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Virginia Beach high schools to compete in interscholastic lacrosse for first time this spring

For the very first time, Virginia Beach high schools will be playing lacrosse interscholastically starting this spring. With the Beach District season recently underway, each high school is fielding a varsity boys and a varsity girls team. On Tuesday, March 28, Kempsville and Ocean Lakes will play in a girls/boys doubleheader at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex (2044 Landstown Centre Way, Virginia Beach, VA 23456.) The Beach District schedule for all VBCPS schools begins on April 4.

Virginia Beach high schools to compete in interscholastic lacrosse for first time this spring

For the very first time, Virginia Beach high schools will be playing lacrosse interscholastically starting this spring. With the Beach District season recently underway, each high school is fielding a varsity boys and a varsity girls team. On Tuesday, March 28, Kempsville and Ocean Lakes will play in a girls/boys doubleheader at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex (2044 Landstown Centre Way, Virginia Beach, VA 23456.) The Beach District schedule for all VBCPS schools begins on April 4.

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (March 13, 2023) – The City of Virginia Beach, in partnership with the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia, will hold a series of community listening sessions between March 25 and April 3. Residents will have an opportunity to provide their input on the City’s election system and how they elect their representatives. Feedback will be captured by the event moderators and provided to City Council in a final report.

Two Virginia Beach schools recognized as national models for college and career readiness

Great Neck and Salem Middle schools in Virginia Beach have once again received distinction as AVID National Demonstration Schools. This elite designation has been awarded to only 200 of 8,000 AVID schools in the United States and around the world. AVID National Demonstration Schools exhibit a college and career readiness culture through rigor and high expectations for all students throughout the school.

Students with "EllRay Jakes is Magic!" book

Ask any Virginia Beach fifth grader what they’re reading in March, and they’ll all answer the same thing — “EllRay Jakes is Magic!” That’s because Virginia Beach City Public Schools is participating in an exciting literacy program called All District Reads, which puts a free book into the hands of every fifth grader and encourages them to read aloud and discuss the story with their families, classmates and community.

Eligibility & Sites

Eligibility

Acceptance into the program is not on a first-come, first-served basis, and a limited number of Pre-Kindergarten spots are available. To be eligible, you must meet the following criteria:

  1. Children must be 4 years old on or before Sept. 30 of the school year for which you are applying.
  2. The child's primary residence must be in Virginia Beach, VA.

In addition, eligible students are selected based on the following VPI eligibility criteria and identified risk factors:

  • Having low family income (based on Federal Poverty Guidelines);
  • Having a parent who did not complete high school;
  • Lacking fixed, regular or adequate housing (homelessness); and/or
  • Having an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for the child while falling in a qualifying family income bracket—the IEP team will determine if this general education classroom is the most appropriate setting.

Other factors are also considered but have lower risk values.


Pre-Kindergarten Classroom Sites

For the 2022-2023 school year, Pre-K classrooms are located in the following schools:

  • Arrowhead Elementary
  • Bayside Elementary
  • Bettie F. Williams Elementary
  • Birdneck Elementary
  • Christopher Farms Elementary
  • College Park Elementary
  • Cooke Elementary
  • Diamond Springs Elementary
  • Glenwood Elementary
  • Holland Elementary
  • Kempsville Elementary
  • Kempsville Meadows Elementary
  • Linkhorn Park Elementary
  • Luxford Elementary
  • Lynnhaven Elementary
  • Malibu Elementary
  • Ocean Lakes Elementary
  • Parkway Elementary
  • Pembroke Meadows Elementary
  • Providence Elementary
  • Rosemont Elementary
  • Salem Elementary
  • Shelton Park Elementary
  • Three Oaks Elementary
  • Trantwood Elementary
  • White Oaks Elementary
  • Windsor Woods Elementary

If your home school does not have Pre-Kindergarten, assignments to an out-of-zone school will be made as follows:

If the elementary home school is: Then the assigned Pre-K site would be:
Alanton Elementary Trantwood
Brookwood Elementary Lynnhaven
Centerville Elementary Glenwood
Corporate Landing Elementary Birdneck
Creeds Elementary Three Oaks
Fairfield Elementary Providence
Green Run Elementary Holland
Hermitage Elementary Shelton Park
Indian Lakes Elementary Parkway
John B. Dey Elementary Trantwood
King's Grant Elementary Lynnhaven
Kingston Elementary Malibu
Landstown Elementary Salem
New Castle Elementary Glenwood
North Landing Elementary Christopher Farms
Pembroke Elementary Pembroke Meadows
Point O' View Elementary Arrowhead
Princess Anne Elementary Three Oaks
Red Mill Elementary Three Oaks
Rosemont Forest Elementary Parkway
Seatack Elementary Birdneck
Strawbridge Elementary Ocean Lakes
Tallwood Elementary Kempsville
Thalia Elementary Malibu
Thoroughgood Elementary Shelton Park
Windsor Oaks Elementary Windsor Woods
Woodstock Elementary College Park

Occasionally, based on openings, the Pre-K office may make other assignments. Families must provide their own transportation to an out-of-zone school. Bus transportation can only be provided to in-zone schools with Pre-K classrooms