Schools

Manassas schools to add 10 more minutes of recess

By Uriah Kiser

Manassas City School Board member Sara Brescia: “I have been working with the Superintendent and the administration to increase recess and playtime in our earlier grades to go beyond the current 20 minutes per day (the state minimum).”

“I am happy to report that next school year the minimum for unstructured playtime for each school will be expanded by an additional ten minutes to a total of 30 minutes. This is a move in the right direction, and I want to thank the administration for working with me on this change.”

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Stafford schools summer meals program

By Uriah Kiser
Photo: Stafford County Public Schools

Stafford County Public Schools press release: “Stafford County Public Schools is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability or age, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided, on a first-come, first-served basis, at the sites and times as follows:”

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Students dunk principal: ‘It was colder than I thought’

By Uriah Kiser
Wilson in the dunk tank

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Deans list: Maelyn Pitsenbarger makes President’s List at Western Technical College

By Amelia Breeden
[Photo by Leon Wu on Unsplash]

To be included on the President’s List, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and carry six or more credits in an associate’s degree or technical diploma program.

For more information about Western Technical College programs and services, call 608-785-9200 or visit westerntc.edu.

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Virignia AG Miyares comes to Manassas, urges parents to get child ID kits, and revels in his banishment from Russia

By Uriah Kiser

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares was in Manassas today, Thursday, May 25, 2023, to discuss a new plan to give child ID kids to middle school students.

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NOVEC announces six 2023 scholarship winners from Prince William

By Madina Habib

The Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC) has announced that nine students whose families are served by the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) have been awarded $1,000 scholarships by the VMDAEC’s Education Scholarship Foundation.

The association awarded 67 scholarships based on financial need, academic achievement, and personal statements; of the 15 co-ops comprising the VMDAEC, NOVEC tied for the most scholarship recipients. Rappahannock Electric Cooperative students also earned nine.

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Deans List: Prince William students on Belmont University Spring 2023 list

By Amelia Breeden

Located two miles from downtown Nashville, Tennessee, Belmont University announced the following students who achieved the Dean’s List for the Spring 2023 semester.

Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours (excluding audit and pass/fail courses this semester) and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C (including audit, pass/fail courses, and zero-credit courses).

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Dumfries native wins Knight-Hennessy scholarship, Naval Academy

By Madina Habib

U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Alex Romano, 22, of Dumfries, Virginia, was recently named a 2023 Knight-Hennessy Scholar. The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program provides full funding for students to pursue a graduate degree at Stanford University.

Romano is one of 85 scholars selected for the program’s sixth cohort of students. More than 7,000 candidates competed for one of the 85 scholarships awarded. He intends to pursue a master’s degree in aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford School of Engineering.

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OHS senior, East End Mobile Home Park resident wins scholarship

By Madina Habib
Pictured (from left to right): CFH Executive Director George Davies, scholarship recipient Daniel Mendoza and Osbourn High School Principal Mike Pflurgrath. Photo by Cameron Carey.

Daniel Mendoza, a 17-year-old Osbourn High School senior and resident of the East End Mobile Home Park, has received a $1,000 scholarship from the Virginia Manufactured and Modular Housing Association (VMMHA).

The award was presented by CFH Executive Director George Davies, whose Dumfries, Va.-based nonprofit took ownership of East End in 2018 and continues to upgrade and add events and programs at the Centreville Road park.

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