🌟 MCPS Student Success Spotlight! 🌟
It’s been an amazing week across Middlesex County Public Schools!
💫 Compass Academy partnered with the Cryer Center & Hands Across Middlesex’s Food Pantry — supporting our community and learning the power of giving back.
🎶Our 4th and 5th Grade Choir absolutely knocked it out of the park at the Fall Concert last Thursday! Led by Ms. Turner, the kids sounded fantastic and looked like they were having a blast up on stage. Their hard work really paid off, and we couldn't be prouder of the show they put on.
🌺 In celebration of Red Ribbon Week, SCW students planted red poppy bulbs to raise awareness about living a drug- and alcohol-free life — thank you to Brent & Becky’s Bulbs for your support!
🏐 Huge congratulations to our 1st Team All-District Volleyball Players — Carly Jessie (Libero of the Year!), Kinsley Horn, Hannah Lambert, and Annie Bray!
🎓 Applause to our newest National Honor Society inductees for their excellence in scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
🎓 MHS students also explored future careers during Education Immersion Day at Longwood University, connecting with education and psychology programs.
#MiddlesexProud #DeeperLearning #CommunityEngagement
It’s been an amazing week across Middlesex County Public Schools!
💫 Compass Academy partnered with the Cryer Center & Hands Across Middlesex’s Food Pantry — supporting our community and learning the power of giving back.
🎶Our 4th and 5th Grade Choir absolutely knocked it out of the park at the Fall Concert last Thursday! Led by Ms. Turner, the kids sounded fantastic and looked like they were having a blast up on stage. Their hard work really paid off, and we couldn't be prouder of the show they put on.
🌺 In celebration of Red Ribbon Week, SCW students planted red poppy bulbs to raise awareness about living a drug- and alcohol-free life — thank you to Brent & Becky’s Bulbs for your support!
🏐 Huge congratulations to our 1st Team All-District Volleyball Players — Carly Jessie (Libero of the Year!), Kinsley Horn, Hannah Lambert, and Annie Bray!
🎓 Applause to our newest National Honor Society inductees for their excellence in scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
🎓 MHS students also explored future careers during Education Immersion Day at Longwood University, connecting with education and psychology programs.
#MiddlesexProud #DeeperLearning #CommunityEngagement
💧🌿 Over two days (Oct 23-24, 2025), 57 MHS 9th graders took action in the Restore Urbanna Creek Project by collecting water quality data at two sites along Urbanna Creek. 🦪✨ Their goal? To compare current data with baseline readings from 2015, when two oyster reefs were installed. The big question: Has water quality improved over the last decade?
Middlesex County School Board
Notice of Closed Meeting
The Middlesex County School Board will hold a closed meeting on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 8:00 am in the Cooks Corner Complex Public Meeting Room, 2911 General Puller Highway, Saluda, Virginia.
The purpose of the closed meeting is to discuss personnel matters, as authorized under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3711(A)(1).
Following the closed session, the Board will reconvene in open session to certify that the meeting was conducted in accordance with § 2.2-3712 of the Code of Virginia.
Date Posted: October 29, 2025
Notice of Closed Meeting
The Middlesex County School Board will hold a closed meeting on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 8:00 am in the Cooks Corner Complex Public Meeting Room, 2911 General Puller Highway, Saluda, Virginia.
The purpose of the closed meeting is to discuss personnel matters, as authorized under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3711(A)(1).
Following the closed session, the Board will reconvene in open session to certify that the meeting was conducted in accordance with § 2.2-3712 of the Code of Virginia.
Date Posted: October 29, 2025
Our school nurses are deeply grateful for their ongoing partnership with Lower United Methodist Church in Hartfield. Through the LUMC Cinderella Project, the church’s commitment provides many essential items and support that our nurses may not otherwise be able to offer—making a meaningful, positive difference in the lives of our students.
Middlesex Athletics
October 27-November 1, 2025
October 27-November 1, 2025
🎉 Student Success Spotlight! 🎉
It’s been an exciting week across Middlesex County Public Schools!
🚨🚓 What an exciting experience for Pre-K! 🚒🚔
A huge thank you to the amazing firefighters, rescue personnel, and police officers who visited us! Our youngest Colts had a blast meeting real-life community heroes, exploring a fire truck, learning about safety, and checking out all the cool gear. Learning about community helpers in person makes such a difference — we’re so grateful for all you do to keep our community safe! 🙏❤️
🏆 St. Clare Walker Middle School: Homeroom Games are back! Congratulations to our grade-level champions —
• 6th Grade: Ms. Cox’s Homeroom
• 7th Grade: Mrs. Williams & Mr. Beck’s Homeroom
• 8th Grade: Mrs. Evans’ Homeroom
The winning teams faced off against our teachers… and the teachers remain undefeated at 3–0! 💪 Stay tuned for a photo of Mrs. Evans’ homeroom!
