Get information about International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, Mathematics and Science Programs, World Languages, Traditional Schools and other middle school specialty programs for the 2017-18 school year offered by Prince William County Schools at info sessions Oct. 10 and Oct. 17 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Kelly Leadership Center

Registration is taking place now for an eight-week session that begins Oct. 19 at Northern Virginia Community College. Registration for the session closes at 11:59 p.m. Oct. 18. Students may enroll 24 hours a day at http://www.nvcc.edu/startstrong

There was a brief precautionary evacuation at Patriot High School in Nokesville on Sept. 19, due to an issue with a compressor, according to a news release from Prince William County Schools community relations office.

Prince William Committee of 100's first forum of the '16-'17 year on Thursday, Sept. 29, will focus on funding for schools. Social hour: 6:30 p.m. Dinner 7 p.m. Program 7:45 p.m. at Wyndam Garden, 10800 Vandor Lane, Manassas, VA.

Because there is a town hall meeting at the Nokesville Volunteer Volunteer Fire Department on Marsteller Drive on Nokesville Business Association’s regularly-scheduled date of Wednesday, Sept. 21, the NBA is rescheduling its meeting for Sept. 28, at 6 p.m. at the Chuck Wagon Restaurant.

Keeping a forest in the family will be the topic of a two-day short course that will be held October 5 and October 12 at The Inn at Willow Grove in Orange, Va. Attendees will learn what they need to do to successfully pass their land on to the next generation of their family members without breaking up the land or losing it due to tax burdens.

When Chris Edwards discovered he’d won the $5 million top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s 50X the Money game, he didn’t jump up and down and shout. Instead, he went to where his wife was asleep, kissed her and quietly said, “I just won $5 million!," according to a news release from the Virginia Lottery. The winning ticket was purchased at the West Gate Giant Food.

Prince William County students Gregory Bastian, Victoria Bevard, Jonathan Buchinsky, Christopher Chi, Christian Ellis, Tian Low, Camryn Phillips, Kimberly Zhang join the nationwide pool of semifinalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program.