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On January 17, 2024, Karyn Riddle, Assistant Principal at Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School, was honored as the 2024 Outstanding Secondary School Assistant Principal of Virginia by the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals (VASSP). According to a Prince William County Schools spokeswoman, a panel of school leaders, including principals and division superintendents, carefully selected Riddle for this prestigious recognition.

Riddle, a proud graduate of Osbourn Park High School, has dedicated 24 years to the education of students in Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS). Her journey began at Osbourn Park High, where she spent a decade teaching and served as the school’s assistant principal for four years. Subsequently, Riddle contributed eight years in the central office as a student management supervisor, specializing in leadership development. In 2018, she assumed the role of assistant principal at Colgan High.


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The Prince William County School Board voted Wednesday to designate March 5, the day of the presidential primary, as a student holiday and staff work day.

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As winter storms swept through Prince William County this week, the decision to close schools became a focal point of discussion.

Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) Superintendent Dr. LaTanya McDade, responsible for overseeing Virginia’s second-largest school system, shed light on the rationale behind the recent Code Red closures and the newly introduced Code Orange option.


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Despite the falling snow, the auditorium at Charles J. Colgan was nearly packed on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.

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Prince William County Public Schools: “PWCS will be closed Code Red on January 16, 2024, due to forecast hazardous winter weather conditions. All schools closed for students and employees. (Exception: Inclement Weather Employees)”

Stafford County Public Schools: “Stafford Schools Closed Tuesday, Jan 16. School Board meeting postponed to Jan 18.”


Prince William

A knife found at Potomac Senior High School on January 3, 2024, was not passed through a metal detector.

We incorrectly reported it had been in an earlier version of this story.


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Declining birth rates and the growing number of people fleeing the state for lower living costs have Prince William County Public Schools rethinking how it will build new schools and remodel existing buildings.

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