A decade’s worth of neglected maintenance and underfunding, paired with rapid growth and unprecedented demographic change, has left Spotsylvania County’s school system crippled, and facing an uncertain future. by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Down in the bowels of Chancellor Middle School sits a relic from 1987. A roughly six-foot tall metal box with rows of black fuse […]
by ADELE UPHAUSMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Of the seven James Monroe High School seniors who participated in a panel discussion at Wednesday’s Superintendent Community Roundtable, two work full-time in addition to attending school full-time. Two have been in the United States for five years or less and entered Fredericksburg City Public Schools speaking little or […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT A majority of the Stafford Board of Supervisors is in favor of continuing to fund the construction of elementary school #19 on the campus of Brooke Point High School. Chair and Falmouth District representative Meg Bohmke conducted a straw poll of supervisors at a budget work session on Tuesday […]
At joint meeting, School Board members again present the division’s budget needs to Supervisors. by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Last week, the bladder in the hot water expansion tank at Rodney Thompson Middle School in Stafford failed due to age. The failure caused pressure in the system to spike out of control and as […]
By Abby KnowlesINTERN King George High School last month hosted its first ever “Reverse Career Fair,” giving students a chance to showcase their career aspirations and abilities to more than 50 professionals. At a reverse career fair, job seekers – in this case, students – make display boards to promote themselves and highlight their qualifications […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The Spotsylvania School Board has terminated “with cause” its contract with Mark Taylor, effective March 19, 2024. The announcement was sent to the school community in an email late Wednesday afternoon. Taylor has waived the School Board’s offer of a hearing, which the Board voted last week to extend […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT There is no date yet for a rescheduled joint meeting between the Stafford School Board and Board of Supervisors, though the clerks of both boards are discussing options. “Both boards have expressed commitment to making [the rescheduled meeting] happen and recognize the importance of cooperation,” School Board Chair Maureen […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Despite pressure from the Board of Supervisors and residents of Embrey Mill to build the county’s 19th elementary school in that neighborhood, a majority on the Stafford School Board is sticking with the Brooke Point site. A motion by Griffis-Widewater representative Elizabeth Warner to rescind the board’s October vote […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Fredericksburg City School Board members on Monday said they were not comfortable with the idea of approving a budget with a gap between revenues and expenditures of more than $4 million. The board unanimously voted against approving the operating budget proposed last week by superintendent Marci Catlett, with revenues […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Seven sixth-grade students from Chancellor Middle School will have their African American history projects on permanent display in Spotsylvania’s John J. Wright Museum. The winners were chosen out of 42 submissions entered by English and history students at Chancellor. The students had to create a Google slide presentation on […]
