W.Va. Book Festival Announces Featured Authors For 2024
West Virginia’s annual book festival celebrating national and regional authors will come to the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center this October.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Girls Scouts council in West Virginia is implementing a program to promote science, technology, engineering and math fields.
The Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council says the program called “Imagine Your STEM Future” will work to inspire more girls to pursue education and careers in those fields.
Officials say the program is being implemented with the help of a $625,000 national contribution from AT&T.
Under the program, 100 girls in West Virginia will participate in after-school STEM and mentoring activities. About 75 percent of the 800 girls participating nationwide are at-risk of dropping out of high school.