Boys and Girls State (7/3/2024) - Gloucester High School students have been selected to represent their school this summer at Boys State and Girls State. These weeklong summer programs are sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary… …Mathews superintendent reviews 1st year of cell phone ban (7/3/2024) - Now that the 2023-2024 school year is in the books, Mathews County’s Superintendent of Schools Dr. David S. Daniel took a look back at the first year of implementation of… …
School Briefs (7/3/2024) - Bayleigh Albert, Olivia Cohn and Patrick Stone of Gloucester, and Sarah Bomar of Gloucester Point, recently graduated from the College of William and Mary. Cody Brown of Hayes, was named… …
Teachers, other division employees to get 5%+step (6/26/2024) - By a 4-1 vote last week, the Mathews County School Board adopted the division’s revised 2025 budget that gives teachers and other school employees a 5 percent pay increase, plus… …GHS grads receive $198,700 in local scholarships (6/26/2024) - Students from Gloucester High School’s newest graduating class received a total of $198,700 worth of scholarships earlier this month from local organizations. Recipients and their scholarships include the following: Renner… …
Mathews School Board to meet today (6/26/2024) - The Mathews County School Board will hold its end-of-year special meeting at 9 a.m. today, Thursday, June 27, in the Mathews High School media center. The meeting is being held… …
Guinea Heritage Association awards 2024 scholarships (6/26/2024) - Thanks to a generous donation by the Kenneth & Patricia A. Hall Charitable Foundation, the Guinea Heritage Association was able to award five scholarships in 2024 to the following graduates… …
77th reunion (6/26/2024) - The Botetourt High School Class of 1947 held its 77th reunion on June 21. Of the original graduating class of 29 students, only three are still with us today. The… …Honor rolls released (6/18/2024) - Mathews High School The Mathews High School guidance office recently released the school’s honor rolls for the second semester and the entire 2023-2024 school year. Those receiving all As during… …
Dine to Donate (6/18/2024) - The Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation raised more than $2,000 during a Dine to Donate event held in May at Richardson’s Café in Mathews. Members of the school board and… …
MCDC scholarship (6/18/2024) - Mathews High School graduate Norfleet Lewis is this year’s recipient of the Betty and Jim Kenley Citizen Award. The $1,000 scholarship is given by the Mathews County Democratic Committee. Lewis,… …
MCWC scholarship (6/18/2024) - Members of the Mathews County Woman’s Club held a luncheon June 10 where the group recognized its Mathews High School 2024 scholarship recipient, Emersyn Duff. Duff received $1,000 from the… …Students invited to compete in App Challenge (6/18/2024) - The 2024 Congressional App Challenge is open to all middle and high school students in Virginia’s First Congressional District, according to Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Montross). The deadline for this year’s… …
Ware holds commencement ceremony (6/12/2024) - Ware Academy held its 2024 commencement ceremony the morning of May 31 at Ware Episcopal Church, Gloucester. Julien Patterson addressed the Class of 2024 as the guest speaker. Individual awards… …School board discusses public information position (6/12/2024) - The Gloucester County School Board met in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium Tuesday night for its regular monthly meeting, where it discussed the budget, including the possibility of adding… …
Gloucester NAACP scholarships (6/12/2024) - The Irene Morgan Scholarship Fund, organized by the Gloucester Chapter of the NAACP, under the leadership of Dr. William Evans, was recently awarded a grant by the Gloucester Community Foundation.… …School Briefs (6/12/2024) - James Madison University has announced its spring 2024 graduates. Those graduating with honors include Kamryn Blake of Cobbs Creek; Margaret Ronan, Alyssa Smith and Hailey Williams of Gloucester; and Annetta… …
2 Gloucester children win PBS KIDS Writers Contest (6/12/2024) - Two Gloucester students were among the 2024 winners of the PBS KIDS Writers Contest. Winners were announced in the summer issue of Dimensions, a publication of WHRO. Homeschooler Hazel Arterbury… …
Textbooks available for public review (6/12/2024) - Previously adopted textbooks in Mathews County’s three public schools will be available for public review from June 17-27 (from 8 a.m. to noon, Monday through Thursday). Individuals interested in participating… …
59 MHS seniors prepare for next challenges (6/12/2024) - Family and friends filled the Harry M. Ward Auditorium Saturday morning to celebrate the accomplishments of the Mathews High School Class of 2024, as 59 seniors walked across the stage… …
‘Optimism and hope for the future’ guide GHS Class of ’24 (6/12/2024) - “Mix optimism, hope and hard work.” The words of Dr. Anthony Vladu, superintendent of Gloucester County Public Schools, touched the hearts of the more than 300 Gloucester High School seniors… …
State send-off (6/5/2024) - Members of the Mathews High School band led MHS track and field and girls’ tennis athletes through the school on Thursday afternoon as the teams headed to their state tournaments,… …
Thanking nurses and teachers (6/5/2024) - Members of the Williamsburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., paid tribute to school nurses in commemoration of National Nurses Week, acknowledging their compassion and care in a… …
Stamp contest winners (6/5/2024) - Several third, fourth and fifth grade students at Bethel Elementary School placed in the Daughters of the American Revolution Junior American Citizens stamp design contest. This year’s theme was “Sparkling… …Students of the Year (6/5/2024) - Mathews High School recently recognized its Students of the Year. The students, selected from among the recipients of the school’s Student of the Month award, have shown excellent academics and… …