Gloucester County Public Schools

It’s Read Across America Week! 📚
This year we celebrate “A Nation of Diverse Readers,” recognizing the power of stories to reflect our experiences, broaden our perspectives, and connect us through reading. Let’s celebrate the joy of reading together!

Here is the menu for the week! See you at Breakfast!
🏰 Monday – Breakfast Pizza Day (ES & MS) The quest begins! 🍕 Join us for Breakfast Pizza, plus ham & cheese sandwiches, chef salad, veggies, and fruit to fuel your day.

🌯 Tuesday – Breakfast Burrito Day (ES & MS) Power up your quest! 🌯 Enjoy a Ham, Egg & Cheese Breakfast Burrito, grilled cheese, fresh salads, veggies, and fruit. 🥣 Tuesday – Sausage Gravy (GHS) Dukes, it’s Breakfast for Lunch! Join us Tuesday for Sausage Gravy and fuel up the Duke way.

🍳 Wednesday – Breakfast Bowl Day (ES & MS) Midweek fuel for champions! 🥣 Today’s feature is a Breakfast Bowl with a muffin, plus chicken nuggets, fresh veggies, and fruit.

🍗 Thursday – Homestyle Favorites (ES & MS) Keep the quest going! 🏰 Enjoy Chicken on a Homemade Roll, corn dog nuggets, fresh salads, veggies, and fruit. 🍕 Thursday – Breakfast Pizza (GHS) Don’t miss it, Dukes! Thursday’s Breakfast for Lunch feature is Breakfast Pizza — a fan favorite.

🥞 Friday – French Toast Finale (ES & MS) Finish the quest strong! 🥞 We’re serving French Toast Casserole with sausage, yogurt options, tater tots, and more.

✨ Preschool Screenings at GCPS ✨
Gloucester County Public Schools conducts preschool screenings throughout the school year as part of our Child Find Activities. If your child is having difficulty walking, talking, playing, or meeting developmental milestones, a screening may help identify their needs early.
📞 Interested? Contact your child’s zoned elementary school for more information.

🌷 March at a Glance 🎶🎨
This month we celebrate Music in Our Schools Month and Youth Art Month, recognizing the creativity and talent of our students. Be sure to check the graphic for additional important dates and events happening throughout March!

Our school social workers support students, strengthen families, and help remove barriers to learning every day. Thank you for the compassion, dedication, and difference you make in our schools! #SchoolSocialWorkersRock #UniteToIgnite #Impact

On Thursday and Friday this week, we were excited to welcome 8th graders from Peasley and Page Middle Schools to Gloucester High School for a special visit focused on Career and Technical Education (CTE)!

During their time at GHS, students had the opportunity to hear directly from our CTE student representatives about the wide range of programs offered. From hands-on technical skills to industry-aligned coursework, each program highlighted how students gain real-world experience that prepares them for success after high school — whether that’s entering the workforce, earning certifications, or continuing their education.

Our 8th graders were fully engaged, asking thoughtful questions and showing genuine excitement as they explored the possibilities available to them. It was inspiring to see their curiosity and enthusiasm as they began envisioning their own future pathways.

In Gloucester, we are proud to provide meaningful, career-ready learning experiences that empower students with the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills they need for life beyond graduation. The future is bright, and it starts with opportunities like these!

#GCPS #GloucesterHighSchool #CareerReady #CTE #FutureFocused #StudentSuccess #HandsOnLearning #CareerAndTechnicalEducation #GHSRead

Today we proudly hosted the 3rd Annual Oratorical Competition, and what an incredible morning it was!

Seventeen outstanding students from across Gloucester County stepped up to the podium and delivered powerful speeches inspired by Dr. King’s call to embrace “the fierce urgency of now.” Each participant demonstrated remarkable eloquence, passion, and thoughtfulness, challenging us all to reflect on why today’s generation must lead with courage and conviction. We are so proud of every student who participated — your voices matter, and you represented your schools beautifully!

We extend our sincere gratitude to our valued community partners for helping make this event possible:
🤝 NAACP Gloucester Branch
🤝 Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation
🤝 Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.

Your continued partnership and commitment to uplifting student voice and leadership are deeply appreciated.

And congratulations to this year’s winners:
🥇 1st Place: Kara Willoughby
🥈 2nd Place: Ashlee VanVranken
🥉 3rd Place (tie): Peyton King and Connor Addleman

Thank you to everyone who supported this meaningful event. The future is bright in Gloucester County! 🌟

Let’s Talk About Work! (Ages 14–22) We are excited to share this PEATC webinar designed for Virginia students ages 14–22 with disabilities. This session focuses on competitive integrated employment and preparing youth for meaningful work opportunities in the community. For questions, please contact the GCPS Special Education Department at 804-693-7880.

