News Article Index
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| "Alpaca" Lunch and We Will Meet at the Farm! | 07-05-2017 |
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| Holston GATE and Dual Enrollment Students Walk in Jefferson’s Footsteps | 06-15-2017 |
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| Washington County Elementary Summer School Students Have Been "Rocking" and "Rolling"! | 06-15-2017 |
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| Middle School EPIC Summer Stem Camp | 05-30-2017 |
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| Summer Office(s) Schedule | 05-25-2017 |
All offices will be open to the public Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. during the period of May 22, 2017, through July 28, 2017. Offices will be closed on Fridays unless a special event is taking place in the building(s). |
| Holston’s Gray is Athletic Director of the Year | 05-23-2017 |
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| AHS Portrait for An Orphan Project | 05-17-2017 |
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| Abingdon Elementary School "I Got You Babe!" | 05-17-2017 |
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| Second Graders at WES Enjoy a Special Guest | 05-17-2017 |
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| Abingdon High School Students Place Top 3 at National Technology Student Association Conference | 05-16-2017 |
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Students participating in the elementary summer school program visited the Dreamland Alpaca Farm in Meadowview, VA. They met a variety of animals such as Teddy Bear Sheep, Alpacas, chickens, and goats.
HHS’s GATE and U.S. History Dual Enrollment students traveled to Charlottesville on March 24th and 25th and briefly saw the world through the eyes of America’s third president. Students received a 3 hour guided tour that highlighted many of the innovations that Thomas Jefferson created and used in his own home.
Middle school students from each of the county schools were represented during the EPIC Summer STEM Camp at EB Stanley Middle School. All of the campers were rising 6th, 7th, or 8th graders.
Years of hard work and dedication have paid off for HHS’s Travis Gray. On March 31, 2017, he was named the 1A/ 2A High School Athletic Director of the Year. His selection was announced at the 45th Annual Awards Ceremony for the Virginia Interscholastic Athletic Administrators’ Association.
This year 35 members of the Abingdon High School Art Portfolio Club each completed a portrait for a orphan child from the country of Bolivia through theMemoryProject.org. Peace Corp workers deliver the portraits for us.
Third graders at Abingdon Elementary School ended the school year in their Language Arts classes by reading and studying classic American Tall Tales. They then participated in a STEM activity correlated to each Tall Tale Character.
Second graders always enjoy learning about Helen Keller's remarkable story. For the past two years, students have enjoyed a presentation by Diana Salyer, an instructional assistant at Watauga Elementary. In the past, Mrs. Salyer worked with visually impaired students and was able to give second graders a glimpse into the life of a blind student.
The following TSA students placed in the top 3 in their events at the state competition this past weekend. They will advance to the national TSA competition in Orlando, FL in June: