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Dumfries Plans $100,000 for School Police Officer, Others Do it for Free

Published March 15, 2013 at 12:05PM

Dumfries Elementary School [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

DUMFRIES, Va. — Following the tragic December 2013 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, Dumfries Elementary School will be the first and only elementary school in Prince William County to have a full-time police officer on campus. The school sits in the Town of Dumfries, which has agreed to fund the new position.

The move was approved by the Town Council and will cost town taxpayers about $100,000 to implement the new police position, when taking into account for training, equipment, and a new police cruiser, according to police officials.

Policy to Put 8th Graders in High School Sports to Cut Down on Transfers?

By Potomac Local News

Published March 15, 2013 at 7:00AM

Potomac Senior High School in Woodbridge. (Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

While stakeholders debated the inclusion of a swimming pool in the plans for the 12th high school, another controversial issue came before the School Board Wednesday night: eighth grade participation in high school sports.

Stafford High School Championship Girls Softball Team Honored 30-Years Later

By Potomac Local News

Published March 14, 2013 at 9:40AM

Members of the 1982 Stafford High School Girls Softball team look through a scrap book containing news paper clippings with pictures of their team from that year. [Photo: Mary Davidson / Potomac Local News]

By KEITH WALKER
For Potomac Local News

STAFFORD, Va. — The 30th anniversary of the state championship the Stafford High School Girls Softball Team won in 1982 came and went without remark or notice.

Inflation Blamed for Rising Cost of New High School

By Potomac Local News

Published March 14, 2013 at 7:04AM

(Photo: Prince William County Public Schools)

The 12th high school to be built in Prince William County will be the most expensive to date.

Stafford and Prince William County Schools Receive Awards

By Potomac Local News

Published March 13, 2013 at 1:53PM

Garrisonville Elementary School in North Stafford. [Photo; Mary Davidson / Potomac Local News]

By KJ MUSHUNG

Governor Bob McDonnell and the Board of Education announced in a press release that 151 schools and one school division earned 2013 Virginia Index of Performance awards for advanced learning and achievement. The VIP incentive program recognizes schools and divisions that exceed minimum state and federal accountability standards and achieve excellence goals established by the governor and the board.

Several Eye Woodbridge School Board Seat

By Potomac Local News

Published March 12, 2013 at 7:15AM

By STEPHANIE TIPPLE

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The Woodbridge District is gearing up for a heated School Board election this fall.

Retiring Prince William Library Director: ‘I’m Past My Due Date’

By Potomac Local News

Published March 11, 2013 at 9:27AM

Murphy

By STEPHANIE TIPPLE
Features Editor

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Dick Murphy, the Library System Director for Prince William County, has decided to retire at the end of June, drawing his 27-year career of working in the library system to a close. After starting in the county Library System in 1985, he worked hard to expand and advance it.

Manassas Student Pens Plan to Recycle Gas to Heat Campus, Wins Award

By Potomac Local News

Published March 10, 2013 at 8:11AM | Updated March 10, 2013 at 8:27AM

Submitted News

MANASSAS, Va. — Syed M. Sarwar of Manassas recently won a competition sponsored by the District of Columbia Council of Engineering and Architectural Societies. Sarwar was recognized during an awards banquet Feb. 23 in Silver Spring, Md., where he also received the $500 first-place prize.