Gloucester students encouraged to apply for Abingdon Ruritan scholarships (1/24/2024) - Gloucester High School students and Gloucester County homeschooled students who are seniors have been invited to apply for one of the Abingdon Ruritan Club’s two scholarships. One scholarship will be… …
Kids Craft Market to be held May 18 in Gloucester (1/24/2024) - Are you a young person with a talent for crafts? Perhaps you’re an aspiring artist who wants to see if you have what it takes to get paid for what… …
P.E.O. grant recipient honored (1/24/2024) - Rappahannock Community College and Old Dominion University student Kendra Yates has been awarded $3,000 P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education grant. She was sponsored by Chapter BT of Mathews. The P.E.O.… …
Technology gift (1/24/2024) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation recently gave the technology students at Mathews Elementary School a class set of Makey Makey invention kits. Using the system, the MES fourth graders… …
Applications now being accepted for Youth Conservation Corps (1/24/2024) - Virginia State Parks are recruiting qualified candidates for this summer’s Youth Conservation Corps program. Eligible applicants must be 14-17 years of age and going into at least their first year… …
School Briefs (1/24/2024) - Cody Brown of Hayes was named to the dean’s list at Saint Mary’s College, Indiana, for the fall 2023 semester. To earn this honor, students must achieve a grade point… …
Racist graffiti found at Peasley MS (1/24/2024) - A week after Mathews High School was forced to deal with the issue, a similar instance of racist graffiti has cropped up at Gloucester’s Peasley Middle School. On Friday, Dr.… …
School board members appear poised to make a big ask (1/24/2024) - Mathews School Board members appear poised to make a big ask of county supervisors in the coming weeks, as they look for an increase of roughly $1 million in local… …
School board begins budget discussion (1/19/2024) - "This is the start of a months-long process." Gloucester County School Board chair Troy Andersen introduced the budget process to the board at the board's first budget work session of… …
Gloucester board begins year with organizational meeting (1/17/2024) - The Gloucester County School Board began its first meeting of the calendar year with its annual organizational meeting, welcoming four new members to the board. New members include Leonne Arsenovic… …
Students recognized at school board meeting (1/17/2024) - The Gloucester County School Board recognized students for various achievements at its January meeting, held last Wednesday, Jan. 10, in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium. Oksana Oshidar was recognized… …
Mathews School Board to hold retreat today (1/17/2024) - The Mathews County School Board will hold its annual retreat today, Thursday, Jan. 18, at Mathews Memorial Library. The daylong retreat begins at 9 a.m. with superintendent Dr. David S.… …
School Brief (1/17/2024) - Veronica Trist of Gloucester, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2023 semester at Baldwin Wallace University. To receive this honor, students must earn a grade point… …
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… …
School board swearing in (12/27/2023) - Four Gloucester County School Board members, elected on Nov. 7, took their oaths of office during a ceremony last Wednesday, Dec. 20, at the colonial courthouse. Troy Andersen (Gloucester Point),… …