Orange Elementary News
Orange County Students Win Writer’s Eye Challenge
Sponsored by the University of Virginia’s Fralin Museum of Art Now in its 35th year, Writer’s Eye challenges writers of all ages to use visual art in The Fralin Museum at UVA as inspiration for writing. This annual writing program provides students the...
School Hours of Operation for 2021-2022 School Year
School Hours of Operation for 2021-2022 School Year During the Spring of 2021, parents of Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) students were surveyed regarding their preference of start times for the 2021-2022 school year. Options provided in the survey were for (1)...
UES Book Vending Machine Ribbon Cutting
OCPS Superintendent, Dr. Snead, completed the ribbon cutting at a ceremony celebrating the opening of the Inchy Bookworm Book Vending Machine at Unionville Elementary School. UES was awarded a $2500 HomeGrown Giving grant from Williams Companies.
Virginia Secretary of Education Atif Qarni Visits Orange Elementary School
Virginia Secretary of Education Atif Qarni visited Orange Elementary School on Thursday morning, March 5, to join in OCPS' School Breakfast Week celebrations. The School Breakfast Program is dedicated to the health and well-being of our nation's children and the...
Orange County Public School Holds District Spelling Bee on February 5th
Orange County Public Schools held the District Spelling Bee at OCHS on Wednesday, February 5. Representatives from all 3-8 schools competed for the title of OCPS District Spelling Bee Champion. Jackson Hamilton, a PHMS 8th grader, won the bee and will compete in the...
Future Orange County High School Graduates Take the Senior Walk
Orange County High School seniors had the opportunity to walk the halls of their elementary school on Friday, May 17th. They were greeted and congratulated by “little soon to be Hornets” teachers and staff.
Brittany Shifflett Named OCPS Teacher of the Year for 2019
Brittany Shifflett, a third grade teacher at Orange Elementary School (OES), has been named the 2019 Orange County Public Schools’ Teacher of the Year.
OCHS Art Club Students Visit Art Students at OES
On March 5th, Ms. Yurasits' OCHS Art Club students paid a visit to Ms. McGinnis' Art students at Orange Elementary School. The high school Art Club members worked creatively together with Mrs. McGinnis' budding artists to complete art projects inspired by African art...
Virginia School Boards Association Art Contest
Art work by students of Orange County Schools is on display at the Taylor Education Administration Complex. Based on the votes of Taylor Education Administration Complex staff, winning entries will be submitted to the Virginia School Board Association Art Contest.