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From Disney to the District: How This Chef is Helping Elevate School Meals at VBCPS

<p><a href="http://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Maritza-Rodriguez-Brown-1-Quote-Header-Navy.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-13999" src="http://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Maritza-Rodriguez-Brown-1-Quote-Header-Navy-1024x537.jpeg" alt="" width="1024" height="537" srcset="https://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Maritza-Rodriguez-Brown-1-Quote-Header-Navy-1024x537.jpeg 1024w, https://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Maritza-Rodriguez-Brown-1-Quote-Header-Navy-300x157.jpeg 300w, https://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Maritza-Rodriguez-Brown-1-Quote-Header-Navy-768x402.jpeg 768w, https://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Maritza-Rodriguez-Brown-1-Quote-Header-Navy-400x210.jpeg 400w, https://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Maritza-Rodriguez-Brown-1-Quote-Header-Navy.jpeg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>Maritza Rodriguez-Brown didn’t always envision herself in a school kitchen. Before joining Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS), she sharpened her culinary skills at Walt Disney World, various restaurants, and Farm Fresh, serving as a chef and sous chef in high-paced, customer-driven environments.</p> <p>But when Farm Fresh closed, a customer … <a href="https://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/from-disney-to-the-district-how-this-chef-is-helping-elevate-school-meals-at-vbcps/" class="read-more">Read more </a></p>

From Navy to Nurse’s Office: How This Military Veteran Found Purpose as a School Nurse

<p><a href="http://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Sarah_Fridley-1-Quote-Header-Navy.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-13820" src="http://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Sarah_Fridley-1-Quote-Header-Navy-1024x537.jpeg" alt="" width="1024" height="537" srcset="https://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Sarah_Fridley-1-Quote-Header-Navy-1024x537.jpeg 1024w, https://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Sarah_Fridley-1-Quote-Header-Navy-300x157.jpeg 300w, https://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Sarah_Fridley-1-Quote-Header-Navy-768x402.jpeg 768w, https://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Sarah_Fridley-1-Quote-Header-Navy-400x210.jpeg 400w, https://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Sarah_Fridley-1-Quote-Header-Navy.jpeg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>For Sarah Fridley, the journey from the fast-paced urgency of an emergency room nurse in the Navy to the steady, community-centered role of a school nurse at Ocean Lakes High School was both a career shift and a personal mission. After years of high-stakes medical work and a demanding schedule, … <a href="https://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/from-navy-to-nurses-office-how-this-military-veteran-found-purpose-as-a-school-nurse/" class="read-more">Read more </a></p>

From the ER to Elementary: A Nurse’s Unexpected Calling

<p><a href="http://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Chrissy_Love-1-Quote-Header-Navy.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-13798" src="http://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Chrissy_Love-1-Quote-Header-Navy-1024x537.jpeg" alt="" width="1024" height="537" srcset="https://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Chrissy_Love-1-Quote-Header-Navy-1024x537.jpeg 1024w, https://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Chrissy_Love-1-Quote-Header-Navy-300x157.jpeg 300w, https://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Chrissy_Love-1-Quote-Header-Navy-768x402.jpeg 768w, https://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Chrissy_Love-1-Quote-Header-Navy-400x210.jpeg 400w, https://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Chrissy_Love-1-Quote-Header-Navy.jpeg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>Chrissy Love, a registered nurse at Strawbridge Elementary, never imagined that trading emergency room shifts for elementary school hallways would be the most fulfilling move of her career.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>“I thought I was doing this for my family… but I gained a family,” she says, reflecting on her 12 years as </em>… <a href="https://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/from-the-er-to-elementary-a-nurses-unexpected-calling/" class="read-more">Read more </a></p>

School Nurse of the Year 2024-2025: Wendi Gajewski

<p>Wendi Gajewski of Kingston Elementary is the VBCPS School Nurse of the Year for 2024-25.</p> <p>Gajewski‘s love and dedication to her students, staff and school shines through, according to the nominations she received for the award.</p> <p>In a world where school nurses are often the first responders, quiet listeners and … <a href="https://www.vbcpsblogs.com/core/school-nurse-of-the-year-2024-2025-wendi-gajewski/" class="read-more">Read more </a></p>

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