📐🍬 Scaling Up Math at Peasley! 🍬📐

Students in Ms. Burggraf and Ms. Richardson’s 7th grade math classes at Peasley are putting their knowledge of scale factor and proportions to work through a hands-on Candy Scale Drawing Project!

Using real candy wrappers as their inspiration, students are applying what they’ve learned about ratios, scale factor, area, and perimeter to create enlarged, proportional drawings. By carefully measuring dimensions, calculating area and perimeter, and selecting a scale factor, they’re solving a real-world problem designers and engineers tackle every day — how to accurately resize objects while keeping them perfectly proportional.

This project goes beyond the textbook. Students are:
✅ Measuring and analyzing real objects
✅ Using proportions to determine new dimensions
✅ Calculating how scale changes impact area and perimeter
✅ Practicing precision and attention to detail

It’s exciting to see math come alive as students connect classroom concepts to real-world applications like product design, packaging, and architecture. Great work by our 7th graders and their teachers for making math both meaningful and creative! 👏✨

#PeasleyPride #RealWorldMath #ScaleFactor #7thGradeMath

We're looking forward to the Oratorical Competition next week!

It’s been a fantastic week in Gloucester’s secondary schools! 💙✨

At GHS, students in Ms. Gum’s Anatomy & Physiology class explored disorders of the integumentary system, learning how conditions affecting the skin, hair, and nails impact overall health and daily life. Through research and discussion, students connected science to real-world experiences — building both medical knowledge and empathy for those living with these conditions.

At Peasley, students in Ms. Lester and Ms. Clarno’s 6th grade math class reviewed fraction and mixed number conversions through a fun, hands-on group activity. Working collaboratively, students strengthened their understanding, explained their thinking, and built confidence in a supportive, engaging learning environment.

Across GCPS, students also celebrated Kindness Week with activities promoting compassion and inclusivity. From spirit days to intentional acts of kindness and classroom discussions about empathy, our schools focused on building positive connections and strengthening school community.

From rigorous academics to meaningful character development, it’s been another great week to be #GloucesterProud!

🚨 Job Fair Update 🚨
The GCPS Job Fair has been rescheduled to Saturday, February 21st and will now be held at Page Middle School. See the graphic for updated details and registration information. Walk ins welcome!

This week, we join schools across the Commonwealth in celebrating Virginia Kindness Week, a time to highlight how simple daily acts of kindness can make our schools and communities kinder, safer, healthier, and more inclusive. Throughout the week, we encourage students, staff, and families to find ways to show kindness and support one another. #VAKindnessWeek #KindnessMatters #BeKindVA

The Gloucester County Public Schools Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) will hold a virtual meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m. Visit the Special Education page on the GCPS website to access the meeting link.

📅 Here’s a look at what’s happening across GCPS this month!
Check out our Calendar at a Glance and Events Calendar online for important dates and events.

This week, we celebrate National School Counseling Week and recognize the incredible impact our school counselors have on student success. 💙💚
Thank you for amplifying student voices, supporting growth, and guiding our students every day.

🚑📻 Learning by doing—and having fun while at it!

Mr. Burr’s Emergency Medical Technician students at Gloucester High School put their radio communication skills to the test with a hands-on challenge: searching for objects blindfolded while classmates guided them over the radio. 😄

This engaging activity wasn’t just fun—it reinforced the clear, calm communication EMTs rely on every day in real emergency situations. Experiences like this help students build confidence, teamwork, and career-ready skills that truly matter beyond the classroom.

Great work, GHS EMT students! 👏🚨
#HandsOnLearning #CareerReady #CTE #GloucesterHighSchool #FutureEMT

The YMCA Before and After School Program is now available at Gloucester County elementary schools for children ages 4–12. The program provides a safe, engaging environment with enrichment and STEM-based activities before and after school. Please refer to the graphic above for participating locations, dates, pricing, and registration information.

Important Update from Gloucester County Public Schools! We’ve rescheduled our Job Fair just for you! New Date:Saturday, February 7, 2026 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Location: Gloucester High School 6680 Short Lane | Gloucester, VA Explore job opportunities in a great place to work and learn and take advantage of on-site interviews Register here:https://www.applitrack.com/gloucester/onlineapp We can’t wait to see you there!