By Sudha Kamath 11/17/11 / Breaking News / Education /
The Patriot High School Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) is making a pioneering effort. PTSA committees started forming last spring and met through the summer to be ready in time for the Nokesville’s school opening in September 2011.
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By Jan Davis 11/16/11 / Breaking News / Education /
Students and staff at J.W. Alvey Elementary School in Haymarket hold an annual fundraiser to help others locally, nationally and internationally. Here, Principal Candy Rotruck sits with current students in front of a mural of nonprofit Traditional Housing Barn, one of the many charities students have helped.
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By Bonny R. Fahy 11/15/11 / Breaking News / Education /
Jim Brock and the American Legion provide flags for first-graders throughout Prince William County public schools.
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11/13/11 / Breaking News / Health & Safety / Police & Fire Beat /
A husband and wife and their three small children, all under six years of age, were unaware that a fire was burning on the second floor and in the attic of their Manassas townhouse until firefighters came through the front door in the early hours of Nov. 12.
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By Sudha Kamath 11/11/11 / Breaking News / Education / Gainesville / Health & Safety /
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Stability balls help Gainesville Middle School teachers improve posture and burn calories during the school day.
More than half of the staff members are using the balls instead of chairs.
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By Jan Davis 11/10/11 / Breaking News / Education /
PACE West school has many community partners who make good things happen at the Haymarket facility.
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By E. Bruce Davis 11/09/11 / Breaking News / Health & Safety /
Local power companies' employees work together to help the community.
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By Bonny Fahy 11/01/11 / Breaking News / Education /
Stonewall Jackson High School graduate Emily Robinson, who works at Woodbridge Senior High School, is looking for unique (and tried-and-true) ways to ignite students' passion for science.
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