by Kate Evans For those who love to read in the Pleasant View community, there’s a new source of books to explore without going too far. Pleasant View Elementary now has a Little Free Library at the school where people can access books to read any time. It’s located along[Read More…]
School News
Warm Springs Middle School receives bike grant to add cycling to academic & focus efforts
Dozens of bicycles will be added to Warm Springs Middle School’s equipment, and will be integrated into academic support programs to help students focus and achieve in the classroom. A new bicycle education program will teach students to ride bikes through Riding For Focus (R4F), a program that uses cycling[Read More…]
Registration open for free MC After 3 Summer Camp
Registration is now open for the 10th year of MC After 3 Summer Camp. The camp runs for two weeks at Cacapon State Park. Students who will be going into sixth grade to 12th grade can register for one or both weeks of the camp. It begins on July 24[Read More…]
Barney closes 26-year career in law enforcement
by Kate Evans Morgan County’s Prevention Resource Officer, Corporal Kevin Barney, is retiring from his position in Morgan County Schools, and closing a career as a deputy for the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department. Barney has served as the county’s Prevention Resource Officer (PRO officer) for 16 years, and worked in[Read More…]
School board approves new hires & duties, resignations and summer positions
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved the following personnel changes at their May meetings: Berkeley Springs High School Assistant Principal Jason Smith (225 days) transferred to a position as Berkeley Springs High School Assistant Principal (240 days) starting July 3. Eve Blasinsky was employed as a Berkeley[Read More…]
County honors school retirees for decades of service to students
by Kate Evans Nine Morgan County Schools retirees were honored at a June 1 retirement celebration at the Country Inn. The employees’ years of service to the school system ranged from 16 to 32 years in the local schools. Widmyer Elementary kindergarten teacher Pam Ryan retired at the end of[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs High School launches sixth weather balloon
The weather was prefect for the sixth annual Weather Balloon launch at Berkeley Springs High School. The launch took place on Friday, April 20, under clear blue skies at noon. Berkeley Springs High School science teacher John Brode and his Earth and Space Science, Physical Science, and Astronomy classes participated[Read More…]
Improvements to athletic facilities, county schools to continue into summer
by Kate Evans The Morgan County Schools building and grounds and athletics committees continue to meet and move projects along in various stages to completion. Berkeley Springs High School At the May 3 Morgan County Schools buildings and grounds committee meeting, Maintenance Director Jeromy Duelley reported that there was a[Read More…]
Morgan County’s Class of 2023 graduates
School board adopts $36.8 million budget for 2023-24
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board officially adopted their Fiscal Year 2024 total budget of $36,828,461 last Tuesday, May 16. A public hearing on the budget was held at the meeting before the board’s vote. No members of the public offered any comments. The proposed school budget was[Read More…]
