THMS Seahawk Band (12/23/2025) - The Thomas Hunter Middle School Seahawk Band performed for a packed crowd at the school’s Brooks Auditorium on Wednesday, Dec. 17 as part of the school’s “Tastes, Sights and Sounds… …
Christmas cookies (12/23/2025) - To spread some holiday cheer, the Gloucester High School HOSA Future Health Professionals students visited Sanders, a retirement community in Gloucester, on Dec. 13 to decorate cookies, play games, put… …
Spelling Bee winner (12/23/2025) - Seventh grader Lillian Boafo, at left, won Peasley Middle School’s school-wide spelling bee on Dec. 16. She will compete in the regional competition for the Scripps National Spelling Bee in… …
Pinch pots (12/23/2025) - The Gloucester Museum of History and the Fairfield Foundation held a field trip for Bethel Elementary School second graders last Thursday where they learned how to make pinch pots. At… …
‘Be Strong’ (12/23/2025) - The Mathews Branch NAACP 7090 donated a copy of the book “Be Strong” written by Pat Zietlow Miller and illustrated by Jen Hill to each of Mathews Elementary School’s first-grade… …MHS students of the month (12/23/2025) - Mathews High School’s students of the month for November are eighth grader Emilia Patterson, freshman Brandon Hubbard, sophomore Calianne Bourque, junior McKenzie Bartlett and senior Bradley Murphy (clockwise from top… …
Christmas carolers (12/23/2025) - Botetourt Elementary School third graders took their annual Main Street Caroling field trip on Friday where they sing holiday songs along Main Street. Here, the group stops at the Gazette-Journal… …School board discusses new programs, compensation (12/17/2025) - The Gloucester County School Board met last Wednesday, Dec. 10, in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium to review new programs of study proposed for Page and Peasley middle schools… …
First-quarter honor rolls announced (12/17/2025) - In Gloucester Page Middle School Page Middle School has released its honor rolls for the first quarter of the 2025-2026 school year. Students receiving all As during the marking period… …
Botetourt 3rd graders to carol on Main Street Friday (12/17/2025) - Botetourt Elementary School third grade students will be caroling down Gloucester’s Main Street for the school’s annual “Main Street Caroling” field trip on Friday. Students will depart Botetourt at 9:45… …
Consolidation, budget, other issues examined at meeting (12/17/2025) - In a busy five hours of meetings, the Mathews County School Board kicked off the 2026-2027 budget process, addressed plans to consolidate the division into two schools (combining Mathews Elementary… …
Teacher of the Year (12/17/2025) - Mathews High School English teacher and Scholastic Bowl coach John Corrigan was named the 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year for Mathews County Public Schools at Tuesday night’s school board meeting.… …Winter Bingo fundraiser set for Jan. 23 (12/17/2025) - The Mathews High School Key Club’s Winter Bingo fundraiser, originally scheduled for this Friday, has been postponed until Friday, Jan. 23. The event will be held on Friday, Jan. 23,… …
MHS Holiday Concert (12/10/2025) - The holidays are officially here. The Mathews High School Music Department rang in the season last Wednesday with its annual Holiday Concert in the Harry M. Ward Auditorium at MHS.… …
MHS Scholastic Bowl (12/10/2025) - The Mathews High School Scholastic Bowl team is off to a great start, with a season opening win over Middlesex (320-105) and last Thursday’s home opener against the visiting King… …
Toys for Tots (12/10/2025) - Ware Academy students partnered with Gloucester Deputy Rory Brill and John Seltzer to collect donations for Toys for Tots this holiday season. The school filled over nine boxes with new… …
Donating books (12/10/2025) - The Gloucester Retired Educators Association has been adding books to Gloucester school libraries in memory of deceased members. Shown are four of the volunteers who delivered the books, along with… …
Winter Luncheon (12/10/2025) - Dr. Gloria Savage-Early was the guest speaker at the Winter Luncheon meeting of the Gloucester Retired Educators Association on Dec. 4, held at the DAV. She opened with singing a… …TOGA sponsors its first H.S. Essay Contest (12/10/2025) - This year the Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association is hosting the first High School Essay Contest. After sponsoring its successful Middle School Writing Contests the past 11 years, TOGA has changed… …
School board closed meeting rescheduled to Dec. 12 (12/10/2025) - The Mathews County School Board’s closed meeting, originally scheduled for this past Friday, was postponed due to weather conditions and rescheduled for this Friday, Dec. 12, from 9 a.m. to… …
Gloucester students introduced to mobile dairy classroom (12/3/2025) - Gloucester County’s Community Engagement and Public Information Department brought a unique opportunity to over 1,000 Gloucester students and staff in late November in the form of a mobile dairy classroom.… …
AP students from Heritage visit Woodville School (12/3/2025) - The advanced placement African American History class from Heritage High School, Newport News, visited the Woodville School on Route 17, Ordinary, on Oct. 15. Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation representatives gave… …School board to hold closed meeting Friday (12/3/2025) - The Mathews County School Board will hold a closed meeting at 8 a.m. Friday in the school board office conference room, 63 Church Street, Mathews. The closed meeting is being… …
Oyster project (12/3/2025) - Ware Academy eighth graders are working on an oyster project sponsored by Virginia Farm Bureau and the Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association. The students have been responsible for helping build the… …
‘Dinner and a Show’ (12/3/2025) - Martha Frame of the Mathews County Woman’s Club presented checks to Mathews High School Music Director Mark Givens at the recent “Dinner and a Show” fundraiser held at Thomas Hunter… …