According to a news release from the office of Senator Mark Warner, high school and middle school students, their parents, and guidance counselors to Academy Day 2013 on Saturday, April 20, in Charlottesville.

Foreign-educated immigrants often struggle to find jobs in the U.S. that match the education and experience obtained previously in their home country. Northern Virginia Community College is hosting two events April 2-3 to help skilled immigrants pursue further education, obtain professional licensing or certification, and find suitable employment in the United States.

All 11 of Fauquier County’s elementary schools will hold kindergarten registration April 15-19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. all five days. Additional information may be obtained by calling the child’s school.

Lake Ridge Middle School will host an open house on Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. Parents and guardians are encouraged to meet their child's teachers and visit their classrooms.

The Kettle Run High School Band has earned the distinction of a “Virginia Honor Band” for the fifth consecutive year. The school has a Nokesville address and is located in Fauquier County VA.

Students here and around the world will be tuning in to a Webcast this Friday, March 8, for a program on wetlands and why they matter to migratory birds, filmed in Panama by Prince William County Schools staff.

On March 6 from 5 to 7 p.m., the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will host “An Evening with Sonia Sanchez” in Colgan Theater. The free event was rescheduled from Feb. 25 due to illness. Free parking too.

Taste testers needed for Prince William County School Food and Nutrition Services' 23rd annual Food Show on March 7, with two sessions, 6 to 7 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. at Patriot High School in Nokesville.