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VBCPS students educate and entertain at VSBA regional event
The Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) Tidewater Region hosted its Spring Network Forum at Kellam High School April 12, and Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) students and staff were...
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Student ‘doubles’ support homebound services and attend classes
“Everyone get goggles. We have a lot to do in a little bit of time,” announced Kathy Brasington. The Kellam High School chemistry teacher had a shortened class period due to citywide Standards of...
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VHSL honors eight VBCPS high schools for sportsmanship awards
Of the 39 high schools in the Commonwealth to earn a 2015-16 Claudia Dodson Virginia High School League (VHSL) Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Award, eight were from Virginia Beach City Public...
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VTfT students learn more about the teaching profession at VASCD conference
Teachers, specialists and administrators from Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) were not the only representatives from the school division at the Virginia Association of Supervision and...
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Kellam High School students win distracted driving video essay contest
Kellam High School students Grace Harwell and Syra Newman took home first place in the Cox Communications and Hall Automotive’s Fourth Annual No 2 Distracted Driving video essay contest. This contest...
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Student entrepreneurs spark success at Junior Achievement competition
Earlier this school year, Junior Achievement (JA) of Greater Hampton Roads matched business professionals with Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) students and staff to participate in the JA...
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Kellam student named 2017 Brickell Scholarship recipient, next year’s...
Kellam High School senior Grace Jeffrey is the 2017 Brickell Scholarship recipient, a scholarship awarded by the Virginia Beach Rotary Club to honor seniors for exemplary academic performance and...
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Student earns perfect score on Workplace Readiness Skills assessment
Since 2011, the Career and Technical Education Consortium of States (CTECS) Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Assessment has been administered to more than 11,000 Virginia Beach City...
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VBCPS students win top honors in Educators Rising national competition
Students from four Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) high schools attended the 2017 Educators Rising National Conference in Phoenix June 23-26 to learn, network and celebrate the teaching...
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Military-connected student clubs help ease transitions
Bayside High School junior Morgan McHenry knows how it feels to be a new student. “I’ve lived mostly in Virginia, Georgia, Hawaii, and once in Florida, but in many different houses and many different...
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What school buildings will be modernized or replaced in the next 15 years? You can weigh in by attending any of two upcoming community meetings: Monday, Nov. 13 at Kellam High School or Tuesday, Nov....
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Conference for gifted parents and students focuses on social-emotional needs
“We didn’t want to it to be something that was just a dissemination of information. The intent was really to be conversational in nature,” said Robin Schumaker, a gifted education coordinator for...
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11th Annual African American Male Summit scheduled for Jan. 20
“Life Ready: Developing your Blueprint for the DREAM,” is the theme for the school division’s 11th Annual African American Male Summit. The event is open to all Virginia Beach City Public Schools male...
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High schools celebrate Signing Day
Wednesday, Feb. 7 was the 2018 National Signing Day, a day when high school students across America sign letters of intent to play sports at the collegiate level. While various signing dates occur...
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Students with disabilities take center stage in Kellam theatre class
When Madelyn Baldwin was a junior, two seniors in Kellam High School’s drama department recruited her and a friend for a new role. It was not one they would perform on stage, rather, it involved more...
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Girl Scout Troop 174 establishes Kindness Rock Garden at Kellam
Shelby Galley and her fellow Cadettes in Girl Scout Troop 174 have been doing a lot of thinking about kindness. “We need kindness or else this world would kind of be a rough place,” said Galley, a...
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Biology and PE ‘fit’ together for new class collaboration
Their case study was a difficult one. She was a female athlete, playing field hockey in college. With the tough physical demands she was facing, the students had to ensure her nutritional needs were...
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DAR names 2019 history award honorees
History enthusiasts of all ages packed the School Administration Building Feb. 21 for the Daughters of the American (DAR) annual awards ceremony. “This is such a wonderful event each year because we...
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