Marion County Schools

Mannington Middle School 7th grade social studies students display their projects from a recent unit of study.

Pulling the Sled! In support of the Marion County Special Olympics and to celebrate the end of SAT week,  North Marion HS hosted a corn hole tournament and bake sale today.

Support a 5-year Marion County Schools Bond May 2024 for equal distribution of $19.9 million with 6 projects across the district. Check out the 6 projects in our START for much-needed improvements for our students. Learn more at https://www.marionboe.com/page/bond. 🍎2.6 for a 3 classroom addition and renovations to Watson Elementary School to add walls to existing classrooms and eliminate the open concept 🍎3.7 (paired with a request for School Building Authority Funds) to build a $23.7 million new K-4 elementary school in the East Fairmont attendance area 🍎3.7 for a 2 classroom addition and 7,000 square foot auxiliary gym at Barrackville Elementary/Middle 🍎3.2 for stadium improvements that add a new security access road, replacement of bleachers and turf at North Marion High School campus 🍎3.2 for stadium improvements that replace the bleachers, field turf, and concrete steps that serve East Fairmont High School and Fairmont Senior High School 🍎3.2 for Phase 1 of a multi-phased stadium project to include a new turf field and base track at East Fairmont High School campus and provide for roof/ drainage repairs to East Fairmont High School

The MCTC Productions crew is spending the day on the West Virginia University campus exploring the Media Innovation Center and attending creator session in On Air Presentations, Voice Delivery and Viral Branding.

Sunbeam, a collaborative partner of Marion County Schools Universal Pre-K, is having its 6th annual spring gala tonight at 5 PM, an evening immersed in the arts. Parents are invited to move throughout the rooms to discover the diverse learning experiences taking place.

Due to a water break and boil water advisory, Fairview Elementary and Fairview Middle students will dismiss at 12:30 for Friday, April 19, 2024.

It's a reminder of Earth Day at East Fairmont High School. Ms. Dobrzynski and Mrs. Ford collaborate on Earth Day to clean up their school! A special thank you to Bruce Martin of Mt. Zion Nursery for donating all the mulch!

Out and about and seeing some of our middle school track student-athletes enjoying the sun and a two-mile run tonight.

Oh how sweet! Blackshere had Candyland Family Night tonight with stations setup for families with activities for learning reading and math.

Opera, the newest family member of the West Fairmont Middle Cub family, was busy today training her handlers! She taught them commands such as “Place,” “Stay,” and “Visit.” She gives them a “Two Paws 🐾 Up” for a great learning day!

Committed: Today was Military Signing Day at North Marion High School as we all salute the commitment of these 3 North Marion High School seniors, who signed with the National Guard today at a special ceremony at NMHS.

East Park’s second grade took a visit to the Marion County Courthouse today to learn about the fairness of rules and laws.

The North Marion High School Acapella group Sound Station spent its evening providing the evening entertainment at Harmony of White Oak retirement community. The group volunteers several times a year to provide beautiful music to community events.

The West Virginia Department of Education and the West Virginia Department of Tourism are recruiting heavily for the Governor’s School for Tourism. It is very important for every county to be represented in this school as students will be serving as ambassadors for tourism in our state. Any 9th and 10th grade student may apply for this school. The dates for 2024 are June 20-June 29. Participants will be going whitewater rafting, staying at WV State Parks, and visiting all 9 of the travel regions in WV. Students will be traveling on charter buses and it’s all free! The applications may be found on the WVDE website along with all other relevant information. The deadline to apply is April 26, 2024. https://wvde.us/gov-schools/tourism/

Mannington Middle School students were amazed with the motivational magician, Chase Williams today. The lllusion of Greatness - true success: work hard, integrity, motivation, respect. 💚

It's been a beautiful last few days for our new middle school golfers to be on the courses of Marion County. 🏌️‍♀️⛳️🏌️‍♂️

Celebrating the retirement of one of our own, Fairview Middle School Principal Steve Rodriguez, at the conclusion of the middle school principals book study tonight.

Meet Opera! West Fairmont Middle students and staff welcomed a new member to the Cub Family today with the gift of Opera, a therapy dog, as part of the First Lady's Communities In Schools initiative. Thank you WVU Hospital, White Hall Animal Clinic and Rachel’s TLC Grooming.

This is a message from Marion County Schools. We want to share important information about a new program that can help income-eligible families feed their children during summer months. The West Virginia Department of Human Services and the West Virginia Department of Education are launching a brand-new program called West Virginia Summer EBT. Please listen carefully for important information about this new program. This is NOT the same as PEBT, which helped during COVID-19. Our county board of education fully participates in the Community Eligibility Provision for free school meals and all students automatically received PEBT. The Summer EBT program is based on new federal guidelines. Not ALL students will be eligible for SEBT. Only income-eligible households are eligible. **Families that do not meet the income criteria will not be approved for Summer EBT. If your family receives certain benefits like SNAP or WV Works/TANF, your enrolled child will automatically receive SEBT. If you do not receive public benefits and you believe your household is income-eligible, you will need to complete an income application. To complete an application online, please visit www.schoolcafe.com. Applying online is the most efficient way to apply. Please only submit one application per child. If you need a paper application, you should contact your local DoHS field office for more information. Your child’s school will not have applications nor accept completed applications. If you have other children in your household between the ages of 6 and 17 who are not enrolled in our school system, they will only receive SEBT if your household gets SNAP or another qualifying benefit. Federal law prohibits an income application from being filed for children who do not attend a school that participates in the National School Lunch Program. For more information on this program to support income-eligible families, please visit www.wvsebt.org or call 1-866-545-6502.

Scholarships for women looking for a career in aviation! Application deadline is May 10, 2024. See https://flightsafety.org/foundation/aviation-awards/gloria-heath-scholarship/