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The Associated Press
WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. - West Liberty University is now offering an accelerated degree for students who want to work in community education.
Miriam Douglas is the new degree’s program director. She says the bachelor of arts in community education degree is perfect for those who want to work in jobs like camp director, community outreach coordinator, parks and recreation leader and grant writer. Douglas says the 120-credit hour degree can be completed in as...
By Jenni Vincent, journal-news.net
The Journal (Martinsburg)
MARTINSBURG -There was no mistaking how happy Berkeley Community Pride officials were to have chosen three Martinsburg High School students as the recipient of their annual green award -a proud moment that was also shared by family members as well as the teacher originally responsible for overseeing this project.
Science teacher Renee Haines came to help honor her students - Jenevieve Molenda, Micheal Weust...
By Warren Scott - Staff writer
Weirton Daily Times
WELLSBURG - Just a day after the chemical spill that left thousands of southern West Virginia residents without water, a group of Brooke High School students organized a collection of bottled water, food and other supplies.
Through the help of several adult volunteers and the generosity of many area businesses, the effort yielded two large truckloads of materials for victims of the spill, Toni Shute, the school's...
By Mackenzie Mays
The Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Kanawha County students have missed six days because of the recent water contamination crisis. That left school officials one makeup day left before they would be forced to cut into the 180 days of required instructional time for students.
With several inches of snow forecast for Tuesday, local education leaders used that one remaining makeup day, making concerns about students' extended time out of class even...
By Tricia Lynn Strader, journal-news.net
The Journal (Martinsburg)
BERKELEY SPRINGS - Three members of Morgan County Citizens Against the Levy group recently filed suit in Circuit Court of Morgan County against the Morgan County Board of Education.
Dorothea Jeannie Ford, Frieda Ickes and Kent "Brooks" McCumbee opposed the continuation of a special or excess levy in 2013, which was defeated May 11. The Morgan County Board of Education will present a new special levy...