School
Y unveils Student Support program
The Middlesex Family YMCA in Hartfield continues to support the community by announcing its new Student Support program. It will provide character development, enrichment activities, learning labs, and activity zones to support students for “virtual” learning needs.
The Y provides full-day...
Urbanna resident’s granddaughter receives Stamps Scholars award
As the largest class ever, 267 top students from across the country have won Stamps Scholarships, joining an accomplished network of highly driven individuals who are committed to leaving an impact on their local and larger communities.
Liza Hopper of...
COVID-19 detected in school staff
(Editor’s note: As of Monday, the Virginia Department of Public Health reported 42 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Middlesex County, with three Middlesex patient COVID-19-related hospitalizations and one death involving a Middlesex resident. The 42 figure represents 14 cases more...
School board meeting will be “partially” open to public
by Larry Chowning-
Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) has decided to conduct a “partially” open public meeting format for its 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10 regular board meeting at the Cooks Corner Office Complex.
The meeting will be conducted in the...
Middlesex Rotarians fund items for COVID-19 fight
Thermometers for schools
by Gary Cook -
Last week current Middlesex County Rotary Club President Barry Thomas and Treasurer Janet Riggs presented Claudia Soucek, Middlesex County Public Schools (MCPS) board chairman, and Dr. Peter Gretz, superintendent of MCPS, with a $3,300...
Class of 2020 Graduates
Delayed by COVID-19, MHS seniors finally get commencement
by Tom Chillemi -
The Middlesex High School Class of 2020 graduation on Saturday was unlike any other in the 71-year history of the school.
Due to COVID-19 concerns, MHS’s conventional commencement, originally set...
Urbanna resident earns new Chesapeake Academy role
Chesapeake Academy Director of Curriculum and Instruction Kim Dynia, an Urbanna resident, just completed a comprehensive course called Tech to Learn, led by the author of “Ditch that Textbook and Tech Like A Pirate,” Matt Miller. This latest course...
Middlesex High will present a series of graduation ceremonies
by Tom Chillemi -
COVID-19 delayed, but did not cancel the 2020 Middlesex High School commencement, which is set for Saturday, July 25, in the John S. Clements Memorial Gymnasium for the 87 students in the class of 2020. The...
Middlesex girl earns Chesapeake honors
A Middlesex County girl, Rya Marie Struse, is this year’s recipient of Irvington-based Chesapeake Academy’s C. Jackson Simmons Award for History and English, the school announced this week. Rya is the daughter of Rosetta and Charles Struse. The award...
Chesapeake salutatorian is a Middlesex County resident
Chesapeake Academy celebrated Jackson Pyles who earned the Class of 2020’s Salutatorian Award for achieving the second highest academic average in grade eight at the school’s recent commencement exercises. All award recipients also meet or exceed expectations for conduct...
