With shops like Colby’s Relaxation Station or Bri’s Gaming Boutique, 60 Halifax County Public School students learned a lesson in entrepreneurship and marketing during the 2019 Elementary Gifted Program Market Day at The Prizery on Wednesday.

Mental health, security and compensation were some of the key components discussed when Halifax County School Board members met for a public input hearing and budget work session Monday evening.

Keisha Jackson and Wanda Stevens from KJ’s Cake Creations talked to first graders at South Boston Elementary School on how they use math to make cupcakes. Students learned about the measuring tools used to make the cupcakes. They talked about fractions and measuring spoons and cups.  Student…

The public is urged to make plans now to attend the Winter Festival at Scottsburg Elementary from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.  There will be lots of games, prizes, cakewalks, raffles, Santa’s Workshop and much more. Dinner will be provided for a small fee, as well as desserts.

Michelle Newcomb of Clarksville came to a class orientation ready to learn. She walked away a Southern Virginia Higher Education Center (SVHEC) heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) lab tech/instructor.

Parents, guardians and school officials learned what could be hidden in plain sight in a teenager’s room at an event of the same name recently held at Halifax County High School.

Halifax County School Board took another step toward future planning for modernization of Halifax County High School when they met Monday evening and formed a subcommittee.

Dawn Miller, principal of Halifax County Middle School announces the honor roll for the first nine weeks. To qualify for the All A Honor Roll students must have all grades of 94 – 100, and for the Average of 88 Honor Roll, a student must have an overall average of 88.000. Students must not h…

Foster Fuels’ 2019 Spread the Warmth coat drive event spread some warmth to students who attend Sydnor Jennings Elementary School. 

When culinary arts instructor Victoria Worley’s donations for Halifax County High School’s Giving Closet started to run over, she knew exactly with whom she wanted to share them.

As the Halifax County High School JROTC Cadets enter into another “successful year” of JROTC to an end at the Halifax County Blue Comet Battalion, 1SG Gregory T. Scott would like to thank the parents, guardians and community for their support of the JROTC program.

Fifty years ago, a groundbreaking event was held to begin construction of Southside Virginia Community College; a monumental moment in improving educational opportunities to area residents. In celebration of the anniversary, the college hosted a kick-off event on Oct. 9 on the Christanna Cam…

The Halifax County High School FFA Chapter travelled to the Virginia State Fair that ran from Sept. 27-Oct. 4 for annual competitions.

The following students at Sinai Elementary School have achieved Honor Roll for the first nine weeks: 

Halifax County Elementary Gifted students enjoy Astrocamp on Wednesday. Kids explored lasers, discuss the properties of various elements and launch their rockets with excitement. The students and staff extended a big thank you to HCPS Education Foundation and the Halifax County Elementary Gi…

Thanks to a redesign grant, Halifax County High School is part of an innovation network focused on career, college and community readiness.

Halifax County School Board members addressed the growing concern of maintaining Halifax County High School and all of its facilities Thursday night when interim supervisor of secondary education Scott Worner presented a long-term maintenance plan during the board’s regular monthly meeting.

Jodee Blanco, a survivor of school bullying and author of the New York Times bestselling memoir series “Please Stop Laughing at Me,” wants to bring her bullying prevention program, “It’s NOT Just Joking Around,” to Halifax County Middle School.

Halifax County Public Schools has been awarded more than $200,000 in school security equipment grants as part of $6 million in security grants announced Thursday by Governor Ralph Northam to help 340 schools in 70 school divisions.

September was Attendance Awareness Month.

The Halifax County Public Schools Education Foundation presented 91 teacher mini grants involving 130 teachers and 10,384 students from all county schools on Tuesday afternoon.

Halifax County High School’s graduation rate took a dip in 2019 from the previous year, but it still continues to be above the state average.

The Halifax County Board of Supervisors is on record supporting the passage of a 1% sales tax referendum to fund capital improvements to county schools, but that didn’t stop supporters of the measure, including four high school students, from pleading their case to supervisors at Monday’s meeting.

As the county’s population continues to decline, so does student enrollment in Halifax County Public Schools, a trend for most Virginia schools since 2009.

Third-grade students from throughout Halifax County got up close and personal with agriculture for three days last week during the Farm Bureau Farm, Animal and Safety Day program held at Halifax County Fairgrounds.

Former assistant transportation director with Halifax County Public Schools Keith McDowell has announced his candidacy for the ED-7 seat on Halifax County School Board.

It’s official.

Students, parents and faculty/staff at Meadville Elementary School enjoy an evening of fun, games and food at the PTO family cookout  held on the school’s playground on Sept. 20. Activities included the cake walk, dunking the p.e. teacher in the dunking booth, basketball throw, face painting…

Halifax County fifth graders participated in the 2019 Farm-to-School program on Sept. 12 and 13 at Halifax County High School. The national Farm-to-School program encompasses local procurement for economic viability, nutrition education, environmental stewardship, food and agricultural liter…

These students in Melanie Saunders’ leadership class volunteer at The Good Samaritan on Sept. 9-10. The Good Samaritan held an appreciation luncheon in honor of their many dedicated volunteers on Sept. 12. The Good Samaritan is always in need of volunteers and has many ways for people to ser…

For the sixth year, organizers of the Sept. 25-26 SOVA Career ChoICE Youth Expo prepare to attract about 4,500 middle and high school students to introduce them to local careers and better equip them for work expectations.

Wednesday marked the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and to show respect, the American Flag and Freedom Flag flew at half-mast at Halifax County High School.