Luray Elementary School

Important Bus Route Information-- Notice to Parents in the Luray Area-- BUS 39 will not be running this afternoon and will be split between two other bus routes. Please expect delays in the area. Thank you

Last night, Page County Public Schools gathered to celebrate at the annual Employee Recognition Dinner. This event was to honor those members of our school community who were selected by their peers for their commitment, excellence, and going above and beyond the call of duty. Congratulations to all of this year's recipients. PCPS is blessed to have such amazing, dedicated employees. Teachers of the Year: Amanda Doffflemyer--Luray Elementary School Stephanie Dean-- Shenandoah Elementary Greg Morrison-- Springfield Elementary Mary Beth Danaher-- Stanley Elementary Melissa Estep-- Luray Middle Lynn Swartzlander-- Page County Middle Lynn "Skip" Hamilton-- Luray High Frank Comer-- Page County High David Williams-- Page County Technical Center Support Staff of the Year: Megan Price -- Luray Elementary Kay Crawford-- Shenandoah Elementary Sonja Bailey-- Springfield Elementary Annetta Martz-- Stanley Elementary Samantha King-- Luray Middle Connie Newcomer-- Page County Middle Amanda Turner-- Luray High Lois Huffman-- Page County High Pam Nichols-- Page County Technical Center This year we were also honored to include our transportation staff in our celebration of excellence: Transportation Employees of the Year: Page-Southern End: Melissa Dofflemeyer Angie Nauman Bobby Shifflett, Jr. Wendy Williams Luray-Northern Area: Alice Foltz Lois "Pumpkin" Good Lorraine Vardy Julie Wheeler Luray-Page Area Corey Turner-- Mechanic Foreman Division Winners for the 2023-2024 School Year: Transportation: Lois "Pumpkin" Good-- Luray Northern Area Wendy Williams-- Page Southern End Division Support Staff Member of the Year: Pam Nichols-- Page County Technical Center Division Teacher of the Year 2023-2024: Mr. Greg Morrison--Springfield Elementary Please enjoy a complete folder of all the pictures taken at last nights event. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1b5sRfWq66e0n9X6x75sVlvnfU1O3DYYn?usp=drive_link

Stanley Elementary School has been cleared by the Stanley Fire Department; however, while thermal images by the Fire Department show no active fire, out of an abundance of caution to determine the cause of a potential electrical situation this morning, we will be dismissing Stanley Elementary School early. PCPS will provide transportation home for all students who need it and we will share an estimated time of departure from Stanley Elementary School shortly. If parents or guardians opt to pick up their child, please have a photo ID ready and follow all directions of staff while on site. PCPS will provide a bag lunch ad drink to all students to take home. Please be advised that students will not be able to return to their classrooms to get their belongings before being dismissed. We ask for your patience and understanding as we navigate this unexpected situation. Please stand by for more information shortly. Thank you.

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!! Be sure to thank your teachers this week for all they do for your children.

Power Outage at Page County High & Shenandoah Elementary School SVEC reports they are actively working on the outage which is impacting a large area in Shenandoah. We are proceeding with the Steak Dinner event at Page High and the 85th Shenandoah Alumni Association Dinner at Shenandoah Elementary. If there are any changes to these events, we will notify the community.

Important Bus Route Information-- Notice to Parents in the Luray Area-- There will be no BUS 23 today. Bus 23 students will be split between multiple buses. Please expect delays of up to 45 minutes. Thank you.

Twenty-six teachers from all 4 elementary schools participated in the Advancing Computer Science Education (ACSE) grant this school year. These teachers worked diligently to incorporate the 6 Computer Science strands into either their Science or History Curriculum. These lessons were hands-on and engaging for the students and according to the students were always over way too soon. Our county contributed almost 200 new lessons to GoOpenVA, the state's online lesson plan repository. Our ITRTs, Tracy Shifflett, Kristin Vaughn, and Nichole Brumfield enjoyed facilitating this grant so much that they have applied for the grant again with the focus being the Middle and High Schools for next year. All 200+ lesson plans can be found on GoOpenVA.org in the ACSE Page Group.

Important Bus Route Information-- Notice to Parents in the Luray Area-- There will be No BUS 39 this evening. This route will be split between BUS 55 and BUS 27. Please expect delays this afternoon.

