Marion County Schools

Transportation Update for September 10, 2026: Bus 91, serving Fairmont Senior, West Fairmont Middle, and Watson, will not run AM and PM routes.

NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR WEST VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS! High school juniors and seniors in good academic standing can now serve as poll workers and earn up to $300 on Election Day. Recently passed legislation created this opportunity for teens. Interested students can sign up to be a poll worker at GoVoteWV.com Click the link to watch more from WTOV9. https://wtov9.com/news/local/west-virginia-teens-can-now-work-at-polling-places-under-new-law-earning-up-to-300 🌐 Visit the WVSOS website to sign up for news updates. https://sos.wv.gov/email-registration

Barrackville Elementary/Middle School received a special visit from #48, Nate Flower, kicker for the West Virginia University Mountaineers, to honor his favorite public school teacher, Erin Price. Watch Barrackville alumni Nate Flower take the field as #48 for WVU. Watch Barrackville at #12 for WV's Top Performing Middle Schools in Science Student Achievement.

Not All School Choice Programs Are the Same. Did you know that West Virginia's Hope Scholarship is more expansive than programs in our neighboring states? HOPE dollars can leave WV. Neighboring states keep taxpayer dollars in the state. HOPE dollars can be used for almost anything. There is no income cap in WV. WV's HOPE recipients have fewer rules and less oversight. We ❤️ WV Public Schools.

HEARING, SPEECH/LANGUAGE, & VISION SCREENING TO BE CONDUCTED IN SCHOOLS The Pupil Services Department of Marion County Schools will be conducting hearing, speech/language, and vision screening during the 2026-2027 school year. Students enrolled in Marion County Universal Pre-K and students enrolled in kindergarten will participate if previous screening results are not available. Referrals from teachers and parents, students entering West Virginia schools for the first time, and children failing previous screening will also be screened. The purpose of the screening is for early identification of possible hearing, speech/language, and/or vision problems that could adversely affect a child academic progress. Following screening, parents will be informed of the results as quickly as possible. If further assessment is necessary, testing results and recommendations will be sent to the parents within 30 days. Hearing screening will consist of pure tone testing (assessment of auditory acuity) and impedance testing (assessment of middle ear function). Procedures for the pure tone test will consist of a child listening to three frequencies in each ear and responding by raising his/her hand upon hearing the sound. Impedance tests require no response from the child because all measurements of middle ear function will be made by instruments. Speech/language screening will consist of naming pictures, following directions, and answering questions. Vision screening will consist of HOTV for distance acuity and PlusOptix digital screening machine. Parents who object to their child being screened for hearing, speech/language, or vision problems during the 2026-2027 school year should notify, in writing, Dr. Christina Hare, NCSP Supervisor of Pupil Services Marion County Schools, 1516 Mary Lou Retton Dr., Fairmont, WV 26554, within 10 days of the publication.

To support parents, caregivers, teachers, and anyone working together to protect children in the digital space, The US Attorney's Office provides these resources to help keep children safe online.

Academy Day 2026 will be held for any and all students, parents, guardians and school officials interested in learning more about U.S. service academies (Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines, Military/West Point, Naval). The representatives from local ROTC programs will be on hand to discuss ROTC scholarship opportunities. Mock interviews will be offered and a representative from the Dept. of Defense’s Medical Examination Review Board will join us on Saturday, September 19, 2026. Academy Day is an opportunity for students, parents, guardians, and school officials to ask questions and obtain information regarding the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy as well as the ROTC scholarship process. No Registration Required. Students who want to attend a prestigious U.S. Service Academy or ROTC program are generally more successful when they begin planning courses and extracurricular activities early in their academic career. Please attend and encourage middle and high school aged students and parents to attend. Representatives will be ready to answer questions regarding the educational, physical and recreational requirements to attend these prestigious institutions or obtain an ROTC scholarship. Senator Capito's office will also address the nomination process.

Transportation update for Friday, September 4, 2026: Bus 70, serving North Marion High School, Fairview Middle School, Fairview Elementary, and Blackshere Elementary will not run AM and PM runs.

Transportation Update for Friday, September 4, 2026: The following busses serving East Fairmont High School, East Fairmont Middle School, and East Dale Elementary, East Park Elementary, and Pleasant Valley Elementary will not run AM and PM runs: Bus 54, Bus 57, Bus 22.

Transportation Update for Thursday, September 3, 2026: Bus 31, serving Monongah Elementary, Monongah Middle, and Blackshere, will not run AM and PM runs.

Transportation Update for Thursday, September 3, 2026: Bus 106, serving Fairmont Senior, West Fairmont Middle, and Watson, will not run AM and PM runs.

Hello to all of our aviation lovers in Almost Heaven WV. One of the BEST ✈️ events of fall is right around the corner! The 2026 Carl Hopkins WV Youth Aviation Expo is open to the public only one day this year, Saturday, September 26, 2026 from 10:00am to 4:00pm at The Bridge Sports Complex in Bridgeport WV! This is for kiddos young and young at heart! Please follow their FB page and please share! ✈️🚁🚀🛩️

Activity: Come Drive a School Bus (Come join our Winning Team) Date: Friday, September 18th Location: Marion County Board of Education Parking Lot (bottom section near Fire Department) Time: 8:00 - 12:00 noon Refreshments provided

Welcome back to the first day at Jayenne Elementary and making the ordinary EXTRAordinary in 2026-2027!

Rivesville Rams are Climbing! Welcome back to the first day at Rivesville Elementary/Middle and making the ordinary EXTRAordinary in 2026-2027!

BEE-lieve in greatness! Welcome back to the first day at Pleasant Valley Elementary and making the ordinary EXTRAordinary in 2026-2027!

Barnes is Back! Welcome back to the first day at Barnes Learning Center and making the ordinary EXTRAordinary in 2026-2027!

Yes, Bears! Welcome back to the first day at Fairmont Senior High School and making the ordinary EXTRAordinary in 2026-2027!

The Bees are Back! Welcome back to the first day at Wast Fairmont High School and making the ordinary EXTRAordinary in 2026-2027!

Welcome back to the first day at East Dale Elementary and making the ordinary EXTRAordinary in 2026-2027!