by Kate Evans Robert Myers, Berkeley Springs High School band director, choir director and music teacher, was named Morgan County Teacher of the Year at the April 16 Morgan County School Board meeting. Nominees for the award are considered outstanding teachers and exceptionally dedicated, knowledgeable and skilled.  They    inspire students[Read More…]

by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools will receive $3,924,284 in additional West Virginia School Building Authority funding for replacement of all Widmyer Elementary heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) units. The Morgan County Schools NEEDS project submitted last fall to the West Virginia School Building Authority included the Widmyer HVAC[Read More…]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board appointed Ann Bell as School Treasurer for the Fiscal Year 2025 at their April 16 meeting, according to West Virginia Code and Morgan County School Board policy.  Bell has been School Treasurer and Chief School Business Official since July 1, 2014.  The[Read More…]

by Kate Evans Morgan County School Board president Aaron Close said on Monday that there are four finalists for the Morgan County Schools Superintendent position.    School board members will interview the four candidates for superintendent during the week of April 22-26. The posting for the position closed on April 5.[Read More…]

Students from all over West Virginia competed in the WV State Social Studies Fair at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center last Wednesday April 10. In order to participate at the state level, students must have received a first-place award at both the county and regional levels. Morgan County Schools[Read More…]

by Kate Evans Paw Paw Schools Principal Melinda Kasekamp shared highlights of their school year, academic growth, challenges and goals in her Strategic Plan Update presentation at the March 19 Morgan County School Board meeting.  Paw Paw Schools has 158 students, including 79 elementary (k-6) students and 79 high school[Read More…]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board voted to approve School Superintendent Kristen Tuttle’s resignation in their March 19 personnel actions.  They also approved using technical and advertising assistance from the West Virginia School Board Association in their search for a new district superintendent.  Tuttle’s resignation is effective at[Read More…]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board held its second public hearing on the Morgan County Schools 2024-2025 school year calendar at its March 19 meeting and voted to adopt calendar option 1 at the meeting after the hearing. Assistant Superintendent Jeromy Duelley, who is now overseeing  the school[Read More…]

by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools Camp MoCo (grades k-5) and Camp Alpha (grades 6-8) summer camp programs have been canceled for this summer. School officials have said the change is due to state legislation. A new summer program will primarily target struggling first graders who will be in third[Read More…]