Kim Cabotaje, gifted resource teacher at Landstown Elementary School, and Leyla Caralivanos, fifth-grade teacher at Kemps Landing/Old Donation School, were both recently named as Outstanding Teachers of the Gifted in VBCPS. Dr. Veleka Gatling, executive director of the Office of Differentiated Programs and Professional Learning, along with gifted program coordinators, Barbara Kennedy and Robin Schumaker, Read More…
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Diamond Springs staff members have talent
Storyteller extraordinaire and Diamond Springs kindergarten teacher Darlene Green made stories come alive during a performance for hundreds of parents and students. Showcasing the importance of literacy, creativity and imagination, Green along with special education teacher Jocelyn Ramos and kindergarten teacher Sheldene Martin teamed together to perform a fun skit for parents and students. Tell Read More…
KES staff send off retiring bus driver in style
It was a bittersweet celebration at Kempsville Elementary Tuesday afternoon. After 20 years of driving for the school, Teresa Porto was completing her last route for the school division. Not only had she been a driver for two decades, both of her sons graduated from Kempsville Elementary as well. In honor of her years of Read More…
Corprew appointed president of VIAAA
Lisa Corprew, student activities coordinator at Bayside High School and Health Sciences Academy, has been appointed as president of the Virginia Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (VIAAA). Corprew was presented the gavel at the State Athletic Director’s Conference held March 24-28 in Short Pump. Congratulations! Tell your friends! Follow us!
Hodapp gets Bayside Shamrock ready
It was a busy weekend for Bayside Middle School with last week’s Shamrock races. The student team of Bayside runners achieved their goal of finishing the 8k race on Saturday with their teachers out on the course and at the finish to cheer them on. Then, seventh-grade math teacher Howie Hodapp, who organized the running Read More…
VBCPS helps push Virginia Beach to top of EnergyStar list
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual list of the top 25 cities with Energy Star buildings. The Virginia Beach metro area was named 20th overall, and among midsize cities, Virginia Beach ranked first. VBCPS has a large role in this success. Among the 81 buildings that were Energy Star certified in 2014, 35 are Read More…
Landstown’s staff travels to Teaching and Learning conference
Three Landstown High School National Board Certified Teachers, Frances Fok, Jennifer Morris and Monet Baker, attended the Teaching and Learning Conference in Washington, D.C. While at the conference, they met the founder of the grammar website, No Red Ink and listened to keynote speakers Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and human rights advocate (and oldest Read More…
Newtown’s inspirational tees
Newtown Elementary School teachers Lydia Hallman, Miriam Bogdanova, Ellen Shackley, Amanda Lewis, Margaret Merritt, Wendy Lyle and Jordan Dosamontes donned their specially designed shirts bearing the message, “To Teach is to Love.” The shirt was designed by Jennifer Blais, a third-grade teacher at Newtown. Tell your friends! Follow us!
Woodstock staff stitches bond between school and community
The last of the students at Woodstock Elementary School had left for the day as staff members crept into Susan Richardson’s art classroom – yarn and patterns, hooks and needles in hand. It was a Tuesday afternoon, and the school’s Crochet and Knitting Group was meeting. As Richardson set out cookies and tea, others pulled Read More…
Dzendzel taking the ice for a good cause
Nicholas Dzendzel, a social studies teacher at Princess Anne High School, will be participating in a Norfolk Admirals charity hockey game Saturday March 28, at 3:30 pm. Dzendzel will take to the rink in the “Blue vs. Gold” game, which is scheduled before the Admirals take on the Albany Devils.The two-game event aims to raise Read More…
