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Today is Monday, May 19, 2025
#1 WV State Parks –
If you’ve been looking for the perfect excuse to ditch the living room and step outside, Pipestem State Park’s Adventure Zone is ready to deliver. Whether your crew is made up of adrenaline junkies, casual fun-seekers, or a family looking to create lasting memories, this is the place where everyone can come together for a day of unforgettable fun.
#2 – WVU –
Melanie Page, director of the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium, said, “When students from WV are given access to the same resources as others, they achieve amazing things and the NASA WV Space Grant Consortium exists to make sure that happens.” The Consortium’s programs focus on student fellowships, research, collaborations with industries, as well as K-12 and public outreach programs. And it prepares current college students for their future careers. Learn more about Emily Certain – WVU Grad and now a NASA Engineer and her story and how the consortium offers college students opportunities to inspire talent and support students with scholarships.
#3 – WV Metro News –
Dozens of upper-class high school students from across the region are the newest inductees in the advanced manufacturing work-based learning program for Toyota. Toyota West Virginia recognized the newest 4T Academy class during a ceremony and signing event held at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. It’s the academy’s fourth year, and high school students across Kanawha, Mason, and Putnam counties take part in the program. These newest inductees from those counties will get the opportunity to start work with the company at its advanced manufacturing facility in Buffalo this fall while they finish school.
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That’s all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.
