5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (50+ words) Southeastern Elementary School in Chesapeake welcomed 800 students on the first day of school, celebrating the occasion with the completion of a new building addition. Southeastern Elementary School in Chesapeake welcomed 800 students on the first day of school, celebrating the occasion…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (589+ words) CHESAPEAKE — Jared A. Cotton’s eight year-tenure as schools superintendent is nearing its end. His administration was charged with the oversight of a 40,000-student school system through the thick of a pandemic and a steering the district through myriad changes. Cotton…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (280+ words) CHESAPEAKE — The city’s central library branch now pays homage to longtime library director and advocate Margaret Peters Stalnaker, better known by many as Peggy Stillman. Chesapeake City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to rename the central library located at 298 Cedar Road…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (470+ words) CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Since the nationwide school bus driver shortage started during COVID, students in the region have been feeling real impacts, including a Chesapeake family who says their son’s school bus has been late every day for the past…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (250+ words) CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Four Chesapeake elementary schools use a combination of 50 portable classrooms throughout the year, but as the population grows those classrooms get smaller. Steven Ipock has a nine-year-old at Deep Creek Central Elementary School. He says he's never been…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (118+ words) CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – Greenbrier Intermediate School in Chesapeake canceled outdoor activities Thursday due to law enforcement activity in the area, according to a message from Principal Dr. Kristin Rankin. While the school, which is located at 1701 River Birch Run North,…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (367+ words) CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake Public Schools leaders laid out where the division stands during this year’s State of the School System address, calling it a critical moment for the district. The annual update comes as Superintendent Dr. Jared Cotton prepares to…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (743+ words) CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The energy was electric at Chesapeake Regional Healthcare's Lifestyle Health & Fitness Center on Friday as approximately 30 nursing students and candidates participated in the hospital's second annual Nursing Draft Day. The event was March Madness basketball themed and candidates…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (223+ words) HANOVER COUNTY, Va. — An Alee High School student's artwork will be used to thank thousands of teachers across Virginia. Ninth-grader Smera Raj won first place in the high school category of the ninth annual Virginia Lottery's "Thank a Teacher Art…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (520+ words) CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The Chesapeake School Board approved a finalized rezoning plan for the new Culpeper Landing Elementary School. This is a decision that will affect thousands of students across four overcrowded schools when the new attendance zones take effect in…...