
We love it when graduates return to their roots to share their talents! Movements In Dance visited Pleasant Valley School today. Clara (Alyza Lake) is a Pleasant Valley graduate.





MCS Monthly Autism Academy with Peggy Hovatter, WV Autism Training Center Autism Specialist, is underway tonight as staff learn more skills for how to teach social skills with students with autism.



Movements and Dance presented a production of the Nutcracker this afternoon at East Park Elementary.





MCS congratulates the following winners of the county’s math field day:
10-12th grade Winners First – Tenth qualified for Regional Math Field Day
From left to right first Row
1st place Isaac Davis, North Marion,
2nd place Hunter Upton, North Marion,
3rd place Gage Willis, North Marion
4th place Jenna Casto, East Fairmont
5th place Leigha Floyd, Fairmont Senior
From left to right second row
6th place Oliver Garletts, East Fairmont
7th place Samuel Cox, Fairmont Senior
8th place Cooper Hancock North Marion
9th place Reese Carpenter, Fairmont Senior
10th place Amelia Tillema, Fairmont Senior
Estimation Winner Peter Coon, East Fairmont


MCS is proud of our school counselors and psychologists, who offer support to students and staff and families daily. We also provide this resource for those who wish to read more: https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-safety-and-crisis/school-violence-resources/talking-to-children-about-violence-tips-for-parents-and-teachers


East Fairmont Pre-K went on a gingerbread man hunt throughout the school and had great hands on experiences setup in their classrooms today.





The magic of music at Christmas continues tonight with our talented students in MCS at the combined band concert of North Marion High School and Mannington Middle School and Monongah Middle School.




MCS observes Pearl Harbor Day today. WFMS’s Teresa Sestito’s students helped to lower the flag in honor of Pearl Harbor Day, a day for Pearl Harbor survivors and veterans including the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed during the attack on December 7, 1941.


The elves at East Fairmont High are buzzing with cheer! Mrs Ely's Forensics' Crime Scene holiday theme is a case of mischief. History teachers decorated their hallway with ugly Christmas sweaters, which were created by students integrating, art, history, and holiday cheer.





Students from the class of Teacher Crystal Adkins at Rivesville made holiday wreaths today.



Thank you to West Fairmont Middle’s Polar Vortex, their a cappella student group which performed for the middle school principals at WFMS during a programmatic level meeting today.



STEAM Ahead with Parent Involvement: East Park parents volunteered to come and teach STEAM and coding to Mrs. Niessner’s first grade class today.





Lance Loya came to talk to students at East Park today about bullying and being a good teammate to Santa.


MCS is released to Code Green at this time. MC Sheriff Department and Homeland Security has been in contact with multiple state agencies and there is no credible threat related to these calls being received throughout the state.


MCS, in collaboration with MC Sheriff Dept and MC Homeland Security, is placing all schools under a precautionary Code Red at this time due to investigation of calls being received throughout the state.


As part of the job shadowing program at MCTC, MCS is part of the solution in giving students workplace skills and hoping to recruit future hires through experience with the Maintenance Department. Terry Brewer instructs Technical Center Work base Students on a construction site.



What a celebration of talent in Marion County Schools at the Christmas Band Concert tonight, featuring Josh Tharp
Director of Bands, Fairmont Senior Concert Band, Fairmont Junior Band Alliance (Rivesville Middle School
West Fairmont Middle School). You bring us joy!





Former White Hall and MCS grad Bevin Vangilder is Lower Carbon Director for the Chevron Corporation. She presented to Ms. Richardson’s Lego League on the importance of our Low Carbon Future. She has worked in locations like Angola and Kazakhstan as well as Louisiana and Texas.




There are 19 days until Christmas and just as magical 30 days until the 100th day of school in Marion County Schools. Pleasant Valley Teacher Ms. Corley was working on this magical time of year with her class today when we popped in. It’s the magic of math, writing and learning!





Santa has lots of helpers for his lists at Pleasant Valley Elementary this morning as students are visiting the Santa Workshop Store to practice math, writing, communication and decision-making skills with PTO helpers as the best elves.



