Stop Judging Others Stop judging people by using the phrase “not normal.” Everyone has a different perspective of what is normal. Using the phrase “not normal” to judge or to bully someone makes people feel bad about themselves. It makes people want to change who they are because they are being judged by what society […]

My name is Jakob Scheffen-Krause and I am a 7th grade student at Morgantown Learning Academy, (MLA), in Morgantown, West Virginia. In school I just learned about the West Virginia Mine wars, and the major struggle that the miners had during that time. When I was learning about the Mine wars I found out that […]

  There are so many stereotypes about WV. Some think WV is just the western part of Virginia. However, WV is an important state in our great country. This coal mining state helped fuel the Industrial Revolution and maintains a place of importance today. WV History needs to be taught in our classrooms during the […]

The West Virginia education system is surprisingly flawed and definitely has some things that should be changed. Primarily, the information public schools teach about the state’s history neglects important events in our history that are essential to understanding the state’s rich past. Many things should be introduced to history classes across the state, such as […]

Single Story By Maraid Johnson Everybody should know that there are unheard stories that include big ideas, sacrifices, and reasons. I am Maraid Johnson a sixth-grade student at Morgantown Learning Academy.  I want people to know that not only in popular stories are the people that make big differences like making a war end, solving […]