Talk about a promotion! Robin Davenport, principal of Creeds Elementary, will go from leading a school to leading more than 100,000 people – for a weekend at least. He has been named the Honorary Mayor of Pungo for the Strawberry Festival. Davenport has been involved with and served on the Strawberry Festival board for 30 Read More…

Karen Drosinos, a kindergarten teacher from Pembroke Elementary, has been selected as one of only eight educators statewide to receive a Virginia Lottery Super Teacher Award. The award, sponsored by the Virginia Lottery, the Virginia PTA and Virginia-based The Supply Room Companies, consists of a $2,000 cash prize and an additional $2,000 classroom credit from Read More…

Carrie Gantt, an English teacher and Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow instructor at Princess Anne High School, has been named the 2014 Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) Citywide Teacher of the Year.  VBCPS Superintendent James G. Merrill made the announcement this morning with a surprise visit to Gantt’s classroom. “Carrie’s lessons are among the most Read More…

Tammie Soccio, a library resource specialist at Glenwood Elementary, has been named the Oustanding Graduate Student in Library Science for the 2012-13 academic year from the Old Dominion University Darden College of Education. Congratulations! Tell your friends! Follow us!  

The Educational Theatre Association’s Governing Board has selected Virginia Beach City Public School’s Fine Arts Coordinator John Brewington as a recipient of the Educational Theatre Association’s National Administrator’s Award. Brewington is one of just three recipients of this award nationwide. Brewington has been with the division for 28 years, and has served as the Fine Read More…

*Update: Help us out! Rick Zano is a finalist! Voting is opening at 10 a.m. for the grand winner. Stop by livekellyandmichael.com to vote for Mr. Zano. Voting ends 3 p.m. on May 6! Help a fellow teacher out! Rick Zano, a social studies teacher at Princess Anne High School, is a semi-finalist in the Read More…

Virginia Beach City Public Schools was recently honored by the Virginia Municipal League for its successful participation in the VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) Where the Rubber Meets the Road campaign, which works to decrease losses related to vehicle incidents. As part of the campaign, the VMLIP provides participants with access, funding and the resources to Read More…

The Center for Green Schools wants to reward teachers who have introduced creative ways to incorporate environmental learning into their classrooms. Those selected will earn a $250 Visa gift card and a place on our online map as one of the country’s leading sustainability educators. Applicants should explain how they will use the additional funding Read More…

Five Virginia Beach City Public Schools’ employees were honored this year at the Seventh Annual Hampton Roads School Counselor Leadership Team (HRSCLT) Professional Development Conference. Guidance counselors Lavell White, of Landstown High School, Dr. Amy Upton, of Great Neck Middle School and Anne Johnson, of Princess Anne Elementary School, each earned the 2013 Exemplary Professional Read More…

Congratulations are in order again for this division’s efforts in sustainability. VBCPS earned a Crystal Award in Sustainability at the VCU Energy and Sustainability Conference held in Richmond last month. The award recognizes outstanding leadership in sustainability best practices in a variety of industries, including local government, commercial real estate and manufacturing. VBCPS earned the Read More…