SchoolNews – John Marshall High School

MCS Stings Students Play at Concerts in Charleston

Fifteen students from the Marshall County Strings Program participated in the annual WV All-State Orchestras at the WVMEA In-Service Conference. Students from Moundsville Middle School, Sherrard Middle and John Marshall…

Filben and Fox Honored by the WVMEA

Pictured from left: WVMEA Hall of Fame inductee Tracey Filben and Kathleen Fox, WVMEA 25 Years of Membership award recipient.

During the opening ceremony of the 79th annual West Virginia Music Educators Association In-Service Conference in Charleston on Thursday, the WVMEA announced Tracey Filben as the latest WVMEA Hall of Fame inductee.…

2025 Young Writers Contest Winners Announced

The 2025 Marshall County Young Writers Contest winners list has been released. Each of the original stories will be printed in the 2025 Marshall County Young Writers Anthology. The student…

Music In Our Schools Month Hits Milestone

Cutline: The Marshall County Schools Music educators are pictured with Dr. Haines. From left front row: Sue Lewicki, Leslie Tedesco, Dr. Shelby Haines, Tracey Filben and Kathy Fox. Middle row: Dawn Boyd, Laura Oswalt, Rachel Price (student teacher), Keenan Seditz, Eli Lambie, Christian Oliver, Julianna Perkowski (student teacher) and David Scherrick. Back row: Michael Murphy, Evan Williams, Stephen Oswalt, Joshua Garrett, Shaun Hancher, Justin Jones and Alex Talkowski. Not pictured: Ashley Elliott.

For 40 years, March has been designated by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) as Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM). The positive impact of music education in the…

Clue In to School Breakfast with National School Breakfast Week

Magnifying glass with Clue In to School Breakfast with footprints

To encourage more families to take advantage of the healthy choices available with school breakfast, Marshall County Schools is celebrating National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) during March 3-7, 2025. Busy…

Callahan Crowned 2025 JM Queen of Queens

Pictured from left: Laiken Jones, Mylie Scott, Kendra Callahan and Regan Miller.

Kendra Callahan is the 2025 JMHS Queen of Queens. Mylie Scott earned First Runner-Up. Regan Miller was selected Second Runner-Up. Laiken Jones was voted Miss Congeniality.

Marshall County Schools Offers Parent Coaching Program

Marshall County Schools is teaming up with ParentGuidance.org to offer a free coaching program for its students’ parents or guardians. When you register, you will be connected with a parenting…

Marshall County Schools Teams with Salvation Army for Shield Against Hunger Food Drive

Food banks across the region are experiencing increased strains on their pantries as the need for food assistance continues to rise. To help meet this need, The Salvation Army in…

2025 JM Queen of Queens Pageant Planned

Pictured are the 2025 JM Queen of Queens contestants. Seated from left: Sydney Gray, Reagan Miller, Mylie Scott, Jadyn Parker and Megan Gary. Standing from left: Morgan Carlin, Kendra Callahan, Abby Korngiver, Laiken Jones and Audrey Ferguson. Photograph courtesy of The Gaughenbaugh Studio.

The annual John Marshall High School Queen of Queens Pageant will be on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 6:00 pm, in the school’s Center for Performing Arts. The pageant will…

JM Steel Band Invited to Play in Charleston

Pictured are members of the JM Steel Drum Band. Front row from left: Sydney Gray, Noel Littell, Mikayla Kazemka, Wrenleigh Lesnett, Arabella Tomassetti and Lizzy Howard. Second row from left: Megan Gary, Stella Himrod, Peyton Brown, Liam Marlin, Blake Fritzman and Ricky Robinson. Third row from left: Chloe Pickett, Sam Howard, Joey Armstrong, Jacob Rivera, Alina Holliday, Savannah Potts and Ezra Summers. Back f row from left: Aubreigh Anderson, Jacob Kale, AJ Pintus, Zakk Wells, Gianni Oliveto and Nick Lopez.

John Marshall High School’s Steel Drum Band, under the direction of Tracey Filben, has been selected to play at the upcoming 79th annual West Virginia Music Educators Association In-Service Conference. In the…