There was a surprise for a little girl in the fifth grade at Antietam Elementary School in Lake Ridge on Thursday.
Lt. Commander Brian Harper returned home from Afghanistan to greet his 10-year-old daughters Isabella and 4-year old Grace during a school assembly. With her classmates watching, Isabella and her mother Shannon, welcomed the sailor with loving arms following his tour in the foreign country.
With the possibility of fewer local and state school funding next year, public school students made an impassionate plea to Prince William County officials Tuesday night. They said their overcrowded classrooms have led to disruptions, fighting among students, and have negatively impacted the academic process.
The students, as well as members of the Prince William Federation of Teachers, urged the Board of Supervisors to fully fund the county’s public school system during the upcoming budget season. Students also said there too much focus has been placed on Virginia’s Standards of Learning exams.
Stafford County canceled classes for Friday as well as mid-term exams.
More in a statement from Stafford schools:
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The recent cold weather brought by the polar vortex that engulfed our region over the last two days brought problems for Prince William schools.
This morning as children headed into the cold, with temperatures below 10 degrees in some places, and back to class after school was canceled Tuesday due to cold weather, a total of 60 county school buses failed to start. That meant children were late getting across the county, and school officials said the nature of the isolated mechanical problems and its timing made it difficult to send out alerts.
Prince William County Public Schools are closed today due to last night’s snow and this morning’s icy road conditions.
Here’s the statement from the school division:
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Stafford County Public Schools are closed tomorrow. Officials say Code 1 is in effect for employees.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Want to know the best way for your child to get college scholarships and financial aid?
What about planning to attend a four-year college? Or, are you curious about what options await your student at Northern Virginia Community College?
MANASSAS, Va. — More community college courses will be offered in more places in western Prince William County and Manassas Park.
This coming spring semester starting in January, the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will begin holding classes are area high schools to make it easier for students to access educational opportunities.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — School officials on Wednesday night voted to approve Prince William County’s controversial 12th high school.
The $97.9 million high school will be one of the costliest ever built in Virginia, and for the past year it has been the center of a debate on whether or not it should include a $10 million swimming and aquatics facility inside the school. The Prince William County School Board on Wednesday, during their last meeting of the year, voted to approve the school pool along with the new school construction at the future school site on Va. 234 near Hoadly Road..
8:51 p.m. 12th high school approved
The Prince William County School Board has awarded a $97.9 million contract to build the county’s 12th high school on Va. 234. The new building will include a $10 million swimming and aquatics facility.
