Parents and teachers in Fredericksburg raised concerns to administration. Hiring in Spotsylvania surfaces questions about the district’s hiring process at that time. Candyce Carter, the 2nd grade teacher for Spotsylvania County Public Schools who was arrested last week on charges of possession of narcotics, child endangerment, and child neglect or abuse, was previously a teacher […]
The Fredericksburg Clean and Green Commission and R-Board sponsored a paper recycling contest at the school this month. When the kindergarteners in Ashley Rogers’ class at Hugh Mercer Elementary School learned that they could win a pizza party for recycling the most paper, they knew they were up to the challenge. “They were like, ‘Oh, […]
Kayla Gullage, then a junior at James Monroe High School, was watching YouTube videos of chamber music groups one day and thought, why don’t we have one of these? Two years later, Gullage, a violinist, is heading off to the Rochester Institute of Technology on a performing arts scholarship, but the Chamber Orchestra she founded […]
School Board will vote on proposed new regulation, as well as other updates to the Code of Student Conduct, next month. The Stafford School Board is considering banning use of cell phones and other personal electronic communication devices during the regular school day. The Board at its regular business meeting on Tuesday reviewed a proposed […]
Board members agree that they’d like funding support from Supervisors for the project. Two Spotsylvania School Board members who usually always oppose each other agreed Tuesday night that the school division should not be responsible for funding $1 million worth of improvements to Courthouse Road in front of Spotsylvania Middle School, which is undergoing expansion. […]
From COVID-19 to commencement in four years. The seniors who graduated this past weekend from the University of Mary Washington started their college careers in the fall of 2020, when the world was still in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of their high school graduation ceremonies were cancelled and much of their college […]
School Board Chair: “Our employees are the heart of our district.” Stafford County Public Schools honored employees of the year in all categories at its annual Gold Star Gala Dinner and Ceremony Thursday evening. In addition to celebrating the Teacher of the Year, the division also presented honors for Bus Drivers of the Year, Bus […]
Community college awards 1,307 degrees and credentials. Ava Conway is just 18 years old, but as of next week, she’ll have both her high school and associates degree and will be positioned to enter a four-year university as a junior. “I wanted the opportunity to get ahead and earn my associate degree before I moved […]
When the new middle school opens next year, the building that now houses Walker-Grant Middle School will be converted into a third elementary school. As work continues on Fredericksburg’s new middle school, division administrators are beginning to plan for the conversion of the current middle school into a third elementary school. The new $77 million, […]
But this is a temporary fix. Members must decide what kind of construction project will best serve the county long-term. Six King George County preschool classes will move from the rapidly deteriorating building on St. Anthony’s Road where they are now housed to King George Elementary in the fall. That will leave three classes, comprised […]
