Thanks to the Continental Society (5/24/2023) - The Mathews County School Board, at its May 16 meeting, presented a Certificate of Appreciation to the Mathews Chapter of the Continental Societies, Inc., for the group’s many years of… …GHS accepting applications for skilled trades boot camp (5/24/2023) - Friday is the deadline for Gloucester High School to apply for the Summer Skilled Trades Boot Camp. This one-week paid opportunity gives rising GHS sophomores, juniors and seniors an opportunity… …
Accelerated Reader program (5/24/2023) - Mathews Elementary School honored its standout students in its Accelerated Reader program during the May 16 Mathews School Board meeting. Fourth grader Lars Golden and third grader Logan Burroughs were… …
Honor Society inductees (5/24/2023) - Ware Academy recently announced its 2022-2023 National Junior Honor Society inductees. They are, front row from left, Morgan Sterne, Alex Hogg, Emmie Davis, Peyton Arthur, Ted Deagle, Gladys Sinko-Hickman, Hailey… …
Business Honor Roll (5/24/2023) - Wroten Oil Company, Inc., was named by the Mathews County School Board to the 2023 Virginia School Boards Association Business Honor Roll for its continued support of Mathews County Public… …School Briefs (5/24/2023) - Alexandra Fisher graduated summa cum laude in May with a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages, Russian and National Security from Virginia Tech. Fisher was also inducted into the Phi… …
FOIA case ruled in favor of Dooley (5/24/2023) - The second hearing for a Virginia Freedom of Information Act request denial by the Gloucester County School Board was ruled in favor of the petitioner, Katlyn Dooley, last Wednesday, May… …
G.I. Foundation provides bird feeders to THMS (5/17/2023) - The nonprofit Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation has been raising funds since its inception in January 2022 to support worthy educational and community causes on Gwynn’s Island and throughout Mathews… …
Senior Walk (5/17/2023) - Mathews High School seniors donned their caps and gowns on May 8 to take part in the annual Senior Walk, a tradition that began with the Class of 2016. Seniors… …
Mother’s Day tea (5/17/2023) - Mathews Elementary School’s kindergarteners celebrated Mother’s Day last week by hosting a tea party for students and mothers. Mayson and mom Stacey Griffith are shown here enjoying the event in… …
A love of reading (5/17/2023) - Members of the Abingdon Ruritan Club Public Service Committee, led by chair Raven Cash, met at the Achilles Elementary School on May 12. The members of the third grade class… …
Main Street field trip (5/17/2023) - Kindergarten students of Botetourt Elementary School took a field trip on Friday through Gloucester’s Main Street. The classes of students walked down the street, making stops along the way including… …
Food Challenge (5/17/2023) - Peasley Middle School students recently completed the Food Challenge class provided by the Virginia Cooperative Extension. This was a four-day after-school cooking enrichment class, completely paid for by grants that… …Mathews schools get 4-day holiday weekend (5/17/2023) - At its meeting Tuesday night, the Mathews County School Board voted to close schools next Friday, May 26, giving students, faculty and staff a four-day Memorial Day holiday weekend.Schools and… …
Constitution project (5/17/2023) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club completed a project on May 15 initiated by its Citizenship and Patriotism Committee to place a copy of the United States Constitution into the hands of… …
G.I. Foundation scholarship (5/17/2023) - Madelyn Judson of Yorktown, center, daughter of Gwynn’s Island resident James Judson, fourth from left, and Yorktown resident Karen Haynes, was the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship awarded recently by… …Applicants sought for Beatrice Bobo Scholarship (5/17/2023) - The Mathews Branch NAACP announces the second year of its Beatrice Bobo Scholarship, named in honor of the longtime Mathews County Public Schools teacher and former president of the Mathews… …
School board makes personnel appointments (5/17/2023) - The Gloucester School Board approved several personnel appointments during its monthly meeting May 9 in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium. Emma Volpe of Gloucester Point and Kerianna Hacker of… …
School Briefs (5/17/2023) - Rachel Machie was recently inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society at Virginia Tech. She is the daughter of Denny and Harriet Machie of Hayes and the granddaughter of… …
Daniel named Mathews superintendent (5/17/2023) - Mathews County Public Schools has a new superintendent. Dr. David S. Daniel, a longtime educator in Gloucester County who has been with West Point Public Schools since 2011, was named… …
Wagner to leave GCPS June 30 (5/17/2023) - Dr. Chuck Wagner, assistant superintendent for instruction at Gloucester County Public Schools, is leaving the division to fill the role of superintendent at King William County Public Schools beginning July… …School board listens to student/staff presentations (5/10/2023) - The Gloucester School Board met Tuesday night in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium to listen to several student/staff presentations. The first presentation celebrated students who represented Gloucester County Public… …
MHS music students excel (5/10/2023) - All the Mathews High School Music Department students’ hard work paid off this weekend, with great competitive performances from all of the school’s ensembles. The Concert Band, Choir, String Orchestra,… …
Fifth grade chorus (5/10/2023) - The Bethel Elementary School fifth grade chorus performed at the Gloucester County Public Schools Teacher of the Year dinner at the T.C. Walker Education Center last Thursday. Pictured are choir… …
THMS SCA president touts student successes (5/10/2023) - While the Mathews County Public School system has experienced some problems as it comes out of the pandemic, the division also certainly has its share of successes as well. That… …