Mathews Teachers of the Year honored (4/17/2024) - Mathews County Public Schools honored excellence on Tuesday night, recognizing Teachers of the Year for the county’s three schools and, for the first time, naming a Teacher of the Year… …Mathews students take part in FCCLA conference (4/17/2024) - Students from the Thomas Hunter Middle School and Mathews High School chapters of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) represented Mathews County at the 2024 State Leadership… …
MHS students of the month (4/17/2024) - Mathews High School’s students of the month for March are freshman Ashley Stillwaggon, sophomore Allonna Jolin, junior Roman Frazier and senior Zoe Camp. Shown here are, from left, Jolin, Frazier… …
Friday is deadline for Abingdon Ruritan Club scholarships (4/17/2024) - Friday is the deadline to apply for one of this year’s Abingdon Ruritan Club scholarships. The club will award a $2,000 two-year scholarship to a Gloucester High School or homeschooled… …
Applications being accepted for Dick Lusher Memorial Scholarship (4/17/2024) - The Court House Players, a 501(c)(3) community theater serving the Middle Peninsula, is now accepting applications for its 2024 Dick Lusher Memorial Scholarship. Named after the organization’s founder, the $500… …Seahawk band to present spring concert April 25 (4/17/2024) - Advanced and intermediate members of the Thomas Hunter Middle School Seahawk band will present its spring concert on Thursday, April 25 at the school’s Brooks Auditorium. Doors open at 6:15… …
4-H scholarships (4/17/2024) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club presented a check for $1,300 to send Gloucester children to 4-H Camp this summer. Shown presenting the check to Krista Gustafson, Gloucester Unit Coordinator, 4-H Extension… …
Saulman addresses Gloucester Retired Educators (4/17/2024) - Gloucester County School Board member Cindy Saulman was the guest speaker at the March 28 meeting and luncheon of the Gloucester Retired Educators Association. According to a press release, Saulman… …GHS locked down after incident with firearm (4/17/2024) - Gloucester High School was briefly placed in lockdown on Tuesday morning after a construction worker at the school property allegedly brandished a firearm. Travis Sentel Evans Jr., 18, of Virginia… …
Bethel recognized at school board meeting (4/10/2024) - The Gloucester County School Board celebrated the accomplishments of Bethel Elementary School Tuesday night at its regularly scheduled monthly meeting in the T.C. Walker Education Center Auditorium. Fifth grade Bethel… …
Spring Break in Spain (4/10/2024) - This year during spring break, Christchurch School’s Global Education program offered trips to Senegal and Spain. Travelers to Spain included local students Maggie Lancaster (Port Haywood, Class of 2025), Lillian… …
Costa Rica adventure (4/10/2024) - A group of seventh and eighth graders from Thomas Hunter Middle School went on an adventure, spending the week of spring break in Costa Rica, Central America. Led by seventh… …Dine to Donate raises $1,600+ for MHS band (4/10/2024) - A Dine to Donate fundraiser held last month by the Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation at Howard-Dooley Café in Mathews raised over $1,600 for the purchase of a Yamaha professional… …
Art contest winners (4/10/2024) - The Gloucester Branch of the NAACP held a community art contest, “Connecting as a Community through Art: Interpretations of Kindness.” Winners were announced Saturday afternoon at the Daffodil Festival. NAACP… …
‘Month of the Military Child’ (4/10/2024) - Specially decorated bulletin boards were put up by members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 at all five Gloucester elementary schools, celebrating April as the “Month of the Military Child.”… …Youth invited to take part in Kids Craft Market (4/10/2024) - A Kids Craft Market is planned for Saturday, May 18, in the Gloucester court circle. Youth ages 18 and under are invited to rent a booth to sell their crafts/art.… …
GHS plant sale (4/10/2024) - The Gloucester High School agriculture department is holding its annual plant sale at the greenhouse behind the school from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Contact agriculture teacher… …
Engineering award (4/3/2024) - Mathews High School alums and University of Virginia Civil Engineering students Matt Taylor and Joice Small hold their team’s first-place trophy from the Environmental and Water Resources Competition at the… …
Tri-M Music Honors Society (4/3/2024) - The Tri-M Music Honors Society Chapter #9352 at Mathews High School inducted its newest class of members on Tuesday, March 27. The new members inducted are, from left, Jordan Sadeg,… …Poster contest open to middle, high school students (4/3/2024) - The League of Women Voters of Virginia has announced a poster contest titled, “Every Vote Counts—and is Counted!” Middle and high school, including homeschooled, students are encouraged to use their… …
Signups underway for Kids Craft Market (4/3/2024) - Signups are underway for the Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism’s upcoming Kids Craft Market. The market, for youth ages 18 and under to sell their crafts/art, will be held from… …
Kindergarten registration April 24 at MES (4/3/2024) - Mathews County Public Schools will hold its kindergarten registration from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, at Mathews Elementary School. Any child residing in Mathews County who… …
Honor Band (4/3/2024) - Members of the Mathews High School and Thomas Hunter Middle School bands participated recently in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula Area Honor Band, which was held March 22 and… …2024 Congressional Art Competition underway (4/3/2024) - The 2024 Congressional Art Competition is now open to all high school students in Virginia’s First District, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Montross) announced late last month. The deadline to enter this… …
April is Month of the Military Child (4/3/2024) - April has been designated as the Month of the Military Child, celebrating and honoring the resilience, sacrifices and unique experience of children in military families. In observance of this, American… …