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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.

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High School Scholarship Coordinators

Scholarship Coordinator School Phone Fax
Russlyn Wilkie Bayside High School 648-5211 473-5112
Jane Sheffield Cox High School 648-5261 496-6752
Tiffany Powell First Colonial High School 648-5311 496-6745
Adrienne Tomao First Colonial High School 648-5311 496-6745
Monica Miller Green Run Collegiate 648-5361 965-3089
Timothy Gamble Green Run High School 648-5361 431-3069
Cameron Williams Green Run High School 648-5361 431-3069
Megan Yates Kellam High School 648-5111 648-5134
Yvonne Rosario Kempsville High School 648-5461 474-8423
Mark Dandrige Landstown High School 648-5511 468-7819
Hessie Gaye-Lee Landstown High School 648-5511 468-7819
Christopher Murray Ocean Lakes High School 648-5561 721-0441
Cathy Delaney Princess Anne High School 648-5611 687-8300
Sheila Gorham Princess Anne High School 648-5611 687-8300
Lauren Gipson Renaissance Academy 648-6000 473-5272
Alisha Zimba Salem High School 648-5661 474-8573
Stacy Kepple Tallwood High School 648-5711 479-8962
Emily Wilson Tallwood High School 648-5711 479-8962