie Tennant: https://5il.co/xos8 #MCSgetbackinthegame
Marion County Schools releases 2021-22 Quarantine Guidelines Summary Document at https://5il.co/xmt5. In the K–12 indoor classroom setting, a quarantine excludes students who were within 3 to 6 feet of an infected student if both the infected student and the exposed student(s) correctly and consistently wore well-fitting masks the entire time. See more information at the above link.
School pictures for Fairview Middle will be on Sept. 8.
MCS New Challenge! Join the NASA TechRise kick-off event and learn more about this 2021-22 challenge where 6th-12th grade teams will compete to fly experiments on a rocket or a high-altitude balloon! Sign up and learn more at: https://www.futureengineers.org/nasatechrise
Given a review of Marion County trends in COVID-19 cases, in collaboration with the MC Health Department, MCS will extend the current mask mandate in all indoor spaces for all students and staff, regardless of vaccination status, to the end of the first semester. This mandate was originally in place through August 25 by MCS. It will be assessed regularly in collaboration with the MC Health Department, and it is our sincere hope that it can be lifted when local cases fall within acceptable levels.
We have had many calls about schools supplies needed. We ask students if possible. have a three ring trapper with dividers, pencils and paper. If a student can't find these items, we can help them get one.
Exposing MCS to the arts with Fairmont State University Academy for the Arts: Future activities in the works for theatre camps, scholarships, WV Folklife Center field trips, school performances, and a $10,000 George W. Bowers grant. See https://5il.co/x626 #MCSgetbackinthegame
To read about some of the supplies and preventative measures in place for 2021-22 in MCS through the Maintenance/Facilities Department, please see https://5il.co/x9u4 #MCSgetbackinthegame
In an on-going effort to keep families up-to-date on mitigation strategies in place, MCS provides information about various departments' protocols in place as we welcome our students in grades 1-12 back on Aug. 24. See Transportation: https://5il.co/x9q0 #MCSgetbackinthegame
In coming days, a QR code sticker like this will be at the entrance of MCS facilities with centralized air units. Codes for stand alone units will also appear in the future. Once scanned, the GPS website tells how the building has improvements to the air quality at the school.
Congratulations to Desiree Hardaway, secretary at Fairmont Senior High School, who is the 2022 MCS Service Personnel of the Year. Ms. Hardaway will be honored among other WV county Service Personnel of the Year during a virtual ceremony in September. #MCSgetbackinthegame
Renowned community servant, Executive Vice President of Davis & Elkins College and 1986 graduate of East Fairmont High School Rosemary Thomas reminds students and staff to “not sit on the sidelines” and “leave it all on the field” at https://5il.co/x62u #MCSgetbackinthegame
Homeschool, virtual, homebound, or child age 1-4 years old who lives in MC in 2021-22 school year? Complete the form to have a 5-day shelf-stable meal box delivered to your door step, free of charge. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNap_zqJTflyJPoEptddhfLbhUNExaMkVWU0I5UDRSTVdCRzRCVTc1RjhUWS4u
"Patient Endurance!" From the hardwood of gyms in MCS to UNC player, grad, and member of the coaching staff, North Marion grad Jessica Sell talks encouragement, perseverance, support systems, and fresh start as we "get back in the game" https://5il.co/wy1f #MCSgetbackinthegame
"COVID-19 is here. How long it stays is up to us." In coming days, Marion County Health Department Administrator Lloyd White will be speaking with MCS student-athletes and staff about what we all can do to prevent the spread: https://5il.co/wy1p #MCSgetbackinthegame
“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” As we think back on the past 18 months of the pandemic, one of the most pronounced reflections is we cannot increase student achievement alone. See https://5il.co/wvxl.
