* During last week’s events for the 100th anniversary of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Veritas Classical Academy student Aadkya Adhikari made it through the first two preliminary rounds — ranking 100 out of 243 spellers before being among those who did not advance after taking a ...
Gov. Patrick Morrisey arrived in Welch, W.Va., this week with a determination to let the people of McDowell County know they have not been forgotten. In addition to announcements regarding money for other parts of the state, Morrisey touted the awarding of $1 million to address sewer system ...
Most of us understand and follow the rules when it comes to keeping our phones out of our hands and remaining focused when we drive. But those little devices can distract us at other potentially dangerous times, too. How many times have you been puttering through a parking lot, only to have ...
We often talk about the skills our students are gaining in school, and the real-world advantages they provide. But it is not often we get a chance to see those skills put to good use for the rest of us while students are still in school. For a group of Belpre High School students, that is ...
Imagine a career in which you personally celebrate the accomplishments and achievements of more than 335,000 men and women. That’s the mark retiring West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee set earlier this month when he conferred degrees to graduates of WVU’s final three ...
* Wood County Schools director of curriculum and instruction Ashlee Beatty and her team of 30 educators have put in a lot of work to choose the new instructional materials for PreK and social studies across grade levels. It’s not an easy task these days, but the group spent months examining ...
