Press Release

There will be a  “After the War” Civil War Symposium on May 16, 2015 at the Old Manassas Courthouse is downtown  Manassas. 

The event is sponsored by Prince William County, City of Manassas, Historic Prince William and the Prince William County Historical Commission. 

Thousands of families and business leaders across the Washington D.C. Metro Area will join together in the March of Dimes annual March for Babies – the nation’s oldest walk fundraiser honoring babies born healthy and those that need help to survive and thrive. 

Six March for Babies events are planned in the Greater Washington Area from April 25 – May 3, 2015, in Fairfax County, Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, Prince William County, Southern Maryland and Washington, D.C. To register for an event in your community visit marchforbabies.org.

Woodbridge Sr. High School’s Center for Fine and Performing Arts (CFPA) invites you to “Be Our Guest!”  Come see the Academy Award winning film come to life on our stage. Performances are April 16^th – 19^th with Evening and Matinee performances available. 

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is the classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped in a spell placed by an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity. 

Sinclair Elementary School in Manassas, Virginia is excited to announce our Multicultural Festival on Friday, April 10, 2015, from 6pm to 8pm. 

The Multicultural Festival will give Sinclair students and families the opportunity to share and showcase food, dress, artifacts and information about their own cultures. Additionally students, families, and the community at large will have the opportunity to learn and appreciate that people from different cultures have different values, languages, preferences, and behaviors associated with their cultures. Students will learn to accept these differences and appreciate them. This acquired knowledge with help students break down cultural stereotypes in our school and our society as a whole.

The MCPS Education Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded more than $74,000 to programs in Manassas City Public Schools (MCPS) this year. The Foundation’s Grants program encourages educators to identify and develop solutions to educational challenges.

Lisa Harlow, STEM Instructional Coach earned funding for a new program “Take a Closer Look”, which will provide each classroom at Haydon Elementary with a hand held microscope/camera and an iPad to view the images. “This will allow students to more closely examine the scientific world around them. From simple observations in Kindergarten to the study of plant reproduction in grade four, access to these microscopes and the ability to view and record the images will enhance our students understanding of the standards they are expected to master.”

Residents in the immediate vicinity of Marine Corps Base Quantico may experience an increase in noise as an affect from ground/aircraft training or range clearance operations during the week of Apr. 4-10.

Monday, Apr. 6 – Demolition training is scheduled 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Apr. 7 – Demolition training is scheduled from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Apr. 8 – Demolition training is scheduled from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursday, Apr. 9 – Demolition training is scheduled from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday, Apr. 10 – Demolition and Live Fire training is scheduled from 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.

NOVA’s Woodbridge Campus will hold an Open House on Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Everyone is welcome to attend this free event to learn more about NOVA-Woodbridge by touring the campus; applying for the Summer and/or Fall semesters; receiving on-site financial aid assistance; learning about transferring and Guaranteed Admissions to four-year universities; learning about the many academic programs; and receiving academic advising to make sure you start (or restart!) your college career on the right path.

The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that April is National Distracted Driving Month. This year’s theme, provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association is “U Drive. U Text. U Pay”.

The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office will be actively patrolling, looking for motorists who are texting and driving. Texting While Driving is now a primary offense in Virginia with drivers facing a fine of $125.00 and court costs for the 1^st offense and a fine of $250.00 and court costs for the second offense. Studies show that drivers are 23 times more likely to be in an accident if they are texting and driving and more than 3000 teens die each year in crashes caused by texting while driving.