Favorite Christmas memories (12/20/2023) - Fourth graders at Mathews Elementary School were asked to think about their favorite Christmas memory. Here is what they wrote: Christmas is more than toys under a tree. My favorite… …
Spreading Christmas cheer (12/20/2023) - Mathews Elementary School preschoolers, under the direction of MES music teacher Scott Eno, performed the Sweater Song for the audience at the start of the Dec. 19 Mathews County School… …Small fire reported at GHS (12/20/2023) - A small fire last week at Gloucester High School resulted in no damages to the building, although some materials inside a shipping container used on site for the ongoing construction… …
‘I Promise’ (12/13/2023) - The Mathews Branch of the NAACP donated over fifty copies of the book, “I Promise” by LeBron James to first graders at Mathews Elementary School on Dec. 11. The picture… …
Candy canes (12/13/2023) - As part of Bethel Elementary School’s spirit week, Rebecca Coleman’s third graders dressed as candy canes on Tuesday. Pictured, from left, are students Kennadie Beasley, Makenna Smith, Leah Dahm (in… …
School library donation (12/13/2023) - Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. Epsilon Eta Chapter, donated several books about African Americans to the Abingdon Elementary School library in observance of American Education Week. The books were given… …
THMS Spelling Bee (12/13/2023) - Winners of Thomas Hunter Middle School’s Spelling Bee were, from left, Keegan Walls (third place), Corey Zheng (first place) and Charlotte Bailey (second place). A total of 36 students participated.… …
Holiday spirit (12/13/2023) - Mathews High School student Sophia Verner shows off her holiday spirit with her shaggy wagon. …
Holiday ‘book tasting’ (12/13/2023) - Shannon Kerr, media specialist at Page Middle School, recently set up a holiday display in the library. Pictured is eighth grader Daniel Cunha enjoying a “holiday book tasting” with other… …Budget process begins for Mathews schools (12/13/2023) - The Mathews County School Board, meeting Tuesday night at Thomas Hunter Middle School, began its preliminary discussions on the 2024-2025 budget, a process made difficult by declining enrollment and an… …
RCC welding program expands to New Kent (12/13/2023) - Rappahannock Community College will offer welding classes at its New Kent site, located at 11825 New Kent Highway, beginning Jan. 6.The cafeteria in the old New Kent High School has… …
Outgoing members, Clemons honored at meeting (12/13/2023) - At Tuesday’s regularly scheduled monthly meeting, the Gloucester County School Board honored its four outgoing members, as well as recently retired superintendent of schools Dr. Walter R. Clemons at the… …
1st phase of GHS renovation reaches completion (12/6/2023) - The first phase of the Gloucester High School renovation project is reaching its final stages and will be ready for school use by Jan. 3. “We’re excited to get that… …
Toys for Tots (12/6/2023) - Gloucester County Public Schools staff members at the T.C. Walker Education Center recently gathered to fill the Toys for Tots boxes for their annual Toys for Tots Gift Exchange. Those… …
Key Club donation (12/6/2023) - The Gloucester High School Key Club had a very busy November with raising money. The kids stuffed cups full of popcorn, sold bags of candy and hand clappers at the… …MHS Holiday Concert to be held Dec. 13 (12/6/2023) - The Mathews High School Music Department will hold its Holiday Concert at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13 at the school’s Harry M. Ward Auditorium. The concert will feature selections… …
HOSA visit (12/6/2023) - Gloucester High School’s Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) club recently visited residents at Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House where students decorated Christmas cookies with residents. HOSA students provided… …
Food drive (12/6/2023) - Bethel Elementary School students, families, staff and SCA officers orchestrated a schoolwide food drive in November that resulted in the collection of 2,795 pounds of food for the Bread for… …
Petsworth Turkey Trot (11/29/2023) - Petsworth Elementary School held its annual Turkey Trot Monday, which was originally scheduled for Nov. 21 but was delayed because of rain. The following students, pictured above front row from… …
CSI Abingdon (11/29/2023) - The Gloucester County Commonwealth’s Attorney office visited Abingdon Elementary School on Nov. 3 to provide a presentation on Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) for Michelle Norman’s and Valerie Sherenco’s fifth grade… …
Dinner and a Show (11/29/2023) - The Mathews High School Music Department hosted its second annual Dinner and a Show on Nov. 15 in the MHS cafeteria. Over 200 plates of spaghetti were prepared and served… …Honor rolls announced (11/29/2023) - Mathews High The Mathews High School guidance department recently released its honor rolls for the first quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Students named to the Honor Roll of Excellence… …
Cabaret for PeyPey to be held Friday at Ware Academy (11/29/2023) - Cabaret for PeyPey, a fund-raising event for the family of a Ware Academy seventh grader who is undergoing treatment for leukemia, will be held at 6 p.m. Friday in the… …
Botetourt tour (11/29/2023) - Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna), along with superintendent of schools Dr. Anthony Vladu and school board member Robin Rice, visited Botetourt Elementary School Monday afternoon. Above, Hodges gives an impromptu civics… …
GHS mock trial (11/21/2023) - Eleventh and 12th grade Intro to Criminal Justice students at Gloucester High School got a chance to experience the criminal justice system in the place where it all happens, the… …