Commencement held on Wednesday at UMW’s Anderson Center
Germanna grads (and families) celebrate!
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Finding success at Germanna Community College
Ribel decided he would start working full-time as an electrician to get practical experience while taking night classes in Workforce Development at Germanna.
WATCH: Germanna graduate is a first in his field
Caeden Ribel graduates with an Associate Degree inTechnical Studies with a focus on Industrial Electrical Maintenance. He tells his Germanna story.
WATCH: Germanna Commencement speaker urges graduates to be flexible, brave and “be you”
Brandie Williams with the Rappahannock Area Community Services Board spoke at the afternoon Health Sciences Pinning
WATCH: The Spotsylvania School Board leaves the stage
Motion to adjorn…right up until the end the Spotsylvania School Board argued. A new board begins January 1.
WATCH: Farewell comments by three outgoing Spotsy School Board members
After two years, this version of the Spotsylvania School Board met for the final time last night.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Germanna Community College & Historic Germanna
Bruce Davis of Germanna Community College and Jennifer Hurst-Wender with Historic Germanna.
WATCH: Culpeper businessman talks about impact of Transurban grant to Germanna Community College
Grant will help train more students–specifically military veterans–on road construction.
WATCH: Germanna program receives $250,000 grant from Transurban to help train students in road building
A significant portion of the funds will go toward the Academy’s mission to train military veterans for careers in road and bridge construction.
Transurban invests in Fredericksburg community with contribution to Virginia Infrastructure Academy at Germanna
Part of the focus will be on creating careers in road building for military veterans.
2024 Great Lives Series announced at UMW
Lectures will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from January through March 2024. All are open to the public free of charge and begin at 7:30 p.m. in Dodd Auditorium
WATCH: Dawn Shelley challenges superintendent on his commitment to school funding
Spotsylvania School Board member Dawn Shelley comments on Superintendent Mark Taylor’s support for public education funding in the past. Shelley says as county administrator, Taylor did not back the schools.
GCC future educators academy allows students to earn two years of college credit free while still in high school
Academy classes will be based at Germanna’s Daniel Technology Center in Culpeper.
Thirty years later, single mom goes back to college to chase dream of law career
Germanna’s completely online, accelerated College Everywhere program allowed her to work and study at the same time, taking the classes at home at her convenience.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Special Education
Adam Blosser and Tamara Quick are members of Spotsylvania Schools Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC). What parents need to know…what they should be asking…what the law requires…resources that provide information.
Bruce Davis to retire from Germanna
Davis is leaving GCC in March to become chair of the Mary Washington Healthcare Board. His retirement takes effect March 1.
Germanna political scientist wins national award for convincing students to vote…says 2024 may be a harder sell
Dr. Lennahan said she believes “students feel largely disconnected from politics at this point.
USDA Telemedicine grants include nearly $1-million for Germanna Community College
The funds will equip 10 locations in Spotsylvania, Stafford, Orange, Culpeper, Wise, Page, and Madison counties with video conferencing equipment.
State Board of Education approves lab schools at Germanna and UMW
“These two lab schools represent communities coming together to meet the needs not only of our students but of the Commonwealth,” said Secretary of Education Aimee Guidera
WATCH: Spotsy School Board meets for the first time since election cleaned house
A week after voters changed the School Board majority in Spotsylvania, little said about the results by School Board members. Nicole Cole asked the public to stay involved.
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