WOODSTOCK — The Republican Women of Shenandoah County and the Shenandoah Freedom Caucus held a Tuesday forum for District 4 School Board candidates at W.O. Riley Park shelter in Woodstock.

At Thursday night's meeting, the Shenandoah County School Board unanimously approved a resolution to allow the leasing of Signal Knob Middle School as security for a lease revenue bond worth $6 million.

The Shenandoah County School Board unanimously approved the school calendar for the next three years with the caveat that they can and will review it each individual year.

WINCHESTER — Fourteen candidates for the upcoming election season, ranging from the Virginia House of Delegates to local councils and school boards, had the chance to tell local business leaders what their campaigns were all about at the Small Business Freedom Alliance’s first candidate foru…

LINDEN – The Warren County community is mourning the loss of one its young residents.

NEW MARKET — District 1 candidates for the Shenandoah County School Board took part Thursday night in a public forum at the Arthur L. Hildreth Jr. Municipal Building ahead of next month’s election.

LEBANON CHURCH — The Republican Women of Shenandoah County and the Shenandoah Freedom Caucus held a Shenandoah County candidate forum for District 5 School Board members on Wednesday at the Lebanon Church Community Center.

WOODSTOCK — Central High School Principal Lori Swortzel has several long-term projects she wants to see happen at her school. The first of those has arrived — Central Outfitters.

Last year, Donna Shrum's eighth-grade civics students participated in the We Are America Project, submitting short stories about what being an American means to them.

At Thursday night's meeting, the Shenandoah County School Board unanimously approved authorization of an additional $9,817,106.18 to the FY22 budget.

At Thursday’s Shenandoah County School Board meeting, Shenandoah County Public Schools Superintendent Melody Sheppard unveiled three possible school calendars that could be used beginning next school year.

Four Shenandoah County residents have filed notice that they intend to appeal a decision to rename Lord Fairfax Community College.

Peggy Dunstan, a Spanish teacher at Mountain View High School in Quicksburg, has been selected for a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms award.

Keven Walker feels like he needs to do something to help the students in Shenandoah County, which is one of the reasons he decided to run for Shenandoah County School Board.

William French Jr., has lived in Shenandoah County most of his life and believes he would be well suited for a seat on the Shenandoah County School Board.

The Virginia Department of Education released the 2020-2021 Standards of Learning tests results Thursday morning, and local public schools officials say they weren't surprised by the lower scores.

Steve Shaffer served on the Shenandoah County School Board for eight years, and 18 years after his last term he's looking to return for another one.

An educator of more than 20 years is seeking a seat on the Warren County School Board in a special election on Election Day.

WOODSTOCK — Faith Dellinger had a year to remember.

WOODSTOCK – Students, parents and community members spoke at a 3 1/2-hour Shenandoah County School Board meeting on Thursday night against the mask mandate for all schools, which was ordered by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam earlier in the day.

Two high school graduates and two teachers have been awarded Marge Moyers Memorial Scholarships.

Approximately 95 Shenandoah County high school students took part in protests against the new mask mandate that began Monday for students, teachers and all who enter the schools.

Shenandoah County Public Schools returned to the classroom on Thursday, and area educators were looking forward to having a normal start to the school year.

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Shenandoah County Public Schools will not require students to wear masks when the school year begins next week.

As a lifelong Shenandoah County resident and parent, Brandi Rutz hopes to bring some changes to the Shenandoah County School Board.

Dennis Barlow has plenty of experience in education and the military and hopes to bring that to the Shenandoah County School Board.

QUICKSBURG — Plenty of progress is being made at Mountain View High School and Honey Run Elementary School in replacing such items as scoreboards and uniforms due to the renaming of the two schools.

WOODSTOCK — Melody Sheppard has been Shenandoah County Public Schools Superintendent for two weeks and is already enjoying her new role.

WOODSTOCK — The Shenandoah County School Board on Thursday night unanimously approved updates or revisions to 42 policies, but none of them were the transgender policy recommended by the Virginia School Boards Association.

WOODSTOCK — At its Thursday night meeting, the Shenandoah County School Board heard from Antioch Church Pastor George Bowers and Lutheran pastor Karen Caspersen regarding the possibility of starting a Weekday Religious Education program in Shenandoah County schools.

QUICKSBURG — Kathryn Staton is teaching math and reading this summer at Honey Run Elementary School (formerly Ashby Lee Elementary School), and she decided to do something a little different — teach her rising third graders coding, or computer programming.

Cayden Ryman, 8, of Front Royal, will join outstanding elementary school students from across the state this summer to take part in the National Youth Leadership Forum-Pathways to STEM, taking place in Washington, D.C.

Students and faculty called her Ms. B when they saw her at Warren County High School.

WOODSTOCK — The past year has been difficult for everyone involved in public schools, and cafeteria workers have been no exception.

WOODSTOCK — Thursday night was the last Shenandoah County School Board meeting for Superintendent Mark Johnston and everyone on the School Board thanked him for his service in remarks to close the meeting.

WOODSTOCK — Arguments will be heard next month on the second petition  challenging the renaming of two Shenandoah County schools.

ORKNEY SPRINGS — At first, there was some trepidation among the campers.

On May 10, Central High School hosted the 2021 Biomedical Sciences Senior Showcase culminating activities of the students in the three-year program. During their senior year, each student chooses a Senior Capstone Project on a topic related to the medical field and biomedical sciences. The p…