GHS grads receive $193,700 in local scholarships (7/9/2025) - Students from Gloucester High School’s newest graduating class received a total of $193,700 worth of scholarships last month from local organizations. Recipients and their scholarships include the following: MacKenzie Alcorn—P.E.O.… …
GHS Renaissance recognized as platinum school at conference (7/9/2025) - The Gloucester High School Renaissance Leadership class sent four students and three staff members to the Jostens Renaissance Global Conference in San Diego, California, from June 26-July 1. During an… …Federal funding freeze could impact GCPS (7/9/2025) - “Anything that we were expecting to start on July 1, we have to wait to see if the federal government will release those funds.” Gloucester County Public Schools Chief Financial… …
Mathews school system stays with VSBA, for now (7/2/2025) - Following a lengthy discussion during Monday morning’s end-of-year meeting, the Mathews County School Board voted to remain as a member of the Virginia School Boards Association, at least for the… …
Fourth-quarter honor rolls announced (7/2/2025) - In Gloucester Page Middle School Page Middle School has released its honor rolls for the fourth quarter of the 2024-2025 school year. Students receiving all As during the marking period… …
Randall named GREA Retired Educator of the Year (7/2/2025) - Marion Randall was named the 2025 Retired Educator of the Year by the Gloucester Retired Educators Association on June 26. She was honored during a luncheon at the Gloucester Disabled… …
Dunlap receives 4-H All Star honors (7/2/2025) - Dakota Dunlap was inducted as a 4-H All Star alongside youth from across the state during the Virginia 4-H State Congress in Blacksburg on June 26. 4-H All Stars is… …
DAR scholarship (7/2/2025) - The Cricket Hill chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, recently had a luncheon at Southwind Pizza in Mathews to honor their scholarship winner, Suki Zheng. She received a $1,000 check… …School Briefs (6/25/2025) - Lydia Hart of Gloucester, graduated with a Master of Arts in digital media strategy from Bridgewater College during the May 3 commencement exercises. The College of William & Mary graduated… …
GJ scholarships (6/25/2025) - The Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal awarded its 2025 scholarships, in the amount of $500 each, to Gloucester High School’s Kaylee Nicole Jones and Mathews High School’s John Stephen Shaw. Since 1984, the… …
Kenley Scholarship (6/25/2025) - The Mathews County Democrats awarded three scholarships this year to Mathews High School graduates, with Suki Zheng awarded $1,000, and Vic DeForge and Shay Conrow each getting $500. The Betty… …
UDC scholarship winner (6/25/2025) - Captain Sally Tompkins Chapter 2626 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy awarded its 2025 Captain Sally Tompkins Scholarship to Nicole Pender. Pender attends Longwood University pursuing her master’s degree… …
Irene Morgan Scholarship (6/25/2025) - Through private donations and a grant from the Gloucester Community Foundation, two Gloucester High School graduates—Xavier Johnson and Joelle Forrest—were each awarded $3,000 scholarships from the Irene Morgan Scholarship Fund.… …
Suzy Jones Award (6/25/2025) - PEO Chapter BT presented its 2025 Suzy Jones Award, and a $500 scholarship to Mathews High School graduate Suki Zheng. She will attend the University of Virginia in the fall.… …
P.E.O. scholarship (6/25/2025) - Mathews High School graduate Katherine Murphy, center, received the P.E.O. Chapter CA scholarship award of $500 for 2024-2025 school year. She is shown with, from left, MHS principal Dr. Drew… …
GHS student receives scholarship for exchange program (6/25/2025) - Rising Gloucester High School junior Kat Gibson is one of 200 American high school students awarded the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) scholarship for the 2025-2026 academic year. As a CBYX… …GCPS asks all families to complete meals application (6/25/2025) - In an email sent last week to parents and guardians with children in the Gloucester County Public Schools system, superintendent of schools Dr. Anthony Vladu requested that all families complete… …
GHS FFA competes in state convention (6/25/2025) - The Gloucester Future Farmers of America chapter traveled to Virginia Tech the week of June 9-12 to compete in the 99th Virginia FFA State Convention. The Environmental and Natural Resources… …
MES literacy assessments moving in right direction, board told (6/18/2025) - Members of the Mathews School Board received some promising news about literacy among the county’s youngest students as Superintendent of Schools Dr. David S. Daniel reviewed the latest VALLSS assessments… …
GHS Class of 1963 (6/18/2025) - Members of the Gloucester High School Class of 1963, many of whom are celebrating their 80th birthdays this year, gathered last Thursday at Beaverdam Park’s Whitcomb Lodge for their 62nd… …Gloucester School Board approves personnel items (6/18/2025) - The Gloucester County School Board approved of several personnel items during its two June meetings. Jessica Ripley of Gloucester was named to a behavior interventionist position; Jessica Davis of Newport… …
Visiting Tompkins Cottage (6/18/2025) - All Mathews Elementary School second graders visited Tompkins Cottage on Monday, June 2. Above, Mathews County Historical Society docent Valerie Lewis, at right, explained the significance of this 200+ year-old… …
Pre-K graduates (6/18/2025) - The Grand Kids Child Care and Learning Center held its pre-K graduation ceremony on June 6 at the school on Hickory Fork Road in Gloucester. Pre-K graduates included, from left,… …
DeForge awarded 2025 Parks scholarship by VEA (6/18/2025) - Victor M. “Vic” DeForge, who graduated last month from Mathews High School, has been awarded a 2025 Beblon G. Parks Scholarship by the Virginia Education Association. DeForge was a member… …
Family grads (6/18/2025) - Jacob Ammons, 18, finished Gloucester High School in January, and his sister Emersyn Ammons, 5, has attended the Weekday Learning Center at Providence Baptist Church. Jacob is working with his… …