Marion County Schools

Good luck to our 6 students representing Marion County Schools and vying for a State Champion Award in the WV State Social Studies Fair today in Charleston. They've made it to the 3rd round and are here today at States! Milly Mayer (East Fairmont Middle School) 1st place, Sociology Laney Moore (East Dale Elementary) 1st  place, Geography Thatcher Poling (Jayenne Elementary)  1st  place, Anthropology Maci Biggie (Plesant Valley Elementary) 1st  place, Political science Hope Harris (East Fairmont Middle School)  1st Place, Psychology Division II Brooklyn Myers (East Fairmont Middle School) 1st place , anthropology

Tonight learn more about the 2.6 million dollar project for the Watson Elementary ⭐️s at 6 PM at Watson. The project adds walls and a 3-classroom addition to the school to eliminate trailers and make a better learning environment for students. Support a 5-year Marion County Schools Bond May 2024 for equal distribution of $19.9 million with 6 projects across the district. Check out the 6 projects in our START for much-needed improvements for our students. Learn more at https://www.marionboe.com/page/bond.

What a capable and energetic group of future educators at Fairmont State University tonight as Marion County Superintendent Dr. Heston stopped in to speak with them about the hiring process in WV. The future of teaching is bright in this room!

Consider this opportunity today through the 21st Century Learning grant during the summer.

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Tonight the Marion County Board of Education recognized some of our talented writers in the VFW Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen local and state essay contests. They advanced to national competition.

Moments of the solar eclipse in Marion County Schools today.

East Fairmont High School Follies is set for two more shows to go! If you haven’t bought tickets yet, now is the time. You can go to busybeeband.com or come to the door. Shows remaining are Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2:00 pm. You don’t want to miss Follies 2024!

A special shout out to the Fairmont Senior High School Madrigals, who popped by the World Trade Center during their trip to perform in New York City this spring break.

The deadline for 9th and 10th grade students to submit Part II of the application for Governor's Computer Science Institute is Monday, April 15, 2024. This amazing opportunity is free for students and takes place on the WVU campus June 16-22, 2024. The only cost to parents is transportation to and from WVU. Both Part I and Part II of the application are submitted directly online. For more for information: https://wvde.us/gov-schools/computer-science-institute/

The Annual History Expo by the Marion County Historical Society, is April 6th in the County Courthouse, 10 am until 3 pm. Come and learn Fairmont, Marion County and area history, featuring the greatest train robbery in U.S. history. It happened about 65 miles from Fairmont.

Third graders at Watson Elementary held their annual egg drop. Students worked all week designing their contraptions to protect their eggs and loved seeing their teachers on the roof.

Families: On the afternoon of April 8, 2024, our region will experience a partial solar eclipse on the first day students return from spring break. Out of an abundance of caution, MCS has purchased solar eclipse glasses. The eclipse will continue during dismissal time. Please discuss with your child wearing the solar glasses provided until arriving home. Further reinforce dangers of viewing the solar eclipse or looking directly at the sun during the specific timed event. If your child drives to and from school, discuss your expectations regarding safety measures. All schools are encouraged to share the solar eclipse viewing experience with by utilizing television feeds or internet live streams. See: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/

The Easter 🐰 hopped in to say hello to Fairview Elementary School students with some help from the Marion County Rescue Squad.

Watson's 4th Grade hopped into Math mode and found fractions and decimals inside their Easter eggs. Once all problems were solved, they turned in a completed answer sheet in exchange for a treat! 🐰 🧮

Kindergarten students at Blackshere Elementary created bunny traps this week to capture the Easter Bunny 🐰 When they returned from their reward day, they were excited to see their traps had caught some bunnies.  But not THE Easter Bunny, who is still hopping around somewhere.

Friday, March 29, 2024 begins Spring Break through April 5 in Marion County Schools. Rolling into spring break, Mr Williams’ Fourth Grade Class at Watson Elementary made Oreo Balls for their class reward today.

On May 2, 2024 Marion County Schools will again collaborate with partners to support the Marion County Special Olympics at East-West Stadium. White Hall Elementary is jump starting its support with the tennis shoes that students colored.

Congratulations to the Fairmont Senior Marching Band, under the direction of John Schneider. The Polar Bears received a Superior I Rating today at the Regional Band Competition. 💙

Congratulations to Rivesville Middle School Band, under the direction of Josh Tharp, for your Superior I rating at the Regional Band Competition today.