PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — School officials in Prince William County say get the shot.
In a press release, rising 6th graders and their parents were told they must have a Tdap booster shot — which prevents against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis.
DUMFRIES, Va. — Dumfries officials will vote on whether or not to install a Police School Resource Officer, or SRO, at Dumfries Elementary School.
Police Chief Rebecca Edwards on Tuesday asked town officials to place a memorandum of understanding with the town police department and Prince William County Public Schools on the consent agenda for the Aug. 7 meeting of the Dumfries Town Council. If it’s approved, Dumfries Elementary School will be the first and only elementary school in Prince William with a dedicated police officer offering protection to students and staff. The officer would be stationed at the school in time for the start of the upcoming school year.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Patriot High School valedictorian Nolan Uribe hopes to become an engineer, like both of his parents, and will study at the University of Southern California on Presidential and Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Scholarships.
In addition to his high grade point average, Uribe was active in swim team, cross country, track, chess club, debate, and science club. His academic honors include chemistry and math student of the year, induction to the National Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars, and being named a National Merit Scholar and National Hispanic Scholar.
After two four-year terms on the NOVA Board as one of three members representing Fairfax County, David Miller is stepping down. For the past two years, he has served as Board Chair. His last meeting was on May 20.
First appointed by then-Braddock District Supervisor and now Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova, Miller says he has enjoyed working with President Robert Templin, Jr. during his service on the Board and is pleased with the steady progress NOVA has made over those years.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Woodbridge Senior High School’s Choral Department presented their annual Spring Show last month.
Aside from the spectacular costumes and choreography, the Choral Department showed off their talented vocalists as they sang hit songs from Guys and Dolls, Beauty and the Beast, All That Jazz, Les Misérables and Hairspray.
n preparation for Nokesville Elementary School’s transition from an elementary school to a K-8 school, the vast majority of the rising sixth grade class will remain at Nokesville next year.
![Outgoing Stafford County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Randy Bridges. [Mary Davidson / Potomac Local News]](https://www.potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/062713-bridges.jpg)
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Dr. Randy Bridges is fairly out and William C. Symons, Jr. is fairly in.
Symons was selected as the interim superintendent for Stafford County Public Schools this week. The selection comes as Bridges announced he would leave the school system to return home to his native North Carolina on July 31.
![Community members gather Tuesday afternoon at the site of what will be a new Stafford Senior High School. [Mary Davidson / Potomac Local News]](https://www.potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/062613-stafford-high-school.jpg)
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Several local officials, school administrators, students and community members gathered on the future site of the new Stafford High School for the project’s groundbreaking ceremony.
This $66 million dollar Capital Improvement (CIP) project was a heated point of debate in the county for the past several months, as divided supporters lobbied for a renovation to the existing Stafford Senior High School, while others felt that there should be a new school built on the property.
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Finding funds to pay for college is no easy task, whether you have a college savings plan or if a student works through college and takes advantage of options at one of Virginia’s community colleges.
