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… …
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… …
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… …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,… …
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.… …
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… …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… …
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… …
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… …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… …
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… …
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… …
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… …
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.… …
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… …
Food drive (12/3/2025) - Throughout November, the combined FCCLA groups at Thomas Hunter Middle School and Mathews High School held a food drive. Students collected and donated eight large boxes of non-perishable foods for… …
Turkey Trot (12/3/2025) - Petsworth Elementary School held its annual Turkey Trot last week. As part of the event, students bring in food items to donate. This year, 879 items were collected for Salem… …GHS Care Closet in need of donations in the new year (11/25/2025) - The Gloucester High School Care Closet is in need of both clothing and food donations when students return from winter break on Jan. 5. According to GHS special education teacher… …
Legislative tour (11/25/2025) - Career & Technical Education teacher Alexander Witowski, from left, shows off what his students are learning in his technology and engineering class to Gloucester County Public Schools superintendent Dr. Anthony… …