Representatives from the Virginia Department of Education visit Pocahontas Elementary School's Innovative STEM Program
Lan W. Neugent, Assistant Superintendent of Technology, Career, and Adult Education, and George Willcox, STEM Coordinator for the Virginia Department of Education, visited the STEM program at Pocahontas Elementary School on April 17, 2012.
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) is both a state and federal initiative that focuses on critical thinking skills, content literacy, and the investigative process. These are important subjects for all children growing up in today's world. Children learn logical thinking, problem solving, and practical skills through engaging hands on instruction. The students still learn the same standards as other children in the same grades but they are taught in a way that allows the students as many opportunities as possible to create solutions to problems using the Engineering Process. (more)
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July 9 - August 2, 2012
Mondays-Thursdays
Powhatan County Public Schools will be offering summer school for students K-12, as well as the following summer camps for various grade levels:
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Engineering the Future
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Nature Camp
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Student Newsroom Camp
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Bethany Bruno Receives 2012 U. S. Presidential Scholar Award
Bethany Bruno, a Powhatan student that attends Maggie Walker Governor's School, was selected for the 2012 U. S. Presidental Scholars Program. The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by executive order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts. Each year, up to 141 students are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the nations highest honors for high school students
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PCPS 3rd Nine Weeks Honor Roll
Preliminary Findings: Powhatan County Public Schools Recommended for Full AdvancED Accreditation
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After three days of interviews, observations, and reviews of school division and individual school documents, a five member Quality Assurance Review team from AdvancEd/Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) delivered a preliminary recommendation for full AdvancED district accreditation, the best recommendation possible, to Powhatan County Public Schools on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. With this accreditation, the school division and all six schools in the division will be fully accredited by AdvancED based on their Global Standards for Excellence in Education. ( more )
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PCPS Participates in Backpacks of Love 
Powhatan County Public Schools is participating in the Backpacks of Love program. This program is committed to reducing hunger in school-age boys and girls by providing food for their weekends.
Backpacks of Love, Inc.was founded in Powhatan County, Virginia in 2010. For more information on this wonderful program, please visit their website at: http://www.backpacks-of-love.org/index.htm
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Give Us Your Plastic and we will make it Fantastic!
It's more than just recycling. It's "Upcycling". Upcycling is taking waste products that would often just be thrown away and giving it a second life as something new and different. Recycling is recreating the same thing by reusing the same materials, but the quality of that new product is degraded. On Saturday, May 5th, the students of Powhatan High School will Upcycle a week's worth of collected cardboard and plastic waste to create an amazing Eco-Art installation on the grounds of Central Virginia Back at 2351 Anderson Hwy in Powhatan County.
In an effort to raise the public consciousness of our need for less consumption, and more reuse of materials, the students of Powhatan High School are turning waste into art. Over the course of one week all the cardboard and plastic bottles that were consumed by students and staff at PHS were collected by National Art Honor Society and Art Club students to be used as primary building materials for a community environmental art work. The cardboard boxes came from cafeteria and school supply deliveries. (more)
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Keep your Child's Health Information Up to Date
 Please remember to keep your child's health information up to date. Contact the school nurse if your child has a medical condition warranting a Health Care Plan which may include, but is not limited to: Food Allergy, Insect Allergy, Asthma, Diabetes, or Seizure Disorder. The school would also need doctor's orders and parent consent for any prescription medication(s), parent consent for
any over the counter medication(s), and any supplies needed for your child's care. All forms needed may be obtained in the school clinic.
School Board Recognizes Spelling Bee Winners
The Powhatan County School Board recognized the 2012 Division Wide Spelling Bee Winners at their March 13th meeting. The following students were recognized with certificates:
Alex Harrison - Flat Rock Elementary School 4th Grade Level Spelling Bee Winner
Gavin Ryan - Pocahontas Elementary School 4th Grade Level Spelling Bee Winner
Gabby Dintino - Powhatan Elementary School 4th Grade Level Spelling Bee Winner and Runner Up in the Division Wide Spelling Bee
Connor Ivey - Pocahontas Middle School 5th Grade Level Spelling Bee Winner
Landon Overton - Pocahontas Middle School 6th Grade Level Spelling Bee Winner
Virginia King - Powhatan Junior High School 7th Grade Level Spelling Bee Winner and Division Wide Spelling Bee Winner
Noah Stidham - Powhatan Junior High School 8th Grade Level Spelling Bee Winner
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School Board Budget and Workhop and Meeting Dates
The Powhatan County School Board has scheduled several workshops and meetings for the development of the 2012-13 School Board Budget. Please see the attachment below for dates, times, locations, and scope of theseworkshops/meetings.
2012-2013 Budget Development Calendar
2012-2013 School Board Budget
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School Closing Information Inclement Weather Policy
The decision to close school is made by the Superintendent with the advice of many others. On mornings when bad weather is forecast, school division employees begin checking the roads at 3:30 AM to 4:00 AM. Parents can sign up for email notification about changes in the school schedules by logging on to
www.schoolsout.com. They also consult with law enforcement, weather services, other school divisions, and the highway department. Each section of the county is checked since weather conditions can
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Sign Up Today to Serve on PCPS Advisory Committees
The Powhatan County School Board invites interested citizens to join one of its advisory committees for the upcoming 2011-2012 school year. Advisory committees are voluntary and serve to offer suggestions to the School Board on a variety of topics. (more)
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Child Find
Powhatan County Public School complies with the federal requirement to identify, locate and evaluate children who are birth to age 21, inclusive, who are in need of special education related services.
Children Between the Ages of Birth and Five (Preschool)
Powhatan County Public Schools participates in the Goochland/Powhatan Community Services Board which oversees the requirements found
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Support Powhatan Businesses
Did you know that when you purchase items from local businesses that the public schools receive a percentage of the sales tax collected? So, when you support local businesses you not only support them, you also support the public schools.
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