Joyce Phillips, a former chairman of the Prince William Library Board of Trustees and a retired school teacher, was honored recently when the pavilion at Independent Hill Neighborhood Library in Manassas was named the Joyce Phillips Pavilion during the library's 30th anniversary celebration.

Rippon Middle School eighth grade students had the chance to participate in Kings Dominion’s Coaster Mania competition where they designed and built a gravity coaster of their own. The coasters are on display for all park visitors to see.

According to Safest Playground, More than 200,000 chidren are injured annually, on playgrounds across the U.S. that result in visiting the emergency room. Parents, grandparents, caregivers, teachers, camp counselors, and others are reminded to take safety precautions because children are vulnerable to playground-related injuries and fatalities. Tips follow.

Parents can help children who will enter kindergarten in August 2017 get excited about starting school and foster their successful transition to kindergarten. Take him or her to a Kindergarten Readiness session offered by staff from Prince William County Public Schools during May at Prince William County Public Library locations

Kindergarten registration will be held countywide on Thursday, April 6, and Thursday, April 20. Parents should contact the school their child will attend for specific registration times. Children must turn five years old before September 30, 2017 in order to register for kindergarten.

Outstanding service and dedication to the Prince William County School Division is being recognized as 1,748 employees receive pins to honor their service. Three employees have served 45 years with PWCS. They are Pamela Chryst, Kilby Elementary; Wandalyn Boley, Stonewall Jackson High; and Nancy Weaver, T. Clay Wood Elementary.

View the creative work of 10,000+ young and aspiring artists at the 2017 Prince William County Schools' Fine Arts Festival on Saturday, April 1, at Colgan High School.

Superintendent Steven L. Walts kicked off recognition of School Board Appreciation Month at the Board’s meeting on February 1. “Our School Board members deserve credit for the high quality of education that is provided to the students attending Prince William County Public Schools,” Walts was quoted as saying in a news release. “We could not do our jobs without the help, leadership, and the commitment of our dedicated School Board.”