Marion County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay schedule for Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
THE FAIRMONT CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY PRESENTS:
THE ZODIAC TRIO
Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Peter the Fisherman Church, 407 Jackson Street, Fairmont, WV. Tickets may be purchased at the door by credit card, cash or check. Adults--$12.00 / seniors & students--$8.00. The venue is ADA compliant and the event is open to the public.
Tune In! as Marion County Schools celebrates Career Technical Education Month.
Marion County Schools will dismiss on a two-hour early release schedule Tuesday, February 11, 2025. There will be no after school activities, events, or practices this evening.
Turn It On! as Marion County Youth Day Report Center students take a tour of Pierpont Community and Technical College.
Tune In! to help the Marion County Board of Education celebrate the 80th Happy Birthday of Member Tom Dragich, who served as a former teacher, coach and principal in Marion County, today.
Marion County Schools announces Kindergarten and Prekindergarten Registration information for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year.
The link for PREK only is - https://forms.office.com/r/TaRTrCmxv1
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Students will not report to Monongah Elementary School tomorrow, February 6, 2025 due to a water line break and boil water advisory impacting the school.
Tune In! as students from middle schools in Marion County Schools attended the Middle School Student Summit tonight, hosted at West Fairmont Middle School, to use their student voices to share the strengths and weaknesses of Marion County Schools with Superintendent Dr. Heston.
Turn It Up! and help the Marion County Schools Board of Education recognize the amazing art talent of East Fairmont Middle School Student Reese Williams, whose art now hangs as a permanent fixture in the board room. Reese, a student of Ms. Misty Skarzinski, is a county and district winner of the Lion's Peace Poster contest who will go on to compete nationally. The wood canvas was crafted by Mr. Brewer of the Maintenance Department. Reese unveiled and dedicated her work tonight at the board meeting.
The students of Africana Studies, taught by Ms. Walker at Fairmont Senior High School, created a semester long learning timeline with symbolic images and well-developed paragraph explanations.
Tune In! as Marion County Board of Education members Mr. Dragich, Mrs. Costello, and Jayenne Elementary Teacher Ms. Trina led an exciting Bear Hunt adventure for kindergarten students today. After enjoying the story We're Going on a Bear Hunt, the students set off with safari hats and binoculars to explore the school in search of hidden stuffed bears. Each child found a bear to take home as a special keepsake from their adventure!
Turn It Up! and celebrate "Made in Marion County Meals," featuring local foods served in our school cafeterias throughout the county. Today was a hit with meat sauce from Muriales and bread from County Club Bakery in collaboration with Marion County Schools Child Nutrition.
Turn It On! Fairview Elementary School held its annual Book Bingo night to enjoy family time together and give away books. The Literacy Volunteers of Marion County were in attendance, along with Ozzie the Reading Dog, to teach us the importance of reading.
It is with great excitement that we announce and give a shout of "Congratulations!" to the 1st Place winners in the Marion County Social Studies Fair. They will advance to the Regional Social Studies Fair to represent Marion County Schools at Glenville State University on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
Division I
Gus Morgan Individual US History Pleasant Valley
Peyton Short Individual State & Local Rivesville
Aubrey Hoffman Individual Sociology EFMS
Eva Oates Individual Geography Pleasant Valley
Finn Harris Individual Psychology EFMS
Hadley Kellar Individual World History EFMS
Millie Mayer Individual Economics East Dale
Annabella Hardway, Easton Holland Group Sociology EFMS
Hayden Heston, Hadley Layton Group US History EFMS
Marra Bailey, Poppy Ralpsynder, Bellamy Steele Group World History Pleasant Valley
Division II
Evelyn Hamilton Individual World History Fairview Middle School
Scarlett Poling Individual US History WFMS
Tucker Noechel Individual State & Local Barrackville Middle School
Kelcie Criss Individual America 250 EFMS
Uriah Buckhalt Individual Anthropology EFMS
Mia Koposchke Individual Sociology Rivesville Middle School
Anna Underwood, Josie Hall, Madison Stree, Hannah Keener Group Economics Rivesville Middle
Sloan Nichols, Aubrey Stevenski, Lily Stuck Group World History EFMS
Pierson Davis, Preston Lauderman Group Political Science Barrackville Middle
Regan Hancock, Avery Hawkinberry, Claire Vukovich Group State & Local Mannington Middle
Kaylee Brewer, Emily Servin, Group Anthropology Rivesville Middle
Abigail Brumage, Carmen Hixenbaugh Group Geography Barrackville Middle
All winners will be recognized at the February 18th Board of Education meeting.
A very special thank you to the Curriculum and Instruction Department, which had PBIS training, textbook adoption, AND a record turnout for the social studies fair — all going on at the same time in Marion County Schools last night! What a top-notch, hardworking team we have supporting our schools! And thank you to those of our principals and teachers and community members who served as judges last night for the Social Studies Fair.
YCF is currently accepting scholarship applications for the 2025-26 academic year. Scholarships are available to students in YCF's service region and beyond. A variety of opportunities, including scholarships for vocational, trade, and graduate schools are available. See https://ycfwv.org/scholarships/. Deadline March 4, 2025.
WVU announces Day of Play at Caperton Indoor Practice Facility,
Ira Errett Rodgers Drive Morgantown, WV 26505;
Charley Clayton Memorial Scholarship
Application for 2025 released:
$2000 award to be given to a graduating Marion County Senior
Turn It Up! for a record turn out for the Marion County Schools Social Studies Fair, hosted at East Fairmont Middle School tonight, as school winners from throughout the county show off their knowledge of history.
Tune In! as Marion County Schools Elementary school-wide PBIS teams worked with school-level data to develop plans to improve attendance and discipline in their buildings.
