Seneca Rocks
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...
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
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...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Reaction is coming in after the West Virginia Department of Education released a $410 million potential fix for the state’s school aid formula. While there seems to be broad support for making changes, lawmakers are signaling opposition to spending that much money. The current...
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...
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) — West Virginia Virtual Academy (WVVA) has been named one of the state’s Top 25 public high schools, earning the No. 22 spot in Niche’s 2027 Best Public High Schools in West Virginia rankings. WVVA, a K12-powered online school, is the only public charter school and the only fully online school to […]
An attempt to require all participating schools in the Hope Scholarship program be located in the state was vehemently rejected by lawmakers this week.
Listen to “School Funding Reform Requires More Than Money” on Spreaker. The West Virginia Department of Education this week presented lawmakers with a proposal requesting an additional $410 million in annual funding; part of ongoing discussions about overhauling the state’s school-aid formula. Nearly $190 million of that...
PARKERSBURG, W.Va . (WTAP) - Griffin Albright and Jermaine Kelly discuss the high school football playoffs in both Ohio and West Virginia. Editor’s note: The video for this story will be added once it airs. Please check back for the updated video.
LOGAN, W.Va. (WCHS) — As school closures and consolidations rack up across the Mountain State, Logan County becomes the next. “State Superintendent Blatt, acting in her capacity as the Logan County Board of Education, hereby approves the closure of Hugh Dingess Elementary School effective at the conclusion of the 2026-27 school year," West Virginia Department of Education Assistant Superintendent Amon Gilliam said. "In the matter of Justice Elementary School, State Superintendent Blatt, acting in her capacity as Logan County Board of Education, hereby approves the closure of Justice Elementary School."
House Speaker Roger Hanshaw anticipates movement on revising the state’s two-generation-old public school funding formula. “A number of things have gone into creating the environment that we have right now that we think we’re primed to act,” Hanshaw said on MetroNews Talkline. This week lawmakers got a...
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.
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.
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.
On Nov. 4, leaders of Fairfax County Public Schools emailed parents to brag that district students outperformed their peers across Virginia on the SAT.
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...
The playoffs begin Friday, with state championship games the weekend of Dec. 11-12. The post VHSL announces final list of 2026 football playoff brackets appeared first on Cardinal News .
The 2026 VHSL playoffs kick off Friday, November 13. Here is the list of games involving central Virginia schools.
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...
The Golden Eagles return an experienced lineup after four consecutive top-three finishes in the state tournament. For the 2026/2027 season, the Staunton River High School wrestling team is looking to add another state championship to its growing list of accomplishments. Under Head Coach Scott Fike, the Golden Eagles have established...
