The plan is for school to begin August 10th. But the start of this school year is unlike any we’ve seen
Orange County Schools detail reopening plan
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Stafford County School Board appointments
Appointments made by the Stafford School Board
High school grads receive “silver lining” during 2020 senior year: $150,236 in Scholarships from the Community Foundation
Generous people and businesses entrust scholarship funds to The Community Foundation. The foundation invests them with a goal to ensure long-term appreciation while meeting charitable needs over time.
Riverside Foundation gives awards for Excellence in High School Theater
Highlighting High School theater….
Honeybee Hive Relocated From UMW Dorm
Photos by Bill Blevins / Fredericksburg Today John Adams from Bee Busters visited the University of Mary Washington today to extract and relocate a hive of honeybees that had set up housekeeping inside a column on the front porch of the Willard Hall dormitory. UMW...
AUDIO: Town Talk–Spotsylvania School Superintendent Dr.Scott Baker
Spotsylvania School Superintendent Dr. Scott Baker talks about work taking place to get school ready this fall–in whatever shape that may be. A discussion on the challenges and opportunities.
AUDIO: Town Talk–Germanna Community College
A bunch of topics. Enrollment up. Online this fall. 50th anniversary. The Todd Academy. Helping students stay in school. Guests include Germanna President Dr. Janet Gullickson and Special Assistant to the President Bruce Davis.
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative announces recipients of 2020 Community Scholarship program
REC says these 17 students have been recognized for their dedication to excellence in learning and community service.
Stafford County School Board Appointments
Stafford School Board announces leadership appointments
Atlantic Builders donates $250,000 to GCC for second year in a row
Atlantic Builders has once again chosen Germanna to be the recipient of its annual Charity House Gift.
Memorializing George Floyd: UMW Board passes resolution, President seeds scholarship
The scholarship will promote the development of leadership skills for students committed to addressing societal issues disproportionately affecting black and underrepresented communities.
Stafford’s Scott Kizner: “We have to think completely different when school starts.”
VIDEO: No decisions have been made about school this fall, but Stafford School Superintendent Dr. Scott Kizner talked to the school board about some options.
Here’s what each school opening phase looks like
VIDEO: State School Superintendent James Lane talks about what each phase will mean in schools
Here’s what sports looks like as schools reopen
VIDEO: Governor Northam’s Chief of Staff, Clark Mercer, outlines what school sports looks like in Phase 2 of schools reopening.
Governor Northam announces plans for reopening schools
It’s called a phased reopening.
Dr. Kizner: Must acknowledge racism to fix it
VIDEO: Stafford School Superintendent Dr. Scott Kizner talks about racism in schools, a school discrimination policy, and school funding to the NAACP rally in the county.
Governor announces UMW Board of Visitors appointments
Reed, Bulova and Hontz on the Board of Visitors
City School Superintendent in the latest issue of Exceptional magazine
The article is titled: “Leading at the Speed of Change”
Germanna enrollment jumps: Fall classes go online
President Gullickson: “Our decision for fall is based, first-and-foremost, on the health and safety of our community.”
UMW video spotlights theatre students, Broadway stars
Seven UMW Theatre students were selected to appear in a YouTube video featuring aspiring young thespians from schools across the country
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