LAKE RIDGE, Va. — Candidates who are interested in filling a vacancy on the Prince William County School Board will debate each other on the issues on Tuesday. More in a press release:
On September 25 at Westminster at Lake Ridge, The Prince William Committee of 100 will host a Candidates’ Forum for the Occoquan District seat on the Prince William County School Board. All four candidates who will be on the ballot November 6th have agreed to participate in this forum.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — Despite rumors, Virginia transportation officials did not order a stop to the annual Woodbridge Senior High School Homecoming Parade.
The community event draws a large crowd of students, school staff, and neighbors in the Lake Ridge area, but it can also mean traffic headaches for drivers using a portion of the parade route on and around Old Bridge Road – a popular commuter thoroughfare.
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center has partnered with the Prince William Courage Soccer Club and the Prince William County public school to launch a new afterschool program that will focus on fitness, understanding health, and nutrition. The program has been dubbed the Prince William Courage “F.U.N.” Project, and it marks it’s debut on Tuesday.
More from Sentara spokeswoman Charlene Wilkins:
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — A work session for the Prince William County School Board originally set for Wednesday night is postponed until September. 19.
The session will follow the regularly scheduled 6 p.m. meeting of the School Board on Wednesday, Sept. 19. According to an agenda, the work session will begin at 9 p.m. and cover items on the school system’s five-year plan.
By AMIE WEINBERG, PhD
For PotomacLocal.com
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — As you scan your child’s class room you will find paper, pencils, and backpacks. In addition, you are likely to notice an increase in digital age technologies.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Hundreds of educators packed the gym at North Stafford High School on Tuesday morning to celebrate their return to the classroom.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — The teachers are back in class, and soon students will be, too.
Summer break ended for faculty at all of Stafford County’s public schools today. Many returned to the classroom to prep for the upcoming school year, and to welcome parents and students at a series of back-to-school events this week.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Students in Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) scored above the national composite average for the fifth straight year on the college benchmark ACT.
Students in four Prince William County High Schools exceeded the state average while overall Division scores remained the same as last year. Battlefield, Brentsville District, Forest Park, and Osbourn Park students achieved composite scores of 23.5, 24.0, 22.4 and 23.4 respectively, exceeding the state composite score of 22.4 and joining other PWCS schools in besting the national outcome of 21.1.
Registration for night school classes will begin Sept. 4 at each of Prince William’s high schools.
Northern Virginia Community College President Robert G. Templin Jr. has named Roger A. Ramsammy as provost for NOVA’s Manassas Campus. Ramsammy will begin his new position September 2.
“Dr. Ramsammy brings extensive experience and innovative ideas. With his strong background, he will provide excellent service to the greater Manassas area,” Templin said.
