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Heavy-metal skills: CTE students visit Woodbridge iron works

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Students from Potomac High School in Woodbridge visited Emerald Iron Works on Wednesday, November 16 to get a closer look at metal fabrication.

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Metal detectors: Prince William ‘closely watching’ Manassas security improvements

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The Manassas School Board is considering installing metal detectors at Osbourn High School. The devices, called Evolv Express Lanes, would allow some 2,000 students to be searched for weapons as they enter the city’s only high school.

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Prince William School Board considering parental consent for school-wide book readings | Insidenova

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The Prince William County School Board is considering a proposal that would require school administrators to notify parents ahead of any school-wide book readings or assemblies.

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Poilce suspect boys brought gun to Unity Reed High School

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Police charged two 14-year-old boys with possession of a gun on school property at Unity Reed High School, 8820 Rixlew Lane near Manassas, formerly Stonewall Jackson Senior High School.

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Prince William students named to VMEA Senior Honors Choir

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Twenty-seven Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) students have been selected to take part in the 2022 Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) Senior Honors Choir. These students will perform at the VMEA annual conference on Saturday, November 19. “PWCS will be sending one of the largest choir student groups in all of Virginia to this year’s VMEA honors choir,” said Dr. Ed Stephenson, supervisor of the arts in PWCS. “This would not be possible without our dedicated teachers, students, parents, and community supporters.”

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Planning Commission approves new Woodbridge elementary school location

By Rick Horner

The Prince William County Planning Commission approved a location for a new elementary school in Woodbridge. Construction crews will build the on about 10 acres on the north side of Prince William Parkway near the intersection of Route 1.

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Quantico Marines speak at Gar-Field High School Hispanic Heritage Month celebration

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A proud son of Nicaraguan immigrants,U.S. Marine Lieutenant Col. Jose Montalvan Montalvan was asked to speak at Gar-Field High School on Oct. 4, 2022 in honor of the school Hispanic heritage month celebration. This was the first celebration of its kind at the school and tickets for the event were sold out. “It is essential to explain to Hispanic parents that military service in the United States is not the same as in Central or South American countries,” said Montalvan, a logistics officer. “There are many benefits (housing, healthcare, education) and advancement opportunities (promotion and assignment) available in the Marine Corps.”

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McDade unveils new Prince William schools logo, defends student protests

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Prince William County Public Schools has a new brand from its CEO.

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Father speaks out after 17-year-old son dies from suspected fentanyl overdose | WTTG-TV

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Prince William County Police are addressing how they’re combating fentanyl dangers county-wide days after a teenage boy in Manassas died from a suspected fentanyl overdose.

If confirmed, this would be the third fentanyl-related death in Prince William County in recent weeks.

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Collective bargaining likey to cost millions at Prince William schools, won’t ‘solve anything,’ says School Board Chairman. Here’s how it will work

By Uriah Kiser

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