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By Shauna Johnson, WV MetroNews
May 20, 2020
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The graduates who make up the Pocahontas County High School Class of 2020 will be getting deliveries on Wednesday.
School officials in a decorated school bus were scheduled to leave the high school at 7 a.m. with a load of diplomas, awards and celebratory yard signs for all 70 graduates.
“We’ve got the routes figured out,” said Superintendent Terrence Beam who will...
By Mike McCullough, WV MetroNews
May 12, 2020
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Regardless of where the Eastern Panhandle stands with COVID-19 this fall, Jefferson County students will have a choice of how they attend school.
During Monday night’s regular meeting, Superintendent Dr. Bondy Shay Gibson said the school system is continuously updating its technological infrastructure. Students will have the option of full virtual learning.
“It...
By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail
May 6, 2020
Over 230,000 West Virginia students, including all public school children in Kanawha, Cabell and 41 other counties, will each get about $313 in federal money for groceries, the state announced Monday.
“It’s unbelievable, that’s all there is to it,” Gov. Jim Justice said in praising the relief.
State schools Superintendent Clayton Burch said, “It’s going to pump about $72 million into West...
April 30, 2020
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - West Virginia students who will be seniors during the 2020-21 school year now have the opportunity to get their SAT scores in time to be submitted for college admissions and to qualify for the state’s Promise Scholarship.
The West Virginia Department of Education says it worked with the College Board to establish a free SAT School Day. The exam is available for seniors who would have taken the state-provided SAT School Day in...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A task force has been put together to ensure that West Virginia’s class of 2020 gets a proper send-off from high school, when the time is right.
On Tuesday, Gov. Jim Justice said in-person school is out for the summer. Virtual classes will continue through the end of the year.
The last day of school will be determined by individual counties.
Justice and State Superintendent Clayton Burch said the governor’s office and the state Department of...