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Forest Park’s Marching Bruin Band Performs at Disney World

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Members of the Forest Park High School “Marching Bruin Band” became stars of their own Disney show on Nov. 2 when they entertained resort guests at the Magic Kingdom Park. The group traveled from Woodbridge to the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida to take part in the Disney Performing Arts program.

The marching band, under the direction of Donald Magee, entertained hundreds of Magic Kingdom Park guests as they marched through Frontierland and around Cinderella Castle onto Main Street, U.S.A. before the “Festival of Fantasy Parade.”

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Growing American National University Campus to Offer Cyber Security, Business Degrees

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Students at American National University Northern Virginia Center in Manassas, Virginia.

 

American National University’s Northern Virginia Center opened its doors in Manassas in February, and it is the university’s 31st and newest campus.

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Forum to Examine Education in Prince William

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A U.S. Marine for more than 20 years, Alan Roach teaches government at Potomac Middle School in Woodbridge. [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

 

On Saturday, October 18, 2014, Virginia Leadership Institute (VLI) will host a forum that will examine the state of education policy in Prince William County. The panelists are vocational and community leaders in education who represent the nine historically Black Greek letter organizations.

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Stafford County Parents Greeted by New Security System at Schools

By Potomac Local News
The seal of Stafford County Public Schools.

It’s the first day of school across the area today. For nearly everyone — especially those with children — summer has come to a close.

Students in Stafford County are going back to school today, and the school division wants parents to know their child is a bit safer thanks to precautions put in place at the front door of the school. 

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Schools Must Enroll Unaccompanied Immigrant Children without Vaccinations: Memo

By Potomac Local News
(Photo: Prince William County Public Schools)

 Some Prince William residents have expressed concern over a Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) memo requiring that unaccompanied alien children be enrolled in school even without receiving immunization.

Written on July 25, and disseminated to all Virginia public school divisions, the memo states that children without citizenship, living on their own or with others in the community are considered homeless students if they have no fixed address or are staying in a temporary placement.

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