"We need resources to help in planning for living out our best life in our senior years, and the Summit is going to provide us with 60 vendors, professionals, counselors and more to give us the information we need to do exactly that," explained Dave Redabaugh, one of the event's coordinators.

Due to the loss of six instructional days associated with the blizzard in January, exam dates for the end of the third nine weeks will be changed from March 10 and 11 to March 17 and 18.

In honor of Black History Month, the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College (6901 Sudley Road) is hosting a discussion with former NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous on Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public but reservations are required because space is limited. Reserve free tickets at http://www.benjealouspresentation.eventbrite.com or call 703-530-3057 to learn more.

Register by March 16 for the annual STEM career conference to be held Saturday, April 2 from 8 a.m. to noon at Marsteller Middle School. The event is for students in grades 5–12 and interested parents, community leaders, and educators.

PWCS School Food and Nutrition Services has changed the look and format of its website to feature new and exciting nutrition education tools, bright colors, Café Corner articles, featured monthly recipes, and more. Parents can still access all links that the prior web page had.

Almost everyone recognizes the motto of the Boy Scouts of America as, “Be Prepared,” but most people are unaware of its slogan, “Do a Good Turn Daily.” The Scouts of Troop 581 in Gainesville paid forward enough good turns during the Blizzard of 2016 to have fulfilled its slogan for months.

The PWCS Annual Food Show will be held at Patriot High School in Nokesville on Tuesday, March 15. The tastings are open to the first 1,000 county students, parents, and staff to sign up in advance. There will be two tastings, one from 6–7 p.m. and a second from 7–8 p.m.

The Elementary School Naming Committee has rescheduled its second community meeting to Feb. 16 to receive name suggestions for the “Ferlazzo” Elementary School, under construction in Woodbridge and due to open in the fall.

The School Board has rescheduled two planned Budget Work Sessions Feb. 18 and March 3 both at 6 p.m. to provide more time for budget considerations.