The on-time graduation rate in PWCS continues to increase, according to a report released by the Virginia Department of Education. The 93 percent on-time graduation rate for PWCS surpasses the overall state rate of 92.3 percent. Read more

Team Blinding Lights, a group of five PWCS students from The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, placed fifth nationally in the Texas Instruments and National Aeronautics and Space Administration “TI Codes” Video Contest. Read more

With captivating storylines and challenging tasks, Scott Oden, an eighth-grade language arts teacher at Lake Ridge Middle School, gamifies the learning process. Through Classcraft, an online gaming platform for schools and educators, he designs educational quests for his students. Read more

We are nearing the mid-point of the first marking period, and we hope you have been keeping up to date with your child's grades using ParentVUE. As a reminder, there is no separately calculated interim grade, and no separate interim will be distributed. All grades are reflected in real time online, so we encourage you to check your ParentVUE account regularly for the most current grade information. If you are having trouble accessing your ParentVUE account or need assistance activating, please contact your child’s school. 

Every Sunday starting October 11, 2020 – November 10, 2020, Information Technology will be working on the network to conduct the network upgrade to be in place for the second marking period. 

The following application(s) will be affected:

• Division-wide internet access, including the guest network
• VPN Access
• Intranet 

Cloud-based applications such as Outlook, Office 365, The Hub, and Canvas will be available outside of the PWCS network.