👟 Middlesex High School: Huge congratulations to our girls’ cross country team for winning the district meet!
🥇 1st – Miko Layne
🥈 2nd – Keichan Layne
🏅 All-District Girls Team:
Miko Layne (MVP) • Keichan Layne • Aleena Reza • Makayla Moore • Elsie Williams
🏅 All-District Boys Team:
Gunnar Marston • Darius Jones • Tanner Janisko
💥 Huge shout-out to Grace Reza! Not only is she the first girl to score a touchdown in Middlesex football history, she’s also made VHSL history as the first girl in the state of Virginia to run for a touchdown! 🏈🔥 What an incredible accomplishment — way to go, Grace!
It’s been an exciting week across Middlesex County Public Schools!
🚨🚓 What an exciting experience for Pre-K! 🚒🚔
A huge thank you to the amazing firefighters, rescue personnel, and police officers who visited us! Our youngest Colts had a blast meeting real-life community heroes, exploring a fire truck, learning about safety, and checking out all the cool gear. Learning about community helpers in person makes such a difference — we’re so grateful for all you do to keep our community safe! 🙏❤️
🏆 St. Clare Walker Middle School: Homeroom Games are back! Congratulations to our grade-level champions —
• 6th Grade: Ms. Cox’s Homeroom
• 7th Grade: Mrs. Williams & Mr. Beck’s Homeroom
• 8th Grade: Mrs. Evans’ Homeroom
The winning teams faced off against our teachers… and the teachers remain undefeated at 3–0! 💪 Stay tuned for a photo of Mrs. Evans’ homeroom!
👟 Middlesex High School: Huge congratulations to our girls’ cross country team for winning the district meet!
🥇 1st – Miko Layne
🥈 2nd – Keichan Layne
🏅 All-District Girls Team:
Miko Layne (MVP) • Keichan Layne • Aleena Reza • Makayla Moore • Elsie Williams
🏅 All-District Boys Team:
Gunnar Marston • Darius Jones • Tanner Janisko
💥 Huge shout-out to Grace Reza! Not only is she the first girl to score a touchdown in Middlesex football history, she’s also made VHSL history as the first girl in the state of Virginia to run for a touchdown! 🏈🔥 What an incredible accomplishment — way to go, Grace!
🌟 Nominate a Navigator of the Quarter! 🌟
Middlesex County Public Schools invites our community — families and staff alike — to recognize the outstanding Navigators who go above and beyond every day. 🧭
Each quarter, we’ll celebrate staff who exemplify our key priorities:
✨ Deeper Learning
🌱 Positive Learning Environment
💪 Capacity Building
🤝 Community Engagement
The selected Navigator of the Quarter will be announced at the next School Board meeting!
📋 Submit your nomination today and help us honor those making a difference.
https://forms.gle/c7mSLEBr63yzxUEL6
Middlesex County Public Schools invites our community — families and staff alike — to recognize the outstanding Navigators who go above and beyond every day. 🧭
Each quarter, we’ll celebrate staff who exemplify our key priorities:
✨ Deeper Learning
🌱 Positive Learning Environment
💪 Capacity Building
🤝 Community Engagement
The selected Navigator of the Quarter will be announced at the next School Board meeting!
📋 Submit your nomination today and help us honor those making a difference.
https://forms.gle/c7mSLEBr63yzxUEL6
🚌 National School Bus Safety Week (October 20–24, 2025)! This week, we celebrate the incredible dedication of school transportation professionals who safely carry millions of students each day. 💛
At S.T.A.R.T.™ (School Transportation Active-Threat Response Training), we know that true school bus safety goes beyond stop arms and evacuation drills — it includes active-threat preparedness. By empowering drivers with the tools to recognize warning signs and respond confidently in a crisis, we’re helping keep every ride a safe one. 🚸
At S.T.A.R.T.™ (School Transportation Active-Threat Response Training), we know that true school bus safety goes beyond stop arms and evacuation drills — it includes active-threat preparedness. By empowering drivers with the tools to recognize warning signs and respond confidently in a crisis, we’re helping keep every ride a safe one. 🚸
Middlesex Athletics
October 20-25, 2025
photo credit: Southside Sentinel
October 20-25, 2025
photo credit: Southside Sentinel
💙✨ Harbor Light Spotlight ✨💙
Middlesex County Public Schools is proud to recognize the Middlesex Women’s Club as a Harbor Light! 🌟
As a Harbor Light, this organization has demonstrated a deep commitment to supporting our students, faculty, and staff through meaningful engagement and encouragement. Their generous donation of new volleyball uniforms for our middle school team is a shining example of their dedication to our students and school community.
