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At last night's board meeting, we honored the nominees for our Employee Awards. Congratulations to all nominees and the following award recipients.
Service Personnel of the Year Award - Janet Rockwell at Widmyer Elementary School.
Mary Linn Fox Memorial First Year Teacher Award - Stormie Alverson at Paw Paw Elementary School.
Morgan County Teacher of the Year Award - Shanahan Elmore at Warm Springs Intermediate School.
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There will be a Family Event for Pre-K - 5th grade families with Author Lester Laminack. The event will be held at Pleasant View Elementary School on Tuesday, April 18 from 5:00 - 6:30 pm.
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Congratulations to the Regional Social Studies Fair Winners!
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Happy first day of spring!
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Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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As a reminder, there is no school on Friday, March 17, 2023. This is a scheduled OS day in our school calendar.
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Great job to all students.
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Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at 2:00 A.M. As a reminder, on Saturday night, set your clocks forward one hour (i.e., losing one hour) to “spring forward.”
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Due to the timing of expected winter weather in the morning, we will be using Non-Traditional Instructional Day #5 for tomorrow, Friday, March 10. Students will be working remotely as instructed by their teachers. Employees follow reporting code A.
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Congratulations to our State Science Fair Winners!
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We are grateful to the School Social Workers who RISE for their students, families, and school communities. Join us in thanking our School Social Workers this week.
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On this special day, we want to recognize all our maintenance workers who keep things running smoothly and working properly at all our buildings. Thank you for your hard work!
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Congratulations to the WV Young Writers Contest winners for Morgan County Schools! The entries of the first-place winners will now be judged at the state level.
Grades 1-2:
1st Place – Ava Orem – WES
2nd Place – Greenlee Bergen – WES
3rd Place – Isaac Omps – WES
Grades 3-4:
1st Place – Evan Orem – WSIS
2nd Place – Braden Smith – WSIS
3rd Place – Josiah Heath – PPES
Grades 5-6:
1st Place – Kaylynne Malick – WSIS
2nd Place – Cayden Swink – WSMS
3rd Place – Lucille Carter – PPS
Grades 7-8:
1st Place – Carmela Schaaf – WSMS
2nd Place – Rhaina Botticher – WSMS
3rd Place – Joselyn Smith – PPS
Grades 9-10:
1st Place – Savannah Aliff – BSHS
2nd Place – Elizabeth Kessel – BSHS
3rd Place – William Bottomley – BSHS
Grades 11-12:
1st Place – Lakyn Colliflower – BSHS
2nd Place – Cheyenne McCumbee – BJU Press Homeschool
3rd Place – Britney Ramos – PPHS
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We are gathering input on our school calendar for the next school year. Please take a moment to complete the survey at the link below to provide input to help us develop our calendar.
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March Reminders
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Today is National School Bus Driver's Appreciation Day. Shouting a big THANK YOU to all of our bus drivers for all they do to get our students safely to and from school daily.
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As a reminder, there is a scheduled 2hr early dismissal for students this Friday, February 17.
Also, there is no school for students on Monday, February 20; this is a Professional Learning Day for Staff.
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As we finish out the National School Counseling Week, we would like to say "Thank You" to all of Morgan County School Counselors. Every student deserves a school counselor to help with academic achievement strategies, managing emotions and applying interpersonal skills, and planning for postsecondary options. School counselors are #HelpingStudentsDreamBig.
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National School Counseling Week Spotlight goes to Candice Pennington at Berkeley Springs High School. Thank you for your continued support to students.
School counselors help students in more ways than you may know. Every day, school counselors make a difference for students. This week we celebrate them as a part of National School Counseling Week 2023.
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National School Counseling Week Spotlight goes to Sabra Maguire at Widmyer Elementary School and Pleasant View Elementary School. Thank you for your continued support to students.
School counselors help students in more ways than you may know. Every day, school counselors make a difference for students. This week we celebrate them as a part of National School Counseling Week 2023.
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