The Potomac Shores Middle School library is named for Hilda Barg, a longtime elected official from Woodbridge.
Residents and elected officials gathered at the school, 17851 Woods View Drive near Dumfries, for a dedication ceremony on October 6. About 100 poeple attended.
Updated Noon — Photos taken by a pilot of a helicopter used by Washington D.C.’s WRC-TV show hundreds walked out of schools today in Prince William County.
The photos show students at Colgan and Hylton high schools near Woodbridge participating in a walkout scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, September 27. The students were there to protest new guidelines from the Virginia Department of Education, which Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) says all public schools should follow, that shift control of transgender issues back to parents.
Students at Colgan High School are urged to walk out of classes supporting queer rights.
A flier circulating the school and online promotes a rally at 9 a.m. Tuesday, September 27, outside the school at 13833 Dumfries Road in Prince William County. Students are encouraged to wear bright colors of the rainbow and protest a recent decision by the Virginia Department of Education, which shifts control of transgender issues back to parents.
Sudley Elementary School is celebrating a milestone this year, its 50th anniversary.
On Saturday, October 15, 2022, Sudley students and their families will celebrate this anniversary with a fall festival of games, entertainment, and food trucks. In addition, former principals, Sudley retirees, and Prince William County dignitaries will be part of the celebration.
Prince William County will spend more to protect elementary school students.
Virginia’s second-largest school district will hire security assistants at all 63 elementary schools. Qualifications for the job include high school education, prior security experience, and experience working with mentoring children. The starting pay is $39,471.
Police in Manassas and Prince William County responded to a series of threats at schools today.
The Prince William County School Board will build a new elementary school to ease overcrowding in Woodbridge.
The new school will be built within the next two years and will sit next to Fred M. Lynn Middle School at 1650 Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge. Attorneys for the school division worked with the owners of three parcels of land in the area, cobbing together about acres on which to build the school.
Lewis is an Emmy, Tony, GRAMMY, and SAG Award nominee Accompanied by a trio of musicians on the intimate Merchant Hall stage, Lewis’ performance will include stories and songs that highlight his accomplished career on stage and screen, giving Hylton Center audiences a chance to experience “just about everything a leading man with a mighty voice should be,” The New York Times worte.
In addition to a performance featuring songs from his career, Lewis will host a masterclass at the Hylton Center the following day with high school students from Prince William County, Manassas, and Manassas Park on September 19.
Now you see it. Now you don’t.
Prince William County School Board Chairman At-large Dr. Babur Lateef deleted a post to a Twitter account he uses to communicate with constituents. In the Tweet, he encouraged people to “never forget” and to “never forgive” politicians, press, and public health officials for, in his words, providing misinformation that led to an extended closure of public schools during the coronavirus pandemic.
About 90,000 students will return to classes across the county. Except for the youngest children in the county’s Head Start program, who must continue to wear face masks, the start of the school year will feel more like pre-pandemic times.
No facemask or social distancing requirements are in place, and the school division won’t conduct contract tracing to identify who’s contracted the coronavirus.
