WOODBRIDGE — On May 16, students from C.D. Hylton High School’s automotive class completed the final touches of a rebuild project.
The project, which they’ve been working on since January, was to rebuild a 2002 Jeep.
Schools
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — The following graduation dates, times, and locations have been announced in Prince William County Public Schools.
This includes high school, summer school, practical nursing program, and adult education students.
STAFFORD — Senator Tim Kaine (D) on Friday participated in a roundtable discussion with educators in Stafford County.
Chief among the concerns of educators who gathered Friday at Stafford Middle School on Spartan Drive was how to attract and retain teachers in rural areas. Kaine listened to teachers and administrators in the hopes of finding ideas of how to solve the county’s woes.
DUMFRIES — The groundbreaking ceremony for “Potomac Shores” Middle School took place today. Local elected officials joined School Board members and Superintendent Dr. Steve Walts for the ceremony.
The school, which will be officially named in the coming months, is set to open in the fall of 2021.
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STAFFORD COUNTY — Students at Brooke Point High School are great at getting people to sign-up to vote.
Brooke Point High School’s Inspire Virginia club earned the 2019 Governor’s Award for meeting the criteria of the Governor’s Voter Registration Challenge. This is the third consecutive year the club has earned the award and is the only high school in Virginia to accomplish this challenge.
STAFFORD — The Stafford County Student Film Festival will return this year.
Now in its fifth year, the event showcases student-made films on the big screen. Middle and high school students create and submit original films for the festival. This year’s feature is “Soul Reaper.”
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STAFFORD — Plastic straws are now banned in Stafford County Public Schools.
Conway Elementary School fourth-grade student Lily Tipling pushed for change and convinced the School Board to ban plastic straws at all Stafford County Public Schools. The ban went into place on Tuesday, May 6.
Prince William County Public Schools Superintendent Steven L. Walts addressed a hair-raising situation that occurred at C.D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge on Tuesday, April 30.
A student faces charges after police said he brought a gun to school and was showing it off to another student when the gun went off inside the school building.
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LAKE RIDGE — Lillie G. Jessie is running to keep her seat on the Prince William County School Board.
I am currently in the process of taking the first steps to officially run for another four-year term as your Occoquan School Board representative. There are so many candidates for other offices this year. I did not want to announce my candidacy and start filing paperwork until the filing deadline for other candidates had passed.
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STAFFORD — The Stafford County School Board approved a 5% raise for all school employees in the county.
The across-the-board raise will cover teachers, bus drivers, administrators, and the superintendent which will cost the county a total of $10.6 million.