Tim Healey, the popular and highly effective former principal of Osbourn Park High School who has been an associate superintendent for five years, will become a high school principal again--this time at Prince William County's 12th high school now under construction.

The Stonewall Jackson High School library is running a book donation project until January 9, 2015. The school library serves over 2400 students and 250 faculty and staff with limited available funding to purchase new books.

Prince William County School Board will consider two school calendar options at the December 17 meeting. Staff presented a standard calendar option at the Board’s December 3 meeting, similar to past calendars. Now, the School Board has a choice—to open before or after Labor Day in 2015.

Milton Johns, chairman of the Prince William County School Board, announced this morning that he will not be a candidate for reelection in 2015. His term ends Dec. 31, 2015, concluding 12 years service on the school board.

Prince William County is expected to benefit from a $17.5 million federal Preschool Expansion Grant that will allow Virginia to serve as many as 1,600 additional at-risk four-year-olds in new, high-quality preschool classes.

The Spring 2015 session schedule for the Virtual High School @ PWCS, Prince William County’s online high school program is now at http://virtualhigh.schools.pwcs.edu

Want to check school news, menus, bus schedules, calendars, or find a contact? Go mobile. The first generation MyPWCS mobile app is now available to download free from the iTunes App store (for Apple products) or Android’s Play Store. Search for "PWCS, MyPWCS Blackboard."

Dozens of spring semester classes have been added at NOVA’s Innovation Park location to help students bundle several classes on one or two days a week to complete courses efficiently. Spring semester starts Jan. 11.