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… …
Toys for Tots (11/21/2023) - Ware Academy is partnering with Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office’s Deputy Rory Brill to support Toys for Tots this holiday season. Community members can use Ware as a collection location Monday… …
Coffee & Talk (11/21/2023) - Gloucester’s new superintendent of schools Dr. Anthony Vladu held a “Coffee & Talk” for Gloucester County Public Schools parents and county residents last Thursday morning in the T.C. Walker Education… …School board makes personnel appointments (11/21/2023) - The Gloucester County School Board made several personnel appointments at its Nov. 14 meeting at T.C. Walker Education Center. Jessica Chavez of Gloucester was appointed to an eighth grade math… …
TOGA essay contest deadline draws near (11/21/2023) - The Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association Middle School Essay Contest is underway with a Dec. 15 deadline for submissions. Students are encouraged to show off their writing skills and win substantial… …
GCPS tour (11/21/2023) - Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Montross) toured the Gloucester High School renovation project and the new Gloucester County Public Schools transportation facility on Monday. Above, school board members Troy Andersen and Robin… …Regional EMS symposium held at RCC (11/21/2023) - Rappahannock Community College, Rappahannock Area Health Education Center, and Peninsulas EMS Council, Inc., hosted a regional EMS symposium on Nov. 10-12 at RCC’s Glenns Campus. More than 50 Emergency Medical… …
School board looking at retroactive pay increase (11/15/2023) - Instead of giving school employees a one-time bonus, Mathews County Public Schools is now looking at a retroactive 1.5 percent pay increase, following concerns expressed during the public comment period… …
GCPS touts classroom successes (11/15/2023) - Tuesday night’s Gloucester County School Board meeting, which was held in the T.C. Walker Education Center, focused primarily on the classroom happenings and student achievements at Gloucester County Public Schools.… …
MES honors vets (11/15/2023) - Mathews Elementary School took time out to honor local veterans on Friday before the Veterans Day holiday weekend. Above, members of Amy Shaw’s first grade class had Maj. Ben Williams… …
Veterans Day breakfast (11/15/2023) - Ware Academy’s Upper School social studies teacher Nicole Ames and her sixth through eighth grade students hosted a pancake breakfast for veterans and first responders Friday. Seventh and eighth graders… …Legislative tour (11/15/2023) - Mathews County Public Schools invited local, state and federal representatives to take part in a tour of the division’s facilities last Thursday morning. The day began with a tour of… …
School Brief (11/15/2023) - Farren Winter of Gloucester, was one of 10 Shenandoah University field hockey players who earned 2023 All-ODAC honors. …Retired educators tohold luncheon Dec. 7 (11/15/2023) - The Gloucester Retired Educators Association will have its catered winter/holiday luncheon at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7 in the Disabled American Veterans building, 6265 Professional Drive, Gloucester. The festive… …
Gibbs, Diggs, Morgan win school board seats (11/8/2023) - Dr. Marianne “Mari” Gibbs led the ticket in the six-person race for three At-large seats on the Mathews County School Board, receiving over 19 percent of the vote (2,293 votes),… …School beautification (11/8/2023) - Mathews High School’s newly-established Key Club and the club’s adult Kiwanis Club sponsors are working on a project to beautify the school’s grounds with new plantings. They began last Thursday… …
MHS Class of ’74 to be honored Dec. 1 (11/8/2023) - Members of the Mathews High School Class of 1974 will be honored on Friday, Dec. 1, during the school’s boys’ basketball games against Colonial Beach. Former MHS school administrators and… …
RCC to hold virtual info session for seniors Nov. 30 (11/8/2023) - Rappahannock Community College is hosting a virtual information session for high school seniors from 6-7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30. Students and parents/guardians are invited to learn about RCC’s programs,… …