Stafford County Sheriff's Office: "On [Wednesday] November 8th at approximately 9:25 a.m. Deputy M.A. Floirendo was conducting her SRO duties at Stafford High School, located at 63 Stafford Indians Lane, when she was informed of a fight in the gym."
"It was discovered a verbal argument between two juvenile students ensued over a previous incident. The incident escalated when one student assaulted the other."
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Stafford County Public Schools: "Members of the Stafford County community, to include students, the Stafford County School Board, Stafford County Board of Supervisors, Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, Stafford County Fire & Rescue Department, Grimm & Parker Architects, and McDonough-Bolyard-Peck (MBP) construction management gathered on Truslow Road yesterday to officially break ground on the construction of High School 6. The new school, set to open in August 2026, is the first construction to address the county’s growing population since 2008."
"A contract was awarded to Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc. in the amount of $139,334,000 for the construction of High School 6 during the September 12, 2023, regular School Board meeting."
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Fredricksburg.com: "Susan Randall, current chair of the Stafford School Board, is seeking reelection to a second term on the board and is facing a challenge from Sarah Baker."
'The Free Lance–Star sent questionnaires to both candidates asking them to provide background information and to identify the top three issues facing the School Division and describe what they would do about them if elected."
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Fredericksburg.com: "Elizabeth Warner is running for reelection to a second term as the Griffis-Widewater representative on the Stafford School Board and faces challenger Mary Rupert."
"The Free Lance–Star sent questionnaires to all candidates asking them to provide background information and to identify the top three issues facing the School Division and describe what they would do about them if elected."
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"A contract was awarded to Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc. in the amount of $139,334,000 for the construction of High School 6 during the September 12, 2023, regular School Board meeting."
The school will sit near a Walmart on Route 17 in southern Stafford County.
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"A groundbreaking ceremony will take place Tuesday, October 24, at 12:30 p.m. The school will be constructed in the Southwest Quadrant of Stafford County between Route 17 and Truslow Road."
"Prior work on High School 6 included an approach to creating a cost effective design that will be applied to future construction projects. While construction costs across the nation have risen, this approach allowed for competitive construction bids."
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Northern Virginia Magazine:Â "Jennifer McCall has been selected as the Northern Virginia Magazine 2023 Teacher of the Year. This North Stafford High School math teacher has made it her mission to help at-risk students graduate."
"'Quitting is not an option,' McCall said when interviewed as one of 10 finalists for the award that recognizes extraordinary educators. 'My goal, and pride, is to watch my students walk across the stage and graduate.' Northern Virginia Magazine will award McCall $10,000 in appreciation of her dedication to her students."
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Stafford County Public Schools: "The Virginia Department of Education has released new School Quality Profiles for Virginia Schools. Stafford County Public Schools continues to be a national and state leader in education."
"According to the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) State Accreditation Report, all schools in Stafford County earned the highest accreditation rating of 'Fully Accredited' for this school year."
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Stafford County Sheriff's Office: "A juvenile student has been charged after a threat of violence to a Stafford County school."
"On August 28 deputies learned of a threatening message left on the voicemail at Anthony Burns Elementary School this weekend. Sergeant J.T. Harrod III immediately began the investigation and coordinated with school staff to identify the caller. With the expert assistance of a network engineer for the schools, Sergeant Harrod quickly learned the phone number of the suspect."
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Updated 7:40 p.m. -- The Stafford County School Board is setting its budget priorities for Fiscal Year 2025.
The School Board will begin working earnestly on the coming year's budget in October. The budget timeline has been moved a couple of weeks earlier than the previous year to better align with the county Board of Supervisors' budget development timeline -- the governing body that funds the school division.
