Recent News

November 2008

• NEF awards mini-grants to Norfolk's teachers

October 2008

• Over 95 people recognized by the School Board on October 29
• Live United: Help NPS Help Hampton Roads
• Student inventors only team in Virginia to garner prestigious $10,000 grant
•  NTC Annual Fall Plant Sale, Oct. 23-24
• We appreciate our School Bus Drivers!
•  Inspirational Teacher Earns Granby High Honors
• Norfolk ranked third in state, first in school size for VDOE student industry credentials
• Local Legend Lives on Through the Accomplishment of His Players
• Ocean View Principal Earns National Recognition
• Norfolk Public Schools Celebrates National School Lunch Week
•  It’s a Zoo of an Election at Oceanair Elementary School
• Middle School Football Highlights
• Norfolk Has No-Nonsense Approach to Disruptive Behavior
• October Items of Interest
• Bridging the Divide Between Students and Future Employers
• New CFO has penchant for travel and finances
• Shameka Hardy honored as a 2008 No Child Left Behind American Star of Teaching
• Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program at Campostella Elementary and Booker T. Washington High School
• Virginia Releases On-Time Graduation Rates
• Parent Convocation Draws Large Crowd

September 2008

• Mentorship Program Grows In Leaps and Bounds
• Norfolk Celebrates Full Accreditation in 44 of 49 Schools
• Superintendent Convenes Student Cabinet
• Middle School Football Starts
• Calling all High School Seniors! Have you picked your college yet?
• Will Your Graduation be On-Time?
• Keep Kids Safe on the Internet
• Norfolk Education Foundation offers mini-grants for Norfolk's teachers
• New Planning Department created to implement Long-Range Facilities Study recommendations
• Long-Range Facilities Study recommendations to be shared at School Board meeting, Sept. 17
• Australian Educators Visit Norfolk Public Schools
• Judge Hatchett to Bang the Gavel at Parent Convocation
• Make Healthy Food Choices! Be Active!
• No Pencil? No Excuses
• Ocean View Elementary Boasts Blue Ribbon Victory
• Cash for passing the SOLs? Yes, it’s payday for Jacox students and parents
• Walk for peace, freedom and honor on Sept. 11, 2008
• Fond Farewell to the Fattening Fry
• "Shoot for the Stars" program aims to hook students for life
• Miss School, Miss Out
• Shooting for easy sixth grade transition with Tdap shots
• First Day of School

August 2008

• A Message from the Superintendent
• STEM Camp at Camp Young
• Title I Takes Teamwork to New Levels
• Larger Than Life Canvas for Norview Students Encourages Broad Brush Strokes

July 2008

• Youth Ambassador 2008
• New Resource Center Opens

June 2008

• Positive Report on Norfolk Public Schools Spending
• First Class from the Leadership Center for the Sciences and Engineering Graduates
• Mychal Wynn's Parent Workshop
• Thank you, Norfolk Public Schools with Relay for Life!
• 2008 Summer Program Information
  

May 2008

• Maury and Granby High Named Two of the Top U. S. High Schools
• The 2008 Inspiration Award Winners are...
• Dove Self-Esteem Essay Contest Winner
• Northrop Grumman visits Norfolk Technical Center
• Dr. Jones Hosts Jack and Jill Leadership Awards Program
• Norfolk Public Schools receives Efficiency Review
• Items of Interest for May 2008
• Norfolk Public Schools P. E. Teacher Wins Award from Lands' End
• Thomas Smigiel - 2008 National Teacher of the Year Finalist
• Items of Interest for May 2008
• SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, June 1, 2008
• Marilyn's Hat Auction for Relay for Life
• The Virginia Department of Education to host a forum on Special Education regulations on May 28 at 6:30 p.m.
• 6th Annual Fine Arts Festival
• May 5-9 is Teacher Appreciation Week
• Smigiel visits the White House for announcement of national educator award

April 2008

• NTC Students Participate in Mock Interviews
• U.S. Marine Corps Boogie Band Visits P. B. Young Elementary
• Future Problem Solving State Bowl winners
• Customer Service Awards
• Upcoming Relay for Life Events
• 2008 Future Problems Solving State Bowl slated for April 11-12
• Race for Household goods to aid "Kids Helping Kids"
• NTC hosts Mock Interview Week, April 7-11
• Best Chili in Norfolk Public Schools
• Middle School Students' Day in Court
• Spring Parent University April 12th

March 2008

•  Norfolk selects Dornita Smith as the 2008 Teacher of the Year
• “Grandma Sugar” Hosts Literacy Workshop at Stuart
• Six NPS students win Optimist Music Competition
• Local professionals visit Gentlemen's Club at Ghent
• EVMS hosts Tar Wars at Oakwood Elementary School for tobacco awareness
• Cleanup and Camp Out at Camp Young for Rosemont Middle School boys and Boy Scout Troop 188
• Mr. Smigiel Goes to Washington
• State Superintendent Visits Suburban Park Elementary
• Ingleside Elementary School receives $2,000 Best Buy Teach Award
• Poplar Halls Elementary sponsors a talent show on March 6
• Twenty-Two of Norfolk’s Schools Received Awards from Governor Kaine
• Azalea Gardens Middle School raising money for National Leukemia Society
• Students return safely to class after bomb threat
• Celebrate National Foreign Language Week, March 3-7
• Salary Scale Changes Proposed for 2008-2009
• 2008 Virginia School Census Form
• Little Creek Elementary to host an annual PTA Physical Education Night
• Bay View School recognizes National School Breakfast Week and other March events
• Norview Elementary hosted Bikers for Peace
• Irish American Heritage and Women’s month recognized at Camp Allen Elementary
• Read Across America around Norfolk Public Schools:

February 2008

• District Wide Braille Awareness Project Up & Running
• Rear Admiral Inspects Lake Taylor's NJROTC
• Kid Pan Alley Songwriting Workshop scheduled for Taylor Elementary School
• Cupid comes to Little Creek Elementary School
• Career Day for Jacox students hosted by Booker T. Washington HS
• Nauticus to host Norfolk Public Schools Science Fair on Saturday, Feb. 16
• 2008 All-City Teaching Team
• Bridge anyone?
• National School Counselor Appreciation Week, February 4-8
• Dodson Scholars Mentor at Larrymore Elementary School
• Chesterfield Academy participates in NASA Digital Learning Network Program—Toys in Space
• African American History Month celebrated throughout NPS:

January 2008

• Discovering Skills for a Competitive Workforce" is the theme for Career and Technical Education Month in February.
• Attention NPS licensed contract teachers:
• NPS Dodson Scholars to lead Norfolk's annual MLK, Jr. march, Jan. 21
• Teacher Job Fair Information
• NPS will recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with an array of activities scheduled throughout the school district:
• Thomas Smigiel chosen as the 2008 National Teacher of the Year Finalist

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