Reminder! Morgan County Schools County Science Fair
Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025
Location: Berkeley Springs High School Cafeteria (Football Side)
Schedule:
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Registration
9:00 AM - Noon: Judging & Awards
Come support our young scientists as they showcase their innovative projects!
The Governor's School for the Arts summer program provides students with a unique opportunity to enhance and build artistic skills in creative writing, dance, digital literacy, instrumental music, painting and drawing, theater, and vocal performance. The program provides an inclusive community for artists of all types. Current 10th-grade students are eligible for the GSA. Auditions and portfolios are reviewed for admittance. The summer 2025 session will be at the West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, West Virginia. Contact your school counselor for more information.
https://wvde.us/gov-schools/arts/
Morgan County Schools are operating on a two-hour delay for students tomorrow, Friday, January 10, 2025. Employees follow Reporting Code D.
School is cancelled for Morgan County students tomorrow, Thursday, January 9, 2025. Employees follow Reporting Code A.
Good afternoon. The Social Studies Fair scheduled for this Friday, January 10th at PPS will be rescheduled for January 17th, 2025. Thank you.
School is cancelled for Morgan County students tomorrow, Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Employees follow Reporting Code A.
Morgan County Schools 2025-2026 Calendar Survey
We are gathering input on our school calendar for the next school year. Please take a moment to provide input to help us develop our calendar. For next year's calendar, we are planning for the first day for staff to be August 11 and the first day for students to be August 19.
https://forms.office.com/r/NYZYb3aDiN
School is cancelled for Morgan County students tomorrow, Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Employees follow Reporting Code A.
Hello, parents and guardians of 7th-grade students! This is a reminder that our Social Studies Fair will be this Friday during school hours. While most students have completed their physical projects, they may still need to review and memorize their content for their presentations. With school closed on Monday due to winter weather and the possibility of more closures on Tuesday, we may only have two school days left to prepare in class.
Please note that some students have left their physical presentations in their homeroom, but they still have all the necessary information typed up and can review and practice at home. We encourage you to have your child take some time to go over their material and practice presenting so they feel confident and ready to share their hard work on Friday.
Thank you so much for your support, and we look forward to seeing their amazing presentations!
School is cancelled for Morgan County students tomorrow, Monday, January 6, 2025. Employees follow Reporting Code H.
What is Respect?
Respect is the willingness and ability to act professionally and thoughtfully with ourselves and others. Leaders can deal respectfully with opposition and provide space for both dignity and differences to coexist.
Why focus on Respect?
Respect contributes to a positive culture. People feel safe, supported, and engaged in the context of thoughtful social, emotional, civic, and intellectual interactions.
Respect decreases conflict. Respect helps us, and others, to be able to express ourselves without fear of being judged, humiliated, or discriminated against.
Respect encourages empathy. Respect helps us to understand each other and put ourselves in someone else shoes.
Respect in Action:
Teach students words have power. How we talk to others and ourselves can motivate or discourage, connect or destroy, hurt or heal. We should choose our words with care.
Create opportunities for group decision-making. Open dialogue engages students in a process where compromise is crucial to making decisions.
Vary protocols for classroom sharing. Frequently use open-ended questions, partner sharing, and small group activities to connect and promote understanding between students.
As a reminder, there is a two-hour early dismissal for students on Friday, December 20 for Faculty Senate. Additionally, there is no school for students from Monday, December 23 through Friday, January 3 for Winter Break.
Morgan County Schools are operating on a two-hour delay for students tomorrow, Monday, December 16. Employees follow Reporting Code D.
Morgan County Schools will transition to Non-Traditional Instructional/Remote Learning Days to continue learning from home starting with the 6th inclement weather day. Internet hotspots are available for students without internet access to complete their schoolwork. If you require an internet hotspot (for educational use only), please contact the main office of your child's school. These hotspots can support multiple students within the same household.
Hello Paw Paw Schools parents and guardians, if you have a moment please complete the following Capturing Kids Hearts Mid-Year Survey. https://iheartckh.com/squrl/nfbckckp
It is a quick survey with less than 20 questions.
Thank you
This is a reminder that Morgan County Schools offers free 24/7 online tutoring through Paper for all K-12 students. Students can easily access Paper from Classlink.
Morgan County Schools are operating on a two-hour delay for students today, Thursday, December 5. Employees follow Reporting Code D.
The Student Awards Program will take place tomorrow evening, December 3, 2024, during our school board meeting. Please be aware that our board meetings are livestreamed with both audio and video. If your child participates, they will appear on the livestream. This complies with West Virginia regulations, specifically W. Va. Code R. § 126-12-6, which requires the live streaming of local board meetings.
Coaching opportunity for parents through ParentGuidance.org.
What is Responsibility?
Responsibility is the willingness and ability to take ownership of our thoughts, words, and actions. We have a responsibility to our school, family, and community to be accountable for our choices and how they impact ourselves and others.
Why focus on Responsibility?
Responsibility teaches resilience. It is not possible to persevere and achieve our dreams without taking personal responsibility seriously.
Responsibility empowers us to own our actions. There is great power in being able to make conscious, calculated choices to reach goals and manage those things in our control.
Responsibility teaches us to manage our time and resources. Responsibly organizing and prioritizing needs is an executive function of the brain that improves with practice.
Responsibility in Action:
Give students roles and responsibilities. When students have a leadership role in class, they are accountable for contributing positively to the classroom culture.
Empower students with self-management tools. Provide students with tools to help manage stress and impulsivity while motivating them to meet goals.
Clearly communicate consequences. Empower students to make choices and experience the consequences of their actions, both positive and negative.