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Congratulations to the PWCS Class of 2025! 🎓

Important bus transportation information for the 2025-26 school year 🚍

Does your student need a bus next year? Let us know in ParentVUE 

To help us plan better bus routes and improve on-time service, we’re asking all families to log in to ParentVUE and let us know if your student will need bus transportation for the 2025–26 school year.

Even if your student won’t need a bus, it’s important to let us know. The more accurate our information, the better we can serve all students. If your plans change later, just contact your child’s school to update your transportation preferences in ParentVUE.

📣 Important updates for PWCS summer school families 

PWCS summer programs are just around the corner! 

• Elementary & Middle School: June 23 – July 11, 2025 

• High School: June 26 – July 23, 2025 

📬 What to Expect Next: 

• Families will receive important communications from their summer school site and teachers by June 20. 

• Bus route information for elementary and middle schools will be available in ParentVUE no later than June 20. 

• Bus route information for high school will be available on the summer school transportation website no later than June 20. 

• PWCS is moving from Here Comes the Bus to the EZ A2B bus tracking app. Learn more about the EZ A2B app and how to download it to be ready to track your summer school bus.  
  
  

🔗 Visit the Summer School webpage for more details including dates, times and locations. 

 
📞 Questions? Contact your student’s summer school directly. 

* If your child is participating in a Discovery Enrichment camp, you will receive additional information from administrators and teachers in July. Bus information will be available in July and this will be communicated to registered families once it is available. Please note the Express Bus Stop Locations that were selected during registration. A snack will be available at no cost to students participating in these camps. 

Ensure immunizations are up to date by August 15

Virginia law requires all students entering grades kindergarten through 12 to be adequately immunized (Virginia Code § 22.1-271.2). All required immunizations must be completed by August 15, 2025, for students to begin school on August 18, 2025.

Families can check their child’s immunization compliance status in ParentVUE.

For more information about immunization requirements, visit the student health webpage. If you need help accessing ParentVUE or have questions about your child’s immunization status, please contact your school.

Step into the future: PWCS college & career readiness tools 

Congratulations to students and families on a successful school year! An email notification will be sent by the end of June to families/guardians when the Student Vision Profiles for students in grades 6-12, as well as the Fifth Grade Academic Career Plan Portfolios are available in ParentVUE.

Learn more about Academic & Career Planning, the Student Vision Profile, and class of 2025 transcript details. Additionally, check out the new PWCS Alumni Resource webpage to stay connected and informed. 

Five tips for keeping your brain active this summer 🧠

Mix Reading with Adventure

Pair books with real-world experiences. Reading about space? Visit a planetarium. Reading a mystery? Create a scavenger hunt. This makes reading more immersive and memorable.

Start a Curiosity Journal
Encourage students to jot down questions they wonder about each day—like “Why do cats purr?” or “How do airplanes fly?” Then, help them research the answers. It builds inquiry skills and keeps their minds exploring.

Explore Nature with a Scientist’s Eye
Go on nature walks and observe plants, insects, or weather patterns. Students can sketch what they see, take notes, and look up interesting facts later.

Gamify Learning

Use educational games and apps that challenge logic, math, or language skills. Even board games like Scrabble, chess, or Sudoku can sharpen critical thinking.

👏 Congratulations to the students selected as the 2025-26 student representatives to the School Board!

At the June 4 meeting, the Prince William County School Board selected Kareena Grover from Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School and Beulah Sarsah from C.D. Hylton High School as student representatives to the School Board for the 2025-26 school year. William Tyler from Brentsville District High School was selected as the alternate. See list of newly appointed members to the Student Senate for next school year.

Congratulations to the three PWCS principals selected as 2025 Cahn Fellows ⭐️

Congratulations to Dr. Heather Abney from Woodbridge High School, R.J. Lucciotti from Pattie Elementary School, and Matthew Phythian from Bull Run Middle School, who have been selected to participate in the prestigious Cahn Distinguished Principals Fellowship for 2025-26. View profiles on each PWCS principal selected.

Good news right now around PWCS

A noteworthy commitment: PWCS named one of the Best Communities for Music Education for sixth year in a row

Osbourn Park High School senior awarded 2025 College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship ➡️

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