"Can I get a tassel with that?" Class of 2020 celebrated at cap and gown drive-through ceremonies
This year’s cap and gown pick-up looked differently for PWCS graduating seniors. But thanks to our dedicated school staff, this milestone event was no less special. With signs lining the way and cheers from teachers, administrators, and support staff, the members of the Class of 2020 drove past the front of their high schools and were handed their caps and gowns through their car windows.
Watch highlights from the cap and gown distribution at Stonewall Jackson and Woodbridge High Schools
Look for more ways PWCS is celebrating the Class of 2020 over the next several weeks, including diploma pick-up ceremonies similar in design to the cap and gown drive-through celebration.
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Tune in for Virtual Senior Celebrations for some of our high schools on PWCS-TV, Channel 18 on Comcast and Channel 36 on Verizon Fios.
• June 3 5 p.m. Stonewall Jackson
• June 4 6 p.m. Independence Nontraditional
• June 5 7 p.m. Gar-Field
• June 6 6 p.m. Potomac
• June 8 6 p.m. Battlefield
• June 9 7 p.m. Woodbridge
These ceremonies will also be available on demand following their original air dates.
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Announcements
Update on operations in PWCS for the 2020-21 school year
A Prince William County School Board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 10
 Young designers and engineers across PWCS take on the "Cardboard Challenge"
The mission? To create an original invention. The material? Cardboard. Hundreds of K-5 students accepted the #PWCSCardboardChallenge to build new and unique engineering creations. See which ones were named winners! Read more
T. Clay Wood Elementary School's Nancy Weaver says good-bye after nearly five decades as an educator
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Nancy Weaver will retire at the end of this school year with 48 years of teaching in PWCS schools, leaving an indelible mark on the hearts of many current and former students and colleagues. Read more |
Career and Technical Education students are recognized by the Bull Run Rotary Club
The Bull Run Rotary Club has awarded seniors William Anderson, Isabel Padilla, and Daniela Garcia Flores with the 2020 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Award. Read more |
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Title 1 Summer Thrive Program may look different but has the same purpose
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Each year, Title I funds the Summer Thrive program a preventive measure designed to provide continued learning during the summer break. The COVID-19 pandemic means this summer"s program will be delivered differently, but will still provide an opportunity for students to thrive. Read more |
Community partnership provided weekly pizza dinners for families in the month of May
Graham Park and Rippon Middle School students and families enjoyed pizza dinners twice weekly thanks to a partnership between local agencies, organizations, and businesses. Read more |
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* The following feature learning activities that started prior to the COVID-19 school closure
See which books made the "Final Four" in Bull Run Middle School’s March Madness book tournament
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Bull Run Middle School's version of a March Madness tournament had students reading books and voting for their favorites. Read more |
When you wish upon a star
Kailin Frye, a senior at Potomac High School, was one of 100 students from across the county selected to participate in the 2020 Disney Dreamers Academy.
The purpose of the Disney Dreamers Academy is for students to discuss their future dreams with other students and mentors who provide them with motivation and guidance to accomplish their goals.Though cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, she will have the opportunity to return in the future. Watch video |
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Show off your Senior! New PWCS Class of 2020 Profile Frames for Facebook
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PWCS has created customized Facebook frames for each high school across the Division. To access the frames, open your Facebook page, go to your profile, click on your profile picture and click ‘Add Frame’.
On a desktop, you may have to right-click on your picture to see the option ‘Add Frame’.
Once you click on ‘Add Frame’ search PWCS2020 or the name of your graduate's PWCS high school. The final frames are sized so the text is visible in both circular overlay and square format. |
 Story cube generators provide a fun way for students to flex their imagination and improvisational skills for storytelling
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Stuck in a writing rut? Here is a fun, simple activity anyone can try at home. Roxy Adkins, ESOL Teacher at Featherstone Elementary School, shares how she has been using an online story cube generator to help her students continue to write at home.
Just roll the dice using this online story cube generator and use the images on the cube as prompts to write a story. Try it with friends and family, and challenge them to a story-writing contest where you all use the same die results and compare your stories.
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The Show Must Go On for Colgan Theatre Students
 Theatre students at Colgan High School deliver a virtual performance of The Tempest
Lanny Warkentien, theatre teacher and director at Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School, has taken the saying, “The show must go on” to a new level. He devised a way for his students to perform their end of year performance of The Tempest, originally slated for public debut in early May, virtually. Using a video conferencing tool, Lanny recorded students performing scenes from the play and then edited them together into a full show.
The result was a visual tribute to the talent and resiliency of the student performers. While the virtual play may not have been the ideal way for Colgan High School theatre students to end their year of performances, for some, including Alicia, a junior at Colgan High and stage manager for the Tempest, the virtual performance, “was one of my favorite moments, ironically.”
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