This summer, 72 students are joining others among the brightest young minds in Virginia for a once-in-a-lifetime four-week experience on college campuses hosting Governor's Schools. Another nine PWCS students will attend Governor's Foreign Language Academies.

James Bricker, athletic coordinator and physical education teacher at Parkside Middle School, named Best Teacher in InsideNoVa’s annual Best of Prince William online contest. The popular coach led the school’s boys track team to become 2017 District Champions. Bricker also coaches football and assists with wrestling.

Prince William County Schools has appointed new administrators and an acting director of school counseling.

Self-serve garden and fruit bars became a fixture in elementary school cafeterias in 2016-17. That pioneering, innovative approach brought PWCS the top award in the Healthy School Meals category in the 2017 VSBA Food for Thought competition.

The Prince William County Historic Preservation Division and the Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center, or RELIC, are teaming up to bring virtual tours of the county's historic properties.

Online Virginia Network is a consortium of online classes from various state universities with one-stop shopping for scheduling, registering, advising and coursework.

The ceremonial opening of the newest Prince William County elementary school will be Thursday, Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. Named for two distinguished leaders in education, Betty D. Covington and John H. Harper Jr., Covington-Harper Elementary School is located at 2500 River Heritage Boulevard, Dumfries, in the Potomac Shores community.

Two Prince William County elementary schools have each been assigned an administrative intern effective Aug. 10, according to a news release from the school division.