Newport News Schools

Congratulations to the 2017–18 Teachers of the Year Newport News Public Schools’ 2017–2018 Teachers of the Year were honored at a banquet in May. The evening also brought the announcement of the elementary, middle, high [Read More…]

Elementary Students Collaborate as Electrical and Civil Engineers in Engineering Design Challenge Newport News fourth- and fifth-grade students worked together as electrical and civil engineers to build miniature working lighthouses that emitted the greatest amount [Read More…]

Newport News Public Schools earns national award for educating English learners Newport News Public Schools’ English as a Second Language program was selected as a grand-prize winner in the National School Board Association’s 2018 Magna [Read More…]

NNPS students learn to move cargo in challenge sponsored by the Port of Virginia. The Engineering Design Challenge, held in February, gave second- and third-grade students the opportunity to learn about simple machines and their [Read More…]

Supervisor of Maintenance named inaugural Virginia School Plant Manager of the Year Wade Beverly, supervisor of maintenance for Newport News Public Schools, has been named Virginia School Plant Manager of the Year by the Virginia [Read More…]

Aviation Academy awarded $40k grant for modeling and prototype lab Arconic Foundation awards grant to promote STEM in manufacturing. Denbigh High School’s Aviation Academy, a PRIME (Partnership Response In Manufacturing Education) School, was awarded a [Read More…]

NNPS awarded Verizon Foundation Grant for STEM Education Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) received a $10,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to support STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education. The grant will fund materials [Read More…]

Two schools earn the 2017 Virginia Board of Education Excellence Award Governor Terry McAuliffe and the Virginia Board of Education recognized Deer Park and Hilton elementary schools as recipients of the 2017 Virginia Board of [Read More…]

Six Newport News Schools earn Virginia Naturally School Recognition Award Six schools have been recognized as Virginia Naturally Schools for supporting environmental conservation and stewardship. Recognized were the students and staff of Deer Park Elementary [Read More…]

Newport News students gaining career experiences What did you do over the summer? Tutor, computer repair, mentor, food service, photography, driver’s education and video production. Those are some of the responses from 128 high school [Read More…]