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West Virginia Young Writers
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Winners of the West Virginia Young Writers Competition perform their original lyrics during an awards ceremony in Charleston.
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Lemonade Entrepreneurs
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Mineral County students share their sweet success!
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Green Ribbon Schools
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The West Virginia Board of Education recognized two state schools for receiving a national environmental practices award. Wyoming County Career and Technical Center and Hilltop Elementary School in Marshall County earned the U.S. Green Ribbon Schools award.
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Golden Horseshoe Winners
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West Virginia Superintendent Jorea Marple declares a student a Knight of the Golden Horseshoe as Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and West Virginia Board of Education member Priscilla Haden look on. The award is given to eighth graders who excel in West Virginia history.
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Move-A-Palooza
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Students across the state are Move-A-Paloozaing!
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Bus Safety
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BE SMART, BE PATIENT AND STOP! The West Virginia Department of Education, along with several partners, launched a bus safety campaign.
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Arts Alive! 2012
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A student from Huntington High School dances across stage as part of Arts Alive! showcasing student artists statewide.
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Social Studies Fair
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Students from across West Virginia take top honors at the annual Social Studies Fair.
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No Child Left Behind Waiver
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It's the right thing to do for kids... that is how the WVDE is describing its decision to file for a NCLB flexibility waiver.
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Let's Move! West Virginia
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"America's Got Talent" winner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. joined schoolchildren in performing the Cupid Shuffle on Physical Activity Day at the Capitol as part of the Let's Move! West Virginia Active Schools campaign.
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Teacher of the Year Receives Car
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West Virginia Teacher of the Year Bob Morris, a teacher in Clay County, is congratulated by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. Morris received cash from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia and a new car from Toyota during a special event at the Capitol.
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Read WV
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Check out www.readwv.com for online resources that can be used to encourage children and adults to make reading a priority.
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Read WV
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Actress Jennifer Garner, who grew up in Charleston, has joined the West Virginia Department of Education in its READ WV campaign to promote reading. Garner says, "It doesn’t matter what you read with your kids. Just read."
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Read to Me Day
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State Superintendent Jorea Marple reads to second grade students at Ruffner Elementary in Kanawha County as part of Read to Me Day activities.
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Milken National Educator Awards
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Lissa Dulick, a teacher at Weir High School in Hancock County, is West Virginia's latest recipient of $25,000 from the Milken Family Foundation.
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Universal Free Meals Pilot
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Students and cooks at Duval PK-8 in Lincoln County are eating up cooking from scratch and other innovative ideas.
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Next Generation Content Standards
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Kindergarten students in Randolph County explore the West Virginia Next Generation Content Standards and Objectives.
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Declaration of Commitment
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Share your stories, pictures, essays, artwork, etc. on the electronic Declaration of Commitment collage as part of West Virginia's effort to recommit to civic literacy, volunteerism and patriotism.
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Learn21
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Need homework help? Check out www.learn21wv.com. The website offers students and parents educational resources that can be accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Read for the Record
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West Virginia students join others across the nation to read Llama, Llama Red Pajama as part of Read for the Record Day.
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Next Generation Science Standards
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State Superintendent Jorea Marple listens as students at Sissonville Middle School explain a science experiment using a graphing calculator. Marple was at the school to announce West Virginia's selection to help lead the development of national Next Generation Science Standards.
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National Board Certification
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Eighty-six West Virginia teachers earned National Board Certification for 2010-2011, the highest credential in the teaching profession.
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What Are You Reading West Virginia?
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Former West Virginians John Corbett, Sam Trammell and Jennifer Garner are joining West Virginia's Teacher of the Year to promote reading in the Mountain State.
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Let's Move! Flash Workout
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Middle school students in West Virginia participate in a nationwide dance exercise routine. Featured here is DuPont Middle School in Kanawha County.
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West Virginia a Leader for State Pre-K
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West Virginia enrolls a greater percentage of its four-year-olds in state-funded preschool than all but two other states, according to the annual survey of state-funded preschool programs.
This small group of students at Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High in Mason County developed, organized and implemented a clothing/supply program made available to all students in need at their school. They have provided clothing and supplies for many students this year and have plans to increase their distribution in future years. Their program, "Pay it Forward," encourages receipients to in turn, do a random act of kindness for someone else.
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As the winning class of the West Virginia Math Cup, students at Shady Spring Elementary School in Raleigh County scored higher than 700 other math classes across the state by completing more than 22,000 math problems in one month. Apangea Math, a web-based adaptive math program for Grades 3 through Algebra I, launched the contest to get students excited about math.
