The Stafford County Board of Supervisors discussed categorically funding the school division.

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All five Stafford County High Schools and Project Search interns participated in the nationwide Decision Day event, honoring the plans of every graduate to either enlist in the military, enroll in continuing education, or join the employment force. This event follows through on the promises students made to themselves in October at the school division’s Chart Your Future expo.

“Stafford Schools is committed to inspiring and empowering our students so that they are prepared for bright futures. Our promise to them is that we will invest in them from the moment they walk through our doors. Culminating events such as Chart Your Future and Decision Day are evidence of that commitment,” said Dr. Thomas W. Taylor, Stafford Schools Superintendent. “After careful thought and guidance from school counselors and family members, our students told the world about their intentions to be enrolled, enlisted, or employed upon graduation.”


Stafford County Public Schools adopted a revised $409 million budget for the 2024 fiscal year starting July 1.

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Prince William Committee of 100 plans to host a school safety program on April 25, 2023. It will occur at Brittany’s Restaurant & Sports Pub at 12449 Dillingham Square, in Woodbridge.

The program will start at 6 p.m. and end at 8 p.m. The cost for members will be $35, and for non-members, it will be $40.


A high school in Woodbridge will be honored as one of only two high schools in Virginia to win the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Award.

Freedom High School, at 15201 Neabsco Mills Road, was selected based on achievement in reduced environmental impact and costs, improved health and wellness, and environmental and sustainability education.


On the nights of April 20, 21, and 22, 2023, Osbourn High School’s theater department performed their 2023 spring musical,  “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” They were originally published in 2005 by Rachel Sheinkin. The music and lyrics were written by William Finn.

The comedic show follows a group of young but determined middle schoolers, each eager to win the champion title. Though the show had no clear lead, Olive Ostrovsky and William Barfee were finalists and closest to the title.


Metal detectors are coming to all 17 middle and 14 high schools in Prince William County.

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The Prince William County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors agreed to form a new non-profit that provides student work opportunities.

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On April 3, 2023, Freedom High School was chosen as one of the 23 schools that the American College Application Campaign (ACAC) selected for its School Of Excellence award. The award was part of their Virginia College Application Week program.

ACAC’s award recognizes schools that contributed to its mission, increasing the number of First-Generate College Students from low-income families.


Two Woodbridge natives, Ethan, and Nathan Morlu, are first-year mechanical engineering students at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. 

They are 2022 graduates of Woodbridge Senior High School. The twins and eleven other students from 10 states received life-changing news during a visit to the Chick-fil-A Support Center in Georgia.


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