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Citizenship Day
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Civics lessons come alive as 8th grade students from across West Virginia participate in Citizenship Day 2012.
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State Board Member Receives Award
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Lloyd Jackson (pictured on the far left), a long-time advocate of early childhood education in West Virginia and a member of the state Board of Education, has been named the first recipient of the West Virginia Champion of Pre-K Award.
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Teacher of the Year
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Michael Funkhouser, an English teacher at East Hardy High School in Hardy County, is West Virginia's 2013 Teacher of the Year.
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Student Representative
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Molly Ballard, a senior at Poca High School in Putnam County, is the newest high school student to join the West Virginia Board of Education.
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Farm to School
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West Virginia Superintendent Jorea Marple joins students for lunch at Leon Elementary School in Mason County, where everything on the menu from beef for the hamburgers to watermelon was locally grown.
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Spanish Immersion Camp
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Students from across the state attended the first ever West Virginia Spanish Immersion Camp. Students were also able to experience the Spanish culture through art, food and dance.
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Learn21 at the State Fair
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West Virginia Superintendent Jorea Marple helps two youngsters explore Learn21, the West Virginia Department of Education's online learning resource, during the recent State Fair.
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ReadWV at the State Fair
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Volunteer Sally Parker reads a story during the State Fair as the West Virginia
Department of Education worked to promote ReadWV.
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Universal Free Meals
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State Superintendent Jorea Marple and USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Administrator Audrey Rowe visit with students at Piedmont Year-round
Elementary School in Kanawha County as they consume a healthy breakfast of
multi-grain blueberry muffin, yogurt, fruit, cereal, milk and juice.
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Science Camp
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Students from across the state get their hands dirty during the 2012 West Virginia Youth Science Camp.
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West Virginia SASS Institute
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West Virginia science teachers participate in experiments as part of the 2012 Science, Arts and Social Studies (SASS) Institute.
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National Board Certified Teachers
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Fifty-three West Virginia teachers earned the highest credential in the teaching profession and were honored Wednesday evening at the Clay Center in Charleston for their achievement.
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West Virginia Young Writers
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Winners of the West Virginia Young Writers Competition perform their original lyrics during an awards ceremony in Charleston.
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Lemonade Entrepreneurs
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Mineral County students share their sweet success!
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Green Ribbon Schools
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The West Virginia Board of Education recognized two state schools for receiving a national environmental practices award. Wyoming County Career and Technical Center and Hilltop Elementary School in Marshall County earned the U.S. Green Ribbon Schools award.
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Golden Horseshoe Winners
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West Virginia Superintendent Jorea Marple declares a student a Knight of the Golden Horseshoe as Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and West Virginia Board of Education member Priscilla Haden look on. The award is given to eighth graders who excel in West Virginia history.
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Move-A-Palooza
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Students across the state are Move-A-Paloozaing!
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Bus Safety
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BE SMART, BE PATIENT AND STOP! The West Virginia Department of Education, along with several partners, launched a bus safety campaign.
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Arts Alive! 2012
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A student from Huntington High School dances across stage as part of Arts Alive! showcasing student artists statewide.
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Let's Move! West Virginia
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"America's Got Talent" winner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. joined schoolchildren in performing the Cupid Shuffle on Physical Activity Day at the Capitol as part of the Let's Move! West Virginia Active Schools campaign.
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Read WV
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Check out www.readwv.com for online resources that can be used to encourage children and adults to make reading a priority.
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Read WV
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Actress Jennifer Garner, who grew up in Charleston, has joined the West Virginia Department of Education in its READ WV campaign to promote reading. Garner says, "It doesn’t matter what you read with your kids. Just read."
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Milken National Educator Awards
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Lissa Dulick, a teacher at Weir High School in Hancock County, is West Virginia's latest recipient of $25,000 from the Milken Family Foundation.
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Universal Free Meals Pilot
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Students and cooks at Duval PK-8 in Lincoln County are eating up cooking from scratch and other innovative ideas.
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Next Generation Content Standards
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Kindergarten students in Randolph County explore the West Virginia Next Generation Content Standards and Objectives.
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Learn21
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Need homework help? Check out www.learn21wv.com. The website offers students and parents educational resources that can be accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Next Generation Science Standards
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State Superintendent Jorea Marple listens as students at Sissonville Middle School explain a science experiment using a graphing calculator. Marple was at the school to announce West Virginia's selection to help lead the development of national Next Generation Science Standards.
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What Are You Reading West Virginia?
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Former West Virginians John Corbett, Sam Trammell and Jennifer Garner are joining West Virginia's Teacher of the Year to promote reading in the Mountain State.
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Let's Move! Flash Workout
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Middle school students in West Virginia participate in a nationwide dance exercise routine. Featured here is DuPont Middle School in Kanawha County.
Students in Jefferson High School agriculture mechanics program in Jefferson County completed the restoration of a 1946 McCormick Farmall Model B. The restoration included a full engine rebuild as well as fabrication, driveline work and painting. The project is the fifth of its kind completed by Jefferson High students in the last six years.
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