Marion County Schools

Outdoor Wonder Lab (OWL)—a brand-new, weeklong adventure for rising 5th & 6th graders in West Virginia! 🌲🔬 This unique program is a partnership between WVU’s Science Adventure School and the National Youth Science Academy in Davis, WV. Only 13 students will be accepted into this pilot experience, blending outdoor exploration with hands-on science in the mountains of WV. 🔗 https://www.nysacademy.org/programs/west-virginia-outdoor-wonder-lab-owl/

Lines, Numbers, Bees, and Bears! Progress continues on East-West Stadium turf upgrades with addition of soccer and lacrosse lines as well as numbers to the newly laid turf.

Carl Hopkins WV Youth Aviation Expo Information:

Marion County Schools welcomes students in grades 1 through 12 back on August 20, 2025 for the 2025-26 school year. We will welcome Kindergarten on August 22 and Pre-K on August 25.

The Fairmont Senior High Softball Team is thankful for a $6,500 Local Economic Development Assistance Grant, awarded by West Virginia House of Delegate Mallow today. The FSHS Boosters applied for the grant to purchase uniforms and equipment for Fairmont Senior Girls Softball.

When it's complete, students and staff at East Fairmont High School will be returning to new tile in the hallways of the school, paid for by the school's capital improvement funds, as provided by the longest continuous school levy in WV. The school saved and accumulated the funds to commit to the project, which recently started, as approved by the school's Local School Improvement Council.

Thank you to Governor Morrisey and Delegate Mallow for the $7,500 donated to the East Fairmont High School Girls Basketball Team. Delegate Mallow presented the Local Economic Development Assistance Grant today to purchase equipment, upgrade locker room, and rehab athletes.

Fairmont State University offers Movie Night on July 12, 2025:

Could it be hotter? 🔥 The first rolls of turf are being put in place at East-West Stadium today with 150 degrees of soon-to-be beauty under your feet in these weather conditions.

Teachers and Teaching Assistants are turning up the heat today for writing instruction tools and tips with Thinking Maps professional development.

Thank you to the WV School Building Authority and Governor Morrisey for the 1 million funding for the East Fairmont High School roof replacement project, which was granted today along with $23 million awarded to WV public and charter schools in Charleston, WV.

WBOY and Marion County Schools partnering together to support Communities In Schools: Ms.Madalyn McCoy and Ms. Lauren Lyons, along with Ms. Gina DeLorenzo, are spearheading this collaborative efforts at the Walmart in White Hall today.

You've seen our students' action and results in the classroom and in athletic contests, and we are most proud to celebrate and share their actions in response to the needs in our communities and at the Fairmont City Building to help unload a semi from corporate Wal-Mart. Thank you to students from EFHS Boys and Girls Soccer team, FSHS Football and Cheer, and Scouting America as well as NMHS, who helped at Marion County Rescue Squad with organizing and handing out products to those in need. MCS proud!

Marion County Schools Employees and Friends: As you may know, we experienced unprecedented flooding in Fairmont and the surrounding areas yesterday. If you want to help, these are still our area's current needs. We do not need any more clothing donated at this time. Please see the information below provided by our local Tygart Valley United Way , as to what items are needed, and where those items could be taken. If you don’t have items to donate, but you would like to make a monetary donation to assist in cleanup efforts, a link can be found on the Tygart Valley United Way website as well. You can find that by following this link: www.tvunitedway.org/flood Community Flood Relief Drop-Off Locations We’re UNITED in helping our neighbors recover as a community. Three donation sites have been set up across Fairmont to make it easy for you to give where it’s needed most: 🧼 Hygiene Items 📍 Marion County Rescue Squad 400 Virginia Ave – Fairmont Drop items in the station foyer or leave them under the covered porch. NO ADDITIONAL CLOTHING IS NEEDED AT THIS TIME! THANK YOU! 👕 Clothing 🧹 Clean-Up Supplies/Water 📍 Fairmont Public Safety Building 500 Quincy Street – Fairmont Bring donations inside during business hours or use the red phone at the entrance for after-hours assistance. 📝 Need more Information Check the graphics below or visit our Flood Resource Page for updates and needs: tvunitedway.org/flood Thank you all for everything you do for our community.

Friends of Marion County: As you may know, we experienced unprecedented flooding in Fairmont and the surrounding areas yesterday. If you want to help, these are still our area's current needs. We do not need any more clothing donated at this time. Please see the information below provided by our local Tygart Valley United Way, as to what items are needed, and where those items could be taken. If you don’t have items to donate, but you would like to make a monetary donation to assist in cleanup efforts, a link can be found on the Tygart Valley United Way website as well. You can find that by following this link: www.tvunitedway.org/flood Community Flood Relief Drop-Off Locations We’re UNITED in helping our neighbors recover as a community. Three donation sites have been set up across Fairmont to make it easy for you to give where it’s needed most: Hygiene Items Marion County Rescue Squad 400 Virginia Ave – Fairmont Drop items in the station foyer or leave them under the covered porch. Clean-Up Supplies/Water Fairmont Public Safety Building 500 Quincy Street – Fairmont Bring donations inside during business hours or use the red phone at the entrance for after-hours assistance. Need more Information? Check the graphics below or visit our Flood Resource Page for updates and needs: tvunitedway.org/flood Thank you all for everything you do for our community.

MCS Families: Students entering 7th & 12th grades for 2025-26 are required to have the Tdap & meningitis vaccines to return on the first day of school, August 20, 2025, or to participate in summer practices/activities. Students may not attend school without proper verification of vaccines. Pre-K, K, 2nd, 7th, and 12th grades are required to show proof of Health and Dental exams. You can find this form at https://5il.co/23oan. Please send documents to your child’s school as soon as possible. ALSO, state law requires that any student who has Emergency Medications ordered must have the medication administration form AND the medication available at school or the student may not attend school.

Nikki Kettler, Teacher at Barrackville, was a panelist today at Unite with Numeracy Communities of Practice Conference. She highlighted her involvement in mathematics initiatives at the state level and how her participation has influenced her classroom practices and continued growth as an educator in Marion County Schools. She presented as part of the Educator Capacity Component.

Mrs. Suder Jamie and Kaitlyn Knight were panelists today at Unite with Numeracy Communities of Practice Conference. They highlighted the Marion County Schools STEAM and CTE Festival as part of the Family and Student Engagement Component. Thank you always for representing Marion County well.

Tune In! for the Marion County students at Boys State this week.

Tune In! Marion County Schools Healthy Grandfamilies is on its way to Kennywood today! 🙌🏼🎡🎠