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8 years after being wiped out in flood, new elementary ready for the school year
CLENDENIN, W.Va. (WSAZ) - It’s been eight years since Clendenin Elementary was wiped out by severe floods. On Friday, students will have a brand new school. Principal Angel Gurski said, “Everybody really kind of deserves this at this point, with everything that we’ve all been through.”. Gurksi...
WVSSAC | Adjustments to school classifications for 2024 football season
CHARLESTON (WSAZ) - It has been another audible Friday before kickoff of the high school football season in West Virginia, and again it pertains to the state’s new classification system. Friday’s change means South Charleston’s football team will move from Quad- to Triple-A. “I don’t know if...
Players and coaches react to WVSSAC appeal decision
ST ALBANS, WV (WOWK)– Eleven West Virginia high schools are reclassified after they submitted an appeal to the WVSSAC after the creation of a new class caused changed breakdowns. However with the timing of these decisions, schedules have already been confirmed, meaning that these 11 schools will be playing a higher class schedule for the […]
17th annual Beat Backpack Attack prepares kids for school
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – More than 300 backpacks and other school supplies were handed out in Charleston for the 17th annual Beat Backpack Attack! The backpacks, pencils and even water bottles all went to kids getting ready to start school this week. The backpacks were all stuffed with school supplies to help students have a […]
Rock Branch music teacher nominated for West Virginia Teacher of the Year
POCA, WV (WOWK) – Rock Branch Elementary Music Teacher Seth Skiles is one of five teachers in the Mountain State to be nominated for the West Virginia Teacher of the Year award. Skiles has been teaching at Rock Branch Elementary in Poca for the past five years. He also founded and leads their choir program. […]
Herbert Hoover students build desks for Kanawha County Board of Education
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – Some Kanawha County students are in the middle of a woodworking project – building new desks for the Board of Education. Students from Herbert Hoover High School are working on the desks, which are still under construction. Kanawha County Board of Education employees will be using the desks during their […]
‘Everyone gets nervous’: Dealing with separation anxiety during back-to-school season
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) – Back to school is an exciting time for students, families, and teachers, but it is also normal to feel anxious about it. Kanawha County Schools Psychologist Lauren Winter said while it is an exciting transition, it can be especially challenging if you’ve never been to school before. “You may have […]
Why Bridgeport? Appreciating BHS's Counseling Staff
One of the most disappointing things I remember growing up was seeing the first back-to-school commercials on TV each summer. Just after the Fourth of July holiday, I would see those dreaded advertisements that reminded me summer had passed the halfway point and school would soon be back in session.
WV Student Assessment Data Reviewed at August State Board Meeting
Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) received a report on West Virginia’s annual assessment data during its meeting today in Charleston. The 2024 state summative assessment results including the West Virginia General Summative Assessment (WVGSA) for grades 3-8, the SAT School Day for grade 11, and the West Virginia Alternative Summative Assessment for grades 3-8 and 11 were reported by the West Virginia Department of Education’s (WVDE) Office of Assessment.
Optimum repairing main fiber line following vandalism; school systems impacted
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Vandalism to a main Optimum fiber line Friday impacted internet service between several county school systems and the state Department of Education. According to the state department, the fiber cut impacted school systems in Greenbrier, Jackson, Mercer, Monroe, Pleasants, Raleigh and Wirt counties which are Optimum customers.
Statewide student test scores still low but reading in early grades shows modest increase in proficiency
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Elementary school students are beginning to show some improvement in reading proficiency. Assessment results from tests given to school kids last spring were released Wednesday during the state Board of Education meeting in Charleston. The annual assessment results measure proficiency in English Language Arts (ELA), math...
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