![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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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The cost of school lunches is going up by 10 cents next year in Prince William County.
School officials said federal rules require uniformity when it comes to the amount of money reimbursed to the school division for student meals.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Stafford County School officials named Tammara M. Hanna as the new principal of Drew Middle School this week. She replaces outgoing Principal Catherine Williams who will retire at the end of this school year.
Here’s more information about Hanna from Stafford County Public Schools:
MANASSAS, Va. — The Manassas City School Board has announced the appointment of several new principals for the upcoming 2013-2014 school year.
David Rupert — Weems Elementary
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NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Seniors at North Stafford High School walked across the stage to receive their diplomas on Saturday.
![Brentsville District High School graduated 200 students at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. [Photo: Delegate Richard Anderson]](https://www.potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/061313-brentsville-graduati-600x440.jpg)
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Despite the weather today, seniors at Patriot High School in Nokesville will have their graduation ceremony as planned, they’ll just have to do it inside the school’s gymnasium.
The indoor graduation moved from the school’s football field means attendees will be issued tickets to view the ceremony either in person or on a closed-circuit TV channel inside the school.
NOKESVILLE, Va. — The possibility of severe weather tomorrow is making an unwanted impact on graduation plans at Prince William County’s Patriot High School in Nokesville.
School Principal Michael E. Bishop in a letter told parents and students that Patriot staff is ready to implement a “plan B” for Thursday’s 7:30 p.m. graduation ceremony scheduled at the school’s football stadium. The contingency plan and would see the ceremony moved indoors to a gymnasium, prompting the issuance of tickets that determine who would be allowed to watch the ceremony from the gym and who watches it from inside the school on closed circuit television.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Northern Virginia Community College for the first time has awarded full two-year scholarships to incoming students enrolled in their honors program. And three students from high schools in Prince William County made the cut.
Ianna Alhambra, and Maria-Vera Alverez of Freedom High School, and Ana Quinteros-Gomez of Woodbridge Senior High School, will all receive scholarships to cover the cost of in-state tuition, books, and travel abroad for two years at the college also known as NOVA.
