Peasley 8th grader places second in spelling bee (3/11/2020) - Lauren King, a Peasley Middle School eighth grader, won second place in the Virginia Media Spelling Bee that was held and taped on Feb. 15 at the WHRO studio in… …Nominations open for Camp Woods & Wildlife (3/11/2020) - Nominations are open for interested teens to take part in this summer’s Virginia Department of Forestry 2020 Camp Woods & Wildlife. The 74th annual camp will be held June 22-27… …
Bland Music Competition (3/11/2020) - Winners of the Gloucester Lions Club’s 2020 Bland Music Competition were, from left, Ada Zhang, third-place instrumental; Meiling Fan, first-place instrumental; Aaron Kelly Cirillo, third-place vocals; Hailey Rae Williams, second-place… …
Community hiring event at RCC (3/11/2020) - Virginia Career Works is holding a hiring event from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Monday at Rappahannock Community College’s Warsaw campus. This event will present approximately 25 employers and a… …
Montessori School students hold successful cleanup (3/11/2020) - The elementary students at Gloucester Montessori School took advantage of some good weather on Thursday, Feb. 27, to get an early start on Clean Gloucester Day. Students collected six bags… …
RCC signs transfer agreement with University of Mary Washington (3/11/2020) - Rappahannock Community College officially signed a transfer partnership agreement with the University of Mary Washington on Feb. 25 at UMW’s Dahlgren campus. The agreement was signed by RCC president Dr.… …
Program designed to show youngsters fun of gardening (3/4/2020) - The Master Gardener 4-H Gardening Club will hold its “Green Wednesdays” program for youngsters ages 9-13 at the Mathews Extension office, beginning next week. The program will be held from… …
GHS W.E.B. Du Bois Honor Society inducts 9 (3/4/2020) - Nine new members were inducted into Gloucester High School’s chapter of the W.E.B. Du Bois Honor Society during a ceremony on Feb. 26 at the school. Nijaliya Billups, Diya Cheema,… …Special education meeting Tuesday (3/4/2020) - A meeting on federal funds to benefit children with special education needs will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday in room A111 of the T.C. Walker Education Center. Local private… …
GHS students win at regional FBLA competition (3/4/2020) - Gloucester High School students were among the winners at the 2020 Regional Future Business Leaders of American competition held Saturday at Heritage High School. William Westerkamp took first place in… …Master Naturalists install birdfeeders at middle schools (3/4/2020) - Earlier this month, the Middle Peninsula Master Naturalists installed birdfeeder poles and feeders at Peasley and Page middle schools. The poles, feeders and birdseed were donated in a partnership coordinated… …
MHS talent show to be held March 13 (3/4/2020) - The Mathews High School talent show has been postponed to Friday, March 13, after the original Feb. 21 date was canceled due to snow. The talent show, hosted by the… …
Gloucester Ed Foundation run to be held March 7 (2/26/2020) - The Gloucester County Public Schools Educational Foundation, along with Chesapeake Bank and Chesapeake Wealth Management, will hold their annual 3K and 8K Run/Walk on Saturday, March 7, at Gloucester High… …
Ware students working on community service projects (2/26/2020) - Ware Academy students have been busy with some community service projects this winter, giving them opportunities to build character. “Developing a child’s character continues to be an important part of… …
MHS Forensics (2/26/2020) - The Mathews High School Forensics Team took home several medals from the Feb. 11 VHSL Regional Meet at West Point High School. Henry Barnett and Cora Rowe took first place… …Signups underway for YMCA summer camp (2/26/2020) - The Mathews Family YMCA is holding signups now for its Summer Day Camp. Campers are encouraged to use the summer program as a playground to make new friends, explore, and… …
Third place (2/19/2020) - The Thomas Hunter Middle School Junior Beta Club placed third last Thursday in the Living Literature competition at the National Beta State Convention held at the Hampton Roads Convention Center… …
MHS talent show to be held Friday (2/19/2020) - Mathews High School Senior Beta Club students will host a talent show Friday from 7-9 p.m. in the school’s Harry M. Ward Auditorium to benefit both the MHS prom committee… …Gloucester looking for preschool candidates (2/19/2020) - Gloucester County Public Schools is looking for eligible 3- and 4-year-old children for its full day, four days a week reverse inclusion preschool program for the 2020-2021 school year. To… …
Special ed committee to hold session on Medicaid expansion (2/19/2020) - The Mathews County Special Education Advisory Committee will hold an information session on Medicaid expansion at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Thomas Hunter Middle School library. Light… …
GHS student receives diploma at school board meeting (2/19/2020) - Gloucester High School senior William Kyle Pate received his high school diploma in a brief ceremony during the Feb. 11 meeting of the Gloucester County School Board in the T.C.… …