Marion County Schools is seeking the input of our families and stakeholders in the creation of the 2026-27 School Calendar at https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNarW4rw29CXZNjaBfHKWiOzdURDEwWU04SUY5RkNGVVJEOVBDTU9JMUNFOS4u&route=shorturl
Still digging and chipping away at snow and ice and thankful for the hard work of the Maintenance Department the last couple of days in Marion County Schools. Their hustle doesn't quit. Thank you!
Marion County Schools will have NTID #3 on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
Students will receive instruction remotely. At the direction of the Superintendent, all staff need to look for
communications from their principals or site supervisor regarding protocols for Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Child
Nutrition offers meals at schools from 11 AM until noon. Please contact your child's school regarding meal
offerings. There will be no extracurriculars in MCS Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
Work and Play on a Snow Day: Pushing and scraping the once 6 inches of snow that compacted into a layer of ice is the work of the Marion County Schools Maintenance Department today. Dr. Heston couldn't help but take a few minutes to join in with one happy and brave Watson student, enjoying the 6th Snow Day on a hill outside the board offices.
Marion County Schools will be closed Tuesday, January 27, 2026 for Snow Day #6. May 11th will be converted to a full instructional day in the school calendar now. There will be no extracurriculars today. Stay safe and warm.
The WV Advisory Council for the Education of Exceptional Children (WVACEEC) is hosting its third annual Virtual Resource Fair (VRF) for parents, families and educators on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 from 6-8 pm via ZOOM.
Wrapped in Support: Providing families and educators information to support children and youth with serious emotional/behavior difficulties.
Please join the expert panel as they share information about wraparound services designed to help families and educators care for themselves and their child or student with behavior difficulties.
Registrants will receive a link to join the ZOOM meeting when parents, families, and educators register.
Marion County Schools will have Snow Day #5 Monday, January 26, 2026. There will be no extracurricular activities. Be safe and stay warm.
The 2026 Marion County Schools Social Studies Fair is March 3, 2026, hosted at East Fairmont Middle School. Students who won at the school level, need to register their project for the fair at https://forms.office.com/r/08ffuB1jUU
or use the scan code provided.
Fairview Middle School comes out on top tonight at the Marion County Spelling Bee, where 71 champion spellers competed head-to-head in an American classic dating back to colonial days. It's The Spelling Bee. Congratulations to all our spellers. They represented their schools well!
First Place- Kyndal Martin from Fairview Middle,
Second Place- George Pigott, West Fairmont Middle,
First Alt. -Alexandria Alasky, Fairmont Catholic
Second Alt. - Luke Miller, West Fairmont Middle.
The Marion County Schools Spelling Bee, hosted at East Fairmont High School, is underway. The top spellers from each school competes tonight. Spelling bees are one of America's oldest academic showcases and learning tools, going back to colonial times.
Scholarship opportunity: The John and Mildred Peluso Italian-American Scholarship will once again be offered; however, it will be via Your Community Foundation instead of West Virginia University.
The fact sheet is attached. There have been 42 scholarships awarded under the John and Mildred Peluso Italian-American funds from 1996-2024.
Information and the online application may be found at https://ycfwv.org/scholarships/. Students complete a universal application on YCF's scholarship portal and are matched with the opportunities for which they qualify. Applications are due by March 2, 2026.
We train. We try. We triumph. Fairview Elementary students complete a Holidays Around the World project that was sponsored by the YCF grant this year. The students are also planning a Chinese New Year lesson in February.
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, January 19, 2026, Marion County Schools is closed. The U.S. federal holiday honors the civil rights leader. The holiday was signed into law by President Reagan in 1983 to recognize King's fight against racial injustice through nonviolent resistance and is now also a national day of service
FBI Charleston, WV Citizens Academy Alumni Association (FBICWVCAAA), launches new project this February called, Hearts for Heroes.
Please join us in making Valentine’s Day cards for our community heroes – the men and women who serve and protect West Virginia every day.
How to Participate:
Make Valentine cards, drawings or notes
Keep messages positive, grateful, and encouraging
Do not include last names or personal information
Bundle and send to us – we’ll deliver them!
The FBICWVCAAA will distribute donated cards to the following groups:
Local, State, and Federal Law Enforcement
First responders
911 dispatchers
Public safety professionals
Collection dates: February 1 – February 12, 2026
Cards can be mailed to the FBICWVCAAA, P.O. Box 6674, Charleston, WV 25362. If you’d like to drop off, please contact me for a location.
We train. We try. We triumph. Fairmont Senior High School students in Ms. Johnson's Africana Studies class made learning posters to be taken to Kisii, Kenya's Shalom Academy, a school for orphans and less fortunate children, by a local group going on a mission trip in February.
We train. We try. We triumph at the final night of One Book, One School Movie Day, hosted by Monongah Elementary School PTO and Mr. Pooper’s Penguins.
FREE event on February 7, 2026, beginning at 11AM, for all Marion County Girls, grades 1-8, in collaboration with Fairmont State University and Girl Scouts of Black Diamond. The event includes mini clinics and appearances by female athletes. Registration: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=GnEiIChVfkmuCqtKT9yyuIxa1pN8RwlPosvQcQ0lJQFUMEVVMFI2TTQ4N1JDR0sxTlRTWEVFQ1RBUi4u&route=shorturl&fbclid=IwY2xjawPXN25leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFYSksyV0xXODJEbUFjZGJEc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlqnqTzrc7_nMAftPqj-0Q0DmXPHvwwvQQaMY812iW2e5b7GpPkUgSZq9WqR_aem_DZvVyiWSV3m8YEOz5aYbWQ
Cheering on the home team! Excited to see students from Mannington Middle School supporting the Fairmont State University basketball players tonight.
Such pride for Marion County Schools Healthy Grandfamilies representatives who presented the supports and resources offered in the county at the Foster Care and Child Welfare Day at the Capitol 2026
WVU's chapter of Society of Women Engineers invites all elementary school girls for a day of STEM-focused education and fun on Saturday, February 28th. The registration opens at 9:00am on Friday, January 16th, 2026.
