Elementary schools cannot have players on any high school football team, but that did not stop the staff at Fairfield Elementary from adopting a team of its own. The staff at Fairfield Elementary collected money to donate to the Ocean Lakes High School football team to help defray the cost of state championship rings for the Read More…
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Flippin’ for Malibu
Malibu Elementary School’s assistant principal Nicole Bailey and principal Michael Maloney started the school day right for their staff members. The administrative team cooked whipped up a pancake breakfast for their teachers and staff Friday morning. Tell your friends! Follow us!
Dr. Sheila Magula retiring after 43 years
This week, Deputy Superintendent Sheila Magula will retire after 43 years of service to the school division (including two terms as superintendent). To celebrate, the staff of the School Administration Building held a surprise celebration for her. The entrance way to Building 6 was lined with staff members holding signs of well wishes. Below, see Read More…
Lions roar out ‘family’ pride
Staff members at Tallwood High School want you to know something: They are family. During this week’s staff days, after a meeting, staff members broke out in song to share the Sister Sledge classic. Enjoy their performance in the video below. Tell your friends! Follow us!
Keever to help build a school in Dominican Republic
Salem High School principal Daniel Keever will be traveling to the Dominican Republic later this month. There, he will spend a week helping to build a school for children and families in the city of Constanza. Keever is joining in on the work as part of a Lifetouch Memory Mission®. Lifetouch, the leading national provider Read More…
Celebrating 75 years at Creeds
Creeds Elementary celebrated its 75th Anniversary this year with a homecoming party at the school. Former students, teachers, administrators and parents enjoyed a tour of the school and a special program with stories from the past. MaryEllen Brinkley served as chairperson of celebration. MaryEllen was a student at Creeds and and then came back to Read More…
Jimerson’s college roots help fill classroom libraries
It all started with one unique name for a town’s ice cream shop. Last year, Adrienne Jimerson, a first-grade teacher at Kempsville Elementary, was preparing guided reading lessons for her students, which included selecting leveled fluency readers for their homework. The fluency books she uses “came with the classroom” when she moved to first- from Read More…
Landstown hosts LEAD Virginia
It was a busy weekend at Landstown High School this Saturday as the school hosted representatives from LEAD Virginia. The nonprofit organization brings leaders from all industries and all parts of the state together to learn about the state of the Commonwealth. At the event, Dr. Aaron Spence welcomed the crowd and spoke about some of the Read More…
Teacher deployed for a year returns home with special gift
Science teacher Andy Bedinger deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan for the majority of the 2013-2014 school year. When he returned this fall, to honor the students and faculty of Ocean Lakes High School, he presented his flag to Dr. Cheryl Askew at the very first All School Assembly. When on duty, Bedinger flew the flag presented Read More…
Due dates approaching soon at Cooke Elementary
Mama mia! Casey Hicks and Alyse Chickey, teachers at Cooke Elementary, took a moment to pose for a photo together just a few weeks before delivery. Tell your friends! Follow us!
