School board holds public hearing on draft budget (3/13/2024) - The Gloucester County School Board held a public hearing on its recommended budget Tuesday night in the T.C. Walker Education Center Auditorium, receiving minimal public comment from those in attendance.… …
Coffee Shop Jazz event Friday at MHS (3/13/2024) - The Mathews High School Music Department will host a Coffee Shop Jazz Fundraiser in the MHS Cafeteria tomorrow night, Friday, March 15, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Doors will open… …
Ware Academy announces honor rolls (3/13/2024) - Ware Academy has announced its honor rolls for the second trimester of the 2023-2024 school year. Students that earned honors had a grade point average of 3.5-3.79. Those that earned… …
RILL announces spring schedule (3/13/2024) - Rappahannock Community College’s Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning has announced its spring class schedule. Floral designer Laura Anne Brooks will hold “Floral Arranging Using Tropicals” on March 26 at the… …
Cookson makes second team All-District, All-Region (3/13/2024) - Gloucester High School freshman Autumn Cookson ended her first season with the GHS girls’ varsity basketball team on an impressive note by being named to the Peninsula District All-District second… …
G.I. Civic League Foundation gift (3/13/2024) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation recently donated 25 Arduino science kits to the Thomas Hunter Middle School Technology/CTE Department. Shown here, teacher Jason Williams and volunteer Ken Childress assist… …
8th grade math problem solved for now; town hall held (3/6/2024) - Mathews County’s Superintendent of Schools Dr. David S. Daniel shared some good news at the conclusion of last Thursday’s special budget meeting and before the town hall that followed. Pam… …
Mathews School Board adopts $18.28M budget (3/6/2024) - By a 4-1 vote last Thursday, the Mathews County School Board adopted its operating budget for the 2024-2025 school year, a budget that includes a 5 percent raise for all… …
FFA donation (3/6/2024) - The Walter Reed Garden Club hosted students from the Gloucester High School agriculture classes and Future Farmers of America at a recent meeting, where the club donated $200 to the… …
Legislators in action (3/6/2024) - Achilles Elementary School third grade students visited the Virginia Capitol in Richmond on Thursday to see their state legislators in action. They are shown here in House Room 3 at… …
Talent Show (3/6/2024) - The Thomas Hunter Middle School Talent Show was held on Friday evening in the school’s Brooks Auditorium. A dozen students entered the contest with Paige Griffith (third place), Ellie Sowes… …
MHS students of the month (3/6/2024) - Mathews High School’s students of the month for February are freshman Ivar Golden, sophomore Kristin Hudgins, junior Jordyn Cosby and senior Emersyn Duff (clockwise from top left). Students are chosen… …
Superior Rating (3/6/2024) - The Mathews High School String Orchestra traveled to Jamestown High School Saturday along with 15 other school orchestras to participate in the VBODA District VIII State Assessment. The group was… …
Gloucester Retired Educators to hold spring luncheon March 28 (3/6/2024) - The Gloucester Retired Educators Association will hold its catered spring luncheon at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 28, at the Disabled American Veterans building, 6265 Professional Drive, Gloucester. Cindy Saulman,… …
School Brief (3/6/2024) - Alexander Daniel of Gloucester, was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at Longwood University. …
Abingdon firefighters respond to report of smoke at Achilles Elementary School (3/6/2024) - Classes were briefly disrupted Tuesday morning at Achilles Elementary School, as the building was cleared due to smoke. Abingdon Volunteer Fire & Rescue Squad responded to reports of smoke emanating… …
BayPort Scholarship Program now open (3/6/2024) - BayPort Credit Union’s 2024 $100,000 Scholarship Program is now open. The deadline to submit an application is March 31. This year, BayPort will award $100,000 in tuition assistance to local… …
Senior project (3/6/2024) - Gloucester High School senior Avery Watkins presented her senior project last week to members of the River County Quilters at the guild’s Feb. 27 meeting. Her project included learning to… …
GCPS holds first-ever oratorical competition (2/28/2024) - Gloucester County Public Schools Department of Secondary School Leadership held its first-ever oratorical competition in collaboration with the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation and the Gloucester Branch of the NAACP Monday… …
Vladu presents recommended budget to school board (2/28/2024) - The Gloucester County School Board met last Thursday at the colonial courthouse to receive a presentation from superintendent of schools Dr. Anthony Vladu of his recommended budget for fiscal year… …
Mathews School Board to hold town hall tonight (2/28/2024) - The Mathews County School Board will give the public a chance to sound off on school issues at a town hall meeting, which will begin at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday,… …
Special ed meetings to be held next week (2/28/2024) - Two meetings on special education will be held next week at the T.C. Walker Education Center in Room A111.The Special Education Advisory Committee for Gloucester County Public Schools will meet… …
Perfect attendance (2/28/2024) - Mathews Elementary School students who achieved perfect attendance during the second nine weeks of the 2023-2024 school year were recognized during the Feb. 20 Mathews County School Board meeting. “As… …
Paw Print visit (2/28/2024) - Students from Botetourt Elementary School’s student-led newspaper, Paw Print, recently came for a tour of the Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal. Among those taking part were, front row from left, Dylan Fox, Bentley… …
Peasley to compete in regional science bowl Saturday (2/28/2024) - Peasley Middle School is one of 12 schools registered to compete in Saturday’s Virginia Regional Middle School Science Bowl competition at the Jefferson Lab in Newport News. This competition is… …