Bethel SCA (1/13/2021) - Bethel Elementary School students elected their SCA officers and representatives in December. Shown during the organization’s first virtual meeting on Jan. 6 are, top row from left, Adianna Bercot, sponsor… …Page, Peasley students compete in spelling bees (1/13/2021) - Page and Peasley Middle Schools recently held their annual Scripps spelling bees and released the results. Language arts teachers held their classroom spelling bees in December and the class winners… …
CCS honor students announced (1/13/2021) - Christchurch School announced this week the Head’s List and Dean’s List students for the first trimester of the 2020-21 school year. Students at the Middlesex County private school whose grade… …
School board retreat now in-person event (1/13/2021) - Today’s Mathews County School Board retreat, which was initially planned as a virtual meeting, has been changed to an in-person meeting in the Harry M. Ward Auditorium at Mathews High… …
Deadline approaches for HRECU scholarships (1/13/2021) - The Hampton Roads Educators Credit Union is offering five scholarships to students and faculty/staff within their field of membership for the 2020-2021 school year. The deadline for scholarship applications is… …
CCS accepting mid-year student applications (1/13/2021) - Christchurch School in Middlesex County is accepting mid-year applications, as well as applications for enrollment in the 2021-2022 school year, according to Jennifer Homer of CCS. A Virtual Open House… …
School Briefs (1/13/2021) - Rebecca Thompson of Gloucester, has passed the Virginia State Bar. Thompson graduated summa cum laude from the University of Richmond School of Law in May 2020 and is a member… …
Gloucester returns to hybrid classes Tuesday (1/13/2021) - Gloucester Public Schools will resume its hybrid schedule of in-person classes on Tuesday, Jan. 19, school division superintendent Walter Clemons told the school board during its meeting Tuesday. Board member… …
Gloucester VFW post names essay winners (1/6/2021) - Veterans of Foreign Wars Francis J. Mellar Post 8252, Gloucester, recently presented two high school students and one middle schooler with certificates and $300 awards for their participation in the… …Busy year for local sorority chapter (1/6/2021) - The Virginia Northern Neck Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., didn’t allow the current pandemic to prevent them from serving and engaging their community. Creative thinking allowed the… …
School Brief (1/6/2021) - Rebecca Thompson of Gloucester, has passed the Virginia State Bar. Thompson graduated summa cum laude from the University of Richmond School of Law in May 2020 and is a member… …
GHS student wins DAR Good Citizen Award (12/30/2020) - The Augustine Warner Chapter of the National Daughters of the American Revolution has announced its 2020 Good Citizen Award was presented to Trey Reisser of Gloucester. The chapter said that… …
Bread for Life (12/30/2020) - Ware Academy students participated in a reverse Advent calendar this holiday season. They were tasked with bringing specific items each day, resulting in a donation of 3,155 pounds of food… …
Tacky Sweater Day (12/30/2020) - Students and faculty at Ware Academy donated a dollar each to participate in Tacky Sweater Day. Each year the resulting funds are donated to a charity and this year the… …RCC Educational Foundation receives $2.7M charitable gift (12/30/2020) - The Rappahannock Community College Educational Foundation, Inc., is the recipient of a $2.7 million charitable gift from Dr. S. Stuart Flanagan. Flanagan has devoted his professional life to teaching and… …
Chesapeake Bank teams up with Banzai to offer financial literacy online (12/30/2020) - Chesapeake Bank is working with Banzai, a financial literacy program, to make online, remote-friendly curriculum available to 18 schools in the area, including those in Gloucester and Mathews counties, completely… …
‘E’ is for encouraging (12/22/2020) - Thomas Hunter Middle School recognizes students for exemplifying a characteristic of one of each of the letters in the word “SEAHAWKS” (Selfless service, Encouraging, Accepting, Helpful, Ambitious, Worthy, Kind and… …
MHS Nurse Aide Class (12/22/2020) - The Mathews High School Nurse Aide Class has been meeting face-to-face since the first day of school, taking COVID-19 precautions such as face masks and sitting six feet apart. Before… …
Wrapping up 2020 (12/22/2020) - The Elementary School in Mathews held a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math/Music) challenge for students, and faculty members also got involved. They had to design and create a wearable… …
‘Long Winter’s Nap’ (12/22/2020) - Botetourt Elementary School principal Felicia “Tish” Hudgins and assistant principal Melissa Mygas brought some elfish shenanigans to the school on Dec. 15 for its “Long Winter’s Nap” holiday themed dress-up… …
Toys for Tots campaign (12/22/2020) - Gloucester County Public Schools contributed 45 toys to the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program this holiday season. At left, Mike Gilberti, assistant coordinator for the Middle Peninsula/Northern Neck… …
Wishing and dreaming (12/22/2020) - The first grade hallway at Botetourt Elementary School in Gloucester is full of the drawings and letters about Christmas created by the students. …
Seasonal chic (12/22/2020) - Elani Douangdara is all dressed up for Christmas as she stands in the hallway of Botetourt Elementary. …
A virtual party (12/22/2020) - Botetourt Elementary students were able to celebrate the season virtually. Kindergarten teacher Karen Salmon, top center, conducts a Zoom class with students wearing their festive homemade hats, top row from… …
Botetourt crafters (12/22/2020) - Levi Huskey and Ella Bailey were among the Botetourt Elementary students who made personalized Christmas ornaments. …