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Manassas City Schools: “The Academic Calendar for the 2023-2024 school year is available. Check them out below for the upcoming holidays, early release days, teacher workdays, and more.”
Calendars are available on the Manassas City Public Schools website, mcpsva.org
The Center Square: “A report released Monday indicates Virginia’s K-12 education system has received inadequate state funding for years — and Republicans and Democrats are blaming each other for the results.”
“The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission staff reviewed Virginia’s K-12 funding formula – the mechanism used to determine the state’s education budget – upon being directed to do so by the 2021 General Assembly and shared its findings and recommendations in the report.”
Prince William County Police Department: Strong-Arm Robbery on School Grounds *ARRESTS – “The two remaining suspects sought in connection to the robbery that was reported to have occurred at Freedom High School located at 15201 Neabsco Mills Rd. in Woodbridge (22191) on June 14, were arrested.”
“The suspect, identified as Jerome Okine AMARTEY, was taken into custody on July 6 and the other suspect, identified as a 17-year-old male juvenile, was taken into custody on July 10, both without incident.”
Press Release: “Sylvan Learning Center is excited to announce its school supply drive to support the children and families within the local community.”
“The drive will take place during the month of July and all donations will be used to help students in the Stafford community.
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative: “Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) awarded $1,500 scholarships to 14 area high school seniors in May. An independent panel of judges evaluated applicants on their academic records, community involvement, work experience, demonstrated leadership, recommendations, and essays.”
“Judges also recognized Alexis Francis, of Prince William County, as the most outstanding student among the group of recipients. She received an additional $1,500 as the winner of the J. Manley Garber Scholarship, named for the late NOVEC Board of Directors chairman. Francis plans to attend Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Virginia.”
Stafford Public Schools: “Stafford County Public Schools was among 24 school divisions awarded a $125,000 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Skilled Trades Grant from the Virginia Department of Education. The one-time funds will be used to implement a plumbing and HVAC program at Stafford High School.”
“We are thrilled to be recognized as a leader in CTE programming, and thank VDOE and 2022 General Assembly for their commitment to ensuring every child is prepared for life after high school,” said Stafford Schools Superintendent Dr. Thomas W. Taylor. “We are appreciative of this grant, which allows us to expand programming that provides robust, real-world, meaningful classroom experiences for every student.”
Sara Brescia, Member, Manassas City School Board: “While we await the past school year’s SOL test scores for grades 3-12, the PALS assessment results are in for grades K-2. PALS is a statewide early literacy assessment that is administered in both the fall and spring to track progress over the year.
“As seen below, our grades K-2 saw large improvements over the course of the year in the share of students meeting or exceeding benchmarks, catching up to the state average in many cases.”
Natalie Allan of Dale City has been named to the Dean’s List at John Carroll University for the Spring 2023 semester.
The following students from the area have been named to the dean’s list at Frostburg State University in recognition of outstanding academic achievement for the spring 2023 semester.
Volunteers of America: “Volunteers of America Chesapeake & Carolinas (VOACC) will launch its annual Operation Backpack back-to-school campaign on July 7, 2023… The goal of this year’s campaign is to raise $50,000 and collect brand-new backpacks, supplies, and school uniforms to support at least 3,000 boys and girls from income-constrained families in Maryland, DC, Virginia & North Carolina.”
“Initiatives like Operation Backpack® play an important role in helping to fill the gap in academic proficiency for children who are underserved and have experienced homelessness. According to the National Center for Homeless Education, children experiencing homelessness are more likely to show delayed development and have twice the rate of learning disabilities compared to non-homeless children. Among children who experienced homelessness in the U.S. in 2018, less than 30 percent achieved academic proficiency in reading, mathematics, and science.”