A.J. Staton’s passions are math, music, and community. A “big old poster” of a shuttle that he received when he was 4 or 5 years old catapulted A.J. Staton into the space phase that a lot of little kids go through. Share But unlike other kids, A.J. never came out of that phase. An entire […]
Board also hears accreditation report. The King George School Board on Monday agreed to assemble a committee to review proposed library book purchases that are contested by some members of the community. Share The committee will be made up of a school administrator, a school counselor, a literacy coach, a media specialist, three teachers, and […]
Budget season is coming. The academic year is only one month old, but it’s already time to start planning for next year’s budget. Share In order to inform the community about the budget process and “develop ways to create long-term funding planning strategies for Spotsylvania County Public Schools,” the school division will host several community […]
Walker-Grant Middle School and James Monroe High School have growing orchestra programs, but not enough instruments. Email Adele Until this year, violin and viola players in Fredericksburg City schools were able to take their school instruments home to practice on. This prevented families from having to rent an instrument to keep at home. Share But […]
New elementary school in Hartwood district is scheduled to open August of 2026. Construction of Stafford County’s 18th elementary school ceremonially got underway Tuesday, with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by School Board members, county supervisors, school division staff, county fire and rescue, representatives from the design and construction firms, state delegates Joshua Cole and Paul […]
Award is given by Fredericksburg NAACP and Fredericksburg Education Foundation in honor of beloved longtime educator. Lameka Parker, attendance secretary at James Monroe High School, got a phone call from a parent whose daughter was having anxiety about attending school. Share “She said, ‘You helped me with my son, can you help me with my […]
Applications for the position will be open through October 11 and Board expects to make a selection on November 5. The Board also awarded a contract for the construction of elementary school 19. Stafford County wants its next school superintendent to be “experienced, visionary, and community centered.” The successful candidate should also be “passionate about […]
Division says it will not release any resulting report. Legal fees now approaching a half-million dollars for the calendar year. Spotsylvania County Public Schools will not release the resulting report from the investigation into “certain issues surrounding the Riverbend High School swim team,” stating that it is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information […]
Vote upholds superintendent’s decision to keep the books but require parental permission before checkout. Board members also want to revisit the library book selection process. The King George School Board on Monday evening voted 4-to-1 to uphold superintendent Jesse Boyd’s decision to retain two challenged books in the King George Middle School library but require […]
The Academy of Technology and Innovation at the University of Mary Washington opened its doors this week for its first cohort of 9th graders. There are no desks in Spanish teacher Michael Arriaza’s classroom at the newly opened Academy of Technology and Innovation at the University of Mary Washington. At his request, there are only […]
