Teacher of the Year shares his advice for supporting students John Lovett, a math teacher and volunteer assistant coach at Warwick High School, is the 2026-2027 Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) high school and Division-wide [Read More…]
New Student Representatives to the School Board take office Cameron Smith, a senior at Warwick High School, will serve as the student representative to the Newport News School Board for the 2026–2027 school year. Hopeton [Read More…]
VDOE establishes three regional STEM hubs Three regional STEM hubs serving the Valley (Region 5), Tidewater (Region 2) and Northern Virginia (Region 4) have been awarded competitive grant funding from the Virginia Department of Education [Read More…]
NNEF awards three scholarships to graduating seniors The Newport News Education Foundation awarded three scholarships to Newport News Public Schools graduating seniors at its May Salute to Success Student Recognition Ceremony. Kody Brindle, a graduating [Read More…]
NNPS launches Every Day Counts attendance initiative Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) students focused on the importance and benefits of attending school daily as the school division kicked off its Every Day Counts — We [Read More…]
2026 NNPS Senior Rally gives students a chance to celebrate finishing strong Seniors making the stretch run to graduation in June took time to focus, hear words of wisdom and have a lot of fun [Read More…]
Newport News Public Schools unveils new one-stop scholarship portal for students, families Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) is making it easier for students and families to find money for college and beyond. The new NNPS [Read More…]
NN School Board adopts new strategic plan Elevate 2030 Newport News School Board approved a new five-year strategic plan for Newport News Public Schools (NNPS). Elevate 2030: Empowering Every Learner is designed to outline the [Read More…]
All Newport News Public Schools fully accredited, graduation rates rise to 97% All Newport News Public Schools are fully accredited under the Virginia Department of Education’s new assessment and accountability model used for the 2025-2026 [Read More…]
Woodside dance students stage fall ballet Students in Woodside High School’s Center for the Arts & Communications dance magnet program performed their annual fall ballet, which this year was a re-imagining of “Swan Lake” entitled [Read More…]
Two NNPS receive Purple Star awards Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School and Ella Fitzgerald Middle School were recognized with 2025-2026 Purple Star awards from the Virgina Department of Education (VDOE). The Virginia Purple Star Designation [Read More…]
ODU and NNPS Maritime Engineering and Environmental Studies Academy The Maritime Engineering and Environmental Studies Academy (MEESA), which is a collaborative lab school partnership between Old Dominion University (ODU) and Newport News Public Schools (NNPS), [Read More…]
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