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Three local school systems to receive funds to purchase clean school buses
Three local school systems are among the 18 slated to get money from the federal Clean School Bus Program rebate competition. The program is aimed to help replace older, diesel-fueled school buses with zero-emission electric buses. Last fall, the EPA announced the availability of $500 million for its 2023 Clean School Bus...
Redeemer Classical School to celebrate first ever graduating class on Saturday
KEEZLETOWN, Va. (WHSV) - Saturday marks a historic day for Redeemer Classical School in Keezletown. The private Christian school will hold the graduation of its first-ever high school class. “This is a pretty momentous day for us here at Redeemer. We were a PreK-8th grade school for many, many years,...
VHSL State Meet Results for Classes 3, 2, 1
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Mountain View’s Stuart Pirtle and Stuarts Draft’s Anna Callo were some of the notable winners on Day 1 at the VHSL Class 1 and 2 State Meet. Pirtle finished first in the triple jump while Callo finished first in pole vault. In Class 3,...
Bessie Weller Elementary’s state performance award highlights success of Staunton Schools
Bessie Weller Elementary School was unaccredited for approximately seven years until the 2017-2018 school year. But, this year, the Staunton school was one of only 64 schools in Virginia to receive the Exemplar Performance School Award, one of the highest academic achievements for a school in Virginia. The Exemplar Performance...
Westwood's Makerspace program; Teaching Trees workshop; MBU's climate activism course: The Chalkboard
WAYNESBORO — Westwood Hills Elementary recently announced the launch of the Building Brighter Bulldogs Makerspace Program, an initiative focused on the engineering and design process for students in grades 3-5. This pilot program planned by the Westwood Hills Extended School Year (ESY) committee aims to foster creativity, critical thinking, and hands-on learning.
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