Salem High School Resource Officer, Herbert Brandon, was recently recognized as the “Top Cop” for the Virginia Beach Police Department. In order to be honored, Brandon was nominated for his “high level of commitment to a safer Hampton Roads community.” The award was given at the 15th Annual Celebration of the Greater Hampton Roads Regional Crime Read More…

Landstown High School has been named a 21st Century Learning Exemplar School by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21). Landstown now joins Ocean Lakes High School as two of just 60 schools nationwide (and the only two schools in Virginia) to earn this honor. “Landstown High School is deserving of this incredible honor,” said Read More…

Alanton Elementary School’s Heather Thomas was named the 2015 Reading Teacher of the Year. This honor, which comes from the Virginia Beach Reading Council, goes to one teacher each year who exceeds in efforts to build literacy in students. For a complete list of all school Reading Teachers of the Year, see below: Alanton Heather Read More…

Luxford Elementary Instructional Technology Specialist Janet Seward was inducted into her former high school’s Athletic Hall of Fame for the second time this October. Seward graduated from Hauppauge High School in New York in June of 2000. She was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in October 2010 for her individual accomplishments. Seward was Read More…

Landstown High School’s James Barger and Keith Leonard, First Colonial’s Charles Thomas and Renaissance Academy’s Joy Simone each took home the 2015 STEM Teaching Tools Award from the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Hampton Roads chapter. According to the AFCEA, this award “is a joint effort of the AFCEA International Educational Foundation and the Read More…

Each year, the Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VTSE) recognizes exemplary educators who demonstrate innovative educational practices and champion the smart integration of technology. Kim Harrison, Instructional Technology Specialist at Indian Lakes Elementary School, has been named as the 2015 VSTE Innovative Educator of the Year. Harrison began her career with Virginia Beach City Read More…

At the recent Virginia Association for Adult and Continuing Education (VAACE) conference, the Adult Learning Center’s (ALC) Nancy Hildebrandt, an English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher, was recognized as the Most Outstanding Adult Education Teacher in the state. The good news kept coming for the ALC. Edna Carr, Adult Basic Education (ABE) volunteer at Read More…

At the Hampton Roads Sustainable Living Expo last month, the following schools were honored for earning a Pearl School designation: Elementary Alanton Elementary Bayside Elementary Brookwood Elementary Christopher Farms Elementary College Park Elementary Corporate Landing Elementary Creeds Elementary Fairfield Elementary Glenwood Elementary Hermitage Elementary John B. Dey Elementary Kempsville Elementary King’s Grant Elementary Kingston Elementary Read More…

Diamond Springs Elementary has been selected as a 2014-2015 Imagine Nation Super School. According to the Imagine Nation website, in order to be selected for the honor, a school has to be nominated by their area partnership managers and educational support consultants for exceptional enthusiasm, amazing Imagine Learning innovations or good citizenship. Diamond Springs was Read More…