Over the last couple months, a number of local professionals, ag business owners, and former Vocational Ag students along with current FFA members and local FFA advisor and High School teacher Dave Aberegg have been working to charter a local Berkeley Springs FFA Alumni Association to support and aid the[Read More…]
School News
Next school year calendar adopted, attendance improving
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board adopted the 2023-2024 Morgan County Schools calendar at its April 4 meeting after a second public hearing. School Treasurer Ann Bell said there were no new public comments on the calendar. Their calendar survey had 477 responses and 60 comments. The school[Read More…]
Stormie Alverson receives county’s First Year Teacher award
by Kate Evans Paw Paw Elementary kindergarten teacher Stormie Alverson received the Mary Linn Fox Memorial First Year Teacher Award at the March 21 Morgan County School Board meeting. Alverson graduated from Glenville State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education K-6. She also achieved an additional certification in[Read More…]
Janet Rockwell is county’s School Service Personnel of the Year
by Kate Evans Janet Rockwell, Widmyer Elementary aide/early childhood classroom assistant teacher, was chosen as the Morgan County Schools Service Personnel of the Year at the March 21 school board meeting. Rockwell began working for Morgan County Schools in 1994 and started as a full-time custodian in the summer. She[Read More…]
School personnel hearing raises concerns about bus routes & lack of drivers
by Kate Evans At the March 21 meeting of the Morgan County Board of Education, a personnel hearing was conducted for Bus 196 bus driver David Kerns who was recommended for transfer/unassigned effective at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. Kerns requested an open hearing and expressed concerns for[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs Academic Showdown Team heads to state finals
by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School Academic Showdown teams have been studying, researching and practicing answering questions on on a variety of topics all year in preparation for regional and state academic knowledge competitions. Their hard work has paid off with the Berkeley Springs High School Team 1 (Team[Read More…]
Local teen’s products rate high at FFA Ham, Bacon & Egg Show
by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School tenth grader Elle Arthur had a prime ham and two choice bacon sides entered in the FFA Tri-County Ham, Bacon and Egg Show and Sale at the Berkeley County Youth Fairgrounds Indoor Exhibit Building on Friday, March 17. FFA was formerly known as[Read More…]
Shanahan Elmore is county’s Teacher of the Year
by Kate Evans Warm Springs Intermediate School third grade teacher Shanahan Elmore was named the Morgan County Teacher of the Year at the March 21 Board of Education meeting. Each year the award recognizes an outstanding teacher for their exceptional dedication, knowledge and skill to inspire students of all backgrounds[Read More…]
Promise scholars will earn more money for college
In a recent special meeting, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission voted to extend the deadline for current high school seniors to apply for the Promise Scholarship until May 1. The Commission also approved increasing the award amount for the 2023-24 academic year to $5,200, up from the previous[Read More…]
County’s school state aid will decline next year as families choose Charter School options
by Kate Evans Morgan County School Treasurer Ann Bell said in her March 7 mid-year financial review that her preliminary computations show that state aid to Morgan County Schools will decline $81,690 if the number of students enrolled in Charter Schools remains at 13 students. Morgan County Schools full-time equivalent[Read More…]
