CAREER ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL

COHS News: December 2025

Congratulations to Our 2025 COHS Graduates!

Your hard work, determination, and accomplishments inspire friends, neighbors, family, and library staff! Since 2020, 44 local adults have graduated from this program, and we know that in 2026, we will celebrate the accomplishments of many more COHS students at PWPL.

 

Some of you have already moved on to college and vocational programs. Some have gotten promotions or gotten a better job. We are so proud of each of you!

 

Stay connected with the library along your educational journey. We want to know your stories. We want to help you with your challenges. We look forward to celebrating you at graduation and beyond.

Tech Help



PWPL offers technology assistance and classes:

Bull Run: Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Central: Thursdays, 2:00–4:30 p.m.

Dumfries: Wednesdays, 2:00–4:00 p.m.

Haymarket Gainesville: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:00–1:00 p.m.

Potomac: Mondays and Wednesdays,

10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.


PWC Tech Help–Sesión de tecnología básica

Bull Run, Central, Dumfries, and Potomac Libraries offer weekly tech help sessions in English and Spanish.


To see dates and times, please visit the Events Calendar and search “tech” for English or “tecnología” for Spanish.

Reminder


All Prince William Public Libraries will be closed from Thursday, November 27–Sunday, November 30, in observance of Thanksgiving.


All Prince William Public Libraries will be closed on Wednesday, December 24, and Thursday, December 25, in observance of Christmas.


All libraries will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31, for New Year’s Eve.

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Visit the PWPL Career Online High School website for more information. If you have any questions, contact cohs@pwcgov.org.

"Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day."

– Henri Nouwen

Upcoming PWPL Programs

For more information on these and other great programs, please visit our Events Calendar.


Holiday Magic with the BRAVA Handbell Choir: Haymarket Gainesville

All Ages/Families

Saturday, December 6, 2:00–4:00 p.m.

Join us for a holiday concert featuring the BRAVA Handbell Choir.

 

Workplace English: Bull Run

Adults

Mondays, 6:30 p.m.

December 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Develop your workplace and professional vocabulary, reading, and comprehension skills.

 

Health Insurance Assistance with Legal Services of Northern Virginia: Dumfries

Adults

Wednesday, December 3, 4:00–6:00 p.m.

Legal Services of Northern Virginia will help people apply for Virginia Medicaid and Marketplace Health Insurance.

 

Inova Well Health Services–Newborn Care: Montclair

Adults

Monday, December 8, 11:00 a.m.

Learn about newborn care, including feeding and diapering routines, soothing techniques, when to call the doctor, and key safety practices, including safe sleep and SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) prevention.

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