An Oct. 20 workshop at the Kelly Leadership Center from 7 to 8:30 p.m. will educate parents about resources such as 529 college savings plans, scholarships and the GI Bill.

High school sophomores and their parents are invited to attend an information session to learn more about the Governor’s School @ Innovation Park on Nov. 5 or Dec. 3. The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park offers juniors and seniors the opportunity to earn high school and college credit through dual enrollment.

A little bit of history came to life for Cadet Brooke Edwards of Bristow, as she collected donations for the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA. The Sept. 17 effort raised $4,933.13 for the memorial site.

I am thrilled to share the news that something exciting and FRESH is happening in our schools: FRESH is an acronym for Fauquier Reaches for Excellence in School Health, and this program is one that has the potential to be life-changing for our students and employees.

Discover careers available in the healthcare profession at Northern Virginia Community College’s Medical Education Campus open house on Saturday, Nov. 5 in Springfield.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun a new jobs program that will use the national apprenticeship system to hire new employees as agricultural commodity graders. USDA hopes many veterans will apply. Curriculum has been approved by DOL and VA, and enrolled veterans qualify for VA benefits.

Students and staff at Westridge Elementary School in Lake Ridge have been evacuated from the school as a precaution due to smell of smoke in the building.

A record number of Prince William County Public School students graduated on time in 2016, according to a news release. The new on-time graduation rate of 91.8 percent for students who entered high school in the fall of 2011 and graduated in 2016 continues a steady climb from 83 percent eight years ago, and again outpaces statewide results.