VIDEO: The Spotsylvania School Board this week honored Virginia Moss for a half century of driving a school bus.

Walker Grant Middle School in Fredericksburg is Virginia’s middle school division winner of the 2019 “Arrive Alive” teen safe driving campaign sponsored by Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety. Louisa third in high school category.

Stafford County Public Schools will host the third annual Teaching and Learning Summit, “Our Journey
Continues,” at Stafford High School on June 19-21, 2019.

As the school year comes to a close, AAA and the Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and Education honored six students throughout central Virginia with AAA Outstanding School Safety Patrol of the Year awards. One of those awards goes to a Battlefield Elementary student.

The governor’s office has announced announced the appointment of higher education policy expert Deborah Santiago ’90 to the University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors. In addition, Heather Mullins Crislip ’95 and Rhonda VanLowe have been reappointed to second terms on the board.

AUDIO: More schools–some outside of Stafford–involved with Cooking Autism.  A $1000 teacher scholarship available.  April Burch and Kari George.  cookingautism.org

Governor Northam recognized several area high schools for their participation in the 2019 Girls Go CyberStart program.

AUDIO: Taylor Landrie with Germanna Community College talks about G3. Get Skilled. Get a Job. Give Back. It makes higher education attainable and relevant.

VIDEO: Spotsy High

VIDEO: Massaponax High School

VIDEO: Courtland High School

VIDEO: Riverbend High School

VIDEO: Chancellor High School

PHOTOS: Virginia Senator Tim Kaine talks about the national teacher shortage at Stafford Middle School

VIDEO: Virginia Senator Tim Kaine was at Stafford Middle School on Friday to hold a wide-ranging discussion on education. At the table–everyone from the president of Germanna Community College to a student planning on a teaching career. The focus was the national teacher shortage.

VIDEO: The Blue and Gold Café at Stafford High School is run by students with special needs. It focuses on functional academics and life skills and gives the students the chance to practice the skills in a meaningful way.

AUDIO: Preview of the 25th annual Germanna Educational Foundation Scholarship Monte Carlo event with Bruce Davis and Wenonah Peterson.

Robert Bingham and Benjamin Diggs are the two finalists

VIDEO:–LOOKING BACK: The Spotsylvania Towne Centre Library received recognition from the Virginia Public Library Directors Association. At the ribbon cutting, officals credited former Spotsylvania Administrator Mark Taylor for jump starting the project.

The Board of Visitors of the University of Mary Washington accepted a recommendation for minimal cost increases in the next academic year.