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SkillsUSA is an organization for technical, skilled, and service career students. During the State Fair of Virginia, three Cosmetology students and one Electricity student from Powhatan High School showcased their skills and performed well in their respective SkillsUSA categories. Mrs. Hazelwood’s Cosmetology 1 students Olivia Benton (model), Addison May, and Brielle Walters were competing for the first time and brought home fourth place in the Total Fantasy Look Competition. Mr. Payne’s Electricity 2 student, Bradley Wade, placed fifth out of 25 at the SkillsUSA State Fair Electricity Competition.The Powhatan County School Board recognized the students at the Nov. 14 meeting. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

Barbara Adcock, PCPS STEM coach, has been selected as a recipient of the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEE) Grant from the Office of Environmental Education within the Department of Conservation and Recreation. The MWEE Grant, in the amount of $7,480, has been awarded to support our efforts to purchase Enviroscapes for each of our elementary schools for our students in fourth grade while conducting their MWEE. Mrs. Adcock was recognized by the Powhatan County School Board on Nov. 14. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

During its Nov. 14 meeting, the Powhatan County School Board recognized Betty McCracken for 17 years of exceptional service in the Monacan Soil and Water Conservation District and for her invaluable contributions to PCPS. They commended her unwavering dedication to environmental education, conservation, and advocacy, which have enriched the lives of countless students and community members. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

Future artists in the making! Miss Katie’s preschool class at Flat Rock Elementary got into the spirit of Thanksgiving a little early with directive drawing turkeys and making individual thankful feathers that were combined to create a class turkey. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

We are thankful for staff at Powhatan Elementary giving back to the community at one of the school division's great local partners, Backpacks of Love. One small act of kindness goes a long way. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

🎨✨Our middle schoolers are bringing their unique personalities to life through art. Powhatan Middle School eighth graders in Miss Keys’ Art 1 class recently made mixed media projects in a lesson with points of focus on Hispanic Heritage Month, Frida Kahlo’s role in art history, and learning how to create a self-portrait. The budding artists had to use at least three different types of media, such as watercolor or acrylic paint, alcohol ink, and colored pencils. Miss Keys said she focused on understanding how to draw realistic facial features but also asked the students to draw the self portraits based on how they see themselves and include some of their interests. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

Ms. Richter’s first graders at Pocahontas Elementary use the four-square writing tool to organize their thoughts when describing people in their families. This is the prewriting stage before they write their sentences. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

Powhatan County Public Schools is hiring homebound instructors and substitute teachers. Be the guiding star in our students' education journey. Join us now! #wearepcps #teampowhatan

Andrea Wassmer, GRASP Advisor for Powhatan High School, recently talked to economics students in Mr. Bell and Mrs. Detrick’s classes about FAFSA. Completing and submitting the FAFSA form is free, and it gives families access to the largest source of financial aid to help pay for college or trade school. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

Powhatan County Public Schools wishes to say thank you to all of those men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces, and a special thank you to all of our employees who served. We honor your sacrifice. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

After a resounding 5-0 quarterfinals victory on Tuesday, the Powhatan High School Girls’ Varsity Field Hockey team will compete in the Class 4 State Semi Finals at noon tomorrow. The game is at Kellam High School in Virginia Beach. Let’s send the team lots of love and support to speed them on their way. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

Flat Rock Elementary fifth graders recently had a visitor from the Mattaponi tribes in Ms. Korte’s room. The informative visitor is an aunt of a student in Ms. Amorese’s homeroom. The students enjoyed learning more about Native American life from her. She ended her presentation with a traditional dance she taught the students. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

Real Money. Real World. is a financial program that introduces a dose of real life to money management for our eighth graders. Virginia Cooperative Extension is seeking adults to assist students at each of the booths where they will "purchase" homes, vehicles, groceries and many other monthly needs. If you enjoy working with young people, please consider signing up to help us with this upcoming program at Powhatan Middle School on Monday, Nov 13. Register to volunteer at this link: https://forms.gle/cbkSr2YcpuDNUzHb8

National STEM/STEAM Day is celebrated every year on Nov. 8 to encourage kids to explore their interests in science, technology, engineering, arts and math careers. On a recent third grade STEM Day at Pocahontas Elementary, students recently learned about the importance of soil by making observations of the soil components, testing the soil in the schoolyard to determine what it contained, and learning about vermiculture - composting with worms. They will use worms to compost their food scraps throughout the year. The day ended with them creating their own soil mixture to grow microgreens. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

Flat Rock Elementary math and reading interventionists are set up in the library during parent-teacher conferences today offering parent information for students in intervention. They are highlighting tools such as Kindergarten Fundations, All About Spelling, high interest texts to promote comprehension, Number Worlds, and Pearson Focus. The goal of these tools is to support literacy and math growth in our students. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

The smiles on the faces of students in Mrs. Hintz and Mrs. Hall’s kindergarten classes at Powhatan Elementary lit up the room as they learned and played under neon lights on “Glow Day.” As part of a Halloween Escape room using language and math skills, the students could earn “glow wear” – glow bracelets, pens, necklaces, glow glue, glow markers – when they completed a task. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

It's film festival time! Mrs. Peyton’s Introduction to Film class at Powhatan High School recently held its own Stop Motion Film Festival and Awards Ceremony, where a panel of judges was asked to award honors in several categories to four different films made by students in the class. The students in the new elective class spent two weeks planning and creating the short films using stop motion technology, and then Mrs. Peyton held the film festival to debut them. The four films were posted individually last night. Here are the winners of the awards ceremony. #wearepcps #teampowhatan #elevateeducatorsva And the winners are: Best Animation: The Four Seasons Best Character: Adventures of Iggy Best Soundtrack: The Bookshelf Best Camera Shots: The Bookshelf Best Sound Effects: The Train Most Creative: The Four Seasons Best Background: The Train Best Actor: The Bookshelf Best Director: Adventures of Iggy Best Picture: The Four Seasons Best Comedy: The Train Best Plot Twist (category added by the judges): Adventures of Iggy

Local Veterans are cordially invited to attend an amazing music performance celebrating their service at 9:15 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 10 at Powhatan Elementary School.

During the week of Nov. 6-10, 2023, schools throughout the United States will celebrate National School Psychology Week (NSPW) to highlight the important work school psychologists and other educators do to help all students thrive. This year's theme is "Let's Grow Together," inspired by the importance of both personal and shared strengths in our growth as individuals and school communities in every season of life. The theme recognizes every aspect of growth, as fundamental to effective learning environments and to school psychologists' role in supporting student well-being and learning. Powhatan County Public Schools wants to honor our three school psychologists: Dianne White (PMS, PES); Kirsten Lightner (PocES/PHS); Katie Barnard (FRES/PHS). #wearepcps #teampowhatan

Mrs. Morin’s fourth graders at Pocahontas Elementary work on math word problems involving sorting and solving with the help of Mrs. Altizer and Mrs. Bernier. #wearepcps #teampowhatan