Berkeley County Schools

By Ainsley Hall MARTINSBURG — Opequon Elementary School is giving all its students books to take home during its first book swap event. The school’s librarian, Allison Bixler,...

By Journal Local Berkeley County students and teachers returned from an exciting three-day learning experience in Charleston with the Youth Leadership Association’s 8th Grade Y...

By Ainsley Hall HEDGESVILLE — Students with the Hedgesville High School Theater Department are preparing to go to the International Thespian Festival in June — the school’s fir...

By Ainsley Hall MARTINSBURG — Martinsburg South Middle School’s band won the Upgrade Your Band Room Sweepstakes, put together by Music & Arts and the Pearl Drum Company. Throu...

By Ainsley Hall MARTINSBURG — Martinsburg High School hosted the WVSSAC Region IX Concert Band Festival this year for the first time since 2000. Schools throughout the area ga...

Congratulations to Shalom Masiya, a junior at Musselman High School, and this week's Equity & Inclusion Spotlight! MuHS has been working to get its Black Student Union up and run...

This month's recipient of the Volunteer of the Month award features an integral member of the Musselman High School community documenting school events one photograph at a time. C...

Please join us in recognizing this month's Distinguished Service Award recipient, Mr. John Spidle, a Berkeley Heights Elementary School custodian! Known by students and staff as ...

By Ainsley Hall MARTINSBURG — The 2024 American Classic Choir Festival took place this past weekend at Martinsburg High School, where more than 20 choirs from all over the area...

On Feb. 7, hundreds of people, including 300 students, gathered for Black Policy Day at the state Capitol, in Charleston to advocate for and educate state lawmakers about communit...

By Ainsley Hall BERKELEY COUNTY — Berkeley County high schools are having their annual mock interviews for 11th-grade students to get real interview experience to prepare them ...

This week's Equity & Inclusion Spotlight features a dedicated bus operator for the Spring Mills campus who cares about his students in and out of the classroom. Congratulations to...

By Ainsley Hall MARTINSBURG — The West Virginia Science and Engineering Fair took place on March 4 in Charleston, where students from all over West Virginia gathered to share t...

This week's Equity & Inclusion Spotlight features a dedicated 4th Grade student at Mill Creek Intermediate School who demonstrates his success and inclusion every day! Please join...

Story by Ainsley Hall GERRARDSTOWN — Berkeley County Schools put together a series of safety presentations for schools throughout the county, where safety professionals and law...

Story by Tom Markland MARTINSBURG — Issues like substance abuse, suicide and domestic violence are all a concern for a variety of local nonprofits. Three nonprofits that are w...

Congratulations to this month's ACE "A Caring Educator" Award recipient, Mrs. Vanessa Culp, a Pre-K teacher at Step Ahead Preschool! Principal Mr. Bryan Frye says that Mrs. Culp ...

Congratulations to this week's Equity & Inclusion Spotlight, Ms. Michelle Taylor-Turner, a 2nd Grade teacher at Valley View Elementary! Ms. Taylor-Turner goes above and beyo...

Story by Ainsley Hall INWOOD — Musselman High School’s seventh-period jazz band recently earned the title of State Honor Jazz Band for 2024. Each year, high school bands a...

Story by Tom Markland INWOOD — Students at Inwood Primary School demonstrated care for their community with their annual food drive, smashing the previous record for food ite...