Wednesday, January 4 2012 3:59 PM EST2012-01-04 20:59:46 GMT
Reporter ahines@wboy.com I joined WBOY in September 2010, and am looking forward to working here in Clarksburg! I'm a native of Western Pennsylvania and a graduate of Westminster College (Go Titans!),
Wednesday, May 23 2012 10:54 AM EDT2012-05-23 14:54:16 GMT
As part of the national 'Trout in the Classroom' program, hundreds of tiny eggs were donated to the class from Trout Unlimited in Morgantown last October.
As part of the national 'Trout in the Classroom' program, hundreds of tiny eggs were donated to the class from Trout Unlimited in Morgantown last October.
Tuesday, May 22 2012 7:16 PM EDT2012-05-22 23:16:28 GMT
The students brought in pocket change as donations and walked around a track for 20 minutes.
The students brought in pocket change as donations and walked around a track for 20 minutes.
CLARKSBURG -
Literacy Volunteers of Harrison County hosted a volunteer training class in Clarksburg.
The class is the first in a series designed to prepare volunteers to help both kids and adults learn to read or improve their reading level.
Organizers said that being able to read at a higher level is so important.
"People my parents' age could drop out of school when they were 14, and you could get a fabulous job and go on to retirement. But times changed, and now you need a higher literacy level plus you need computer training, you need higher math levels," said Kim Payne, who helps to coordinate the group's efforts.
Organizers with Literacy Volunteers said 20 percent of people in Harrison County can't read above a third grade level.
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