And Mon's Board of Education earlier this week inched closer to the beginning of the work for the $34 million Suncrest Middle - which the district wants open to students in the next two years. The BOE will begin the search for a construction manager-at-risk soon. The State School Building Authority awarded a $16.9 million outlay for the work in December 2024, which the district is matching. Said land is a sloping tract - 17 acres and pad-ready - near West Virginia 705, between Mon Health Medical Center and Suncrest Towne Centre shopping plaza. District mechanic and driver Donavan Saporito took first-place honors during a recent bus inspector competition hosted by the West Virginia Association for Pupil Transportation.