Raising the Bar: FabLab Gives Marshall County Students Hands-On Learning Experience
By Lee Ann Wainwright If a John Marshall High School student needs a new phone case, a simple Wal-Mart trip or Amazon order will likely do the trick, but when classes resumed this fall, students had another choice—make one. Working to enhance STEM opportunities, John Marshall High School opened West Virginia’s first FabLab this fall. […]
A Mountain State Adventure: WVU Offers Unique Orientation Experience
By Marion Holmes Every fall students across the country pack up their belonging and head to colleges and universities to start their first year as college students. These students are met with a host of obstacles as they transition into college, including challenges relating to academics, time management, course and major selection, being away from […]
Mountain State Manufacturing
By Joe Eddy and Rebecca McPhail The manufacturing industry helps drive West Virginia and its economy. Manufacturers employ 6.44 percent of the state’s workforce, and for every $1 spent in manufacturing, another $1.40 is added to the economy—the highest multiplier effect of any economic sector. Middle schoolers interested in learning more about West Virginia’s manufacturing […]
Hit the Books: Read Aloud West Virginia Works Toward A Better Economy
By Mary Kay Bond, Lynn Kessler and Bethany Kinder West Virginia workers are the least educated in the nation, according to a July 2017 article published by CNBC. When state leaders wrestle with the need to diversify and grow the state’s economy, this statistic must be considered and addressed. Improving the West Virginia economy involves […]
Inspiring the Next Generation: Trinity Christian School Kicks Off Year-Long STEM Curriculum
By Jeannine Kelley The solar eclipse didn’t disappoint if the Trinity Christian School students’ reactions were any indication. Fourth grader Anna Lohmann, her face raised to the sky and half-covered by solar glasses fastened to a paper plate, expressed unmistakable wonder. “That is so cool,” she said repeatedly. Her reaction wasn’t unique. The awe and […]
Diverse Learners: Wheeling Country Day School Creates Inclusive Model for West Virginia Students
By Elizabeth Hofreuter Many students are quietly suffering in West Virginia’s classrooms. One in 68 children now lives with autism. One in five has dyslexia. Of the 273,000 students in the Mountain State, more than 58,000 may be struggling to learn because their brains are wired differently, as confirmed by either of these diagnoses. For […]
