News and Highlights 2010-11 Schools Name Gunnett Teacher of the Year Orange County Review Article - 6/29/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted July 6, 2011 Teachers of the Year for 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 Orange County Announces Administrative Changes Posted June 23, 2011 2012-13 School Calendar Adopted Posted June 13, 2011 Orange Technical Center Advances Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star Article - 6/12/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted June 13, 2011 Ebony Brown - OCHS Grad Profile Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star Article - 6/10/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted June 10, 2011 Orange 2012 School Year to Start Early Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star Article - 6/10/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted June 10, 2011 Calendar Will Work Best if it is Consistent Orange County Review Article - 6/8/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted June 10, 2011 School Board Supports Early Calendar Orange County Review Article - 6/8/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted June 10, 2011 OCHS Seniors Make Post-Grad Plans Orange County Review Article - 6/8/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted June 10, 2011 Central Virginia Black Leaders Group Honors Orange High School Students Posted - June 6, 2011 Orange County School Board Invites Staff and Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Evaluations of Certified Employees Posted June 8, 2011 Feedback Varies on Proposed Early August School Start Orange County Review Article - 6/2/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted June 7, 2011 Orange Weighs August Classes Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star Article - 6/5/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted June 7, 2011 Orange County Education Foundation Awards Scholarships to OCHS Graduates Posted June 7, 2011 School Board Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 Adopted May 4, 2011 Locust Grove Elementary Student Participates in 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee Orange County Review Article - 6/2/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted June 3, 2011 Locust Grove Third-Grader Heads to National Spelling Bee at National Harbor Outside Washington, D.C. 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Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star Article- 5/7/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted May 9, 2011 Schools Eye Early Start for 2012-13 Orange County Review Article- 5/4/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted May 9, 2011 Budget Bracelets Orange County Review Article- 4/13/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted April 18, 2011 Orange County Board of Supervisors Restores Funding Orange County Review Article- 4/6/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted April 8, 2011 New School Not Done Yet: Transition Plan Continues Orange County Review Article- 4/6/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted April 8, 2011 Orange Adds Agencies to Budget Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star Article- 4/7/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted April 8, 2011 Orange School Superintendent Testifies Before Congressional Sub-Committee Posted March 28, 2011 Top Vo-Tech Site Identified Orange County Review Article- 3/23/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted March 24, 2011 Orange Holds the Line on Taxes Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star Article- 3/19/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted March 23, 2011 Schools Seek Input on Early August Start for 2012-13 Orange County Review Article- 3/16/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted March 18, 2011 Ethan Ruggeri of Locust Grove Elementary Wins Regional Spelling Bee March 12, 2011 School Lunch Specials Orange County Review Article- 3/16/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted March 18, 2011 Lunch Bills Come Due Orange County Review Article- 3/16/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted March 18, 2011 Preliminary County Budget Falls Short of Schools' Request Orange County Review Article- 3/9/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted March 10, 2011 OCHS Hosts Black History Celebration Orange County Review Article- 3/2/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted March 7, 2011 Orange Board Finds Tech Center Location Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star Article- 3/6/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted March 7, 2011 Losing Season: Despite Fundraising, Fees, OCHS Winter Sports Lose Money Orange County Review Article- 3/2/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted March 4, 2011 Three Sites Possible for CTE Center Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star Article- 2/12/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted February 28, 2011 Schools Ask Supervisors for Bigger Budget Orange County Review Article- 2/23/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted February 24, 2011 Orange Education Foundation Sponsors Innovative Grants Posted Feb. 21, 2011 The Movement that Moves Everything - Feb. 25, 2011 Celebration of Black History Month - Posted Feb. 21, 2011 Schools Sweat Possible Physical Education Mandate Orange County Review Article- 2/16/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted February 18, 2011 Schools Consider Tech Center Sites Orange County Review Article- 2/9/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted