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Citizenship Day
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More than 250 eighth graders from Roane, Raleigh and Cabell counties celebrated Citizenship Day at the West Virginia Culture Center with activities focusing on civics education, patriotism and history.
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Hoyer Recognized by West Virginia Board of Education
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Major General James Hoyer from the West Virginia National Guard accepts a recognition from the West Virginia Board of Education for his commitment to the Student Success Summit.
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Student Representative
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Blake Humphrey, a senior from Wheeling Park High School in Ohio County, joins the West Virginia Board of Education as its student representative.
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Energizing Our Youth
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State Board Member Bob Dunlevy (pictured on the far left) joins representatives from Marshall County Schools and others as Noble Energy makes a $300,000 commitment over three years to support "Energizing Our Youth," an afterschool wellness and mentoring program that offers students homework assistance, healthy snacks and lessons about energy, healthy living and substance abuse prevention.
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Champion of Universal Pre-K Award
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West Virginia Sen. Robert Plymale received the 2013 West Virginia Champion of Universal Pre-K Award. He is pictured here with his wife and the 2012 award winner, Lloyd Jackson, a former state senator and current state school board member.
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HOSA Winners
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Career Technical Education students from across West Virginia head back to class after earning the top spot in a national Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) competition.
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Common Ground
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Students, educators, military leaders and community groups recommit to the Common Ground: Education and Military Partnership. The Common Ground Partnership, established in 2011, focuses on promoting mentoring, training and providing scholarship opportunities to all students and creating networks of people, organizations and other resources to help support military children.
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Future Business Leaders of America
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Students from Roane-Jackson Technical Center and the Randolph Technical Center finished in the Top 10 at the 2013 Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference. The students, accompanied by their advisers, finished first in computer problem solving and sixth in game design and computer simulation.
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2013 Science Camp
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About 100 West Virginia students attended the Third Annual West Virginia Youth Science Camp at the Cedar Lakes Conference Center near Ripley.
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Child Nutrition Award
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The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) Office of Child Nutrition recognized West Virginia Senate Majority Leader John R. Unger with the Robert J. Freiler Award during the state National School Lunch Program Conference.
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2013 School Service Personnel Award
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The West Virginia Board of Education named Upshur County Cook Mary Hyre as the 2013 School Service Personnel Employee of the Year.
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2013 Spanish Language Immersion Camp
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Students take a moment for a photo during the week-long West Virginia Spanish Language Immersion Camp, where they have been putting their language skills to the test.
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Educator Evaluation
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Find out how the new Educator Evaluation System works. All West Virginia teachers will use this system starting in August.
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U.S. Green Ribbon Schools
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Hometown Elementary School in Putnam County and Petersburg Elementary School in Grant County were named U.S. Green Ribbon Schools for their sound environmental practices.
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Sixty-one W.Va. Teachers Earn National Board Certification
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Sixty-one West Virginia teachers, who earned National Board Certification for 2012, the highest credential in the teaching profession, were honored Wednesday for their achievement.
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West Virginia History Whiz Kids Become Knights of the Golden Horseshoe
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More than 200 eighth grade students from across West Virginia on Friday received the prestigious Golden Horseshoe award for outstanding knowledge of West Virginia history and culture.
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Arts Alive
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Students in the drum ensemble at Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary in Kanawha County perform during Arts Alive 2013 at the Clay Center in Charleston.
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Social Studies Fair
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Participants in the 2013 West Virginia Social Studies Fair at the Charleston Civic Center take their turn to present their research project to judges as part of the nation's only statewide social studies fair.
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Introducing in|site
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The West Virginia Department of Education introduces in|site, an online learning resource for teachers, students and administrators.
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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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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.
The Science Bowl Team and Suncrest Middle School in Monongalia County returned from the National Science Bowl Competition April 25-29 after placing fifth in the events middle school division. One of 1,023 middle school teams that competed in 46 regional Science Bowls earlier this year, the Suncrest team earned its berth in the national contest and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. by taking first-place honors in the statewide West Virginia competition.
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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.
