Tallwood High School’s Student Activities Coordinator, Christine Anderson, has been named the recipient of the Virginia Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association’s (VIAAA) Athletic Administrator of the Year Award. This award is given each year to four individuals – one athletic administrator each in 1A/2A, 3A/4A, 5A/6A, and independent schools. Anderson will receive the 5A/6A award. Last Read More…
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Students have two-hour delay March 1; staff schedule unchanged
Anticipating large voter turnout and related traffic volume for the presidential primaries scheduled in Virginia next week, Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) will operate on a two-hour delay for all students Tuesday, March 1. More than 40 VBCPS schools are being used as polling places for the Super Tuesday primaries. The schedule for VBCPS Read More…
LHS goes wild with SafariLive
Landstown High School is the only school in the United States partnering with WildEarth to bring an engaging, live, interactive broadcast stream to students. Feb. 22, Landstown High School and WildEarth collaborated to bring its first live, interactive stream to biology students. Students were presented with a real-time video stream with WildEarth live presenters, Jamie Read More…
VBCPS celebrates its National Board Certified Teachers
More than 50 division administrators, school principals, fellow teachers and families came out for a special celebration last night. Hosted by the Office of Professional Growth and Innovation, the stars of the night were eight Virginia Beach City Public Schools educators who earned National Board Certification and three who renewed their board certification. Created by Read More…
Independence English department brings in the dough
The Independence Middle School English Department helped raise more than $700 at a recent Barnes and Noble (Town Center) Book Fair. Sixth-grade teacher Heidi Quimen arranged an entertaining event which included music, sing-alongs, storytelling, extemporaneous poetry, crafts and a dramatic reading. Thanks to help from the school’s cheerleaders and enthusiastic participants from the school’s news Read More…
School Board approves 181-instructional day calendar
At its Feb. 16 meeting, the School Board voted to approve a 181-instructional day calendar for the 2016-17 school year. As part of this calendar, there are also two and a half days of professional learning embedded for teachers and staff. With the adoption of this school calendar, Superintendent Dr. Aaron Spence set the Read More…
The ‘secret’ to Parkway Elementary’s successful book talks
Students reading for the fun of it. Reading…just because. That’s what Parkway Elementary School principal Krista Barton-Arnold wants, and she has a plan. “The secret is that there are no strings attached to it. You don’t have to take a test, don’t have stop and ask questions along the way,” said Barton-Arnold. “We want to Read More…
Bayside Middle staff figure out their escape route
It was a lesson like no other. The Bayside Middle School faculty had a great afternoon of team building as they traveled to The Escape Room – Virginia Beach and challenged their problem solving and communication skills. According to its website, The Escape Room is a real-life experience where participants are locked in a room and Read More…
New division poster puts all the pieces together
It has been a big year for the school division – the adoption of a new strategic framework, the affirmation of new core values, etc. Some may be left wondering how all of these pieces fit together in the day-to-day work of the division. The Department of Planning, Innovation and Accountability has put together this Read More…
Weekend job fair brings in thousands
This weekend, the school division held its second annual job fair. Taking place at Landstown High School, more than 2,000 potential employees came to meet and talk with school representatives. For a complete story on the event, visit The Core. Or, scroll down to see photos from the event: Tell your friends! Follow us!
