by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board commended School Superintendent David Banks on a productive year after completing Banks’ annual evaluation at their March 27 meeting. School board president Aaron Close said in a statement that they were eyeing continued growth and highlighted “significant progress across key strategic goals[Read More…]
School News
Huber is new Student Support Services, Special Education Director for Morgan County Schools
by Kate Evans Rebecca Huber, currently Warm Springs Intermediate School Principal, was named the new Special Education Director and Director of Student Support Services for Morgan County Schools at the June 3 Morgan County School Board meeting. Huber will begin her new position on July 1. As Director of Student[Read More…]
Kessel and Anderson are top grads of BSHS Class of 2025
Elizabeth Kessel was named the Valedictorian of the Berkeley Springs High School Class of 2025, and Kevin Anderson was named Salutatorian of the class. There were 120 graduates in the Class of 2025, which held their commencement on Thursday, May 22 at Berkeley Springs High School’s football field amid unpredictable[Read More…]
County seniors to graduate this week
Paw Paw High School and Berkeley Springs High School’s Class of 2025 will graduate this week in commencement ceremonies on Thursday and Friday of this week. Berkeley Springs will hold their graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 22 at 5:30 p.m. and Paw Paw holds their graduation ceremony on Friday, May[Read More…]
Morgan County Schools proposes $41 million budget for FY 26
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board authorized publication of their proposed 2025-2026 Morgan County Schools budget in the amount of $41,026,589 for public inspection at their May 13 meeting. School Treasurer Ann Bell gave a budget presentation at the meeting. The projected revenues and expenditures for the combined[Read More…]
School board rehires probationary personnel and substitutes
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved the following personnel changes at recent meetings, Changes included granting leaves of absence and rehiring probationary and substitute personnel: In professional personnel actions, Richard Gramling was employed as a Paw Paw Schools long-term substitute health/physical/driver’s education teacher beginning April 21 for[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs High School takes third at state academic showdown
After qualifying at regionals, the Berkeley Springs High School Quiz Bowl team traveled to Charleston on Wednesday, April 30 to compete in the West Virginia Academic Showdown State Championship. The tournament features the top two academic teams of 47 teams in each of the state’s eight regions. In their first[Read More…]
Widmyer aide Billie Jo Smith gets First Year Service Personnel Award
by Kate Evans Widmyer Elementary aide Billie Jo Smith was given the First Year Service Personnel Award at the April 1 Morgan County School Board meeting. Smith is working on becoming an Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teacher. Smith went to college at Potomac State University after high school and transferred[Read More…]
Swink, Johnson and Lucas are county’s 2025 Golden Horseshoe winners
Corali Johnson, Joshua Lucas and Payton Swink have been named as Morgan County’s three Golden Horseshoe winners for 2025. All three students are eighth graders at Warm Springs Middle School and students of Mrs. Gates. The prestigious Golden Horseshoe award recognizes state students that excel in West Virginia history and[Read More…]
Ritenour chosen for county’s first-year teacher award
by Kate Evans Paw Paw Schools special education teacher Rhiannon Ritenour was selected for the Mary Linn Fox Memorial Award for First Year Teacher at the April 1 Morgan County School Board meeting. Ritenour is a teacher for special education multi-categorical students. Ritenour attended Frostburg State University from 2014-2018 and[Read More…]
