MOOREFIELD, W.Va. – Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College honored 80 students as Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 graduates at the college’s commencement ceremony May 7 in Moorefield. Thirty-five of the graduates participated in the ceremony, including all 14 graduates of the 2022 nursing program cohort. The nursing graduates...
By: Jennifer Britt The Parsons Advocate Tucker County schools held a Young Writers Contest with the students of grades three through eight. The contest is a collaborative effort with the Central West Virginia Writing Project (CWVWP). The winners were announced during the Board of Education meeting and the awards...
Society recognizes achievements of students attending two-year colleges MOOREFIELD, W.Va. – A recent ceremony at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College saw the membership of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society grow as seven high-achieving students were inducted into the society on April 21. Tucker County resident Maya Paul...
The 2022 Mountaineer Showcase for track and field, was at Mylan Park. Brody Strawderman finished first in the hammer with a throw of 54.16 meters and later that evening he closed the meet by coming in secondin disc with a throw of 42.44 meters. Strawderman attends Glenville University. He is...
Tucker County Association of Retired School Employees meeting is at noon on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at The Depot Diner. All retirees are invited to attend.
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge (CVNWR) is now accepting applications for its summer Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program through May 9, 2022. This 8-week youth employment program begins June 13 and continues through the first week of August. Applicants must be between 15 and 18 years of age for the...
KEYSER, WV– Students attending the upcoming Mineral County STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Festival, will get the opportunity to learn how simple geometry can form never ending patterns, to try maple cotton candy and to produce bubbles of all sizes. This event will be held Saturday, March 26, from...
Elkins, WV-Davis Medical Center’s (DMC) “Davis Academy” is currently taking applications for the 2022-2023 internship program. The Academy targets high school graduates who are undecided about a career path or who are not planning to go to college. The Academy provides paid, job-related education and coaching to create workers fully...
The new Eastern WV Community & Technical College Foundation Fund will be used for the purpose of supporting the Eastern WV Community & Technical College Foundation. The Tucker Community Foundation shall make a distribution on an annual basis to the Eastern WV Community and Technical College Foundation, for various purposes,...
The following, Tucker County High School Business Computer Applications students earned Microsoft Office Specialist certifications this semester. Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) is a premier industry recognized certification that provides validation of students’ knowledge, skills and abilities relating to the Microsoft Office applications. For Microsoft PowerPoint 2019: Hannah Cussins, Blake...
Sample Baskets of books presented to Tucker County Schools By: Jennifer Britt Tracy Harlan presented certificates of recognitions to shareholders at the Tucker County School Board meeting. Four organizations were recognized for good deeds and services provided to the students of Tucker County Schools. Harlan started off the recognition program...
Students will get the opportunity to launch a life-size catapult during the Mineral County STEM Festival to be held Saturday, March 26, from noon to 4 p.m., on the campus of WVU Potomac State College, in Keyser. W.Va. This free event is open to students, K-12, their families and to...
Adam Shuemake named program director CHARLESTON, W.Va. – State Treasurer Riley Moore today announced applications to use the Hope Scholarship education savings account program for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year will be available online beginning Tuesday, March 1. “We’re pleased to announce the opening of the application period...
By Helen E. McKinney Contributing Writer Fairmont – From the time he trapped his first Red-Tailed Hawk, Ace, when he was only 14 years old, Collin Waybright has known what path he would take in life. Now at age 22, Collin is one of the youngest Master Class Falconers in...
Elkins, WV—The Davis Health System (DHS) Foundation is accepting applications through March 31, 2022, for four scholarships which will be awarded to 2022 graduating high school seniors. The DHS Foundation and Davis Medical Center (DMC) Medical Staff and Administrative Scholarships are tailored to students continuing their studies in a healthcare...
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By Jennifer Britt Tucker County Board of Education welcomed a new face, Kevin Gill, the new Executive Secretary, accepted the position at the TCBOE Central Office on January 20, 2022. Formerly the position was held by Debra Fike. Fike was promoted to Payroll Coordinator on January 4, 2022. Also in...
SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV— Of the 899 students named to the Dean's List at Shepherd University for the fall 2021 semester, four are from Tucker County. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must achieve a minimum 3.4 grade point average for the semester while carrying at least 12 hours...
Tucker County Health Department will be conducting Food Handler's Training Classes at the Senior Center in Parsons, on Wednesday, February 9 at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Those persons attending the class will be issued a food handler's permit which will be good for two years. A $10 registration fee...
The WVU Extension Service will begin an online Master Gardener certification class on March 3. The class is presented via Zoom format each Thursday, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. for 18 weeks. Certification also includes a vetting process for WVU volunteers, an open-book exam, and completion of 40 volunteer hours in...