February 10, 2011 Lightfoot and Locust Grove Elementary Schools Earn Virginia Board of Education Excellence Awards Press Release - Posted February 11, 2011 Locust Grove Middle-Elementary Transition Committee’s Parent Information Night – January 24, 2011 Posted February 7, 2011 - PDF File Schools Ready to Send Budget to Supervisors Orange County Review Article- 2/2/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted February 4, 2011 Orange School Board OKs Budget Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star article - 2/3/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted February 4, 2011 Ferrum College Summer Enrichment Camp Posted Feb. 1, 2010 UVA Summer Enrichment Program Posted Jan. 31, 2010 Parent Conferences: Administrators Discuss Locust Grove School Transition at Town Hall Meeting Orange County Review Article- 1/26/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted January 27 2011 Bigger Budget?: Superintendent’s Proposal Requests Additional $957,000 in Local Funds Orange County Review Article- 1/26/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted January 27 2011 Back to (New) School: Superintendent, Board Continue School Transition Discussion Orange County Review Article- 1/5/2011 - Used with Permission- Posted January 6, 2011 Recent Articles Highlight Orange School Board Member’s Service to Community Posted Dec. 28, 2010 Schools Feeling Cuts' Sting Orange County Review Article - 12/15/2010 - Used with Permission - Posted Dec. 20, 2010 Legislators Listen to Local Issues Orange County Review Article - 12/15/2010 - Used with Permission - Posted Dec. 20, 2010 Opportunities, Imperatives Orange County Review Article - 12/15/2010 - Used with Permission - Posted Dec. 20, 2010 Blue Ridge Virtual Governor’s School Applications Posted Dec. 16, 2010 Virginia PTA Honors Orange County’s Child Advocacy Efforts Posted Dec. 8, 2010 School Options Explored - Board Favors Mothballing LGMS, Moving Grades 3-8 to New Middle School Orange County Review Article - 12/1/2010 - Used with Permission - Posted Dec. 3, 2010 What Are We Prepared to Do? Orange County Review Article - 12/1/2010 - Used with Permission - Posted Dec. 3, 2010 Orange School Board Considers Options for New Middle School Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star Article - 12/2/2010 - Used with Permission - Posted Dec. 3, 2010 LOW Lions Give Education Grants Posted Nov. 29, 2010 Free Flu Clinic and Parent Awareness Night Posted Nov. 23, 2010 Orange County Schools Respond to Rise in Pertussis Cases Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star Article - 11/22/2010 - Used with Permission - Posted Nov. 22, 2010 Mrs. Reid: The Born Teacher Orange County Review Insider Article - 10/14/2010 - Used with Permission - Posted Nov. 16, 2010 (PDF File - 3.5 MB) Major Kent Daniel: The Veteran Orange County Review Insider Article - 11/11/2010 - Used with Permission - Posted Nov. 16, 2010 (PDF File - 3.8 MB) Pertussis Parent Letter Posted Nov. 12, 2010 - Pertussis Facts English | Pertussis Facts School Board Receives Update on Extra-Curricular Activities Orange County Review Article - Posted Nov. 11, 2010 Parent Groups Step Up Support for Sports and Arts Orange County Review Article - Posted Nov. 11, 2010 Orange County High School SCA Sponsors World's Largest Thanksgiving Dinner Posted Nov. 11, 2010 School Board Weighs Operating Cost of New Middle School Orange County Review Article - Posted Oct. 29, 2010 Achievements Mount for OCHS Music Programs Orange County Review Article - Posted Oct. 26, 2010 The Orange County School Board approved Virginia School Boards Association Media Honor Roll Resolutions October 18, 2010 Orange County Experiences Decline in On-Time Graduation Rate October 4, 2010 Orange Education Foundation Posted Sept. 28, 2010 State Report Highlights Orange’s Safe School Climate Orange County Review Article - Posted Sept. 28, 2010 School Faculty and Staff Gather for Convocation Posted September 16, 2010 LOW Lions Offer Innovation Grants to OCPS Teachers Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star Article - Posted September 16, 2010 Principals Present Plans for Continued Improvement Orange County Review Article - Posted Sept. 16, 2010 All Orange County Public Schools Meet State Accreditation Standards Posted September 15, 2010 New School Procedures for Administering Medicines to Students Posted September 15, 2010 Orange County Public Schools Activity Program Activity Fee Plan and FAQs Posted September 15, 2010 Orange County School Board presented Ms. Barbara Bannar and the Orange County Chamber of Commerce with the “Above and Beyond the Call of Duty” award. Posted September 9, 2010 Participation Levels Consistent as Activity Fee Takes Effect Orange County Review Article - Posted September 3, 2010 School Supplies and Tight Budget Times Orange County Review Article - Posted September 3, 2010 CBS News Interviews Orange County Schools Superintendent Dr. Grimesey Posted August 25, 2010 Back-to-School Posted August 17, 2010 Orange County Schools Experience Highest Level of “No Child Left Behind” Success to Date Posted August 12, 2010 Tax Free Weekend and Student Dress Code Posted August 6, 2010 Next Step for Tech-Ed Center Approved Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star article published August 5, 2010 Orange Elementary School Receives New Assistant Principal Posted August 3, 2010 Orange County Fills Final Administrative Vacancies Posted July 28, 2010 Orange Health Clinic Offers Immunization Clinics Posted July 26, 2010 Orange County Announces Administrative Changes Posted June 30, 2010 Prospect Heights Middle School Confirms Orientation Dates Posted: June 22, 2010