Rural students benefit from college counseling via “Txt 4 Success” initiative CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Like many college juniors, Chelsea Goins is well-versed in juggling responsibilities. Not only is she a student at Concord University, but she also has three on-campus jobs, participates in cheerleading and teaches dance classes in her...
(Moorefield, WV) - Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern) will host a two-class Mental Health First Aid event for youth and adults that will cover a broad and timely slate of mental health and substance abuse topics led by expert, Diana Ketterman Thorne. Classes are open to the public. Attendees will...
College offers students the ability to complete three credit hours in four weeks (Moorefield, WV)- Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College today announced a new Winter Intersession that will run from December 11 through January 12, for students interested completing coursework in a shortened, condensed period of time. "Our students require...
(Moorefield, WV) - The West Virginia Agricultural Catalyst team is excited to announce the category winners for the inaugural WV Ag Student Innovation Challenge. Over 80 student teams submitted entries in the six Agriculture categories. Congratulations to the following West Virginia category winners! Plants Systems -Hayden Kestner from Sherrard Middle School; Animal Systems...
Mrs. Mullenax’s 5th Grade Health class participated in the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office 2017 Fire Safety Poster Contest. Each student had to design their own poster with original art work with a Fire Prevention and Safety message. This contest was open to all elementary students in Kindergarten through...
By: Mat Cloak The Parsons Advocate Superintendent Campbell provided a Regional Educational Services Agency update during last week's Board of Education meeting. Superintendents from the region met for the third time to discuss the implications of the agency's dissolution. The region that includes Tucker County decided not to form an Educational...
Tucker County Schools along with Rhea Dyer, M.S., CCC/SLP, Kelly E. Clyde, M.S., CCC/SLP and Cheryl Bifano, RESA VII Educational Audiologist, will be conducting the annual hearing, speech and language screenings in our schools. Hearing screenings are scheduled to take place on October 23 and 24, 2017. Students who will be...
1st, 2nd, 3rd Local FFA students take top honors in the FFA Regional Tractor Driving Contest held at East Hardy High School on September 28th, 2017. Vincent Moats, a senior this year at TCHS, drove his way to first place in the large tractor division. Ethan Carr, a freshman and...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, the College Foundation of West Virginia (CFWV) announced the statewide goal to have at least 63 percent of high school seniors file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by April 15, 2018. Filing the FAFSA is the first step in applying for financial aid...
GLENVILLE, WV-Two Tucker County natives, Angela Myers and Wiley Raines both from Parsons, recently received their associate degree at Glenville State College’s first Milestone Ceremony. While GSC currently marks the beginning of a student’s college experience with Fall Convocation, little has been done to celebrate student accomplishments prior to commencement....
Ayden Myers is pictured reading to his grandfather, Karl Myers Mrs. Stout’s Second Grade Class at Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School celebrated Grandparents Day recently at the Parsons Senior Center. Rachel Hile enjoys reading to both of her grandmothers, Brenda Dotson and Judy Hile. Each child read a story to...
(Moorefield, WV) - Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern) today announced a Welding program beginning this fall. Classes begin September 5, 2017. Eastern's welding program is a unique sponsored learning opportunity to help meet students' educational goals. The program was developed in conjunction with Eastern's Workforce Education division...
Program Open to the Public as a Series or Individual Classes (Moorefield, WV) - Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern) will host a three class Mental Health Symposium that covers a broad and timely slate of topics in the coming months, led by a team of experts in...
August 9—First Day for Staff August 14—First Day for Students September 4—HOLIDAY, NO SCHOOL, Labor Day October 13---End of First Grading Period November 7—HOLIDAY, NO SCHOOL, Election Day November 10—HOLIDAY, NO SCHOOL, Veterans Day November 20-24— NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Break December 21---End of First Semester December 22—NO SCHOOL, CE December...
(Moorefield, WV) - Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern) today announced a partnership with WV Sun to host the second annual West Virginia Solar Congress Conference on Saturday, June 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Eastern's Moorefield campus. The West Virginia Solar Congress is a free...
Georgia State University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy Ph.D. candidate Ryan Norris THOMAS, WV—In late May, children from Mountain Laurel Learning Cooperative heard from a visiting astronomer. Ryan Norris, Ph.D. candidate from Georgia State University's Department of Physics and Astronomy, gave an educational talk to the group of children. Ryan...
Generous donor offers match Moorefield, WV - To honor the graduating class of 2017, Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College (Eastern) has launched the $20.17 Campaign for Excellence. Graduates of the class of 2017 and the community are asked to donate $20.17 to the Eastern Foundation to make a...
Through the work of a combination of teachers we were inspired to offer, “Cuddle Up with a Good Book” training at our school. Teacher, Jan Michael, trained the parents in how to read with children, while Tracy Harlan spoke about the Read Aloud program. All the while, Michelle Felton, Louise...
Tracy Harlan, teacher at Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School, recently joined efforts with NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to bring the Star Lab to her school. Students were able to learn more about the galaxy around them and how to locate specific stars within the solar system. “When the...
Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School Theater Department will present their 2017 Spring Production of "High School Musical” on Thursday, May 18 at 6 p.m. and Friday, May 19 at 6 p.m. in the TVEMS Gymnasium. General Admission will be $5, Students $3, 4 and under are free.
