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St. Clare Walker Middle School honored John Henry St. Clare Walker by celebrating his 140th birthday on Monday, Jan. 22. During a special school-wide assembly, students and staff were reminded of St. Clare Walker’s legacy as a pioneer educator...

A marine science thread runs through the curriculum at Chesapeake Academy (CA) in Irvington. Students begin to explore local ecosystems with dip nets and tiny fingers in pre-kindergarten and continue to make use of the school’s proximity to the...

Longtime school board members Claudia Soucek and Garland Harrow were honored Monday for their accumulative 26 years of service on the Middlesex County School Board. Harrow has served on the board for 14 years and Soucek for 12. Both...

Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom awarded more than $36,000 recently in grants for educational projects. It awarded 75 grants in 51 Virginia localities for the 2023-2024 school year, including a grant to Middlesex Elementary School (MES). The grants will...

After experiencing homecoming being delayed twice due to weather-related concerns, fans were delighted to finally be able to come out, line the street and cheer the Chargers on. MHS later won that evening’s football game, defeating Charles City, 27-0. See related...

On Tuesday, Oct. 17, Nicole Ambrose’s 11th grade History class at Middlesex High School (MHS) hosted a Joe Cameron Cook-off and Competition, and faculty/staff were the impartial judges charged to taste-test the food to decide the winners. Ambrose found out about...

King Sammy Fleet, left, and Queen Triniti Muse beam moments after their crowning during halftime of the Middlesex High School (MHS) homecoming football game Friday night at Bristow-Boxley Field in Saluda. The Chargers won the game 27-0.

U.S. 17 Business will close briefly for Sept. 22 parade through Saluda The annual Middlesex High School (MHS) homecoming parade is set for 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22. It will start at the Middlesex County Historic Courthouse and proceed northwest on General Puller...

The 2023-2024 school year began on Monday, Aug. 21 and a smiling Mackenzie Rainier (above) is greeted by school board member Dr. Dana Burnett at Middlesex Elementary School (MES) as she passes through an Evolv weapons detector scanner like...

by Tracy B. Seitz, MC Schools Superintendent -  In Middlesex County Public Schools, safety is our number one priority, and we are always looking for ways to enhance our building security. With that important goal in mind, we are...