LFCC Offers Wealth of Courses During Summer Session

Registration is open for the Summer 2012 Session at Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC). Prospective students considering registering are encouraged to access the school’s website at http://www.lfcc.edu/future-students/index.html.  Students planning to attend LFCC in Fall 2012 can use the Summer Session to begin their course work.  Classes are scheduled in 8-week, 5-week, and 10-week sessions, along [...]

Sefton to Play Football at Hampden-Sydney College

Clarke County High School senior Alex Sefton has committed to play football next fall at Hampden-Sydney College in Farmville, VA.
Sefton was the Bull Run District Defensive player of the year and first team Bull Run District linebacker, first team Bull Run District punter and second team Bull Run District tight end. He was also second [...]

D.G. Cooley Elementary Announces Third Quarter Honor Roll

Students at D.G. Cooley continue their hard work as the school year winds down and with the third quarter behind them we are proud to publish the long list of Honor Roll students provided by D.G. Cooley Elementary School Counselor, Tina M. Johnston. Congratulations to all the hard working students.

D.G. Cooley Elementary All A Honor [...]

Foxcroft’s Miranda Raschid Named to Governor’s School for French

Miranda Raschid, a junior at Foxcroft School, has been selected to attend the prestigious Virginia Summer Governor’s Foreign Language Academy for French, Academic Dean Alexander O. Northrup announced Wednesday.
A multi-sport athlete and honors student who was recently elected Student Head of School for next year, Raschid is one of fewer than 100 students in the [...]

Cochran Awarded Trumbower Memorial Scholarship

The 2012 Sarah P. Trumbower Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Clarke County High School senior James Benjamin Cochran by the Clarke County Historical Association (CCHA).  The Association gives the $5,000 award annually to a deserving student who will be majoring in the fine arts at the university level.  The scholarship was established in 2004 [...]

New Clarke County High School Dedication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony – Schedule of Events

Clarke County Public Schools have released the following event schedule for Saturday’s dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony:
Location:  627 Mosby Boulevard, Berryville, VA 22611
Date:               Saturday, April 28, 2012
Time:             11:00 AM
Students, staff, parents, guardians, former graduates and community members are invited to attend the new Clarke [...]

Spring Break Provides Adventure and Learning for CCHS IB Students

For most students, Spring Break often means a week or two’s respite from setting the alarm clock and a needed break from study and academic testing.  For some lucky students, Spring Break may even include a getaway trip, perhaps to some far-off sunny shore.
This year’s Spring Break included all of these elements – and then [...]

Cooley Artist to Represent Virginia in National Competition

The creative work of D.G. Cooley Elementary fourth grader Hannah Trenary has been selected by the Virginia Art Education Association to represent the elementary division for Virginia. Hannah’s winning design will be posted on the VAEA website and recognized in the VAEA spring newsletter.
This is the second year that Cooley students have participated and both [...]

School Board Divided Over Renovation Approach

Last night the Clarke County School Board split over how best to handle yet another pro-bono offer to evaluate renovation options for several Clarke County education buildings. However, the “free” proposals, that vendors say will allow the school division to generate cost estimates for use in a future request for proposals to renovate the former [...]

Track Team Competes in Handley Invitational

Clarke County High School’s track and field team competed in the 71st Handley Invitational on Sunday. The boys finished 9th and the girls finished 3rd out of eleven teams.
“As the only single A team participating, CCHS had a very strong showing,” said Coach Andre Kidrick.
Individual performance results can be viewed here:  2012 Handley Track Field Invitational Results