🌸🎉 Hello Spring Break! 🎉🌸 Spring Break starts when today’s school day ends. So, we want to remind everyone that Powhatan County Public Schools will be closed from Monday, March 31 to Friday, April 4, 2025! To our amazing Students, Staff, and their Families: We hope you all have a fun, relaxing, and rejuvenating break! 🌞 Whether you're traveling, staying local, or just enjoying some downtime, make the most of it. 😊 We can’t wait to see everyone back in school on Monday, April 7! ✏️📚 Stay safe, rest up, and we’ll see you soon! 🌷 #wearepcps #teampowhatan
🏀📚 March Madness: Book Edition is happening in fourth grade at Flat Rock Elementary! 📚🏀 The teachers set up a bracket featuring 16 HMH stories they have read in reading class this school year. Each Thursday and Friday, the students have been voting for their favorites, and the excitement is real as they cheer on their picks. Fourth-grade parents, which story does your child think will win? (And yes, we know the T fell off . 😉) #wearepcps #teampowhatan
🎨✨ Get ready to be inspired! Join us for the PCPS Youth Art Month Exhibition Reception this Wednesday, March 26th, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Pocahontas Landmark Center! 🖌️ Come celebrate the incredible talent of our local students and explore their amazing artwork. From stunning paintings to creative sculptures, you won't want to miss the opportunity to see the future of art in our community. 🌟
📅 When: Wednesday, March 26th, 5-7 p.m.
📍 Where: Pocahontas Landmark Center
It's a great chance to support our young artists and enjoy a night full of creativity and community. See you there! 🖼️🎉 #wearepcps #teampowhatan
🌿🌸 Get ready, gardeners! The Powhatan High School Annual Plant Sale is coming soon, and you won’t want to miss it! 🌱💚
Support the amazing Horticulture Program and the FFA (Future Farmers of America) while getting your hands on beautiful plants to brighten up your garden. 🌼🌻 From delicious veggies to vibrant flowers and everything in between, we’ve got something for every garden enthusiast. 🪴✨
📅 Mark your calendars: 🗓 April 14th - 19th ⏰ Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. 🕒 Saturday: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Cash or Check only!!!
Here's a sneak peek at some of the young plants that will be available soon—coming to a garden near you! 🌱🎉 Check out the QR code in the flyer for the full list of plants and more details! A link will also be placed in the comments. 📲
Every purchase helps fund the incredible work of our Horticulture students and supports the FFA. 🌾🌱 Thank you for your support!
Located at the PHS Greenhouse: Take Judes Ferry Road to Old Church Road. Turn by the tennis courts and follow the road to the greenhouse behind the school.
Contact emilee.meinhard@powhatan.k12.va.us with any questions!
Powhatan Elementary’s Kids Heart Challenge Awards Assembly whipped students and staff into a frenzy earlier this month in the climax to American Heart Month in February! 🧡 From jump rope challenges to learning about heart health and CPR, students went above and beyond leading up to this event. Their reward was seeing some of their beloved faculty and staff members get a face full of whipped cream courtesy of some of their classmates. A HUGE thank you to everyone who participated and helped POWES raise $14,555 for the American Heart Association! 🙌🎉 #wearepcps #teampowhatan
To celebrate National Ag Week, we had some awesome visitors at our PCPS elementary schools! 🌾 Tina Winfree and Susan Smith from the Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom program stopped by to read to students at Pocahontas and Flat Rock Elementary. They shared the book “Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm” by Lindsay H. Metcalf to help the kids understand where our food comes from and the importance of farming. #wearepcps #teampowhatan
📚✨ In Ms. Daniel’s first grade class at Powhatan Elementary, students are mastering the art of reading through the HMH reading program! This structured literacy lesson held earlier this semester focused on phonics, helping students work on blending sounds together to read words. It's amazing to see their progress as they build strong reading foundations! 🌟📖
Kindergarten Registration is now open! We are excited to welcome our newest learners to Powhatan County Public Schools! If your child will be age 5 by September 3O, 2025, please see information on how to register below. It is important we get students in classes as soon as possible to better prepare for the start of the new school year! REGISTER NOW! APPOINTMENTS APRIL 10TH & 11TH!
1. Visit the Powhatan County Public Schools website: http://www.powhatan.k12.va.us
2. Click on Register/Enroll/Plan tab on the right-hand side.
3. Complete the student registration process including filling out the LINQ Enrollment form online.
4. Your child's home elementary school will contact you to schedule an appointment on April 10th or 11th to finalize the registration process!
