by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools Superintendent Kristen Tuttle on Tuesday night offered her resignation as Superintendent to the Morgan County School Board. The announcement took place at the March 5 regular school board meeting. Tuttle’s announcement came after a mid-meeting executive session about personnel. The resignation would take effect[Read More…]
School News
Intermediate school shares successes and challenges with school board
by Kate Evans Warm Springs Intermediate School Principal Rebecca Huber presented the intermediate school strategic plan update at the February 6 Morgan County School Board meeting and focused on the school’s achievements and challenges. Warm Springs Intermediate School currently has 358 students enrolled in grades 3-5. Huber shared the many[Read More…]
County Social Studies Fair taps winners to move to regionals
Morgan County Schools held its annual County Social Studies Fair on Saturday, February 24, at Warm Springs Middle School. A total of 47 students from intermediate through high school participated in the event. The first-place winners in each category and division will compete at the Regional Social Studies Fair at[Read More…]
School Prevention Resource Officer Deputy Chuck Hess is on the job
by Kate Evans New Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputy Chuck Hess began his job as Morgan County Schools Prevention Resource Officer on January 8 at Berkeley Springs High School where he is based. His first day at the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office was December 26. Former Prevention Resource Officer Paul McFarland,[Read More…]
James Rumsey Technical Institute to host Spring Open House
James Rumsey Technical Institute (JRTI) is hosting a Spring Open House on Thursday, March 7 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Interested high school and adult learners are encouraged to come meet the instructors and tour the classrooms and shops. Adult programs are available for those looking to start a new career. These[Read More…]
Energy project saves schools $1 million in utility costs over five years
by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools is still counting their savings from a countywide guaranteed energy management project with CMTA Energy Solutions. The project was implemented from June 2017 through October 2018 under former School Superintendent David Banks. At the February 20 school board meeting, CMTA project manager and engineer[Read More…]
Athletic & school officials say unruly crowds cleared from Paw Paw game “wasn’t typical”
Morgan County school officials and law enforcement say they’ve continued to handle a heated spectator situation that erupted late last month at Paw Paw High School. Spectators at the Wednesday, January 31 Paw Paw High School varsity boys’ basketball game with Pendleton County were removed from the game in the[Read More…]
Morgan County Schools name winners of County Math Field Day event
Morgan County Schools annual Math Field Day competition was held on Tuesday, January 23, at Warm Springs Middle School for students in grades fourth-eighth from Pleasant View Elementary, Paw Paw Schools, Warm Springs Intermediate, and W arm Springs Middle School. The Math Field Day competition for students in grades ninth-12th[Read More…]
School board votes 4-1 to use $95K in ARP funding for teaching assessment at high school & middle school
by Kate Evans Morgan County School Board members voted 4-1 to approve partnership with the company Instructional Empowerment at a total cost of $95,449 to conduct onsite assessments at Berkeley Springs High School and Warm Springs Middle School and a district-level workshop with American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding. The vote[Read More…]
Parent asks school board to end high school vaping problems
by Kate Evans At the January 23 Morgan County School Board meeting, a parent of a Berkeley Springs High School students raised concerns about students vaping in the high school bathrooms. Parent Sean Bartley said his daughter calls him every single time about not being able to use the restroom[Read More…]
