Published Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, 10:10 am Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Advertising inquiries: freepress@ntelos.net Waynesboro High School is doing its part to help students apply for millions in federal college aid.

ROCKY MOUNT - Franklin County School Board meetings have radically changed in character during the past few months, with lengthy, intense public comment sessions leading into heated debates over issues that are both politically and emotionally charged - such as whether kids should wear face masks, and whether critical race theory is being taught in the school system, even though school staff members repeatedly insist it is not.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - With October being National Farm to School Month, kids in Roanoke will learn how their food is grown, meet local farmers, and taste food grown right here at home. In July of 2020, LEAP, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Roanoke City Public Schools and food service vendor SodexoMagic received a USDA Farm to School Planning Grant.

HAMPTON ROADS - Schools across Hampton Roads have been involved in over 17 months of careful decisions since the original pandemic shutdown took place last year. These decisions have determined how the various school districts in Hampton Roads should adapt in order to deal with the COVID-19 virus.

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (WDVM) - In-person instruction has been paused at Bennett Elementary School in Prince William County due to a COVID-19 outbreak. The school will revert back to virtual learning from Oct. 12-15, as a result of 36 positive COVID-19 cases and more than 200 close contacts in quarantine.

Falls Church City Public Schools in Virginia is alerting parents that some school bus routes could be delayed because of double runs starting Tuesday. The problem is driver shortages. The announcement comes as many school districts in the D.C. region are experiencing similar issues.

BUENA VISTA, Va. (WFXR) - Buena Vista City Public Schools will be closing schools on Friday because of COVID. School officials say that due to the challenges, Oct. 15 will be a teacher workday. The schools will be closed in order to let staff clean, plan, and prepare for instruction.

October 11, 2021 Four-hundred-eight FCPS students earned the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma and 58 students earned the IB Career-related Certificate during the 2020-21 school year. The IB Diploma Program (IB DP) is a two-year program for juniors and seniors that comprises the DP core curriculum and six subject groups.

The Virginia Board of Education recognized Fauquier County Public Schools as a "School Division of Innovation" at its Sept. 23 meeting, according to a press release from the school division.

When Hollis Cobb was a child, one of his favorite books was Richard Scarry's "Busy, Busy Town." Instead of TV time, his "never super technology-oriented" family had "look-at-books time," said Cobb, now a junior English major at the University of Mary Washington.