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West Virginia Watch

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Population loss, Hope Scholarship driving enrollment losses in West Virginia, school districts say

West Virginia public school enrollment experienced one of the steepest drops since COVID, and local superintendents in the hardest hit counties are pointing to demographic loss and the Hope Scholarship as causes.

West Virginia · 15d

Parkersburg News & Sentinel

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Williamstown prevails in LKC showdown with Doddridge, 27-0

WEST UNION -- Birthday boy Jack Moore put the icing on the cake of Class AA, No. 2 Williamstown's 27-0 victory here Friday night versus No. 7 Doddridge County at Cline Stansberry Stadium with a late 1-yard touchdown plunge as the Yellowjackets locked up the Little Kanawha Conference title. Trenton...

Williamstown, WV · 13d
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Parkersburg News & Sentinel

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Blennerhassett students put engineering skills to test with pumpkin drop

PARKERSBURG - Blennerhassett Middle School students put their engineering skills to the test Friday, using structures built from everyday materials to protect pumpkins dropped from a fire truck. The Great Pumpkin Drop Challenge brought together 31 gifted students in sixth through eighth grades for a project combining engineering, research and...

Parkersburg, WV · 13d
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WOWK 13 News

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Roane County Schools lead state in enrollment decline

ROANE COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) — Enrollment data reveals that West Virginia public schools lost 8,270 students in the 2026-2027 school year, which is a 3.5% decline from the 2025-2026 school year. The West Virginia Department of Education says that all 55 West Virginia counties saw a decline in enrollment. According to the data, Roane County […]

Roane County, WV · 15d

Parkersburg News & Sentinel

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Prep roundup: Warriors upset Bulldogs

THE PLAINS, Ohio -- Liam Grosselin found the back of the net with just six seconds left in regulation as seventh-seeded Warren knocked off No. 2 Athens in Thursday's Division III Southeast District Quarterfinal boys soccer match at Joe Burrow Stadium. The match appeared to be headed to overtime, but...

The Plains, OH · 14d

Parkersburg News & Sentinel

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Stadium Sendoff: PHS seniors win final home match

PARKERSBURG - Going out in style. The three seniors on the Parkersburg boys soccer program - Kingston James, Joe Graziani and Griffin Peters - arrived at Stadium Field for their final home match of their high school careers. And the Big Reds did not let them down on the pitch.

Parkersburg, WV · 14d

Parkersburg News & Sentinel

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PHS volleyball falls to Lewis County on senior night

PARKERSBURG – Tenley Pickens and Eliza Bush shared match-high kill honors with 11 apiece here Wednesday inside Memorial Fieldhouse to help lead Lewis County to a 25-21, 25-19 and 25-22 sweep of Parkersburg on senior night. PHS libero Grace Inboden, who had a match-high five aces, was honored alongside...

Parkersburg, WV · 15d

WTRF- 7News

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Wetzel County repeats as West Virginia Culineering champion; Wheeling Park High School takes second place, John Marshall wins Best Flavor Collision Cake

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WTRF)— The Wetzel County Technical Education Center has won the 2026 West Virginia Department of Education Culineering Challenge, earning the title for the second year in a row. Nine teams competed in the fifth annual event at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. This year’s “Crash Test Yummy” challenge combined culinary arts, engineering […]

Wetzel County, WV · 15d

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Union Local schools to pay $300,000 to settle federal lawsuit over 2024 game

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — Union Local School District will pay $300,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by Belmont County resident Brent Gay stemming from a 2024 football game in Barnesville. Gay sued the district and assistant football coach Vaughn Butler, alleging his constitutional rights were violated and that...

Belmont County, OH · 17d

WTAP

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Band of the Week: Ravenswood High School

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Ravenswood High School Marching Band is this week’s WTAP Band of the Week. Band director Scott Tignor said the theme for this year’s show is pizza delivery. “It’s all student led, and they came up in February with this theme. We picked this...

