Prince William County Schools' proposed FY 2014 Budget and Capital Improvements Program will be presented to the public at the regular School Board meeting on February 6 in the School Board meeting room at the Kelly Leadership Center in Manassas VA.

Super Saturday is an annual service project, which provides free one-on-one assistance in completing the federal financial aid form for postsecondary education, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA is the form used by colleges, universities, and career-technical schools across the country to determine eligibility for student federal financial aid.

Two Wakefield seniors recently earned recognition from The Scholastic Art Awards, the nation’s largest, longest-running, and most prestigious recognition program for creative teenagers in the visual arts, according to a news release from the school located in The Plains VA.

World-Class teachers from our area are among 14 who have been nominated for the Prince William County Teacher of the Year Award and Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award by their school communities.

Prince William County Public Schools has named the winning students who competed in the Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Oratorical Contest.

Kindergarten registration will be held at every Prince William County elementary school on two Thursdays in April--April 11 and April 25. Parents should contact the school their child will attend for specific registration times.

Taxpayers using IRS form 8863 to claim Education Credits (American Opportunity Credit and Lifetime Learning Credit) will be able to file their returns in mid-February, according to IRS spokesman Mark Hanson.

Delegate David Ramadan (R – 87th House District) has filed a 2013 Session Budget Amendment request to restore $32.5 million in funding for 18 Northern Virginia school divisions for FY 2014. Approximately $11 million of the request would go to Prince William County Public Schools, and $6 million would go to Loudoun County Schools, according to his office.