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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


By KEITH WALKER
For Potomac Local News

STAFFORD, Va. — There might be a bit of a kerfuffle brewing between the Stafford Board of County Supervisors and Stafford County School Board.


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