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These Are The 10 Best Middle Schools In West Virginia, According To New U.S. News Rankings

Two counties managed to land two schools apiece in this top 10. One county sits in the Eastern Panhandle. The other sits between Charleston and Huntington, and it pulled off the same trick. I love a pattern like that, because it hints at something bigger than one great principal or...

West Virginia · 1d

WRIC - ABC 8News

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8Sports Blitz: Round 1 Playoff Scores and Highlights

The 2026 VHSL playoffs kicked off on Friday, Nov. 13. How did Central Virginia schools stack up this week?

Virginia · 7h

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Buffalo Gap comes in third place for T-Mobile 5G Lights competition

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — The story of Buffalo Gap High School’s national battle to win T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights competition is now complete. With over 165-thousand votes, the Bison came in third place in the final round of the contest. Midwest Champion Menasha High...

Augusta County, VA · 22h

High School On SI

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Virginia High School Football Top 25 State Rankings (Nov. 10, 2026)

George Washington finishes with an undefeated regular season and earns a place in the Virginia High School Football Top 25 state rankings as the postseason is set to get underway.

Virginia · 3d

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Final Score Friday Week 12 scores and highlights

Lane Casadonte and Sean Robertson will have scores and highlights from high school football games across Central Virginia.

Virginia · 14h

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2026 High School Football Playoff Preview

The Virginia high school football playoffs are set to begin on Friday, Nov. 13. Around 30 Central Virginia teams will make an appearance in the first round.

Virginia · 2d

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20 local teams take the field in postseason games this week

Five of the area's Tennessee teams reached the second round while 15 Virginia teams are in action in the first round. The matchups are listed below. The WCYB sports team will have highlights and scores on Friday Night Huddle at 11:15 p.m. Greeneville vs. Upperman. Dobyns-Bennett vs. Smyrna. Unicoi County...

Bristol, TN · 14h

C-Ville Weekly

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Numbers of immigrant school children fall in county, city schools

Two years ago, there were 786 immigrant youth—defined as students born abroad who’ve spent less than three years in U.S. schools—enrolled in Albemarle County Public Schools. This year, there are 447, a 43 percent drop. The departures contributed to a 2 percent population decline in county schools...

Albemarle County, VA · 3d

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Local students explore teaching as Virginia vacancies decline

FISHERSVILLE — Walking into a classroom full of students who are considering being teachers delighted Ryan Barber. The Waynesboro assistant superintendent was part of a group that answered questions from students in the Teachers for Tomorrow programs at Valley Career and Technical Center and the Shenandoah Valley Governor's School in Fishersville at the end of October. It was the second straight year the panel of superintendents and central office was hosted by the programs, giving students a chance to ask questions of those in leadership positions in Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro. Barber believes programs like Teachers for Tomorrow can plant seeds that hopefully grow in the years to come, eventually producing more and more teachers in area classrooms. Part of Barber's job is recruiting and hiring staff for Waynesboro Public Schools. Finding teachers is never easy, although according to the The Virginia Department of Education the numbers are improving. Since 2023, teacher vacancies across Virginia have dropped by almost 36% . In Region 5, which includes the Shenandoah Valley, the teacher vacancy rate is 1.4%, lower than the state rate of 2.5%. Those are good signs and programs like Teachers for Tomorrow can help identify students who are interested

Waynesboro, VA · 2d

The Washington Times

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Virginia's largest school district touts mediocrity

On Nov. 4, leaders of Fairfax County Public Schools emailed parents to brag that district students outperformed their peers across Virginia on the SAT.

Fairfax County, VA · 1d

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High school football playoff pairings, schedules unveiled

It's win or go home time on the high school gridiron as the playoffs kick off around Virginia this week. Plenty of Hampton Roads squads enter the postseason with state title hopes.

