The Kuma Foundation’s Founder and Chairman of the Board, Ray Kimble, presented a $1,000 check to Chad Wray, Principal of Victory Elementary School, to be used for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) enrichment on Friday.

The Kuma Foundation committed to giving 10% of all proceeds from their Annual “Full STEAM Ahead” Fun Run to the school with the most participation. Victory Elementary School was the winner.


Saint John Paul the Great Catholic School near Dumfries is preparing for graduation this Friday.

The Catholic Diocese of Arlington of writes:


Parents slammed the Prince William County School Board this week for its approval of a new equity statement that overhauling the content, and the methods of how children are taught, addressing disparities between the schools in the division and hiring new teachers based on race.

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The Fredericksburg City Council and the city’s School Board are discussing building a new school in the city.

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Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Arlington are capping off an unprecedented year with in-person graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2021. Each graduate can invite four guests to join in the celebratory occasion.

The ceremonies, to be held on each respective school’s football field, will take place at the end of May and in early June. High schools in the Diocese safely re-opened at the beginning of the 2020-21 academic year for hybrid (in-person and virtual) learning, as all 41 brick-and-mortar schools reopened for fully in-person or hybrid instruction. This fall, the four high schools plan to resume full-time in-person instruction with ongoing COVID-19 mitigation safety protocols in place.


Stafford County Public Schools spent $2 million to install new air purifiers in each of its government-run school buildings.

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