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Wynne family brings home big honor

The Wynne family (Steve, Marge, Chris and Nicole) recently received a 2013 Superstar Award for their volunteer work in the Virginia Citizen Corps. Marge is a long-term substitute at Bayside Middle, Nicole is a sixth-grader at Independence Middle and Chris is a graduate of Bayside High School. Chris Wynne also received awards from the Virginia…

Woodstock teacher receives first “Knocked My Socks Off” award

Theresa Holloran, first-grade teacher at Woodstock Elementary, received the “Knocked My Socks Off” award from Virginia Beach City Public Schools Superintendent Aaron Spence. Spence, who was at Woodstock for a visit, had stopped by Holloran’s classroom while she was conducting a math lesson and was impressed with what he observed. After that visit, Spence named…

United Way’s campaign of giving starts again

The Virginia Beach City Public Schools United Way campaign for 2014-15 has officially begun. And, what big shoes we have to fill. VBCPS boasts the highest employee United Way participation rate of all the neighboring school divisions. More than a third of all our staff – 36 percent – contributes to this campaign. Some of our…

Enjoying the warm weather at Kemps Landing Old Donation School

Kemps Landing Old Donation School staff member’s names Sally Applebach, Camille Grabb and Cherie Allen enjoy lunch in their courtyard. The schools have combined this year and are currently at the former Princess Anne Middle School building while construction is going on for the new gifted school. Tell your friends! Follow us!

Get Connected Volunteer Database will help you connect with volunteers

With the school year in full swing, teachers and staff are much more aware of the needs of their students. Whether you are looking for partners or volunteers to serve as tutors or mentors, wanting assistance on the athletic field or in the training room, needing support for afterschool programs/activities, or requiring another “pairs of…

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…

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!

Hermitage Elementary is celebrating the blues

Teachers and staff at Hermitage Elementary celebrated big news yesterday. The school had been named a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. Hermitage is one of 10 schools in Virginia to achieve the honor. It was the second year the school achieved this honor – Hermitage previously earned a…

Hubbell named State Fair top baker

After competing (and winning) a spot on the Virginian-Pilot’s Dream Team of Bakers, Computer Resource Specialist Deana Hubbell took first place at the State Fair of Virginia. Her baklava won in the Honey Cookery’s Bar and Brownie Category. Hubbell’s recipe will soon be published in the local newspaper. Independence Middle School is proud of its two-time…

Spence celebrates with staff at Saturday picnic

Hundreds of staff members and their families came out to Green Run High School this Saturday to meet the new VBCPS superintendent, Dr. Aaron Spence. The Virginia Beach School Board invited all Virginia Beach staff members and their families to this special picnic event. Throughout the day, there were bounce houses for children, cornhole games,…

Celebrating the NBCTs in VBCPS

The Center for Teacher Leadership (CTL) coordinated a back-to-school reception for the division’s National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs). They gathered at Salem High School to network as a community and participate in the first annual group photo. VBCPS is proud to have 134 National Board Certified Teachers. CTL’s teacher leaders guide the highly successful support program…

Wellington earns Coach of the Year award

Wellington “Larry” Lee of Bayside Middle School was named the 2013-14 Virginia Beach Male Middle School Coach of the Year. The award recognizes Lee as bringing both the boys basketball and boys track teams to city championships for 2013-2014. He has coached boys’ basketball and track for the 17 years that he has been at Bayside Middle. Tell…

Salem Elementary teaches like a pirate

First-grade teachers at Salem Elementary celebrated national “Talk Like a Pirate Day” by implementing strategies for student engagement inspired by Dave Burgess, author of “Teach Like a Pirate” and presenter in VBCPS national speaker series. Tell your friends! Follow us!

Vote on the logo for the next strategic plan

For the past eight months, we have been collaborating with our stakeholders to develop the division’s next strategic plan that will guide Virginia Beach City Public Schools through 2020. It has been an exciting and enlightening journey as staff, parents, students, and community members shared with us their priorities and vision for our schools. Through…

The play on reading at Diamond Springs

All 19 kindergarten teachers at Diamond Springs Elementary School took part in a special collaboration to share best practices for small group reading instruction. One team of teachers even performed a skit to highlight how to work with Pre-A readers. See the pictures below: Tell your friends! Follow us!

Reinen named 2015 Region 2 Teacher of the Year

Bevin Reinen, a first-grade and special education inclusion teacher at Three Oaks Elementary School, has been named the 2015 Region 2 Teacher of the Year by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). Reinen received the honor during a surprise visit to her classroom Wednesday morning by Virginia Beach City Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Aaron Spence.…

Building the team at Princess Anne

Princess Anne High School staff members had the option of attending the new Adventure Park ropes course, located near the Virginia Aquarium. The faculty was led through a variety of team building activities, which provided an excellent opportunity to meet new staff, and work with members of other departments in an interesting way. After…

Salem’s bittersweet start to school

Salem Elementary School faculty and staff dressed in pink for their annual staff picture this year in order to honor Salem SECEP teacher Vanessa Rambaoa, who passed away of breast cancer this summer. Tell your friends! Follow us!

Four VBCPS teachers selected for VCET

Tara St. Clair, Pembroke Elementary, JoAnna Mills-Sampson, Diamond Springs Elementary, Brian Meechan, Green Run Collegiate and Mika Tanaka, Plaza Middle School were selected to participate in the Virginia Center for Excellence in Teaching (VCET), a new, highly selective professional development program for teachers, which launched this summer at George Mason University. These teachers are four…

Charting the Course with Dr. Spence

As our new superintendent, Dr. Aaron Spence has developed a comprehensive, 120-day entry plan, called Charting the Course; For Every Student, Every Day, with the straightforward goal of staying focused on student learning. To ensure a clear understanding of how he is approaching this goal, Spence has created a Charting the Course blog so staff, students…