Patriot High School in Nokesville will hold an information session on all its specialty programs on Wednesday, January 18 at 7 p.m. Patriot offers a two-year program in Building Trades and a two-year program in Culinary Arts, among other programs.

“Potomac Shores” Elementary School Naming Committee will hold a community input session to receive name suggestions for the “Potomac Shores” Elementary School, under construction at 2500 River Heritage Blvd, in Dumfries. The session is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Potomac High School in Dumfries.

All activities for Fauquier County Public Schools are canceled for Saturday, January 14, 2017, due to the forecast of sleet and freezing rain most of the day, according to a news release from Karen Parkinson, Coordinator of Information for Fauquier County Public Schools.

Discover careers available in the information technology industry at Northern Virginia Community College’s Woodbridge Campus open forum, Academic Pathways to Technology Careers on Saturday, Jan. 28, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., at 2645 College Drive in Woodbridge.

Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative and Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives are accepting applications for higher-education scholarships from high school and home school seniors who receive electricity from electric cooperatives. Applications for NOVEC's scholarships are due by the close of business on March 13, 2017, and the VMDAEC applications are due Feb. 10, 2017.

With a new format that eliminated a general session at the 4th annual Parents Summit, parents had more time to attend breakout sessions on graduation requirements, advanced course options, career schools, college applications, and others.

Prince William County School Board voted to name the new Facilities Services Building 52 for retired director of Facilities Services, Randy G. Dasher, at its meeting on January 4.Randy Dasher rose through the ranks from draftsman to director over a career spanning four decades, during which he had a role in the construction of 70+ schools, numerous school additions, renovations, and multiple school improvements.

There was no school for students at the new Baldwin Elementary School in the city of Manassas VA today, Tuesday, Jan. 10, because of standing water in the building due to frozen pipes and no heat. Late this afternoon, the Manassas City school division announced there will be no school for students on Wednesday, Jan. 11, due to the remaining clean-up in the building from the presence of water.