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2008 - 2006
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August 2008 •
New Security Systems in Place
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security system is now in place at Pendleton County Middle-High
School (PCMHS) and at North Fork Elementary School (NFES). County
school superintendent Doug Lambert explains that the security
measures were mandated by Governor Joe Manchin, the state School
Building Authority (SBA) and the state Legislature. Pendleton
County has moved quickly to comply with the school security
requirements. MORE |
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January 2007 • Australian
Television Station Visits FES |
 Beyond
Productions, Australia's largest television production company,
visited Franklin Elementary School to film students participating
in the Dance Dance Revolution program (DDR). MORE
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July 2006 •
More Than 100 Teachers Meet for Technology Training |
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More than 100 West Virginia teachers gathered
in Charleston to become technology integration specialists as
part of the WV Department of Education's effort to incorporate
21st century skills into the classroom. Judy Waggoner, Pendleton
County Middle School technology teacher, participated in this
training. MORE
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May 2006 • Statewide Initiative
Focuses on Improvements in Algebra I |
 Benedum
Foundation Funds Purchase Carnegie Learning Math Curricula for
18 West Virginia Schools. Eighteen
West Virginia schools will implement Carnegie Learning's Algebra
I curriculum with $165,000 in funding from the Benedum Foundation.
The 5-year purchase includes the full Cognitive Tutor® curriculum
integrating interactive software sessions, textbooks, and student-centered
classroom instruction and supported by an ongoing professional
development program. Read
the Press Release. |
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December 2006 • Olin Hoover
Receives Award |
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Region VIII ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development) recently awarded Olin Hoover a plaque in recognition
of his "hard work and dedication" for school staff
development in Pendleton County Schools in the five years (1996-2001)
he served as Director of Curriculum and Instruction.
MORE
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May 2006 • Statewide Initiative
Focuses on Improvements in Algebra I |
| Benedum
Foundation Funds Purchase Carnegie Learning Math Curricula for
18 West Virginia Schools. Eighteen
West Virginia schools will implement Carnegie Learning's Algebra
I curriculum with $165,000 in funding from the Benedum Foundation.
The 5-year purchase includes the full Cognitive Tutor® curriculum
integrating interactive software sessions, textbooks, and student-centered
classroom instruction and supported by an ongoing professional
development program. Read
the Press Release. |
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See story in left-hand column. Visit Verizon's
web site for details.
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Science & SS Fairs
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February 2003 • County Science
Fair PCHS and PCMS Winners |
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 Scientific
experiments and lab testing produced winners for many Pendleton
County Middle and High School students competing in the County
Science Fair.
The award winning projects
for the seventh grade were 1st place Light and Lumens,
2nd place Which pH Level Is Most Conductive to Corrosion
in Copper and Iron?, and 3rd place Lubrication.
The eighth grade impressed the judges with 1st place Who
Has Better Immediate Memory? Males or Females?, 2nd place
Jeepers Creepers, Where'd You Get Those Peepers?, and
3rd place Refraction and Reflection. The class project
award went to Does the Weather Affect Students' Behavior?
Winners for grades 9-12 included 1st place How Do Environmental
Factors Affect Lichen Diversity?, 2nd place Complex
Numbers: The Beautiful Side, and 3rd place 5 4 3 2
1 Blast Off! Many honorable mention awards were granted
for outstanding projects in grades seven and eight.
These hard- working scientists competed at the Regional Science
Fair at Davis and Elkins College on March 21st and 22nd.
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January 2003 •
Elementary School Students to Complete in State SS Fair |
 Pendleton
County is proud to have sent nine local blue ribbon winners
to compete for statewide honors at the West Virginia State Social
Studies Fair in Charleston in May.
Eighty-six projects were displayed by students at the Harold
K. Michael Community Building at North Fork Elementary School
by all three elementary schools.
The winning projects were Cheyenne North American Indian
Tribe: anthropology (BES); Old McDonald, The History
of Farming: economics (NFES); Disappearing Rain Forest:
geography (NFES); Mouth of Seneca Yesterday, Seneca Rocks
Today: local and state history (NFES); Branches of the
US government: political science (FES); Sleep Deprivation:
psychology (BES); John Fitzgerald Kennedy: US history
(BES); and King Tutankhamun: world history (BES). |
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