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Baldwin Elementary to hold Academic Hall of Fame ribbon cutting

Published September 25, 2019 at 11:57PM

Baldwin Elementary School will celebrate the dedication of the Academic Hall of Fame Star wall on September 26, 2019, at 6:30 p.m.

When Baldwin Elementary moved to the new school facility in December of 2016 the Baldwin community wanted to preserve the Academic Hall of Fame tradition in the new school setting. After discussion and efforts to design a plaque that preserved the tradition while complimenting the aesthetic of the new building, the newest version of the Baldwin Academic Hall of Fame has been installed.

Two students from Manassas named top young innovators in the US

By Potomac Local News

Published September 24, 2019 at 12:49PM

(Press Release) Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science & the Public recently announced the Top 300 competitors in the 9th annual Broadcom MASTERS competition, two of which are from Manassas.

The Broadcom MASTERS, a program of the Society for Science & the Public, is the nation’s premier Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) competition for middle school students.

First Lady Pamela Northam cut the ribbon at North Star Early Childhood Education Center

By Susie Webb

Published September 23, 2019 at 10:20PM

Located in North Stafford and once a Christian school, it’s the newest county school facility.

“I was blown away by the work that they’ve done to get this up and running this year,” Northam said.

Northam in Woodbridge, announces new Amazon cloud learning partnership

By Kyle Brown

Published September 22, 2019 at 8:54PM

It’s called AWS Educate, and it’s billed as the future of learning the ins and outs of cloud computing in Virginia.

This collaboration between Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the state’s K-12 school divisions, the Virginia Community College System (VCCS), and multiple four-year universities is aimed to create opportunities and build pathways to high-skilled and high-wage cloud computing careers for students in Virginia.

Ebert tosses out Jenkins Elementary criminal complaint

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 19, 2019 at 5:24PM | Updated September 19, 2019 at 9:10PM

John Jenkins Elementary School was twice evacuated before it’s official opening August 26.

The school opened August 26 without issue, and classes continue interrupted.

Scoop: Stafford school officials review $2.2 million plan to remove mens urinals

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 18, 2019 at 2:51PM | Updated September 19, 2019 at 12:01AM

The plan calls for the demolition of all men’s urinals in every county school.

Stafford County Public Schools Finance and Budget Committee (FABC) reviewed the plan (which can be seen here on page 10 of this PDF from the school division website).

First annual Military Appreciation Football Game coming soon

By Megan Dietrick

Published September 15, 2019 at 11:40PM

HAYMARKET — The Battlefield High School (BHS) Bobcat varsity football team of Haymarket will kick off its first annual Military Appreciation Football Game on Friday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m.

This event, presented by BHS Athletic Booster Club and sponsored by Honor Brewing Co. of Manassas, will take place at Battlefield High School at 15000 Graduation Drive.

Stafford bans professional photographers from school football games

By Christopher Hirons

Published September 12, 2019 at 7:10PM | Updated September 13, 2019 at 10:03AM

A new policy from Schools Superintendent Dr. Scott Kizner means they can’t take pictures of athletes during school sporting events.

Professional photographers Sandie Waters and Jen Mulenbruck are the inferred subjects of the new policy. The duo had been hired to take photos of athletics teams at Stafford and Colonial Forge high schools, respectively. They’ve been shooting team photos since 2013.

Babur Lateef used the School Board Chairman candidate forum to name drop

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 11, 2019 at 9:37PM | Updated September 12, 2019 at 6:46PM

Lateef, the Prince William County School Board Chairman, At-large was not shy of saying the names of fellow Democrats also running for the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, the taxing authority that provides funding for the schools. He’s led the School Board overseeing Virginia’s second-largest school system in Prince William County for the past 16 months.

“We need more funding from the Board of County Supervisors and we’re not getting it due to Jeanine Lawson (sitting Brentsville District rep) and Ruth Anderson (sitting Occoquan District rep) who are not committed to our classrooms,” he said at Wednesday night’s Prince William Committee of 100 / League of Women Voters voter forum in Manassas.

School leaders pass transgender policy, question how it will be implemented

By Susie Webb

Published September 11, 2019 at 1:47PM | Updated September 11, 2019 at 3:43PM

After a six-hour marathon meeting, the Stafford County School Board passed employee and student non-discrimination policies one year after a transgender student was barred from using a bathroom facility.

Questions remain, however, as to how these policies will be implemented, as they do not specifically address transgender bathroom usage.