W&M moves forward with undegrad marine science program (5/8/2024) - William & Mary is moving forward with a proposal for the first undergraduate marine science program at a public university in Virginia. The university's Board of Visitors announced last week… …
Hampton University program to reflect on 70-year legacy of Brown v. Board of Ed (5/8/2024) - Hampton University will host a program on Thursday, May 16, reflecting on the 70-year legacy of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas… …
4th grade science approved to be taught in 5th grade (5/1/2024) - The Gloucester County School Board met for a work session last Thursday evening in the colonial courthouse to cover multiple agenda topics, including a curriculum proposal to have fourth grade… …
‘Smart Cookie Bakery’ implements marketing strategies to drum up business (5/1/2024) - The students in special education teacher Cher Gingues’s Life Skills Program at Gloucester High School are currently working on marketing strategies to increase sales for “Smart Cookie Bakery,” a student-run… …Car wash Saturday to benefit GHS Marching Dukes (5/1/2024) - The Gloucester High School Marching Dukes will hold a car wash fundraiser Saturday to raise money for the group’s big band trip next year. The car wash will be held… …
Honor rolls announced Gloucester High School (5/1/2024) - Gloucester High School recently released its honor rolls for the third quarter of the 2023-2024 school year.Students receiving all As during the marking period were: Seniors—Jacob Ahnemann, Jillian Anderson, Christian… …
‘Books of Their Own’ (5/1/2024) - The Kiwanis Club of Mathews, on behalf of the Mathews High School Key Club, recently applied for a grant from Hampton Roads Academy aimed at nonprofit organizations. The high school students at HRA… …Lions support teachers (5/1/2024) - The Mathews Lions Club donated $100 to each of this year’s Mathews County Public Schools Teachers of the Year. In photo below at right, Lion Marie Walls (center) presents the… …
School Briefs (5/1/2024) - Brittney Hardee of Hayes, recently passed the National Exam through the American College of Sports Medicine to become a certified exercise physiologist. A graduate of Gloucester High School and Longwood… …
THMS students raise $2,000 in South Sudan water fundraiser (4/24/2024) - In spite of the chilly, drizzly weather, seventh graders at Thomas Hunter Middle School in Mathews held a successful fundraiser on Sunday, bringing in $2,000 for the Water for South… …Honor Rolls announced (4/24/2024) - Mathews High The Mathews High School guidance department recently released its honor rolls for the third quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Students receiving all As during the marking period… …
Thomas Hunter to showcase elective courses on May 16 (4/24/2024) - All community members, civic organizations and families are invited to attend The Art of Living from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, at Thomas Hunter Middle School, Mathews. The program… …
Bay Transit—RCC Scholarship (4/24/2024) - Bay Transit, the public transportation division of Bay Aging, announced the three winners of its 2024 Bay Transit—Rappa-hannock Community College Scholarship in a ceremony held at the school’s Warsaw campus… …
First place (4/24/2024) - Ware Academy kindergartener Chase Harris of Gloucester won first place in the environmental category for WHRO’s 2024 PBS KIDS Writers Contest for his original work, “Spy Cub Saves the Savannah.”… …
School Brief (4/24/2024) - Charles F. McKeller Jr. of Gloucester, was recently selected as the recipient of the Outstanding Contributions by a Music Minor or Non-Major Award in the music program at Virginia Tech.… …Deadline approaches for Kids Craft Market (4/24/2024) - Next week is the deadline for youth to register for a booth in the upcoming Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism Kids Craft Market. The market will be held from 9… …
Achilles staff reunion (4/24/2024) - Thirty former staff members of Achilles Elementary School gathered on April 16 for lunch at Nick’s Spaghetti and Steakhouse to share memories and rekindle old and new friendships. Their next… …
Mathews Teachers of the Year honored (4/17/2024) - Mathews County Public Schools honored excellence on Tuesday night, recognizing Teachers of the Year for the county’s three schools and, for the first time, naming a Teacher of the Year… …Mathews students take part in FCCLA conference (4/17/2024) - Students from the Thomas Hunter Middle School and Mathews High School chapters of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) represented Mathews County at the 2024 State Leadership… …
MHS students of the month (4/17/2024) - Mathews High School’s students of the month for March are freshman Ashley Stillwaggon, sophomore Allonna Jolin, junior Roman Frazier and senior Zoe Camp. Shown here are, from left, Jolin, Frazier… …
Friday is deadline for Abingdon Ruritan Club scholarships (4/17/2024) - Friday is the deadline to apply for one of this year’s Abingdon Ruritan Club scholarships. The club will award a $2,000 two-year scholarship to a Gloucester High School or homeschooled… …
Applications being accepted for Dick Lusher Memorial Scholarship (4/17/2024) - The Court House Players, a 501(c)(3) community theater serving the Middle Peninsula, is now accepting applications for its 2024 Dick Lusher Memorial Scholarship. Named after the organization’s founder, the $500… …Seahawk band to present spring concert April 25 (4/17/2024) - Advanced and intermediate members of the Thomas Hunter Middle School Seahawk band will present its spring concert on Thursday, April 25 at the school’s Brooks Auditorium. Doors open at 6:15… …
4-H scholarships (4/17/2024) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club presented a check for $1,300 to send Gloucester children to 4-H Camp this summer. Shown presenting the check to Krista Gustafson, Gloucester Unit Coordinator, 4-H Extension… …
Saulman addresses Gloucester Retired Educators (4/17/2024) - Gloucester County School Board member Cindy Saulman was the guest speaker at the March 28 meeting and luncheon of the Gloucester Retired Educators Association. According to a press release, Saulman… …