by Kate Evans Morgan County students and their families can get free school supplies at the Friday, August 9 community Back to School Bash. The annual drive-through event will take place rain or shine from 5-7 p.m. at Warm Springs Intermediate School, located at 575 Warm Springs Way in Berkeley[Read More…]
School News
School board hires new Assistant Principal for intermediate school, approves transfers and resignations
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved the following personnel changes at their July 1 meeting. Personnel changes included approving hiring a new assistant principal and long-term substitute teachers along with authorizing transfers, summer personnel, resignations and restructuring positions. Joy Woofler-Rondon was hired as Warm Springs Intermediate School’s[Read More…]
State opens school clothing allowance applications
The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Family Assistance (BFA) began accepting school clothing allowance applications on July 1 for eligible children enrolled in West Virginia schools. Each eligible student will receive a $200 benefit that may be used toward the purchase of appropriate school clothing or[Read More…]
End of Year school data shows rise in student skill mastery, with biggest rise at lower grades
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board heard End of Year (EOY) data presentations by Elementary Education Director Kandy Pentoney and Secondary Education Director Beth Golden at their June 4 meeting which showed increased elementary and secondary student math and English language arts proficiencies from mid-year. Pre-K data Pentoney[Read More…]
School board gets clean audit, okays child nutrition bids, pre-K agreements
by Kate Evans Michael S. Misiti, certified public accountant (CPA) and partner of The Fyffe Jones Group, AC, reported on the Morgan County School Board’s 2023 Financial Statement and Single Audit Summary at the board’s June 18 meeting. Misiti said their firm gave the school board a clean audit (an[Read More…]
Meet Paw Paw’s top grads: Smith & Kerns
Paw Paw High School’s Class of 2024 celebrated their graduation with commencement ceremonies at the school on May 24. Top graduates for the class shared their achievements and plans for the future. Valedictorian, Miah Smith Miah Elizabeth Smith, Valedictorian of Paw Paw High School, has lived in Paw Paw for[Read More…]
Butts chosen as new Pleasant View principal; school board approves hires & personnel changes
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved a long list of professional and other personnel changes at their recent meetings. Personnel actions included transfers of professional personnel, hiring of new teachers, substitutes and summer personnel. Warm Springs Intermediate School Assistant Principal Christie Butts transferred to a position as[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs Rotary Club donates books to encourage reading
In partnership with Rotary Clubs across the Eastern Panhandle, the Berkeley Springs Rotary Club recently conducted its Second Grade Book Project. Each second-grade student at Paw Paw, Pleasant View and Widmyer Elementary Schools, 145 students in total, received a book bag containing nine books donated by the Berkeley Springs Rotary[Read More…]
Lillian Morgan wins scholarship
Lillian Morgan was one of three students to receive scholarships from the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation. The Foundation awarded $194,000 in scholar- ships this year to students in Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties. This year, they received over 200 applications from exceptional students. Each application showcased a unique set[Read More…]
School board approves final $37.4 million budget
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved their final 2024-2025 Morgan County Schools budget at their May 21 meeting. The budget’s projected revenues and expenditures total $37,458,541. That figure is $34,080 less than last year’s budget total. The total includes the combined general current expense fund, the special[Read More…]
