A parent shared, "VPI is a great school and opportunity for my daughter to learn the importance of school, more so, being an everyday program rather than the usual three or four times a week. VPI is preparing my daughter for grade school...."

Mark Finley, who has worn the hats of pastor, college professor and television host to name a few, will reveal much about "Building the Brain" in an April 28 talk at Northern Virginia Community College's Manassas campus April 28. Come at 6:30 p.m. for the reception. Finley will talk at 7 p.m.

Gar-Field High School will host an ESOL College Information Night on Wednesday, April 9, 6–8 p.m. at the school. The school is located on Smoketown Road in Woodbridge.

Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College has developed a new initiative to help unemployed and underemployed adults quickly gain the training necessary to obtain well-paying jobs in the information technology (IT) field.

Prince William Farm Bureau has purchased 100 books about agriculture and has distributed one to each elementary school in Prince William County for reading during Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom Week March 23-29.

EDITOR'S NOTE: March 23-29 is Ag Literacy Week. Here and across Virginia many people involved in agriculture will read to school children to help them understand where their food comes from. Sandra J. Adams, Acting Commissioner, Va. Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), tells some of the things she learned from students last year in this abbreviated column.

Registration begins Tuesday, April 1 for Northern Virginia Community College’s summer session. Register 24 hours a day online at http://www.nvcc.edu or visit a campus during regular business hours.

Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) will host his fourth annual Virginia Service Academy Day on Saturday, March 29th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre in Charlottesville. Preregistration is required.