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Kindergartners enter Jenkins Elementary despite fire safety concerns, no permit

Published August 29, 2019 at 5:09PM | Updated August 30, 2019 at 9:57AM

John D. Jenkins Elementary School.

County officials are fuming after children, teachers, and staff of the new John D. Jenkins Elementary School entered the building before Prince William County inspectors issued a full occupancy permit, and despite concerns about a fire suppression system that may not work properly.

Kindergarten students were allowed inside the building for orientation at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 22. A the same time, County Building Official Eric Mays was concerned that the hangers used to secure pipes for the fire suppression system were not strong enough to “support the weight of the pipe, the water, plus an additional 250-pound load,” according to emails obtained by Potomac Local.

Lillie Jessie: No aviation classes for Stonewall Jackson High School

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 29, 2019 at 3:00PM | Updated August 29, 2019 at 3:26PM

Lillie Jessie gives her acceptance speech after the Prince William Democratic Party declared her the next Occoquan District School Board member. (Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

Lillie Jessie, the Occoquan District School representative on the Prince William County School Board, is fighting to keep an aviation mechanics program solely at Woodbridge Senior High School, in her district.

Last year, the county school division announced plans to add the after-school, extracurricular classes to Stonewall Jackson High School on the other end of the county, outside Manassas.

Jenkins Elementary School opens

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 29, 2019 at 12:00AM

John D. Jenkins Elementary School.

The newest elementary school in Prince William County is named for its longest-serving supervisor.

The new school at 4060 Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge bears the name John D. Jenkins Elementary. He represented Dale City as the Neabsco District Supervisor between 1982 and his death in February of this year.

As of today, Summer is over for all area public school students

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 26, 2019 at 1:00AM | Updated August 26, 2019 at 7:17AM

Prince William County, which has the largest of the school divisions in the Potomac Local coverage area with 92,000 students, is headed back to school today.

Buses will pick up some 62,000 students and travel some 56,000 miles in the county. Those yellow, flashing lights to indicate school speed zone limits will also flash once again for the first time since June.

Miss Virginia to visit Stafford school, discuss science

By Potomac Local News

Published August 23, 2019 at 3:11PM

STAFFORD — (Press Release) Miss Virginia Camille Schrier will visit Edward E. Drew Middle School at 501 Cambridge Street in Falmouth to discuss an experiment and answer questions from students.

Camille Schrier, 24, is a 2018 graduate of Virginia Tech with dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Biochemistry and Systems Biology, and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Manassas Park to host first schools superintendent brunch

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 23, 2019 at 11:55AM | Updated March 31, 2020 at 2:15PM

MANASSAS — Dr. Bruce McDade will host business leaders and residents at a first-of-its-kind back-to-school brunch.

Entering his 10th year as Manassas Park Schools Superintendent, McDade says he wants to use the event tell the story of Manassas Park City Public Schools, which have been a bright spot in recent years as the city works to get out from under crushing debt it occurred with the financing of new public buildings like the city’s community center and police station.

New appointments for Stafford County Public Schools

By Potomac Local News

Published August 22, 2019 at 10:04AM

STAFFORD – (Press Release) The Stafford County School Board approved the following appointments on Tuesday, August 13, 2019, during a School Board meeting.

John Anderson, Executive Director of Facilities and Maintenance

Ribbon cutting for Jenkins Elementary School planned

By Potomac Local News

Published August 22, 2019 at 10:03AM

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LAKE RIDGE — A ribbon-cutting is planned for the new John D. Jenkins Elementary School.

The building is located off Prince William Parkway near the Chinn Regional Library in Lake Ridge.

Students to start class in improved school buildings

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 20, 2019 at 4:21PM

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Some students in Prince William County are headed back to class in renovated school buildings.

Crews have spent the summer adding new classrooms to a handful of schools in eastern Prince William County:

Prince William students to return to more counselors, new school additions

By Potomac Local News

Published August 20, 2019 at 1:49PM

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As more than 91,000 students bring excitement and a curiosity for learning into our school hallways and classrooms for the 2019-20 school year, we have much to celebrate in Prince William County Schools.

I am very pleased to share that, with the support of the School Board and Board of County Supervisors, we are implementing the best budget in a decade. Our 2019-20 budget addresses the following priorities: employee pay, special education, mental health, career, and technical education, sustaining class size reductions, and Pre-K education.