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,… …
CCS to hold Admission Open House Friday (11/8/2023) - Christchurch School in Middlesex County will host an Admission Open House on Friday, beginning at 9 a.m., for families and students interested in either day or boarding opportunities. Guests will… …
State Fair winner (11/1/2023) - Bradley Murphy, 15, a Mathews High School student and a member of Gloucester’s Hooves Paws and Claws 4-H Club, won multiple awards at the South Carolina state fair this fall… …
Donating school supplies (11/1/2023) - Morning Glory Baptist Church, Gloucester, delivered school supplies to Petsworth Elementary School on Oct. 26, which were received by a gracious and receptive staff. Pictured from left are Deacon Patricia… …School legislative tour next week (11/1/2023) - The Mathews County School Board will host a legislative tour next Thursday, Nov. 9, beginning at 9 a.m., starting at Thomas Hunter Middle School. Among those planning to attend include… …
Supporting STEM (11/1/2023) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation, working with Mathews Elementary STEM teacher Amber Williams, recently provided more than $1,100 for the purchase of two STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)… …FirstSpark offers text messaging service (11/1/2023) - FirstSpark, formerly Smart Beginnings Virginia Peninsula, has announced a new partnership with StepAhead to implement SMS short-message text messaging services to communicate with families with young children in Ready Region… …
School Brief (11/1/2023) - Veronica Trist of Gloucester, earned the E.S. & M.R. Griffiths Scholarship at Baldwin Wallace University, Ohio, this fall. …
College & Career Fair (10/25/2023) - More than 250 people attended the Gloucester Branch of the NAACP’s College, Career & Resource Fair last Thursday at Gloucester High School. Pictured, above, are NAACP members Joan Carter, Dr.… …
Snack packs (10/25/2023) - The Partners for Mathews Schools, which includes many volunteers from St. Paul United Methodist Church, Kingston Episcopal Parish Chapel and the Community of Francis de Sales Catholic Church, hold a… …
Learn Outside (10/25/2023) - Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Learn Outside program recently hosted Ware Academy’s Upper School science teacher Natalie Fleet and her eighth graders. Students spent the morning on Urbanna Creek and the Rappahannock… …
Mathews NJROTC students (10/25/2023) - The Mathews County School Board, at its Oct. 17 meeting, received a presentation from Mathews High School’s two new NJROTC cadets William Ware (at podium) and Zachary Salvadori (standing behind… …
MHS Beta Club (10/25/2023) - New members of the Mathews High School Beta Club were installed Tuesday, Oct. 17. They include, from left, Kacey Walker, Anna West, Felicity Hartlove, Ray Hudgins, Sophia Verner, Rayann Helbig,… …
MHS Class of ’63 (10/25/2023) - Members of the Mathews High School Class of 1963 held a 60-year reunion on Oct. 14 at American Legion Post 75 in Gloucester, catered by Olivia’s restaurant. Those attending included,… …RCC to host EMS symposium (10/25/2023) - Rappahannock Community College’s Glenns campus is the site of the 2023 Regional EMS Symposium, which will be held Nov. 10-12. The event brings together emergency medical services providers from across… …
Regional special ed board meets Wednesday (10/25/2023) - The quarterly meeting of the Board of Control for the Middle Peninsula Regional Special Education Program will be held next Wednesday, Nov. 1, at the T.C. Walker Education Center in… …
School board makes several personnel appointments (10/25/2023) - The Gloucester County School Board made a number of personnel appointments at its regular monthly meeting, held Oct. 10 in the T.C. Walker Education Center Auditorium. Kimberly Bloom of Gloucester… …
MHS band wins in showcase (10/25/2023) - The Mathews High School Marching Blue Devils traveled to Williamsburg Saturday to compete in the Williamsburg Marching Band Showcase. The MHS band gave a great performance, placing second in Music,… …
School Brief (10/25/2023) - Angel Ray of Port Haywood, has been named to the president’s list at James Madison University for the summer 2023 semester. To receive this honor, students must carry at least… …
Mathews school board adopts policy addressing transgender students (10/18/2023) - Following a lengthy discussion Tuesday night, Mathews County School Board approved a policy addressing transgender students, a policy based on recommendations from Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration. The board approved the… …
GHS hosts 15 bands in Bands Along the Bay (10/18/2023) - Gloucester High School hosted its annual Bands Along the Bay competition on Saturday, despite heavy rain. The large event was moved indoors and GHS was able to host all 15… …
NAACP to hold college and career fair tonight at GHS (10/18/2023) - The Gloucester Branch of the NAACP is holding its College, Career and Resource Fair from 5-7 o’clock tonight, Thursday, Oct. 19 in the Gloucester High School gym. According to Gloucester’s… …