Sunday, May 19, 2013
A new coach will lead the Cougars onto the gridiron in the fall.
Manassas Park High School has selected Steven Crist as its new varsity head football coach. Crist comes to Manassas Park from Warren County High School in Front Royal where he was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach as well as an assistant track coach for the past six years. “I am excited for the opportunity to be joining the staff at Manassas Park and the Manassas Park community who values education and athletics," Crist said. He will join the Manassas Park High School faculty as a social studies teacher. Crist highlighted his beliefs when he said, “Manassas Parkʼs desire to promote students first then athletes is what I believe. This is a program that I want to be a part of and grow with.” Dan Forgas, director of Manassas …
Graduation commencement ceremonies were held on May 10 and May 11 in Fredericksburg.
Twenty-three Manassas residents were among the 1,273 graduates who received degrees this month from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg. Dr. William "Bill" Cleveland Bosher Jr., public policy expert and former Virginia superintendent of education, delivered the commencement address for master's candidates on May 10 and Steve Pemberton, business executive and noted author, delivered the undergraduate commencement address on May 11. These are Manassas residents who earned degrees: Minji Ahn graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. Amy L. Allshouse graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. Ryan T. Baldwin graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in business …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Manassas Park High Coach Dexter Haskins has more than 20 years experience in the game.
Registration is now open for the Manassas Park summer basketball camp in june. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 7 to 16 and is $90 per child that's registered by June 7. After that it's $110. The application can be found on the right. The camp is June 17-21 from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. For more information, email Manassas Park High Coach Dexter Haskins at dhaskins_mpgbb@yahoo.com.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
It's National Bike to School Day. What's the status of an approved plan to build a sidewalk along Euclid Avenue from Blooms Quarry Road to Manassas Park Middle School.
It's National Bike to School Day, but it's unlikely students will be riding to Manassas Park Middle or High Schools, and it isn't because of the rainy weather. The City of Manassas Park received a $425,000 grant in February of 2012 from the Virginia Department of Transportation's Safe Routes to Schools program to build a sidewalk along Euclid Avenue from the middle school to Blooms Quarry Road. According to VDOT data,the project has a completion date of June 2015, said Robert Williams, the Safe Routes to School Coordinator for VDOT. The program is locally administered by Manassas Park, so that date may have changed, Williams added. The Manassas Park point of contact for the project couldn't immediately be reached on Tuesday for comment. …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The magazine's 2013 report out this week recognizes several Northern Virginia schools.
On mobile? You can see interactive map here. Newsweek has ranked Osbourn Park High School at No. 1,224 among high school in the country. For its rankings, Newsweek sent out a survey to more than 5,000 high schools in the U.S., with about 2,500 schools responding in 2013. You can see the details about Woodbridge High's ranking, and every other ranked high school by clicking on the markers in the interactive map above. The survey scores were then weighted and calculated using several criteria including on-time graduation and college acceptance rates. In addition, instead of averaging the number of courses offered, this year Newsweek considered the percentage of students enrolled in AP, IB or Advance International Certificate courses. The …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Housing event is sponsored by the city of Manassas and will be held at Osbourn High School.
Make that first step toward becoming a responsible homeowner this month by attending the city sponsored housing event, according to the city of Manassas website. The free event is from 9 to 4 p.m. on May 18 at Osbourn High School. The day's events include a home buyers' education class, foreclosure prevention and mortgage assistance. One-on-one meetings with select institutions will also be available. These institutions are: Bank of America, Chase Bank/JP Morgan, GMAC/OCWEN, OCWEN Loan Servicing, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank. Going? Then preregister at www.manassascity.org/2013springevent to schedule appointments with a lending institution. Housing counselors will be available for credit counseling and a children’s activity corner will be …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Ms. Christina Ross hit it big-and she didn't even have to gamble.
Wednesday wasn't the average dreaded hump day for Osbourn Park High teacher Christina Ross. A day of teaching seniors suffering from spring fever was well rewarded when she discovered she'd won the Virginia Lottery Super Teacher Award which comes with a personal $2,000 check. Award co-sponsor Supply Room Inc. also gave her a $2,000 classroom credit for supplies. "Well, I'm going quit my second job," a smiling Ross said when asked what she was going to do with her award money. The gift came as a total surprise to the Advanced Placement government teacher. School administrators lured Ross and her class to the Osbourn Park library for the big reveal by making up a story about something being wrong with the roof over her classroom. School …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Manassas City Public School students and staff will be honored on May 11.
Teachers, staff and students of Manassas schools as well as business community partners are set to be honored on May 11. The Night of Excellence is from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Candy Factory Center for the arts at 9419 Battle St. in Old Town Manassas. There Manassas City Public Schools staff will present achievement awards to their colleagues. Manassas City Public Schools Education Foundation will present scholarships to Osbourn High seniors and thank business community partners for their support. The free event is open to everyone. The Night of Excellence is sponsored by Micron Technology, Inc. For more information, visit the Manassas City Public Schools Education Foundation website at mcpsedfoundation.org. Are you planning to attend this …
Monday, April 29, 2013
The NOVA STEM academy allows Osbourn and Manassas Park High Students to take college classes at the Manassas campus of Northern Virginia Community College.
A few fortunate juniors and seniors from Osbourn and Manassas Park High Schools will have access to college courses without paying any money, thanks to the implementation of a new program at Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC). The college, the schools as well as their respective school boards, Micron Technology and Aerojet teamed up to make the new program free to students and their parents, NVCC spokesperson Carlene Mackereth said. The program has room for 120 students from each school, allowing them to work toward a certificate or an associates degree in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields, where there is a projected shortage of workers. The program begins in July, but interested rising juniors and …
Top news of the week from our Patches around Virginia and DC.
Patch has 31 community sites in Virginia and D.C. Here are some of the top stories from around the region over the past week. 16. Mark Wahlberg Visits: Actor Mark Wahlberg visited T.C. Williams High School on Wednesday morning for an assembly presented by Get Schooled, a nonprofit that aims to engage high school students in an effort to improve graduation rates and empower more students to achieve in college. “I had to work really hard to get where I’m at,” Wahlberg said. “And I don’t mind working really hard to try and maintain it." 15. Runner Pledges 30 Races: Arlington resident Lauren Bailey is halfway through a personal challenge that has been daunting and exhilarating — running 30 races in one year, the year of her 30th birthday. …
Jamie M. Rogers
3:24 am on Thursday, May 9, 2013
Hey Kris! Calvin O'Dell is the city employee I usually correspond with regarding this project. I believe he works closely with VDOT officials concerning Safe Routes to Schools. Very nice fellow and super helpful. I'll reach out to him again later today for a completion date. more ›