Corpus Christi Creates Scholarship Fund

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Corpus Christi School recently endowed a $56,000 scholarship fund to help families with tuition costs and is planning an open house from 6-7:30 p.m.  Thursday, March 8. The school has seven scholarships to off...

Can Teaching Kids Compassion Change Culture?

Glynis Board
As compassion training is becoming more popular in schools across the country, a school in West Virginia is taking on a pilot compassion curriculum project of its own. The goal is to improve student achievement...

People’s University Fall Schedule

Weelunk Staff
FALL 2017 PEOPLE’S UNIVERSITY: West Virginia History through Archives–Preserving the Mountain State’s Stories   From documents that record the formation of our proud state during the tumultuous Civil...

WLU Biology Professor Digs New Species

Maureen Zambito
Summer can be a busy time for faculty as they dig into research and dig in is exactly what Dr. Zachary Loughman is known for. Selected as West Virginia’s 2014 Professor of the Year by the Faculty Merit Found...

A More Compassionate Country Day

Glynis Board
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Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting Accompanying story and audio here: Listen As compassion training is becoming more popular in schools across the country, a school in Wes...

Meet the Clay Ninja

Maria Kimble
“I remember watching him create a few clay pieces on the wheel. He made it look so easy, so effortless, and within minutes he would turn this clump of clay into a mug, a bowl, or a teapot. It was as if he was a...

Changing Course: A WLU Retirement

Lacey Matheny
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When David J. Thomas, originally from Burgettstown, PA, first came to West Liberty State College (WLSC) in 1970, he was a sophomore at Weirton Madonna High School (MHS). His early entry into WLSC was due to his...

Corpus Christi Celebrates Awesome Authors

Miranda Shaner
Corpus Christi School had eight finalists in the Ohio County Public Library Awesome Authors Contest. The students were recognized at the library in a ceremony in late November. They were 8 out of 54 finalists f...

WLU Makes a Move Downtown

Maureen Zambito
West Liberty University is bringing the Hilltop to Wheeling as it seeks to assist in the downtown renaissance presently taking place. “We are pleased to support the efforts of the City of Wheeling and its le...

SMILING THROUGH THE RAINDROPS

Luke Hladek
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As I woke last Friday for Grandparents Day to the realization that yes, the temperature drop will, in fact, directly coincide with the buckets of rain heading into the area, I found an odd smile creep across my...

The President: Chosen By Linsly

Emma Camps
Editor's note: Linsly was one of 153 schools across the country to participate in a nation wide student election called Project Vote with more than 74,000 students casting their votes. Linsly's participation in...

CCHS Homecoming: We Are All In To Win

Lexie E. Kosanovich
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As author JK Rowling said, “We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.” During homecoming week, Friday is always packed with fun events for students, faculty, staff and CCHS fans. Walkin...

CCHS Homecoming: Sundaes & Saints

Sydney Bauer
The mass at Wheeling Central was exceptionally special this homecoming week. There was a noticeable feeling of excitement in the air. As I looked around and saw the whole student body gathered in the great hall...

CCHS Homecoming: Tradition Builds Character

Emil Capito
CCHS Homecoming: Past and Present Rosary Rally Builds Character, Sense of Place (Editor's note: This is a week-long series by Wheeling Central Catholic High School students chronicling the events and traditio...

just another Warwood brat

David J. Thomas
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just another Warwood brat, son of Clyde and Vera, running the streets with Moe, Rudy, Mario, Bill, and Ray near North 20th pacing the courts at the YMCA under his dad’s skeptical eye lettering in three...

Young Leaders Make Impact on Valley

Jess Puglisi-Sanders
Twenty college students spent seven weeks of their summer learning, working, earning a paycheck and developing a new view of themselves and the opportunities in the Ohio Valley.  Not a bad deal, but why did it ...

What is Montessori Education?

Weelunk Staff
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What is the difference between “Montessori” and any other school? This is a question Paula Sikora, director of Sikora Montessori receives on a daily basis. Sikora explains, “I want to ensure that our community ...

John Marshall HS Introduces School Blog

Rick Jones
After much discussion with students, teachers, administrators, parents, and community members, we have identified two growing problems in our high school. The first is that our students do not seem to have adeq...

Corpus Christi Gearing Up For Annual Race

Steve Novotney
All participants will be teenagers or younger, and their primary intent is to help assure the future of the quality education offered at Warwood’s Corpus Christi School. A total of 125 students between pre-K...