Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Nov. 29, 2011.

Parents of students at Prince William County's newest high school, Patriot, work to get the Parent Teacher Student Association up and running at the Nokesville school.

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Sept. 21, 2011.

Residents can ask questions of Nokesville area's new state delegate Rich Anderson along with Milton Johns, School Board chairman, and Gil Trenum, Brentsville District school board member.

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Sept. 13, 2011.

Patriot High School, in Nokesville, is ready to have students gracing its halls. Principal Dr. Michael Bishop is excited to welcome students. Patriot’s final orientation is scheduled for Aug. 31, 6-8 p.m. A pep rally is planned for Sept. 5 from 6 to 8 p.m.; classes begin Sept. 6. Patriot High School, at 10504 Kettle Run Road in Nokesville, can be reached at 703-594-3020. Its website is patrioths.schools.pwcs.edu. Photo by Sudha Kamath

Nokesville's Patriot High School and T. Clay Wood Elementary School banned together to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the adjacent schools. The June 28 ceremony drew a standing room only audience of students, staff, parents and guests, filling Patriot High School’s state-of-the-art auditorium. Many dignitaries attended the evening event as well. Here, students of T. Clay Wood, which will open in the fall, ready to cut the ribbon officially opening their school.

Kettle Run High School in Nokesville in Fauquier County held its second graduation ceremony on June 2. The school's dignitaries addressed the class of 2011 before they received their diplomas. This photo shows the school's first graduation ceremony, in 2010.