Thank you, Middlesex Women’s Club, for your generosity, community spirit, and for being a true beacon of support for MCPS! 💛⚓🏐
Middlesex County Public Schools is proud to recognize the Middlesex Women’s Club as a Harbor Light! 🌟
As a Harbor Light, this organization has demonstrated a deep commitment to supporting our students, faculty, and staff through meaningful engagement and encouragement. Their generous donation of new volleyball uniforms for our middle school team is a shining example of their dedication to our students and school community.
Thank you, Middlesex Women’s Club, for your generosity, community spirit, and for being a true beacon of support for MCPS! 💛⚓🏐
🌿 Hands-on learning in action across MCPS!
Our 5th graders “Treked Around Our School Grounds,” exploring how our campus impacts the local watershed while using the new outdoor classroom built by MHS Senior and Scout, Andrew Harrow. Thanks to Friends of the Rappahannock for helping students connect science to our environment through real-world data collection!
🧬 Meanwhile, 7th grade life science students dove into frog dissections for an up-close look at anatomy in action.
🎉 And a big congratulations to Bishop Hanscom, recognized as the Daughters of the American Revolution Citizen of the Year! We’re proud of all the exciting learning and accomplishments happening across our schools! 💙
Our 5th graders “Treked Around Our School Grounds,” exploring how our campus impacts the local watershed while using the new outdoor classroom built by MHS Senior and Scout, Andrew Harrow. Thanks to Friends of the Rappahannock for helping students connect science to our environment through real-world data collection!
🧬 Meanwhile, 7th grade life science students dove into frog dissections for an up-close look at anatomy in action.
🎉 And a big congratulations to Bishop Hanscom, recognized as the Daughters of the American Revolution Citizen of the Year! We’re proud of all the exciting learning and accomplishments happening across our schools! 💙
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Middlesex Athletics
October 13-18, 2025
October 13-18, 2025
Access the agendas at https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/mcpsk12/Board.nsf/Public
Live stream and recordings are available at https://www.youtube.com/@sdunkelmcps/streams
Live stream and recordings are available at https://www.youtube.com/@sdunkelmcps/streams
🎉 Homecoming 2025 was one to remember! 💙
From the energetic pep rally and creative senior hallway decorating contest winners to the spirited parade, our students showed their school pride in full force! 🏈✨ A huge thank you to our amazing community for lining the streets and cheering on our students and athletes — your support makes MCPS shine even brighter! 💫
From the energetic pep rally and creative senior hallway decorating contest winners to the spirited parade, our students showed their school pride in full force! 🏈✨ A huge thank you to our amazing community for lining the streets and cheering on our students and athletes — your support makes MCPS shine even brighter! 💫
💰 Real-World Lessons at St. Clare Walker Middle School! 🏠
Students recently took part in a Reality Store experience where they stepped into adult life—complete with a career, salary, and family household to support. From budgeting for furniture and insurance to managing utilities and entertainment, students quickly discovered just how far their dollars go! 💵✨
Students recently took part in a Reality Store experience where they stepped into adult life—complete with a career, salary, and family household to support. From budgeting for furniture and insurance to managing utilities and entertainment, students quickly discovered just how far their dollars go! 💵✨
Middlesex Athletics
October 6-11, 2025
October 6-11, 2025
Hands-on Counting Collections is a powerful math activity for 2nd graders! By counting large sets of objects like buttons or blocks, students move beyond rote counting and actively build their number sense and place value skills.
This task is essential because it encourages students to strategically group objects into tens and hundreds to count efficiently, reinforcing the base-ten system and providing a concrete foundation for addition and subtraction up to 1,000. It also strengthens students' ability to clearly communicate their mathematical thinking and choose the most efficient counting strategy. #SecondGradeMath #PlaceValue #NumberSense #HandsOnLearning #CountingCollections
This task is essential because it encourages students to strategically group objects into tens and hundreds to count efficiently, reinforcing the base-ten system and providing a concrete foundation for addition and subtraction up to 1,000. It also strengthens students' ability to clearly communicate their mathematical thinking and choose the most efficient counting strategy. #SecondGradeMath #PlaceValue #NumberSense #HandsOnLearning #CountingCollections
✨ MCPS is closing out September with big moments worth celebrating!
👏 Congratulations to Kinsley Horn on being selected to represent our region as a WHRO Board Member—continuing our strong partnership in bringing high-quality educational resources to our schools.
🍽️ Our 8th grade math students turned classrooms into diners to practice real-world skills like calculating tax, tip, and discount.
🙏 MHS students voluntarily gathered at the flagpoles as part of the annual, student-initiated global event “See You at the Pole,” promoted by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
👏 Congratulations to Kinsley Horn on being selected to represent our region as a WHRO Board Member—continuing our strong partnership in bringing high-quality educational resources to our schools.
🍽️ Our 8th grade math students turned classrooms into diners to practice real-world skills like calculating tax, tip, and discount.
🙏 MHS students voluntarily gathered at the flagpoles as part of the annual, student-initiated global event “See You at the Pole,” promoted by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
