by Lisa Schauer Get ready for audience participation, including five live bingo games, at Berkeley Springs High School auditorium during three live performances of “Holy Mother of Bingo!” A murder mystery set in a present-day small-town parish, the play is “all about community and coming together. It is uplifting,” said[Read More…]
School News
Roof leak caused electrical trouble that shut Intermediate School for days
by Kate Shunney Warm Springs Intermediate School was closed to students and faculty for four days as a major electrical problem shut down power to the building completely. Students at the county’s grade 3-5 school have been out of the classroom last Wednesday through Friday, and then again on Monday,[Read More…]
Morgan County Schools to hold training for PASS Program
Interested volunteers needed Morgan County Schools is conducting a training for volunteers interested in joining the PASS Program (Providing Academic and Social-Emotional Support), an initiative designed to provide mentorship to local students in Morgan County’s six schools. “By dedicating just 30 minutes a week during normal school hours through the[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs student named to state student advisory council
by Kate Shunney West Virginia’s State Superintendent of Schools Michele L. Blatt has selected a group of state students to be part of a new Super STARS (Students Taking Action for Readiness and Success) Council. She announced the 15 student members during the August meeting of the West Virginia Board[Read More…]
Study up on essential safety tips for the first weeks of school
As school comes back into session, drivers and families are reminded to pay special attention to the movement of school buses on local roads and of students in the vicinity of buses and school zones. The first week of classes can change traffic patterns in all areas of the county,[Read More…]
Morgan County Back to School events 2026
Blue Ridge CTC opens welding lab here, sparking interest in vital career
by Lisa Schauer “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” said Brad Close, who is on the Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Board of Governors, in his remarks at the July 21 grand opening of the college’s new welding laboratory at Pines Opportunity Center in Berkeley Springs. As president[Read More…]
Energy Express mixes summer fun with tech-free classes
by Lisa Schauer Morgan County Schools’ six-week summer school program for first through third graders – called Energy Express – wraps up this week. Around 40 children participated in this summer’s Energy Express program, held at Warm Springs Intermediate School, according to director Meghan Powell, a teacher at Warm Springs[Read More…]
Justin Litten elected as Morgan County School Board president in 3-2 vote
by Kate Shunney During the first meeting of the new Morgan County Board of Education on Monday, July 6, members spent the first portion of the session in the unusual position of selecting a new school board president from between two nominees. Former school board member Aaron Close had been[Read More…]
Hessler sworn as new school board member, others take oath of office
One new member of the Morgan County Board of Education was sworn into office on Wednesday, July 1 and two other members took a new oath of office as they started a new term on the board following May’s election. Pam Hessler is the school board’s newest member, elected during[Read More…]