Get excited!! Last night Brooks Gibbs arrived in Page County for his stops on his #FeelingStrongTour happening tonight at Page County High School and tomorrow night at Luray High School. We hope to see you there!!

TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT---WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE In partnership with the VDOE Community Schools Grant and Page County Public Schools' Kindness Initiative, PCPS is pleased to present Brooks Gibbs, a popular youth speaker who inspires students not to get upset and to live by the "Golden Rule." Join us for an engaging evening of inspiration and prizes made possible by our VDOE grant partnership. Prizes include themed baskets and the Grand Prize each evening of a Nintendo Switch. Please see the flyer for more information.

In partnership with the VDOE Community Schools Grant and Page County Public Schools' Kindness Initiative, PCPS is pleased to present Brooks Gibbs, a popular youth speaker who inspires students not to get upset and to live by the "Golden Rule." Join us for an engaging evening of inspiration and prizes made possible by our VDOE grant partnership. Prizes include themed baskets and the Grand Prize each evening of a Nintendo Switch. Please see the flyer for more information.

Important Bus Route Information-- Notice to Parents in the Luray Area-- There will be No BUS 2 this afternoon. It will be covered as a split. Please expect delays on this route of up to 45 minutes. Thank you.

This is a reminder that this evening, Thursday, April 25, 2024, is the regularly scheduled school board meeting. The meeting will be held at the Central Office Board Room at 6:30 p.m. and may be viewed LIVE on our YouTube Channel. Comments are due by 4p.m. Agenda: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/pcss/Board.nsf/Public Comments: https://forms.gle/KhioBRxEiKCoP46CA View LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdSWALSk56A

Important Bus Route Information: Notice to Parents in the Luray Area-- BUS 50 will not be running today. This route will be covered by other drivers. Please expect delays of approximately 45 minutes.

In partnership with the VDOE Community Schools Grant and Page County Public Schools' Kindness Initiative, PCPS is pleased to present Brooks Gibbs, a popular youth speaker who inspires students not to get upset and to live by the "Golden Rule." Join us for an engaging evening of inspiration and prizes made possible by our VDOE grant partnership. Prizes include themed baskets and the Grand Prize each evening of a Nintendo Switch. Please see the flyer for more information.

PCPS is pleased to announce that Summer Academic Academies will be held again this year. Students will be invited to attend later this spring by individual schools. Please be watching for more information posted and/or brought home from school by your child.

Important Bus Route Information:--IMPORTANT BUS 50 in the Luray area will not be running today. This morning BUS 19 will cover Main Street stops from Bixler's Ferry Road including Little Angel's Daycare with minimal delays. BUS 30 will cover the remainder of the route as a double. Please expect delays of up to 45 minutes. Thank you.

This year English Learner Night focused on cultural arts. Students learned about Frida Kahlo and created their own self portraits. We did a unit on “The Best Part of Me” where they chose what they liked best about themselves and wrote about it. For their family connect project they picked a famous artist from their home countries and did projects that were displayed. This year we had several teachers join us and our middle school Spanish teacher had her students create projects to display as well. We hope to continue to grow this event and have more of our families participate. Este año la Noche de Estudiantes de Inglés se centró en las artes culturales. Los estudiantes aprendieron sobre Frida Kahlo y crearon sus propios autorretratos. Hicimos una unidad sobre “The Best Part of Me” donde eligieron lo que más les gustaba de ellos mismos y escribieron sobre ello. Para su proyecto de conexión familiar eligieron a un artista famoso de sus países de origen e hicieron proyectos que se exhibieron. Este año tuvimos varios maestros que se unieron a nosotros y nuestra maestra de español de la escuela secundaria hizo que sus alumnos crearan proyectos para exhibir también. Esperamos seguir haciendo crecer este evento y que más familias nuestras participen.

Important Bus Route Information-- Notice to parents in the Luray Area-- There will be no BUS 55 this afternoon. BUS 27 will be running a double to cover it. Please expect delays on BUS 55.

If you have a child that you would like to attend Preschool or needs to be enrolled for Kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year, NOW is the time to apply/register. Please see the attached flyers for more information. Kindergarten Enrollment : https://www.pagecounty.k12.va.us/page/pcps-student-enrollment Preschool Application: https://pagecounty.powerschool.com/public/formbuilder/form.html?formid=1593956