Transportation Update for October 16, 2026: Bus 88, serving Fairmont Senior, West Fairmont Middle, and White Hall, will not run AM and PM routes.
Transportation Update for October 16, 2026: Bus 22 and Bus 104, serving East Fairmont High, East Fairmont Middle, Pleasant Valley, East Park, and East Dale, will not run AM and PM routes.
Transportation Update for October 16, 2026: Bus 92 and Bus 94, serving North Marion High School, Monongah Middle, Mannington Middle, Monongah Elementary, Blackshere, and Barrackville, will not run AM and PM runs.
For the first time in decades, Marion County Schools has students representing two different high schools in West Virginia Association of Student Councils (WVASC) state officer positions. The newly elected WVASC President is from East Fairmont High School, and the Vice President is from Fairmont Senior High School. Also, congratulations to Principal Debbie Conover, East Fairmont Middle School, who was recently named 2026 WVASC Principal of the Year.
WVASC is a statewide community and organization connecting middle school, high school, and university student leaders, advisors, and alumni across West Virginia.
Promise Scholarship Updates for the Class of 2027
Good news for West Virginia seniors! Several Promise Scholarship requirements have been simplified for the Class of 2027. Students will no longer be required to meet a core GPA or specific core course requirement, and the ACT/SAT subscore minimum requirements have been eliminated. Students must earn a 21 ACT composite or 1080 SAT total score to meet the test score requirement. Because the ACT science section is now optional, it will not be included when calculating the ACT superscore.
Students must still meet the 3.0 overall high school GPA requirement and all other Promise eligibility requirements, including completing the Promise Scholarship application and 2027–28 FAFSA by March 1, 2027.
Due to a water main break impacting areas of the school earlier this week, students will not report to Barrackville Elementary/Middle School on October 16, 2026. Further guidance to staff will be provided by Principal Morgan.
Transportation Update for October 15, 2026: Bus 108 and Bus 88, serving Fairmont Senior, West Fairmont Middle, and White Hall Elementary, will not run AM and PM routes.
Transportation Update for October 15, 2026: Bus 62 and Bus 92, serving North Marion High School, Mannington Middle, Monongah Middle, Monongah Elementary, and Blackshere, will not run AM and PM routes.
Due to a water main break impacting areas of the school earlier this week, students will not report to Barrackville Elementary/Middle School on October 15, 2026. Further guidance to staff will be provided by Principal Morgan.
Transportation Update October 14, 2026: Bus 57, serving East Fairmont High, East Fairmont Middle, and East Dale Elementary, will not run AM and PM runs.
Education West Virginia, formed from the merger of AFT and WVEA, has organized a T-shirt sale in support of the I Love WV Public Education Campaign. For more information, contacts, and the design, see the attached.
Due to a water main break impacting areas of the school today, students will not report to Barrackville Elementary/Middle School on October 14, 2026. Further guidance to staff will be provided by Principal Morgan.
The students of Barrackville School will dismiss at 10 AM on October 13, 2026, due to a water line leak.
Transportation Update for October 13, 2026: Bus 100 and Bus 4, serving North Marion High School, Mannington Middle, and Blackshere Elementary, will not run AM and PM routes.
Youth are invited to participate in the 2027-2028 Federal Junior Duck Stamp Program and Art Contest! The program is a dynamic art- and science-based curriculum that teaches wetland and waterfowl conservation to students in kindergarten through high school.
This art contest is an opportunity for students to share what they have learned about waterfowl and habitat conservation through the curriculum or through their own study and observation. Students from across the United States submit their artwork and conservation messages to their state, territory, or district competition.
Any K-12 student attending public, private, or homeschool may participate! Prizes and ribbons are awarded to winners of each age group, and all students receive a certificate of participation. Best-of-Show winners from each state advance to the national contest. The winning artwork from the national art contest serves as the design for the Junior Duck Stamp, which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service produces annually. One hundred percent of the revenue from the sale of Junior Duck Stamps goes to support recognition and environmental education activities for students who participate in the program.
**Please note the website currently references 2026 but will be updated soon and the participation rules remain the same - wanted to send out a notice now for teachers to be aware. I will send another notice at the beginning of the new year.**
If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to Jennifer_Hill@fws.gov or 304.876.7441.
All entries must be received by COB ET March 15, 2027, to the West Virginia State Coordinator.
Transportation Update Friday, October 9, 2026: Bus 87, Bus 57, Bus 93, serving East Fairmont High School, East Fairmont Middle School, Barnes Learning Center, East Dale and East Park will not run AM and PM routes.
Transportation Update for October 8, 2026: Bus 57 and Bus 87, serving East Fairmont High, East Fairmont Middle, East Dale Elementary, and Barnes Learning Center, will not run AM and PM runs.
One of our partners, The City of Fairmont, is in the process of updating the city’s Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan is a state requirement and is a long-range vision for land use, housing, transportation, economic development, public spaces, and more. This plan will serve as a roadmap to guide decision-making and investment over the next 10 years. We are currently in the first phase of the project. In this phase the City along with our consultant firm, Evolve, will draft a shared vision that is verified by lived experiences and supported by data. Public input is a huge part of that data.
Marion County Schools Board of Education members issue letter to the WV Legislators and an invitation to the November 17, 2026, 6 PM meeting to discuss support for public education in WV.
The WV National Guard announces its Trick or Treat on October 23, 2026, 6 to 8 PM, at MARION COUNTY NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY, 201 ARTILLERY DRIVE, FAIRMONT, WV.
