Some members of the Prince William School Board don’t want to see cuts in full-day kindergarten. This year’s budget picture, however, could make those cuts a reality.
The Board last night gave Prince William Schools Superintendent Dr. Steven Walts some direction on how to best go about finding needed cuts in the division’s 2016 budget. This decision met resistance from board members who said that they would not approve of cutting full day kindergarten.
The NOVA Woodbridge Campus and Year Up, a national training initiative for 18-24 year olds, held a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing Ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 29, in the Black Box Theatre at NOVA-Woodbridge. NOVA President Bob Templin and Year Up President Garrett Moran signed the MOU at the event to officially launch an Associate Degree and internship partnership, which will begin in the fall of 2015.
This partnership will provide NOVA students with training in the professional, interpersonal and technical skills they need to begin successful careers upon graduation. Internships with corporate partners will allow students to gain invaluable experience and local businesses to add competent, skilled professionals to their workforce.
The Pi Lambda Lambda (PLL) Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. is collecting shoes for a #HappyFeet Shoe Drive. PLL is collecting shoes to share with those in the community who may need a little help. #HappyFeet is part of the Fraternity’s social action activities.
Since 2004, PLL has held numerous scholarship fundraisers, cancer and diabetes walks, blood drives, voter registrations, back-to-school backpack drives, coat drives, and projects to feed the homeless. Please join us in creating #HappyFeet for those in need.
The Pi Lambda Lambda Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. conducts an annual talent hunt. This competition continues a distinguished legacy of tribute to youth excellence in the arts by our beloved Fraternity.
This competition is open to all currently enrolled high school students (grades 9 – 12). Qualified students compete for performance scholarships. In 2014 the scholarship awards were $700 (1st Place), $500 (2nd Place) and $300 (3rd Place).
Water crews are working to restore service on Botts Avenue in Woodbridge.
A water main broke in the area of Botts Avenue and Sharp Drive in Woodbridge about 4:15 p.m.
Traffic on Route 28 south is routed down Yorkshire Lane.
A traffic crash that occurred at 3:10 p.m. and prompted police to reroute traffic in the area.
Police said the man shot last night in Dale City’s Hillendale neighborhood tried to buy drugs, had his cell phone stolen, and was shot when he tired to recover it.
More in a police press release:
A teenager who went missing in Stafford County is now believed to have traveled outside the area.
Authorities searching for 17-year-old James “Daniel” Martson suspended their efforts Friday after searching for two days and two nights, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
Flags in the Town of Haymarket should fly at half-staff starting tomorrow.
Mayor David Leake issued an order that all flags in the town should be lowered in honor of the late Dave Berry, a security contractor who lived with his wife and children in the small town, who was killed Jan. 27 in Libya. The retired Marine Staff Sergeant was working in the country as a security contractor.
