Winners of the 2008 Dr. Edward L. Kelly Memorial Scholarship Announced
The Prince William County Public Schools Education Foundation congratulates the recipients of the 2008 Dr. Edward L. Kelly Memorial Scholarship. They are Kristen Engles from Gar-Field High School, Ashley Libby from Woodbridge High School, and Tyler Walrabenstein from Osbourn Park High School.

The scholarship is for $1,000 to students pursuing a degree in teaching. It is only awarded to three students out of the entire county, and there are rigorous requirements to be eligible. Only two students from each high school may apply. They must be graduating seniors, submit their transcripts, plan to enroll in an accredited community college or a four-year college or university, maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average, and demonstrate leadership and commitment to the community through involvement in extracurricular activities.

The PWCS Education Foundation established the scholarship in honor of Dr. Edward L. Kelly, who served as superintendent of Prince William County Public Schools for 18 years. This is the second year that scholarships have been awarded by the Foundation in the late superintendent’s honor.

PWCS Education Foundation Awards Innovative Grants
The Prince William County Public Schools Education Foundation has awarded five Innovative Grants totaling $20,450 to the following schools and programs:

Freedom High School will receive $4,434 for “NVCC/Freedom High School,” which provides textbooks for the dual enrollment classes at Freedom and help students earn college credits for both English and speech classes.

Forest Park High School will receive $4,000 for “Formative Assessment through Interactive Response Technology,” a program which provides students with hand-held devices that can record question responses and then display those choices on-screen so students may receive immediate feedback and response to their answers.

Rippon Middle School will receive $5,000 for “Project SHINE,” which brings the emerging technology of solar energy into the classroom by engaging students in multidisciplinary projects involving solar energy and energy conservation.

Signal Hill Elementary School will receive $2,016 for “The Green Team — Where Every Day is Earth Day,” a project which uses a school community approach to make everyone environmentally responsible by putting environmental experiences in the hands of students and having them become ambassadors for a cleaner and safer environment.

The Office of Media Production Services will receive $5,000 for bus transportation for Prince William County Public School students to attend Kennedy Center performances held at Hylton High School. Media Production Services produces the “Performing Arts Series for the Kennedy Center” with assistance from Hylton High School’s television production students.

2008 PWCS Education Foundation Gala a Huge Success!
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