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Morgan County high schools set prom and grad dates Last day of school is May 28
Morgan County high schools have set dates for senior graduation ceremonies and junior/senior proms. The last day of school for students is earlier this year due to lack of snow days. Proms The Berkeley Springs High School senior prom will be held outside at Cacapon State Park on Saturday, May 1 from 8 to 11…
Read MorePalumbo wins Mary Linn Fox First Year Teacher award
by Kate Evans Paw Paw Schools special education teacher Tessa Palumbo received the Morgan County Schools Mary Linn Fox Memorial Award for First Year Teacher at the March 30 school board meeting. Palumbo has two bachelor’s degrees-one in psychology and the other in elementary/middle school education along with a master’s degree in special education-all from…
Read MoreBennett is Morgan County Teacher of the Year
by Kate Evans Paw Paw High School science teacher Megan Bennett was named Morgan County Teacher of the Year at the March 30 school board meeting. The award is given annually to an outstanding, dedicated and skilled county teacher who inspires students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn. Bennett is in her fifth year…
Read MorePalmer’s dedication earns her School Service Personnel of the Year honor
by Kate Evans Paw Paw Schools cook and café manager Holly Palmer was chosen as the Morgan County Schools Service Personnel of the Year. Her award was given at the March 30 Morgan County School Board meeting. Palmer has been a cook at the school for 16 years and their café manager for 14 years. …
Read MoreBerkeley Springs High School goes back to remote learning again
by Kate Evans All Berkeley Springs High School students returned to remote learning for the rest of the week beginning on Wednesday, March 24 after school officials were notified of two additional high school COVID-19 cases late Tuesday. All extra-curricular activities at the high school are cancelled until further notice. Officials said in an online…
Read MoreSchool board proposes steady levy rate
Morgan County School Board approved the same proposed regular state school levy and special levy rates for Fiscal Year 2022 that they approved for the last seven fiscal years. Their action took place at a March 16 special meeting that followed their regular March 16 school board meeting at the school board office. Tax rates…
Read MoreHigh school, Widmyer students in quarantine with COVID-19 cases
by Kate Evans Some 97 Berkeley Springs High School students are currently quarantined as a precaution following contact tracing done on two high school students that tested positive last week for COVID-19. Students could’ve been exposed to the coronavirus from classes or athletics, School Superintendent Kristen Tuttle said on Monday afternoon. A couple of those…
Read MoreCOVID cases send Berkeley Springs High School into remote learning
by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School students moved back to remote learning today, Friday, March 19 due to two confirmed student cases of COVID-19. School officials posted on social media Friday night that that contact tracing for one of the students had been completed on Friday, but that they had just been notified of…
Read MoreCounty schools facing serious shortage of substitutes
by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools is in desperate need of substitutes, especially substitute teachers, due to the pandemic, said School Superintendent Kristen Tuttle. Other big needs are for substitute bus drivers, nurses and custodians. Tuttle has unfilled substitute vacancies every day in schools and on buses, which makes things very difficult now that kids…
Read MoreMorgan County Schools awarded $1.15 million in distance learning funding
by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools has been awarded a $999,999 distance learning grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). A private anonymous donor gave a $150,000 match toward the funding making it a total of $1.15 million. Morgan County Schools received the highest USDA grant award in West Virginia. According to a…
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