PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. -- The Prince William County School Board will honor one of its own on March 29, as Chairman At-Large Milton C. Johns presents a 50-year pin to Board Member Betty D. Covington (Potomac) for her service to children and the School Division for 50 years. Over the years Covington has been a teacher, administrator, and School Board member.
She is among 259 Prince William County Public School (PWCS) employees who will be honored during at a ceremony at Hylton High School.
Covington is currently serving her third consecutive four-year term on the School Board, having been elected in 2003, 2007, and 2011. She first served on the School Board from 1996 to 1997 and in 2010 and 2011, she was elected and sworn in as a Member At-Large for the Board of Directors of the Virginia School Boards Association.
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