STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — The Stafford County School Board met with parents and community members on Oct. 29 to address their concerns about the FY2015 school budget, and ask parents for their feedback.
“This is your opportunity to talk about what you feel is the important things within our budget,” said Stephanie Johnson, Board member in the Aquia district.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. – The power is out at Swanns Creek Elementary School.
Students today will be fed boxed lunches.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — All five high schools in Stafford County will once again come together to fight hunger Monday, Nov. 11.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — It’s a café in a high school in Woodbridge that serves breakfast and pastries to students, faculty, and school employees each morning.
The bistro located inside Freedom High School is student run and offers an escape from the trapping of other area restaurants.
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LAKE RIDGE, Va. — The students at Woodbridge Senior High School in Lake Ridge have named Gabriel Mendoza & Caitlyn Bishop as their Homecoming King & Queen.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The annual fall homecoming parade is a tradition for Woodbridge Senior High School.
And, because the school is located on busy commuter route Old Bridge Road in Lake Ridge, the event can tie up traffic. That’s why the Virginia Department of Transportation is giving drivers a heads up about the parade that will roll down Old Bridge Road on Friday.
A petition to save Prince William County School’s Center for Fine and Performing Arts (CFPA) Creative Writing specialty program has received over 500 signatures.
HAYMARKET, Va. — What’s in a name? The answer to that question will be up to a select group of people who will serve on one of two committees that will be tasked with coming up with the names for two of Prince William County’s newest schools.
Both in the west end and now known as Haymarket Drive Elementary School for its location on a street of the same name, and the K-8th grade school on Aden Road next to Brentsville High School, will need permanent names.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The College Board reports that high school seniors in Prince William County have improved their SAT scores by eight points from last year and outperformed the national average in critical reading skills.
While this is a positive indication of student improvement, some worry that it may also bring to light a heavy reliance on standardized testing.
The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation has appointed James Bish, a distinguished US History teacher at Woodbridge High School, as the National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC) 2013 Teacher-in-Residence. Bish has taught at Woodbridge High School for 25 years, during which he also served as Social Studies Department Chair for 12 years. He has taught Advanced Placement US History, Advanced Placement US Government, Twentieth Century US History, US and Virginia History, and Prince William County History.
Bish, a National Board Certified Teacher, has won numerous awards for excellence, including being twice named the school’s Educator of the Year and being honored as American History Teacher of the Year by the Daughters of the American Revolution Bill of Rights Chapter. He has authored many scholarly articles that have been published in journals including the Oregon Genealogical Society Quarterly and the Journal of Historic Prince William.
