A $23,000 grant recently awarded to Prince William County Public Schools will support a program to teach 150-200 students across the county how their local, state, and federal governments work, give them an understanding of how to change public policy, and provide hands-on experience researching and debating current issues in the community.

Students in Prince William County Public Schools will participate in the Annual King Day Celebration and Youth Oratorical Contest on Monday, Jan. 18 at the Hylton Memorial Chapel, 14640 Potomac Mills Road, Woodbridge. The event will begin at 11 a.m.

Prince William County School Board will hold its annual organizational meeting on Wednesday, January 6 at 7 p.m. prior to its regular public meeting. Board members are scheduled to elect a vice chairman who will serve for one year; make appointments for clerk and deputy clerk; and establish the Board’s meeting schedule for 2016.

Prince William County School Board voted unanimously December 16, 2015 to adopt a 2016-17 school calendar that begins with a pre-Labor Day opening (School opens August 29) made possible by a waiver to Virginia's usual ban on pre-holiday starts to the school year.

A total of 4,020 George Mason University students who earned their bachelor’s, master’s, professional or doctoral degrees will be recognized at either the 9 a.m. ceremony or the 1 p.m. ceremony at EagleBank Arena at the Fairfax Campus on Saturday, Dec. 19.

Hylton High School Art Teacher Erin Strohschein won the HMX-1 White House holiday greeting card design contest and got to show President Obama her winning design.

Prince William County School Board will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 at 7 p.m. in the School Board Meeting Room, Edward L. Kelly Leadership Center, 14715 Bristow Road, Manassas, VA on the setting of the ‘Ferlazzo’ Elementary School attendance area.

A total of 34 Prince William County schools have earned the title, “School of Excellence,” for the 2014-15 school year by demonstrating high levels of performance. They met federal Annual Measurable Objectives, achieved full state accreditation, and met PWCS Strategic Plan-based measures, according to a news release.