Governor’s recognition (1/17/2024) - Achilles Elementary School student Chloe McPherson and her mother, Nicole McPherson (far left), were recognized at the State of the Commonwealth Address at the State Capitol last Wednesday, Jan. 10,… …
Canned food drive (1/10/2024) - Mathews Elementary School students have been collecting items for the school’s annual canned food drive for Hands Across Mathews. Shown with their collection of non-perishable food are, back row from… …Civics Bee open to middle school students (1/10/2024) - The Greater Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce recently announced the launch of the 2024 National Civics Bee, an initiative aimed at encouraging more young Americans to engage in civics and contribute… …
Public hearing on Mathews school budget set for Jan. 23 (1/10/2024) - Work on the 2024-2025 Mathews County Public Schools’ budget, which began last month with a preliminary overview, will begin in earnest next week with a second budget work session at… …
G.I. Foundation donates sound system to MHS band (1/10/2024) - The Mathews High School Marching Band is moving up to the big leagues, thanks to a gift from the Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation.The foundation has donated a complete on-field… …
Kinser brings dog therapy to Abingdon Elementary students (1/3/2024) - Feeling ruff? Students at Abingdon Elementary School benefit from dog therapy once a week from two very special pups. Dandelion (“Dandi”), a 5-year-old beagle, and Aagin, a nearly 10-year-old border… …
THMS looking for community support for Costa Rica trip (1/3/2024) - Jerry Ligon, the seventh grade science teacher at Thomas Hunter Middle School in Mathews, is bent on taking 13 of his students on an environmental trip to Costa Rica during… …School board makes several personnel appointments (1/3/2024) - The Gloucester County School Board made several personnel appointments during its Dec. 12 meeting. Candace Keefer of Hayes was appointed to an office associate position at Gloucester High School, effective… …
Samantha Wooldridge named Duke of the Year (1/3/2024) - Gloucester High School has named Samantha Wooldridge as its Duke of the Year for the 2023-2024 school year. As she looked back on her high school career, the GHS senior… …Grant supports promoting careers in aquaculture (1/3/2024) - The Virginia Tech Center for Economic and Community Engagement has been awarded $302,536 from GO Virginia’s Competitive Fund for a project titled Promoting Careers in Aquaculture 2.0. The funding is… …
School Briefs (1/3/2024) - Ann “Andie” Hartley of Gloucester, was named to the President’s List at James Madison University for the first semester. Hartley, a 2021 Gloucester High School graduate, is majoring in Communication… …