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To help ensure every child in Prince William County has a healthy start to the new school year, vaccines, dental screenings and cleanings, and school supplies will be offered at no charge during a two-day Community Back-to-School Event on August 11 and 12:

The free vaccine and dental clinic will take place on Friday, August 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at two locations:

  • Unity Braxton Middle School, 10100 Lomond Drive, Manassas, VA
  • Freedom High School, 15201 Neabsco Mills Road, Woodbridge, VA

The free Community Back-to-School Event (and school supply distribution) will take place on Saturday, August 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at:

  • Freedom High School, 15201 Neabsco Mills Road, Woodbridge, VA

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center is proud to be one of the sponsors of this Prince William County Community Foundation initiative. Sentara will also have its Family Health Connection Mobile Clinic available on August 12 to provide primary care services to adults who qualify.

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Norm Lewis [Photo by Peter Hurley]
The Hylton Performing Arts Center will welcome Broadway performer Norm Lewis for An Evening with Norm Lewis on September 18.

Lewis is an Emmy, Tony, GRAMMY, and SAG Award nominee  Accompanied by a trio of musicians on the intimate Merchant Hall stage, Lewis' performance will include stories and songs that highlight his accomplished career on stage and screen, giving Hylton Center audiences a chance to experience "just about everything a leading man with a mighty voice should be," The New York Times worte.

In addition to a performance featuring songs from his career, Lewis will host a masterclass at the Hylton Center the following day with high school students from Prince William County, Manassas, and Manassas Park on September 19.

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Manassas Park Public Schools students head back to class on the first day of school, Monday, August 22, 2022. [Photo: Manassas Park City Schools]
More than 3,500 children in Manassas Park are headed back to class today for the start of the 2022-23 school year.

Manassas Park joins neighboring Prince William County, which welcomed back more than 90,000 students today.

In Manassas Park, most students return to class today, while kindergarteners will return tomorrow, Tuesday, August 23. It's the second year for Manassas Park Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Melissa Saunders, who joined the city in April 2021 after working next door at Manassas City Public Schools.

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Parents filled the seats at a Prince William County School Board meeting on September 1, 2021 to protest proposed changes to citizen public comments at meetings, and the school division's forced masking policy for children.

The Virginia Department of Education released new Standards of Learning data today.

The SOL tests measure student math, science, reading, and writing performance.

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[Photo: The Governor's School, Prince William County Public Schools]

A biology class at the Governor's School in Innovation Park outside Manassas has been using molecular modeling software to teach its students about the chemical structures of medicines and other pharmaceuticals.

The Governor's School is a collaborative STEM initiative between Manassas, Manassas Park, and Prince William County public school systems. The school is also partnered with George Mason University and offers science, mathematics, engineering, research, and computer science courses for junior or senior high school students.

But even for these highly-intelligent students, some aspects of their studies can be challenging to grasp. One of those aspects, chemical structures, can be complicated even if it's being studied from a textbook.

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Students in Prince William County Public Schools returned to the classroom today. It marks the end of summer vacation and a time of majority hybrid instruction, with some students in the classroom and at home learning virtually.

Today, the first time since the pandemic began in March 2020, students are back in the classroom five days a week. New school system Superintendent Dr. LaTanya McDade, who came to Prince William County from Chicago, welcomed children today.

With a forced masking policy for everyone on school buses and inside school buildings, it was impossible to see smiles on faces in any of the photos posted to the school division's Twitter account.

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Dr. Melissa Saunders was appointed as the next superintendent of Manassas Park City Schools at tonight's school board meeting.

She'll start her new job on July 1. She comes from neighboring Manassas, where, since 2016, she has worked as the executive director of student achievement for Manassas City Public Schools.

Saunders has 28 years of experience working in public education. She's worked as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and director of curriculum and instruction in Loudoun County and in Pennsylvania and Delaware.

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