 Meet Amy Schott, PWCS Principal of the Year
Amy Schott is Prince William County Public Schools’ 2021 Principal of the Year. Hear from her colleagues and students at Rockledge Elementary School about the many ways Schott exemplifies a dedicated and talented educational leader.
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PWCS earns national award for sustainability efforts
Prince William County Public Schools is one of only five districts in the nation to earn the U.S. Department of Education’s 2021 Green Ribbon (ED-GRS) School District Sustainability Award. The School Division earned the award by demonstrating high achievement in the three ED-GRS Pillars of Sustainability: 1) reducing environmental impacts and providing energy savings; 2) providing healthy schools for students and staff; and 3) providing effective environmental and sustainability education. Since 2012, the PWCS Energy Management and Sustainability Team leads the School Division’s holistic approach and collective effort of all stakeholders in energy conservation and environmental sustainability.
SPARK, the education foundation, awards more than 30 scholarships to 2021 seniors
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Congratulations to the PWCS graduating high school seniors who were awarded scholarships from SPARK, the education foundation for the Division. Read more.
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Yorkshire Elementary School’s Parents as Educational Partners program offers community an expanded range of helpful information
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The Parents as Educational Partners (PEP) program at Yorkshire Elementary School assists parents of English language learners in overcoming the language and cultural barriers that may prevent them from participating fully in their children’s educational experience. Read more.
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Cedar Point Elementary School students perform Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr.
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Families were transported on an enchanted trip 30,000 feet under the sea with Cedar Point Elementary students’ performance of “Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr.” Read more. |
Gar-Field High School senior awarded prestigious Jefferson Scholarship at the University of Virginia
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The Jefferson Scholars Foundation at the University of Virginia has awarded Syrell Grier, a senior at Gar-Field High School, with the Jefferson Scholarship, one of the most highly selective merit scholarships in the nation. Read more. |
The Virginia Junior Academy of Science announced student award winners at this year’s science symposium
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PWCS congratulates our standout students whose scientific research was awarded at this year's Virginia Junior Academy of Science symposium. Read more. |
School Board selects student representatives, alternate for 2021-22 school year
At the June 2 meeting, the Prince William School Board selected Charlotte Flynn, a rising senior at Woodbridge High School, and Daania Sharifi, a rising junior at Gainesville High School, as student representatives to the School Board for the 20201-22 school year. Mekelet Suraphel, a rising junior at C.D. Hylton High School, was selected as the alternate. Look for more information about these student leaders as well as appointments to the 2021-22 Student Senate in an upcoming edition of The Scoop!
Featherstone and Signal Hill Elementary Schools collaborate on fifth-grade STEM club project
Assistant principals, Vineeth Lagouit at Featherstone Elementary School, and Anna Houseworth at Signal Hill Elementary School, collaborated to create a virtual STEM club for fifth graders that provided hands-on-learning experiences.
“We were able to make the club fit the needs of our individual schools while still holding true to our vision of creating a project-based opportunity that incorporates social opportunities for our fifth-graders during the pandemic,” shared Houseworth.
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Last grocery kit distribution is this Monday, June 7
Summer food service operations and locations will be shared soon
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Monday, June 7, will be the last grocery kit distribution for the 2020-21 school year. This final kit will contain groceries for seven days. All students attending in person will be served daily meals through June 11, the last day of school.
The curbside grocery kit distribution will no longer be offered as we move into the summer. Instead, select summer school sites will be open to the public this summer. In addition to any student attending summer school in person, meals will be available free of charge to anyone under the age of 18 at the designated locations. More information will be provided in the next few weeks.
Native Arabic or Russian speakers: Help PWCS fund critical language program
PWCS is seeking residents who are native speakers of Arabic or Russian to provide consultation for a federal STARTALK grant proposal. Read more.
Forest Park High School students take virtual to the next level
 Students at Forest Park High School are stepping into virtual reality classrooms thanks to a grant from the Department of Defense Education Association that was used toward Oculus Quest VR headsets for the school. Mario Moreno, earth science teacher, shares how he is using the technology in his classroom to engage students in a new space.
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