
January 6, 2026
We are proud to recognize and congratulate four outstanding educators who have achieved National Board Certification —a significant professional accomplishment and a testament to...

December 19, 2025
Powhatan County Public Schools is proud to announce that Powhatan High School’s Paula Duncan has been named the Division Teacher of the Year fiscal year (FY) 2027. Mrs. Duncan s...

December 17, 2025
We’re proud to recognize Mike Morin as the Powhatan Middle School Teacher of the Year. Mr. Morin is a sixth-grade science teacher who has dedicated 27 years to Powhatan County Pub...

December 17, 2025
Today, we’re proud to recognize Kristen Bentzen as the Flat Rock Elementary Teacher of the Year. She was surprised today while helping out in Mrs. Schwartz's kindergarten class. M...

December 16, 2025
Please join us in congratulating Cindy Raley, a second grade teacher who has been part of the Pocahontas Elementary community for six years. Mrs. Raley also serves as the second-g...

December 16, 2025
Please join us in congratulating Powhatan Elementary School’s FY2027 Teacher of the Year, Amanda Henley! Mrs. Henley serves as the school’s Technology Resource Teacher and Innovat...

December 16, 2025
Congratulations to Paula Duncan, M.Ed. Mrs. Duncan is the Social Studies Department Chair and AP Human Geography and World History II instructor. She also serves as the National H...

November 14, 2025
The Powhatan Education Foundation (PEF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the learning experience for the students, teachers, and staff of Powhatan Count...

January 22, 2025
Powhatan County Public Schools is proud to announce the recipient of the FY2026 Division Teacher of the Year award: Bethany Britz, Physical Education Teacher at Pocahontas Element...
December 5, 2024
The Powhatan Education Foundation is hosting the 9th Annual Golf Tournament on Thursday, June 5, 2025, at the beautiful Mill Quarter Golf Course in Powhatan, Virginia. The tourn...

November 14, 2024
One of the highlights of each month’s School Board meeting is recognizing the amazing students, staff, and community members during the Recognition portion of the meeting. The Nov...

October 14, 2024
The joint meeting between the boards kicked off on a really high note when Dean Lynch, executive director of the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo), presented PCPS with a 2...

October 14, 2024
You have unique interests, expertise and experience; why not put them to work for education? Powhatan Schools has a host of committees and advisory councils where civic-minded cit...

September 16, 2024
The Dolly Parton Imagination Library is up and running in Powhatan thanks to the efforts of the Powhatan Education Foundation! If you have or know any Powhatan littles from age 0-...

September 9, 2024
Powhatan County Public Schools’ (PCPS) efforts to develop a dynamic, in-house geography and local history curriculum for fifth graders were recently recognized with a 2024 Achieve...

August 13, 2024
In compliance with Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 33 and Powhatan County Public Schools Student Rights and Responsibilities, Powhatan Public Schools will be a cell phon...

August 13, 2024
Starting today and running through Thursday, our schools are inviting you to bring your students to check out their classrooms, meet their teachers, and get comfy with their sch...

August 5, 2024
A collaborative project between several local agencies is expected to bring relief to an ongoing school traffic problem in time for the start of the 2024-2025 school year. Powha...

July 18, 2024
Powhatan High School was thrilled to celebrate an additional group of graduates joining the school’s Class of 2024 as part of the annual Summer Graduation Ceremony held on Wednesd...

April 24, 2024
This year, PEF fully or partially funded six grants for a total investment of $16,146.28, and we are taking time over several weeks to highlight how those projects are going. We a...
