High school juniors and seniors are invited to apply for a weeklong summer STEM academy at Northern Virginia Community College. Selected students will unravel a forensics mystery by conducting various STEM experiments in a college setting.

A fractured Prince William County School Board on April 7 failed to pass a motion that would have rescinded its earlier decision to rename Godwin Middle School in Dale City for Dr. George Hampton.

If there are no unexpected closures that impact the school schedule for the remainder of the 2015-16 school year, the last day of school will be Friday, June 17, with the standard early dismissal plans as follows:

Women make up 24 percent of the workforce in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and that is a statistic Benton Middle School aims to change.

Prince William County Public Schools invites parents to this special session April 11 at Benton Middle School that will equip parents with knowledge and resources to prevent and respond to instances of student bullying.

Prince William County Schools proposes to build a vehicle maintenance transportation center at 5728 Wellington Road in Bristow. Hear details at an April 14 community meeting at 7 p.m. at Gainesville Middle School.

George Mason University March 31, 2016 announces pledges totaling $30 million to the George Mason University Foundation to support the School of Law. The gifts, combined, are the largest in university history. The gifts will help establish three new scholarship programs. In recognition of this historic gift, the Board of Visitors has approved the renaming of the school to The Antonin Scalia School of Law at George Mason University.

“Purple Up!” is a way for everyone to show their support for military youth. Why purple? It is the color that symbolizes all branches of the military, combining Army green, Coast Guard blue, Air Force blue, Marine red and Navy blue.