Update 11 a.m.
Campus officials say a broken water pipe lead to today’s campus closure.
Woodbridge, Va. — The Woodbridge campus of Northern Virginia Community College is closed today.
The college’s website or emails sent out to students state why the campus closed.
Prince William County, Va. –– Prince William County’s Virtual High School (VHS @PWCS) will celebrate its 10th school year this coming school year.
The celebration opened with a kickoff in June with a record 558 students attending the school.
It’s nice when your car can be registered for two years, but it’s even better when your school can be accredited for three.
Colonial Forge High School in Stafford County, and Mary G. Porter Traditional School, Springwoods and Mountain View elementary schools in Prince William County were among the 54 schools in the state that have been guaranteed full accreditation for the next three years, according to the Virginia Department of Education.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. –– Some public schools in Prince William County will see improvements following the sale of $47.8 million in bonds Tuesday.
Thirty new classrooms will be added to Potomac Senior High School, and six classrooms will be added to Swans Creek and Westridge elementary schools. A bus parking lot will also be added to Westridge, according to county documents.
By Kristina Schnack Kotlus
Schools and Education Reporter
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Children under age five in Prince William County, Manassas City and Manassas Park areas will benefit from a new school readiness initiative called Smart Beginnings Greater Prince William.
If the last Tdap booster shot was administered more than five years from the beginning of the upcoming school year, this immunization must be administered over the summer. The booster shot may be listed as T, Td, Dtap, and/or Tdap. Parents are urged to call their child’s doctor or local health department if they have questions.
Shots may be obtained from a doctor, military clinic, or the Prince William County Health Department. Documentation should be taken to your child’s middle school or Central Registration.
By Kristina Schnack Kotlus
Schools and Education Reporter
The program is the first of its kind in the school division, but Colonial Forge is enrolling 192 more students in the fall than the school was designed to hold, reports Fredericksburg.com.
The school system’s policy allows high students to transfer into other schools that do not offer similar academic programs at their own schools. However, the policy was revised last year to allow the school superintendent to override transfer decisions.
Mountain View High School will graduate 460 students in its fifth graduating class tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. This class collectively earned over 3.5 million dollars in scholarships, a school record. The Valedictorian is Miranda Reichhardt. The Salutatorian is Brittany Scites.
Stafford High School will graduate 418 students at their ceremony Saturday at 8:30 a.m. The Valedictorian is Ik Su Oh and the Salutatorian is Matthew Francom. Stafford High has 4 sets of twins (Brittany and Michael Hicks, Chris and Maya Mardini, Jennifer and Michael Mongrain and Britney and Lauren Wible) in this graduating class and the first of the African refugee students, Nijimbere Eliphase, will graduate.
