
It’s always time for an art break! Ms. Adkins and Mr. Retton complete an art project with students, using string and paint, during summer programming today.




Applications are Open!🎉
Follow this link to our website for more information on how you or
someone you know can get involved with Flipside at your school!
https://www.tvunitedway.org/careers


Flipside is an after-school program
developed by Tygart Valley United Way
for middle school students in Marion and Taylor counties! Every day, students will receive a hot meal, homework help, opportunities for physical activity, as well as access to other artistic and scientific activities.
The Flipside AmeriCorps program allows you to get hands-on experience working with the program, which serving your country through AmeriCorps! The program also offers opportunities for full-time and part-time placements. Please help spread the word to anyone you think might be interested in serving with Flipside and AmeriCorps!
Questions or need more information?
Flipside Afterschool Program
Shannon Yost, Flipside Program Director
shannon@tvunitedway.org
304-366-4550, Ext. 104
AmeriCorps Program
Joseph Solberg, Finance and Grants Director
joseph@tvunitedway.org
304-366-4550, Ext. 105


Today was a day for the birds! Students at Jayenne Summer SOLE built birdhouses by using their STEAM and engineering skills.



Another day of the Mountaineer Food Bank helping out over 300 North Marion families at a distribution where families received milk, fruit, and shelf stable foods.




Marion County’s Central office celebrating the retirement of Sally Morgan after 40 years of service. You will be missed! Congratulations!





The world is your stage! Theatre Camp at North Marion High School reaches students from Mannington Middle, Fairview Middle, Monongah Middle and North Marion. They will be performing a Mid Summer Nights Dream on Friday.





Sometimes you just have to sing and dance and perform! Fairmont State University’s Academy for the Arts engage with MCS students during the Summer SOLE program. 🎭🎨




Sky is the Limit! Nearly 90 MCS middle school students are exposed to aviation as part of Summer SOLE programming through a collaboration with Pierpont Community & Technical College’s Aviation Maintenance Technology program.





Congratulations to Mary Jo Thomas, outgoing Marion County Board of Education President, on your recent award and for always keeping Marion County in your heart and passion. 💙


Get Caught Up in Learning! First Grade students at Pleasant Valley Elementary are getting caught up in a "web of learning" at Summer SOLE today.


Marion County students participating in the 2-day interactive field trip at the Robert C Byrd National Aerospace Education Center. Students participated in Aviation/STEAM through a partnership with Pierpont Community and Technical College as part of MCS Summer SOLE program.





The United Way of Tygart Valley is working to help our students.


Maintenance Department begins repairs at the Fairmont Senior High school sign.


Summer SOLE at Jayenne is cancelled today, June 27, 2022, due to power outage at Jayenne Elementary.


Mr. George Boyles preparing to begin his role as a Marion County Board Member.


Fairview Elementary School’s Summer Sole show off Camp Arthur's engineers sharing recycling robots that they designed and students Singing Going on a Bear Hunt!!!!!




Ambassadors for MCS making a mark and making us proud at the West Virginia Ambassadors Camp, an educational summer camp for 8th grade students, held in Charleston June 19-22. Shaila King and Drema Cochran, rising 9th graders FSHS and Adam Elliot, rising 9th grader NMHS.





“Drive and determination have made us great.” Congrats to our recent MCS Mountaineer Challenge grads. MC had the largest representation in the class, including 6 EFHS MCA graduates Jayden Woodfolk, Brighton Schmidt, Jason Ferraro, Christian Bunner, Thomas McKown, Zachary Fike.



Dancing into the day with students at Fairview Elementary School, Principal Mel Coleman is “one cool dude” in the words of students participating in Summer SOLE at the camp opening today.
