
Looking for something to do this Fall weekend? Pick up a book and learn of characters, unknown lands and heroes. Reading 20 minutes daily at home, means a child will hear 1.8 million words per year, read 851 hours by 6th grade, and will likely score better than 90% of peers.



Protecting and Educating: The Pleasant Valley Fire Department visited EFHS Pre-K students.





The 5th graders in Crystal Adkins class at Rivesville Elementary/Middle School made witches brooms. They are reading The Witches by Roald Dahl in class.




Let’s serve up appreciation for MCS cooks. National School Lunch Week is Oct. 10th-14th. This year's theme is "Peace, Love & School Lunch.” Help us get groovy and celebrate our cooks with vibes of the 60's & 70's.


This Herd can run with force! Congratulations to the Mason-Dixon Boys Runner-Up C-country team from Barrackville 💙🦬💛


How about the Monongah Middle School's Cross Country Teams! The girls finished 2nd place in the Mason-Dixon Conference.


Coming together to work with Marion County Schools for safety and security of students, Sheriff Riffle and Homeland Security Director McIntire unveil tools and training plans underway in the next phase of a collaboration with MCS and local law enforcement departments today.




Music in the Fall Air: Blackshere Elementary kindergarten students are exploring music and musical instruments today 🎶🥁🎹





Smiles for STEAM: MCS STEAM Bus was at Blackshere Elementary today. The 1st graders learned about chemical reactions and kindergarten was learning about architecture.


The Bee Happy Cafe is up and running at East Fairmont High School. Serving the faculty and staff, Mrs. Hudson, Mrs. Summers receive treats from a student-run store sponsored by Mrs. Mallory Eckles-Haddix.



East Fairmont High School will dismiss at 12:30 related to water issues on October 5, 2022.


Three Marion County Schools middle schools ranked in 2023 Best Middle Schools in WV Ranking released with Fairview Middle at #5, Monongah Middle at #13, and West Fairmont Middle at #25. ⭐️ See https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-public-middle-schools/s/west-virginia/




Congratulations to two Marion County elementary schools that are ranked in among 2023 Best Elementary Schools in WV Ranking: White Hall at #21 and Pleasant Valley at #23. ⭐️ See https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-public-elementary-schools/s/west-virginia/



Two Marion County Schools middle schools ranked in 2023 Best Middle Schools in WV Ranking released with Fairview Middle at #5 and West Fairmont Middle at #25. ⭐️ See https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-public-middle-schools/s/west-virginia/



Celebrating our ⭐️ in Marion County Schools. 2023 Best High Schools in WV Ranking released with FSHS at #9. See https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-public-high-schools/s/west-virginia/


94% Complete… Middle school students from MCS visited the STEAM Center this week. They used the AutoCAD program to design an object, like these heart compact or footballs and car, that represents their interests to be printed on the 3D printer.



Come in and meet your child’s teachers during Marion County Schools Parent-Teacher Conferences at the dates and times below. #MCSinthepursuit


The Martin Luther King Jr. State Holiday Commission invites West Virginia students to participate in 39th Annual Poster Competition. Learn more here: https://wvde.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MLK-Poster-Guidelines-for-2023-Celebration-PDF-9.2022.pdf


What to do on this rainy Sunday? East Park Title I gave parents some ideas going into the weekend as they built the foundation of learning and working with families on literacy and STEAM on Thursday.




October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the East Fairmont Middle School Soccer teams honored those in the battle or on the other side of it today at Grafton High School. The girls team beat the Knights 1-0.
