First Lady Pam Northern will lead the effort to improve the quality of and access to early childhood education programs across Virginia, support the early childhood education workforce, and ensure that Virginia makes the most of early childhood education resources.

“This bipartisan bill will make it easier for people to receive degrees that they’ve already paid for, worked towards, and earned,” said Sen. Mark Warner. “This bill will give schools one more tool to prepare degree seekers for the workforce – equipping them with credentials that would have otherwise been left on the table."

Beckanne Sisk and Chase O'Connell, principal dancers for the esteemed Salt Lake City company Ballet West, will teach two, 2-hour master classes on Saturday, July 14 at Manassas Ballet Academy in Manassas. Both the intermediate and the advanced classes are open to all area ballet students.

Sixteen of the 6000+ Class of 2018 graduates who plan to become teachers and welders as well as graduates who plan careers science/applied science, or in STEM and Career and Technical Education (CTE) Fields (CTE have received scholarships from SPARK, the Education Foundation for Prince William County Public Schools, according to a PWCS news release. The 16 scholarships are worth $31,500+.

On Tuesday, June 5, at approximately 1 p.m., Manassas City Police received a call from Prince William County Police Emergency Communications Center advising receipt of a 9-1-1 call from an unknown male stating he had a gun and was experiencing a mental health crisis near a Manassas City Public School. The phone call was disconnected before the dispatcher could obtain further information. Manassas City Public Schools immediately implemented a lockdown at all City schools.

The Regular Business Meeting of the School Board of the City of Manassas scheduled for Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at 7 p.m., has been cancelled because of the (police directed) lockdown status at all City schools, according to Alba Garza, Clerk of the School Board, Manassas City Public Schools.

On the morning of May 29, a Prince William County School Resource Officer (SRO) was notified concerning some vandalism to the stadium complex at Battlefield High School. On June 4, the SRO received an anonymous tip concerning the possible identities of the suspects involved, according to the police report.

Nine schools in Prince William County have earned the Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) Blue Ribbon Award. The VMEA Blue Ribbon Award is the highest award given to music programs in Virginia and recognizes schools that achieve excellence in Band, Orchestra, and Choral (BOC) Performance.