Approximately 8,000 middle and high school student members from across the country attended the 2018 National Technology Student Association (TSA) Conference at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, the same location where TSA held its first national conference in 1978. This year’s conference theme was “A Celebration of Success,” as TSA marked its 40th…

More than 9,600 of America’s best and brightest high school students traveled to Maryland to Elevate Their Futures as they competed for the opportunity to win more than $175,000 in cash awards. The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference was held June 28 through July 1 in Baltimore. Participants from across the…

The 18th annual Marshall County Back-to-School Fun Fair will be held on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at the former West Virginia State Penitentiary in Moundsville from 8:00 a.m. until noon. The “Fun Fair” is open to any Marshall County Schools student, Pre-K through 12th grade, who is accompanied by an adult.  Each child will receive…

Dereck Hess and Lauren Garcia have earned the title of Mr. and Ms. Monarch at John Marshall High School for the 2017-2018 school year. While at JM Hess lettered three times in football, twice in basketball and once in baseball. He secured a spot on the OVAC All-Conference football 1st team twice and the All-State…

The Marshall County Board of Education announces its sponsorship of the federally funded Summer Food Service Program. Nutritional meals will be provided to any child 18 or younger. Free breakfast and/or lunch will be served at three different locations.   John Marshall High School: June 12 – June 29 (Mon – Fri)  Breakfast: 8:00 am…

John Marshall High School Cook Lynn Czerwinski is once again the West Virginia School Nutrition Association (SNA) Employee of the Year. This is the second time, in the past four years, she has won this statewide award. Czerwinski is recognized for her dedication to the field of Child Nutrition since being hired by Marshall County…

The Moundsville Knights of Columbus recognized John Marshall High School freshman Kaitlin Briggs as May Student of the Month. JMHS Assistant Principle Geno Polsinelli thinks very highly of Kaitlin. “She’s a straight A student. She excels both academically and socially here at John Marshall, and for the last award for the 2017-18 school year I…

John Marshall High School student Patience Whipkey was recently awarded a $1000 scholarship from the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS). Patience is a junior in the Broadcasting department. She was one of 225 outstanding NTHS members to receive the Jon H. Poteat Scholarship. The Jon H. Poteat Scholarship, named in honor and memory of the…

First Lady Cathy Justice is happy to announce the winners of the “Wonderful West Virginia Mother’s Day Essay Contest.” The First Lady received 280 essays and was excited and impressed with the young writing talent in West Virginia: “The Governor and I are thrilled with the response to the ‘Wonderful West Virginia Mother’s Day Essay…

John Marshall High School English teacher Jonna Kuskey was presented a 2018 Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Award Tuesday morning by Arch Coal spokesperson Randy Cheetham. Former student Brandi Powell, West Liberty University Professor of English Dr. Steve Criniti and JM Assistant Principal Katie Dantrassy nominated her for the award because of the impact she has…