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University preps for fall opening

Longwood University President W. Taylor Reveley IV announced Thursday, April 16, the creation of a COVID-19 Planning Team ...

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SVCC graduates fill indispensable roles

Across the Commonwealth of Virginia, people are adapting new routines as a result of social distancing and other ...

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GRASP services still available

Class of 2020 high school seniors have been dealt a major blow by the upheaval of traditional senior ...

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Fuqua School honor roll

Fuqua School announces scholastic recognition for the lower, middle and upper school levels for the third nine weeks ...

Education

Plans announced through mid-May

Prince Edward County Public Schools (PECPS) Superintendent Dr. Barbara Johnson announced in a Friday afternoon, March 27, letter ...

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Second Longwood student tests positive for COVID-19

A second Longwood University student has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.  Matthew McWilliams, assistant vice president of ...

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Virginia closes schools for remainder of academic year

Virginia Gov. Ralph S. Northam closed public schools for the remainder of the year and put additional restrictions ...

Education

SGA president weighs in on Longwood’s semester closure

As Longwood students grapple with the reality that they will not return to campus for the remainder of ...

Education

P.E. distributes free bagged meals during school closure

Prince Edward County Public Schools (PECPS) food service employees were working hard Thursday afternoon, March 19, distributing free ...

Education

Bagged lunches available for students

Prince Edward, Cumberland and Buckingham school systems have announced plans to provide meals while students are out of ...

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SVCC cancels classes through March 20

Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) has canceled classes next week in an attempt to mitigate the risks of ...

Education

Northam orders all K-12 schools to close for 2 weeks due to COVID-19

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday, March 13, ordered all K-12 schools in Virginia to close for a ...

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Roldan participated in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors recognized Prince Edward County High School senior Hannah Roldan at the ...

Education

Moton staff member speaks to middle schoolers

Leah Brown, assistant director of education from the Moton Museum, recently visited Prince Edward County Middle School (PECMS) ...

Education

Grandparent shares story in celebration of Black History Month

The month of February is set aside in the United States to celebrate achievements by African Americans and ...

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All you need is a book

Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) was the place to be Wednesday, Feb. 26, for more than 1,100 elementary school students ...

Education

Kindergarten student receives Barbie with alopecia

Last spring, Fuqua School kindergarten student Gwen Franssen was diagnosed with alopecia universalis, a medical condition characterized by ...

Education

LU among Peace Corps’ 2020 top volunteer-producing schools

Peace Corps has announced that Longwood University ranked No. 16 among small size schools on the agency’s list ...

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Documenting the Prince Edward story

Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) hosted a conversation Feb. 18 about the historic closing of public schools in Prince Edward ...

Education

Climbing the college rankings

Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) continues to climb the rankings in multiple categories according to the 2020 edition of The ...

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PECES art classes decorate Moton Museum

The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors recognized Prince Edward County Elementary School (PECES) teachers Joy Utzinger and ...

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NAHS induction ceremony

Prince Edward County High School (PECHS) held its National Art Honor Society (NAHS) induction ceremony recently The National ...

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Grant grows breakfast program

Prince Edward County High School (PECHS) recently received a $6,000 grant from No Kid Hungry Virginia that has ...

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Athletes collect coats for students

In an effort to keep Prince Edward County (PEC) students warm, the Hampden-Sydney College Student Athlete Advisory Committee ...

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Eagle-majority in honor band

Students from Prince Edward County High School (PECHS) earned positions in the Longwood University Honor Band. Band students ...

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Hampden-Sydney announced new Center for Public History

Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) has announced the formation of a new Center for Public History, housed in the college’s ...

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Class challenges students to make change in society

Freshmen in college often have a number of “aha” moments, both in and out of the classroom. Sometimes, ...

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