Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) and the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC) recently awarded college and higher-education scholarships to 13 Northern Virginia high school seniors.

Virginia Department of Education is partnering with Radio Poder WBTK 1380 AM — a Richmond Spanish-language station — to launch “Virginia: Educación en Radio,” the commonwealth’s first bilingual radio learning program, according to James Lane, Superintendent of Public Instruction. “Virginia: Educación en Radio” will feature prerecorded lessons in multiple subject areas to support continuity of learning for Spanish-speaking students in grades K-12 while schools are closed to slow the spread of COVID-19.

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia has launched the “Everybody’s the Graduation Speaker” video contest. Kaine is encouraging students to film videos of speeches that are 10 minutes or less and submit them to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) by May 15.

The School Board of the City of Manassas will hold a Budget Work Session, Thursday, March 19, 2020, 6:30 p.m. Please note that the meeting will be conducted virtually due to the restrictions on public gatherings issued by the state and federal government. We’re able to connect up to 200 participants for this meeting, if you would like to join please follow the instructions.

Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) will shift to remote learning for students out of an abundance of caution and with a goal of supporting CDC guidance regarding social distancing during the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, according to a NOVA news release.

Establishments such as grocery stores, gas stations, garden centers, frozen dessert shops and bingo halls work with VDACS to ensure they follow laws and regulations intended to protect consumers.

On March 2, the suspect sought in connection to the graffiti that was reported to have occurred at Forest Park High School, located at 15721 Forest Park Dr. in Woodbridge (22193), on February 26 was identified. Charged on March 3 with destruction of property was a 16-year-old male juvenile of Dumfries.

Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative and the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives are offering higher-education scholarships to public, private, and home-schooled high school seniors whose families receive electricity from electric cooperatives. Online applications at novec.com for NOVEC's scholarships are due Sunday, March 15, 2020. VMDAEC applications are due Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. Students may apply to both organizations.