Schools
Stafford County, Va. — Ferry Farm Elementary School in Stafford County is closed today after school officials say the building has no heat. Parents, students, and staff have all been told not to report to the school today.
The YMCA before and after school programs, as well as all after-school activities have been canceled.
Seven Stafford Schools were among the 447 in Virginia to earn 2012 Virginia Index of Performance awards for advanced learning and achievement. The incentive program recognizes schools and divisions that far exceed minimum state and federal accountability standards and achieve excellence goals established by the governor and the board.
Garrisonville Elementary received the 2012 Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence by meeting all state and federal achievement benchmarks for the last two consecutive years and achieving all applicable excellence goals.
Stafford, Va. — A former school principal in Manassas will take over at Colonial Forge High School in Stafford, the school now infamously known for the Banana Man controversy.
Michael Byers will begin his duties at the school Jan. 3, after relocating from his current position as assistant principal at Briar Woods High School in Loudoun County, said Stafford schools spokeswoman Valerie Cottongim.
In preparation for a planned “Occupy Mary Wash” event, similar to an Occupy Wall Street protest, the UMW Bullet reported earlier this month the students held a teach-in to express their frustrations about lack of representation on the school’s Board of Visitors.
“What’s important is that we all realize that education is becoming a business. What we can do with the BOV is to show them that we want our own voice,” the newspaper quoted one of the students.
The show will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school, at 14000 Smoketown Road in Woodbridge across from Potomac Mills mall.
All proceeds from the show will benefit the school’s orchestra program with the purchase of new instruments, new music, awards and scholarships, and instrument maintenance, said craft show coordinator Kathy Kann.
Woodbridge, Va. – Gar-Field High Senior High School in Woodbridge on Thursday held its annual Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony Thursday morning.
Click here to see photos and see coverage of the event.
The month-long initiative, Pause Before You Post, begins with school officials showing students an informative video about posting personal messages on social media sites like Facebook for all to see, as well as identifying the risks and dangers of cyberbullying.
“With over 93 percent of teens using some form of digital media for personal publishing, we wanted to provide a vehicle to create awareness and start conversations in school and at home about using media responsibility,” said Brooke Point High School Counseling Director Dr. Marialena Bridges.
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The first annual “BAND Together to Fight Hunger” marching showcase of bands will be held on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m., at Mountain View High School, at 2135 Mountain View Road in Stafford.
The event will take place on the football field and consist of an evening filled with exciting and powerful music and marching performances of all five Stafford County award-winning high school bands.
North Stafford, Va. — As Stafford County eyes relocating Anne E. Moncure Elementary School from its site along Va. 610 in busy North Stafford, the Stafford County Board of Supervisors could benefit from the deal.
According to Fredericksburg.com, the Board is prepared to pay $1.69 million for a nearby site to relocate the school to and then hand over the site to the county school system – in exchange for the land the school currently sits on which is worth a considerably high amount of cash.