Your voice matters! 🏡 Take the Powhatan County Housing Needs Survey to help guide important decisions for our community—and our schools. The link is in the first paragraph or follow the QR code! 📲 #wearepcps #teampowhatan
🍀📚 Happy St. Patrick’s Day & National Reading Month! Let’s make today extra lucky by celebrating both! 🏆 Snap a pic of your child reading a book today and share it with us! Bonus points if they’re wearing green – we love seeing those lucky readers! 💚🍀 Let’s fill our feeds with some reading magic today! ✨ #wearepcps #teampowhatan
Here's a reminder that Monday, March 17th is a student holiday/ staff planning & work day. Have a great weekend! #wearepcps #teampowhatan
The latest School Board Recap Newsletter is now available! Catch up on the highlights from the March 6 and 11 meetings and stay informed about the important decisions shaping our schools. Your voice matters, and we invite the entire community to engage with the information that affects us all. Read the newsletter to learn more and join the conversation about our students' futures! Here is the link to the newsletter:https://secure.smore.com/n/ytdse. #wearepcps #teampowhatan
Mrs. Williams’ fourth-grade class at Powhatan Elementary was hard at work creating models of the planets in the solar system before the winter break! 🚀🌍 Students practiced ordering the planets and comparing their sizes through this fun, hands-on project. 🌟🪐 #wearepcps #teampowhatan
This winter, the preschool classes at Powhatan Elementary learned all about “Everyday Helpers” and had the chance to meet some amazing community heroes! 🙌 A huge thank you to: 🚑 Mrs. Sloan, PES school nurse; 📦 Mrs. Yeatts, a parent and mail carrier; 👮 Deputy Tovar, PES school resource officer; and 🚒 Mr. Ruecroft, a local firefighter. We’re so grateful to these everyday heroes for taking the time to visit and teach the VPI students about the important work they do in our community. Thank you for making learning so fun and inspiring! #wearepcps #teampowhatan
We are celebrating Arts Across Virginia in Powhatan! We invite community members to post images of them creating art, playing music, or other creative activities today! Here you can see some of our Powhatan Middle School students getting their creative juices flowing by creating digital scratchboards in Photoshop. #wearepcps #teampowhatan #artacrossva25
We want to wish a belated congratulations to the Powhatan Middle School cafeteria staff for winning the 2025 Chili Cook-Off. All five schools submitted chili entries for the February School Board meeting. Entries were ranked by School Board members and staff, and the Powhatan Middle School chili was declared the winner. Congratulations to Joann English (manager), Stephanie Holden, Malachi Blakey, Susan Liptak, and Cathy Baker. Ms. English is shown here holding the trophy with Principal Colin Innes, left, and Chris Pearson, assistant principal. #wearepcps #teampowhatan
With more than 475 families and over 100 volunteers of all ages buzzing around Powhatan High School for STEM Expo 2025, the night was a hive of activity. There was so much to see and do – more than we could capture – but we wanted to share a few more photos of this awesome night. Did your family have one or more favorite stations? #wearepcps #teampowhatan
✨ Last week, PCPS celebrated an incredible milestone for our community when two Powhatan teachers were honored at the National Board Certification (NBCT) Pinning Ceremony! Please join us in extending a huge congratulations to Tia Stout for earning her NBCT – welcome to the ranks of some of the best educators in the nation! Also, awesome job Allison Yandle for renewing your certification. Your commitment to excellence is truly inspiring! 👏 We are so proud of these amazing educators for their dedication to growth and excellence in the classroom. 🌟 🎉 Shown here, from left, are School Board member Susan Smith, Allison Yandle, Tia Stout, Dr. Beth Teigen, Penny Robertson, and Dr. Angela Stewart. #wearepcps #teampowhatan
Explore educational opportunities for the 2025-2026 school year with PCPS. Applications are now open for the Virginia Preschool Initiative and Head Start programs. Discover more about these programs and access the application form in the first link or visit the Powhatan County Public Schools website.
The Powhatan community is invited to join us for a special meet and greet with George Bland, the new Powhatan High School Football Coach! This event will take place at 6:00 p.m. Monday, March 3rd in the PHS Auditorium. We are excited to introduce Coach Bland to our community and look forward to this opportunity for students, families, and residents to meet him and learn more about his vision for the PHS Football Program. We hope to see you there!