Virginia · 3d

The News Leader

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Shenandoah District teams gear up for high school football playoffs

The Virginia High School League playoffs begin Friday, Nov. 13 for four Shenandoah District teams taking the field and one with a bye. Stuarts Draft has the week off as the No. 2 seed in a six-team field in Region 2B. Draft will host the winner of No. 3 Buckingham and No. 6 Madison on Nov. 20. Elsewhere, Buffalo Gap, Riverheads, Fort Defiance and Wilson Memorial will all be opening postseason play Friday. Region 1B: No. 8 Cumberland (3-7) at No. 1 Buffalo Gap (9-1) Buffalo Gap has had an absolutely magical season, both on and off the field. The Bison won the Shenandoah District with a perfect 8-0 mark and finished the regular season overall at 9-1, the only loss coming to one of the best teams in Class 3, Broadway, in the first game of the season. "We are playing with confidence," said Buffalo Gap coach Brad Wygant. "We've got a lot of experience on the field that will make us a formidable challenge for any team we face." The school was also in the running for $1 million field upgrade through T-Mobile's Friday Night 5G Lights competition. Gap didn't win the top prize, but did get over

Virginia · 1d

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VHSL & VISAA State Volleyball Tournament Schedule

VHSL QUARTERFINALS CLASS 5 – SATURDAY Massaponax at Franklin County – 2PM First Colonial at Maury – TBA Prince George at Briar Woods – 1PM Woodside at Frank Cox – 9AM CLASS 4 – SATURDAY Blacksburg at Heritage(Leesburg) – 1PM Jamestown at Atlee – TBA Woodgrove at Millbrook – 6PM Courtland at Grafton – TBA […]

Virginia · 1d

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Officials release five-year roadmap detailing Virginia campus relocation plan

Officials on Wednesday released a five-year roadmap outlining the transition schedule of different programs, offices, schools and departments from the Virginia Science and Technology Campus after the University sold the property in February. The 83-page plan, which gives a detailed breakdown of the 15 units impacted by the transition including...

Washington, DC · 3d

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EndZone Recap: Region Quarterfinals

(WHSV) - High school football region quarterfinals are in the books, and there was plenty of action across the Shenandoah and Potomac Valleys. You can check out highlights from games featured on EndZone in the playlist above. Scores are listed below (home team listed second). See a score missing and...

Virginia · 6h

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Four Rockbridge County High School student-athletes sign NLI

LEXINGTON, Va. (WFXR) — Four Rockbridge County High School student-athletes signed their NLI. Girls soccer player Caden Marshall will head to South Carolina Upstate. Three girls lacrosse players are signing……Laura Ingram going to Xavier University, Emma McKnight will play at Winthrop University and Anna Nye will go to James Madison University.

Rockbridge County, VA · 1d

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Students Demand Action at U.Va. pushes for gun safety and policy change in Virginia

The University has a rich history in gun violence prevention that dates back to James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. In 1824, Madison and Jefferson both supported a rule ensuring that students could not possess firearms on Grounds. Two hundred years later, however, debates over gun control are still center stage — 65 percent of current and prospective college students said the tragic commonality of school shootings make them concerned for their safety on their campuses, according to a survey by BestColleges.

Charlottesville, VA · 7h

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Rockingham County School Board seeks dismissal of former principal’s lawsuit

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Rockingham County School Board is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by the former principal of Peak View Elementary School. Joseph Kapuchuck filed the lawsuit after he was fired in August 2024, claiming it was in retaliation for...

Rockingham County, VA · 2d

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Virginia Democrats weigh another push to give universities independent legal counsel

Virginia Senate Democrats are weighing whether to reintroduce legislation in 2027 to allow Virginia universities to hire their own legal counsel so they may better protect themselves from federal pressure. Their consideration comes amid a wave of departures at President Donald Trump’s Justice Department — which pressured and investigated Virginia...

Virginia · 2d

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The mountains are calling and JMU students are answering

Amid many assignments piling up and the countless hours of screen time that comes with completing them, for many JMU students, it’s important to get outside and touch grass. For junior public relations major Cameron Frary, hiking is a way to escape campus life. Frary said he typically hits the trails once a month with his roommates or friends, taking advantage of the mountains being just a short drive from JMU.

Harrisonburg, VA · 1d