Virginia Department of Transportation Northern Virginia District will hold its 14th annual Transportation Career Fair on Thursday, Oct. 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Prince William County Fairgrounds, 10624 Dumfries Road, Manassas, VA 20112.

Career Success Stars in CTE is a new Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) initiative that features former students from schools around Virginia who have used the academic and technical skills and knowledge earned through Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs to achieve success in one of 16 CTE-related career fields. SJHS graduate Valeria Lora, who owns her own salon, has been named a 2019 VDOE "Career Success Star."

Eighth-grade students interested in Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology are invited to attend an information session on one of the following days, times and locations in Prince William County:

Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) issued a statement Sept. 14 from Irene Cromer, PWCS Supervisor of Community Relations, "responding to recent media coverage regarding an audit conducted by the PWCS Internal Auditor into the use of PWCS athletic facilities and a confidential underlying investigation conducted in 2012 by the PWCS Office of Risk Management and Security Services."

Rep. Barbara Comstock (VA-10) has announced that the deadline for students interested in applying for a nomination by the 10th District Service Academy Advisory Board to one of the nation’s military academies for the Class of 2023 is 5 p.m. on Friday, September 28th in her Sterling district office:

Willie Deutsch, Coles District School Board representative, will host a community town hall meeting on bullying from 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday, October 22, at Colgan High School, 13833 Dumfries Road, Manassas, VA 20112.

Based on the condition of the site for the groundbreaking for the “Prince William Parkway” Elementary School, as well as Hurricane Florence, the groundbreaking scheduled for Thursday, Sept, 13 will be rescheduled for a later date.

Virginia's First Lady, who is focusing on education during her husband's administration, said she was impressed with the positive interaction and connections made between the Featherstone teachers and students.