Sherrard Middle School

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. This worldwide campaign, founded by PACER’s National Bully Prevention Center in 2006, offers information and education to people about how they can help stop bullying. The group’s goal is to motivate everyone to band together for kindness, acceptance and inclusion at a global level. Locally, students at Sherrard Middle…

The Marshall County Strings Program will present its annual fall concert on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at 7:00 pm in the John Marshall High School Gymnasium. The concert will feature 180 middle and high school students performing a variety of fall music in festive costumes for the performance.  The concert is free and open to…

Students in grades 1st through 12th returned to school in Marshall County today for the start of the 2018 – 2019 academic year. The first day of instruction for all kindergarten students is Monday, August 20, 2018. Parents with a student attending WV Universal Pre-K will be notified about the orientation which takes place on…

Information is now available about the transportation routes for the 2018-2019 academic year. The updated lists can be found at this link: http://marshall-k12.wvnet.edu/boe/marshall-county-schools-bus-routes/ or in the Links tab under Transportation at the top of this page. Please note there are time changes. If you’re not sure what bus your child should ride, please contact the Transportation…

Kersten Marquart, a 6th grade teacher at Sherrard Middle School, has been named the Rita Takach Reading Teacher of the Year for Marshall County Schools because of her commitment to literacy. “Literacy begins at home,” explained Marquart. “Young children are sponges, truly soaking in everything around them.  They must be exposed to all forms of…

More than 130 student and adult athletes participated at the 30th annual Marshall County Special Olympics Track & Field event at John Marshall High School. Athletes were assisted by the 160 peer tutors from both Marshall County high schools, Cameron and John Marshall, while competing in various track and field events.  Participants could also make…

Students in the Sherrard Middle School Vocational Agriculture classes are preparing to sell hanging baskets, vegetable plants and a variety of flowers they grew in the school’s greenhouse. In late January students began germinating seeds for tomatoes, peppers and cabbage.  Then at the end of February they purchased and transplanted plugs for various types of other…

It’s rare you have the chance to hear the author of a story read to you. However, parents and educators who gathered in the Moundsville Middle School cafeteria Monday evening had the chance to hear the voices of award-winning young writers who attend a school in Marshall County. Students who placed in the annual county…

The Marshall County Strings Program will present its annual spring concert on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 6:30 pm in the John Marshall High School Center for Performing Arts. The concert will showcase music about water. Concert selections include familiar songs such as the fiddle tune Cripple Creek and Banana Boat Song performed by elementary…