By <a href="mailto:cynthia.focke@vbschools.com">Cindy Butler Focke</a> The red carpet was rolled out for Shelton Park Elementary students March 3. Dressed in sparkly formal wear, art teacher Kaylee McKibben welcomed many of the approximately 400 students and their families to the evening’s inaugural Red Carpet Art Show. “You’re a star!” she told each … <a href="http://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/shelton-park-elementary-students-walk-the-red-carpet/" class="read-more">Read more </a>

VBCPS EXPEDITION: PORT OF CALL added to this year’s STEM Trifecta

By <a href="mailto:cynthia.focke@vbschools.com">Cindy Butler Focke</a> <a href="http://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/26_STEMTrifecta_022426_LandstownHigh39-scaled.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-14814" src="http://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/26_STEMTrifecta_022426_LandstownHigh39-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" srcset="http://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/26_STEMTrifecta_022426_LandstownHigh39-200x300.jpg 200w, http://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/26_STEMTrifecta_022426_LandstownHigh39-683x1024.jpg 683w, http://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/26_STEMTrifecta_022426_LandstownHigh39-768x1152.jpg 768w, http://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/26_STEMTrifecta_022426_LandstownHigh39-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/26_STEMTrifecta_022426_LandstownHigh39-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, http://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/26_STEMTrifecta_022426_LandstownHigh39-400x600.jpg 400w, http://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/26_STEMTrifecta_022426_LandstownHigh39-scaled.jpg 1707w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a>The 17th annual STEM Trifecta and the first EXPEDITION: PORT OF CALL Career Immersion Experience welcomed more than 5,000 VBCPS students to the Virginia Beach Convention Center Feb. 24. More than 200 elementary, middle and high school teams competed in STEM challenges, while all VBCPS … <a href="http://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/vbcps-expedition-port-of-call-added-to-this-years-stem-trifecta/" class="read-more">Read more </a>

Winners announced: 2026 citywide PTA Reflections

By <a href="mailto:cynthia.focke@vbschools.com">Cindy Butler Focke</a> Kellam High School hosted the 2025-26 citywide PTA Reflections contest awards ceremony Feb. 11. More than 170 entries were submitted by VBCPS students – in preschool through 12th grade – for the competition sponsored by the Virginia Beach Council of PTAs. This year’s theme was … <a href="http://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/winners-announced-2026-citywide-pta-reflections/" class="read-more">Read more </a>

School communities help families recover after holiday home fires

The Virginia Beach City Public Schools community came out in full force after home fires affected multiple families over winter break. Schools, charitable organizations and PTAs reached out to the victims of three fires to make sure they could still celebrate the holidays with presents, housing and essential items. A … <a href="http://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/school-communities-help-families-recover-after-holiday-home-fires/" class="read-more">Read more </a>