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Operation Backpack: Helping unhoused and disadvantaged students
The new school year is right around the corner and FOX45 is partnering with Volunteers of America Chesapeake to help unhoused and disadvantaged children to have the tools for learning to be set for school success. Until September 7, new backpacks and school supplies will be collected so that children...
Marshall University Alumnus Allen Hager Pledges $1 Million Toward Marshall for All,Marshall Forever Program
HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA (July 25, 2024) — Marshall University has announced a pledge of $1 million from alumnus Allen Hager in support of the Marshall for All, Marshall Forever program. “I am delighted to receive such a generous financial commitment from Mr Hager in support of Marshall for All,”...
ACT changes rolling out
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - High-schoolers will experience changes to ACT testing next year. English, reading, and math remain the core sections of the ACT that will result in a college-reportable score. Like the writing section, science will be offered as an additional section, according to Janet Goodwin, the CEO of ACT.
College student helping local families with their education needs
Kae Widener, a student from Grand Canyon University, is helping families this summer with their at-home learning. Her hometown being in Iowa, she’s participating in a long-standing sales and leadership program that finds her talking to thousands of families and learning the ins and outs of running a business in Athens County, Ohio and Mason County, West Virginia. She is living in Pomeroy with a local family who is hosting her for the summer. Widener, a Communications major, has spent the last two summers with...
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