Ravenswood, WV · 14d

WOWK 13 News

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Dealing with a school deficit on Inside West Virginia Politics

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) – On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, our guests join Rick Johnson to discuss the state of Roane County Schools, the American Affordability Act and HR1. In Segment 1, we talk to Roane County Schools Superintendent Michelle Stellato about the current state of the school district after facing a […]

Roane County, WV · 16d

WTAP

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Wood County Schools to open new Lincoln, Vienna elementary schools with new for 2027-28 year

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Wood County Schools will open two new elementary schools for the 2027-28 school year, a new Lincoln Elementary in North Parkersburg and a new Vienna Elementary. The new Lincoln Elementary will combine Criss and Emerson elementary schools. The new Vienna school will merge Vienna and Neale...

Wood County, WV · 17d

Parkersburg News & Sentinel

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Parkersburg student crowned WVU Homecoming Royalty

MORGANTOWN - A Parkersburg High School graduate Saturday was one of two students crowned as 2026 Homecoming Royalty at West Virginia University. Lakyn Campbell of Parkersburg and Gabrielle Custer of Charleson were announced during halftime at the football game between WVU and the University of Cincinnati at Milan Puskar Stadium. WVU won a squeaker 45-42 with a field goal in the last moments of the game.

Parkersburg, WV · 18d

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Lady Mustangs advance to district semifinals; sweep Belpre

DODSONVILLE — The Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs are going to the Division VI SE District Semifinals, and they are doing so by winning in the quarterfinal round on Tuesday, at home, against the Belpre Lady Golden Eagles. The win at Lynchburg-Clay High School was their Lady Mustangs' 18th win of...

Lynchburg, OH · 15d

WTAP

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West Virginia education board says school funding formula falls short

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The West Virginia State Board of Education has declared that the state’s school funding formula does not meet the needs of schools and has proposed changes for lawmakers to consider. Local school leaders say the fix could make a difference for schools and students. Last...

West Virginia · 16d

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Wetzel County students claim second straight “Culineering Challenge” title

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Wetzel County Technical Education Center is taking home the Culineering Challenge championship for the second consecutive year. Career and Technical Education (CTE) Students from nine counties competed Wednesday in the fifth annual event hosted by West Virginia Department of Education in Charleston at the newly named Vandalia Health Center. The event is based on the Netflix series Baking Impossible. This year’s competition featured a “Crash Test Yummy” theme, where CTE students were tasked with building an edible “crash test dummy,” each project drawing inspiration from a different West Virginia State Park, to use on a crash course.

Wetzel County, WV · 15d

Parkersburg News & Sentinel

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WVUP launching new Cloud program

PARKERSBURG -- WVU Parkersburg is launching a new Cloud Computing program designed to prepare students to build and manage cloud resources while understanding the costs and business decisions behind them. Starting in Spring 2027, students can earn an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Cloud Computing. The program is...

Parkersburg, WV · 18d

WDTV

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Grantsville nonprofit announces healthcare training center at old high school

GRANTSVILLE, W.Va (WDTV) - State and local leaders announced a new educational facility in Grantsville Monday to train students to become healthcare workers in 14 north central West Virginia counties. Crystal Mersh, president of the 1982 Foundation, said healthcare workers are needed across rural West Virginia. “It’s needed for really...

Grantsville, WV · 17d

Parkersburg News & Sentinel

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South overwhelmed in 50-6 loss to Morgantown

PARKERSBURG – Defending Class AAAA state champion Morgantown got back to its winning ways for head coach Sean Biser here Friday on senior night inside Erickson All-Sports Facility as the No. 4 Mohigans bolted out to a 36-0 halftime lead and left town with a 50-6 victory versus No. 17 Parkersburg South.

Parkersburg, WV · 20d

Parkersburg News & Sentinel

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Chlapatys pledge $55 million to Marietta College

MARIETTA -- Joe and Linda Chlapaty have committed $55 million to Marietta College to renovate first-year student residence halls and build a new health sciences facility, President Kathleen Poorman Dougherty announced Friday during her State of the College address. The announcement at Fenton Court in the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center...

Marietta, OH · 20d