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Central Sisters’ Second All-Female Career Fair

Pictured from left: WJMH Media broadcaster Joleigh Young, as senior in the student-run broadcasting program at John Marshall High School, explains to Central Sisters member Haley Kimber and Central Sisters mentor Madison Pierce how students can become a student reporter when they get to high school.

Central Sisters hosted its second-ever “All-Female Career Fair” Saturday at Central Elementary School that included various members from the Ohio Valley community. The career fair featured a variety of careers from college driven careers, trade careers, and careers that can be obtained straight out of high school. The event w created to promote local female…

STEM with Warhol Workshop at Central Elementary

An art instructor tells students about The Andy Warhol Museum.

Central Elementary School hosted a Warhol STEM Event for students on Saturday afternoon, which was funded by a West Virginia Department of Culture STEAM grant. The Andy Warhol Museum visited Central Elementary to teach Warhol’s engineering design process for screen printing, and students were able to make their own screen prints. Students participated in a…

Mathletes Compute at Marshall County Math Day

$Math Day written in white all in caps$

Students in 4th through 12th grade put their “mathletic” skills to the test during the annual Marshall County Math Field Day competition held on Monday, February 20, 2023. Approximately 130 students competed in categories ranging from mental math, mental estimation, measurement estimation and short answer. Participants also took a written test. Marshall County Math Filed…

Marshall County Young Writers Honored

Students who read their stories during the Young Writers Tea are pictured. Front row from left: Brock Loudermilk, Cody Clutter, Emilia Goldsmith, Hazel Long, Taylynn Courtwright and Emmitt Thayer. Back row from left: Adaline Morgan, Hattie Brautigan, Cheyenne Harvey, Sadi Willis, Ella Games, Abby Allman and Kenzie Polsinelli.

It’s rare you have the chance to hear the author of a story read to you in person. However, parents, relatives and educators who gathered in the John Marshall High School Commons Wednesday evening had the chance to hear the voices of award-winning young writers who attend a school in Marshall County. Students who placed…

March Marks 38th Music In Our Schools Month

The Marshall County Schools Music educators are pictured with Dr. Haines.

During the month of March, music educators and music students are celebrating music education in their school communities by observing Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM). This year’s theme is “Music Is All of Us.” National Association for Music Education (NAfME) recognizes March as the thirty-eighth annual Music In Our Schools Month. Since 1985, MIOSM…

SchoolCash Comes to Marshall County Schools

Screenshot of the Marshall County Schools homepage on SchoolCash Online at marsk12.schoolcashonline.com.

To be in compliance with West Virginia Senate Bill 280, Marshall County Schools has introduced a new way to pay for field trips, yearbooks, athletic fees and more. SchoolCash Online gives parents and guardians an option to make electronic payments for school-related fees. This service is a safe, simple and secure web-based program used to…

2023 Young Writers Contest Winners Announced

The 2023 Marshall County Young Writers Contest winners list has been released. Each of the original stories will be printed in the 2023 Marshall County Young Writers Anthology. The student authors will read their one-of-a-kind narratives during the annual Young Writers Tea on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at John Marshall High School. The stories of…

Marshall County Schools Observes National School Counseling Week

The 15 school counselors met at the Marshall County Schools Board of Education office for the proclamation signing. Seated, from left: John Marshall High School Counselor Mika Ward, Sherrard Middle School Counselor Courtney Wheeling, JMHS Counselor Mia Angalich, Marshall County Schools Student Services Director Casey Storm, JMHS Counselor Angela Curran, and JMHS Counselor Melanie Knutsen. Standing, from left: Hilltop Elementary School Counselor Shelly Behm, Cameron Elementary School Counselor Rachel Ciccone, Sand Hill Elementary School Counselor Claire Juszczak, Cameron High School Counselor Kelly Pettit, Moundsville Middle School Counselor Abby Aston, Central Elementary School Counselor Jenna Dompa, Glen Dale Elementary / Washington Lands Elementary School Counselor Amy Tucker, McNinch Primary School Counselor Jennifer Pickett and Center McMechen Elementary School Counselor Jennifer Wharton

National School Counseling Week 2023, “School Counselors: Helping Students Dream Big,” sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), will be celebrated in Marshall County from February 6–10, 2023, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems and how students are different as a result of what school…

Central Elementary’s Kind Club Helps Local Charity

Pictured are members of the Central Elementary Kind Club and school counselor Jenna Dompa with the Operation Toy Lift trophy.

Central Elementary raised the most money of all of the local, West Virginia schools that participated in the 6th annual Operation Toy Lift pledge drive. The 5th grade Kind Club spearheaded the collection at the school. Operation Toy Lift is a collaboration among law enforcement agencies in West Virginia and Ohio, along the Ohio River.…

KFC Day of Giving at Elementary School

Seated from left: Central Elementary fourth grade students Rion Wolfe, Ryder Wilson, Damon Wyatt and Erick Virden eat the meal KFC served to them Tuesday. Standing from left: KFC employee Brittany Wilson and Moundsville KFC General Manager Patricia Robinson enjoy watching the students at lunch.

Kentucky Fried Chicken participates in a “KFC Day of Giving” every year. This year, they chose to give back to Marshall County Schools by providing Central Elementary School students, faculty, staff and bus drivers a full meal. The Moundsville and Wheeling Island KFCs collaborated to put on the event. Moundsville KFC General Manager Patricia Robinson…