GREA scholarship (6/28/2023) - Guest speaker Dr. Walter Clemons, left, superintendent of Gloucester County Public Schools, and Gloucester Retired Educators Association president Terry Wilson congratulate scholarship recipient Jordynn Mitchell and her father, Nathaniel Mitchell,… …
Kenley Citizen Award (6/28/2023) - Sheila Crowley, chair of the Mathews County Democratic Committee, presents recent Mathews High School graduate Lillian Copeland, with the 2023 Jim and Betty Kenley Citizen Award scholarship award in the… …
UDC scholarship winner (6/28/2023) - Captain Sally Tompkins Chapter 2626 awarded its 2023 Captain Sally Tompkins Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to Annabelle Morgan, who recently attended a luncheon in her honor with her… …School Briefs (6/28/2023) - Ashlynn Boulay of Gloucester, has been named a distinguished scholar at Rockford University for the spring 2023 semester. To receive this honor, full-time students must earn a minimum grade point… …
Swearing-in ceremony (6/28/2023) - The new Mathews County superintendent of schools, Dr. David S. Daniel, was officially sworn in during a ceremony last Thursday afternoon in Mathews Circuit Court. Clerk of Courts Angie Ingram… …
Boys State (6/21/2023) - Nine students are representing Gloucester High School this week at Virginia Boys State, which is being held this week at Radford University. Pictured, from left, are GHS Boys State representatives… …
Girls State (6/21/2023) - Gloucester High School is sending six students to this summer’s Virginia Girls State, a program of the American Legion Auxiliary. Pictured at far left is American Legion Auxiliary Alberta Fortin.… …
Youth cadets (6/21/2023) - Eight Gloucester High School students are attending this week’s Youth Cadet Law Enforcement Program at the Virginia State Police Academy in Richmond. American Legion Post 75 Commander Rick Ward, standing… …
Irene Morgan Scholars (6/21/2023) - The Irene Morgan Scholarship Fund, established in honor of civil rights pioneer Irene Morgan Kirkaldy, awarded college scholarships to four graduating seniors on Scholarship Awards Night at Gloucester High School.… …
School board requests capital funds for MHS boiler replacement (6/21/2023) - The Mathews County School Board unanimously approved a request to the county on Tuesday night, asking supervisors for roughly $260,000 to replace the two boilers (minus the burner units) at… …Honor rolls announced (6/21/2023) - Mathews High The Mathews High School guidance department recently released its honor rolls for the recently completed second semester as well as the entire 2022-2023 school year. Students receiving all… …
School board makes personnel appointments (6/21/2023) - The Gloucester School Board made several personnel appointments at its monthly meeting held June 13 in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium. Regina Harris of Gloucester was appointed to a… …
P.E.O. scholarships (6/21/2023) - P.E.O. Chapter BT of Mathews recently honored at a luncheon its present and past Suzy Jones Memorial Scholarship recipients—Sophie Gibson, seated at left, who graduated from Mathews High in 2021,… …School Brief (6/21/2023) - Bayleigh Albert, Faith Ronquest, Alice Strawn and Sarah Wicker of Gloucester; Bayleigh Andersen and Allison Goodwin of Gloucester Point; and Rachel Swain of Hayes, were named to the dean’s list… …
MCPS holds End-of Year Reception, Awards Presentation (6/14/2023) - Mathews County Public Schools held its End-of-Year Reception and Awards Presentation on June 6 at Mathews High School, where a number of teachers and other staff were celebrated for their… …
10 graduate from Ware Academy (6/14/2023) - Ware Academy graduated 10 students at its eighth-grade commencement ceremony held on June 2 at Ware Episcopal Church, Gloucester. Head of School Dawn Fleet addressed the graduates individually, encouraging each… …
NAACP College and Career Fair (6/14/2023) - The Gloucester NAACP Education Committee met recently at the home of Dr. Lourdes Travieso-Parker to begin planning for the 2023 College and Career Fair that will be held at Gloucester… …Meet-and-greet Tuesday for Dr. Daniel (6/14/2023) - A meet-and-greet reception for Dr. David S. Daniel will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Mathews High School cafeteria, prior to the Mathews County School… …
Gloucester School board honors Dr. Clemons as he steps into retirement (6/14/2023) - The Gloucester School Board met Tuesday night in the T.C. Walker Education Center to cover a range of topics, including several items which honored Superintendent of Schools Dr. Walter Clemons… …
Happy retirement (6/14/2023) - Community members, parents, students and staff gathered in the T.C. Walker Education Center cafeteria last Wednesday, June 7, to wish Dr. Walter Clemons, GCPS superintendent, well as he transitions to… …
Stamp design winner (6/14/2023) - Petsworth Elementary School students competed in the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Junior American Citizens Stamp Design Contest. This year’s theme was “The 200th Anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail… …School Briefs (6/14/2023) - Jordan Puckett of Cobbs Creek; Kaitlyn Chaffin, Deanna DiSpirito, Vivian Eccleston, Hannah Hogge, Nathan Pincus, Katherine Saunders and Molly Smith of Gloucester; and Lauren Crossley and Jakob Harris of Hayes,… …
Correction (6/14/2023) - Photos of the members of the Mathews High School Class of 2023 appearing in last week’s Gazette-Journal incorrectly identified two of its members—Ethan Mark Hurst, at left, and Ryan Connor… …
Early childhood education group rebrands to FirstSpark (6/14/2023) - During a May 31 Early Childhood Symposium in Williamsburg, a gathering of nearly 200 public and private early education stakeholders across the Northern Neck and Upper, Middle, and Lower Peninsulas,… …
GHS grads honor past and look to the future (6/14/2023) - “It’s not the things you’ve done that’s made me so proud. It’s who you are.” Dr. Stefan Mygas, principal of Gloucester High School, relayed the triumphs of the graduating Class… …