The next VEX robotics competition for middle school students will take place on Saturday, Jan. 9, at Patriot High School in Nokesville. The all-day event will begin at 8 a.m.

Parents of eighth-grade and high school students across the county are invited to a free Parent Summit at Hylton High School on Saturday, Jan. 9, sponsored by Prince William County Schools. Space is limited.

Lillie Jessie, Occoquan Magisterial District representative on the Prince William County School Board, was elected vice chairman for 2016 at the School Board’s annual organizational meeting Jan. 6.. Jessie first joined the School Board in 2012 and was reelected in November 2015.

he Elementary School Naming Committee will hold two community meetings on Jan. 19 and on Jan. 25 to receive name suggestions for the “Ferlazzo” Elementary School, currently under construction in Woodbridge.

At this workshop which will take place Feb. 1, from 1-4 p.m., brothers and sisters, age 8–13, can talk about the challenges and joys of having a sibling who has a disability.

Thirteen PWCS teachers who have received National Board Certification will be honored at a School Board reception on Jan. 28. Five of the 13 National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT) achieved recertification.

Thirty-one World-Class teachers have been nominated by school staff and parents for the PWCS Teacher of the Year Award and The Washington Post Teacher of the Year Award.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today, Jan. 4, that Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of Havana. The MOU will allow both institutions to work together to develop cooperative programs in a variety of academic disciplines studied at both institutions.