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

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Community Listening Sessions Scheduled March 25 – April 3 ​​​​​​​ to Gain Resident Input on Future Election System

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
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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
VBCPS plans a magical month of reading with All District Reads (opens in new window/tab)

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.

Scholarship Central

Scholarship Central is updated on a regular basis during the school year. Please check back for the most current list of scholarships.

Scholarship Central serves as a resource for locating various scholarships for high school students. Your high school counselors are working together, as a team, in order to provide all of our graduating seniors opportunities to apply for financial assistance to the college or university of choice. Bookmark this page for easy access.

The school division has made every effort to ensure that Scholarship Central is accurate.

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  • Please pay close attention to all application deadline requirements.
  • Please submit all required information in a timely fashion.
  • If the application requires a school transcript, please complete the appropriate request form available in your guidance office and submit at least 2 weeks prior to the mailing deadline date. Be sure to include any requests for counselor recommendations at this time.
  • If you have any questions, please contact the scholarship coordinator at your school.
  • If you have been awarded a scholarship, Congratulations! Please notify your school's scholarship coordinator.