Virginia Western Community College accepting applications for 2012-2013 Community College Access Program. Click HERE to download PDF of new release.

Tickets for I'm Not Rappaport are $10 for adults, $5 for students and can be purchased on show nights at Fleming's Black Box Theatre. Dates: January 27-28, February 3-4, at 7:30 p.m.

Members of the Virginia Virtuosi engage Lincoln Terrace students with a lively introduction to their strings section, part of a district-wide initiative
provided by the Roanoke Symphony.

The school board thanked Rails of Color, a group of Norfolk Southern engineers and conductors, for establishing an afterschool mentoring
program at two RCPS middle schools.

The Roanoke City Public Schools 2012 Instructional Job Fair will be held February 25th. Click HERE for more details.

Your opinion is important. Click HERE to complete the Parent School Climate Survey.

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Roanoke City Council recently recognized this year's winners of the Fire Prevention Poster Contest. The meeting will be televised on RVTV 3 on
Dec. 22 at 7 PM and Dec. 24 at 4 PM.

The school board recently honored City Councilman Sherman Lea (left) and Sherman Lea, Jr., founder of Urban Achievement, for the mentoring program's work with RCPS high-schoolers.

Lincoln Terrace Elementary Students Presented Santa with their Christmas Wish Lists Just in Time for the Holiday.

Grandin Court Elementary students recently participated in the downtown Jingle Bell Run.

Breckinridge Middle School students sat down with Roanoke Mayor David Bowers to seek his opinion on community topics ranging from area flooding to the availability of skate parks.

Students celebrated 15 different countries and eight languages represented at Monterey Elementary School at the ninth annual Holidays Around the World event.

Students at Highland Park Elementary recently received dictionaries from Verizon.

William Fleming students invited to the Roanoke NAACP luncheon to meet guest speaker National Black Farmers Association CEO, Dr. John Boyd.

Some RCPS students who are part of the Southwest Virginia Ballet will be performing in the Nutcracker December 10-11. For showtimes click here
Photo courtesy: Don Petersen

The 5th annual Turkey Bowl Hosted by Crystal Spring Elementary raised nearly $2,500 for the Rescue Mission.

Round Hill Elementary School's Fire Prevention Art Contest Winner, Julissa Ramirez Lopez, tied for first place in the Kindergarten-Second Grade category for Roanoke City Schools. Way to go!

Members of Preston Park Elementary's new Student Council were inducted into office with the help of Roanoke City Councilwoman Anita Price, the superintendent and school board members.

Crystal Spring Hosts 5th Annual Turkey Bowl to Benefit Rescue Mission. Go to the RCPS facebook page for more pics. www.facebook.com/#!/RoanokeCityPublicSchools

Jeff Brewer of Stop-In Food Stores presents Wasena Elementary Principal Babette Cribbs with a $500 check from Exxon Mobil's "Filling Up Youthful Minds" program. The school plans to use the grant for its science classes.

Appalachian Power employee Jim Hines reads "How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning" to second-graders at Virginia Heights Elementary as part of their recent "Read to Me Day."

Lincoln Terrace Elementary School honored veterans in its community last week by inviting them to lunch. Each veteran was recognized with a certificate thanking them for their service.

A local group of knitting enthusiasts known as "Sweaters for Children" donated hundreds of hand-knit and crocheted sweaters, hats, and scarves for Hurt Park Elementary students Thursday.

The faculty and staff at Fishburn Park Elementary School raised over $300 for the American Cancer Society of Roanoke during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.

Thomas Bass of APB/Whiting Oil Co. presents Crystal Spring Elementary Principal Kathy Tate with a $500 grant provided by Exxon Mobil's Educational Alliance Program.

Roanoke Academy students accepted a $25,000 check from the Foundation for Roanoke Valley on behalf of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia on November 1.

Roanoke City School Board member Dick Willis participated in the American Red Cross Blood Drive at Highland Park Elementary School on October 31.

Virginia Heights Elementary teacher Tracey Nielsen was selected as the 2011 recipient of the Job Turner Award for excellence in teaching children who are deaf and hard of hearing.

TMEIC CEO Dale Guidry was recognized at a school board meeting for the company’s volunteer involvement at Hurt Park Elementary. TMEIC also has made donations to help buy computers and iPads for Hurt Park’s reading program.

Hurt Park Elementary students celebrated International Bike/Walk to School Day with a special ceremony. The students learned about bike safety and active lifestyles.

Click HERE to view the "What It Takes... to Graduate" video with Blue Ridge PBS.

Woodrow Middle Strings Instructor Jeff Midkff performs with the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra at the Roanoke Civic Center on Monday, October 3rd. There is a 20% discount on tickets for RCPS teachers and faculty. Call 540-343-9127 for ticket informaiton.

Patrick Henry Student Niemann Pest and his team finished third place in the International Formula One competition. The USA team, which included Pest and three other students from Florida traveled to Malaysia to compete against 24 other teams. Pest and his "Unitis Racing" team won the world title last year.

RAMS Boys and Girls Club praise dancers perform at the third annual Blessing of the Schools event held at Patrick Henry high school. The event is organized by Congregations In Action (CIA).

The "5-5-5"Career and Technical Education summer program which exposes 5th graders to 5 careers in 5 days expanded this year to include a field trip to the Taubman Museum of Art.

Fishburn Park Elementary hosted a garden and vegetable sale at the school. Students and faculty raised money for the Environmental Focus program by selling the crops and plants they raised during the school year.  

A sea of blue at the Roanoke Civic Center during the William Fleming class of 2011 graduation ceremony.

Thanks to the city's meals tax, RCPS students have had the opportunity to attend a creative summer reading camp at Highland Park Elementary. The six week program is for kdg through 2nd grade students and features international reading themes each week.

RCPS students stretch their imagination and expand their art skills at the Taubman. This is the first year RCPS collaborated with the museum to expose students to the art and artists featured in the galleries.

The 1st place elementary and secondary winners of the RCPS division-wide anti-bullying poster contest were recognized recently by the Mayor and city council.

The 2011 Patrick Henry and William Fleming senior class graduated on Friday, June 10, 2011. Both graduation ceremonies were held in the Roanoke Civic Center. Stay tuned for more pics from this year's class.

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An Investiture Ceremony was held for re-appointed board members. RCPS School Board member Lori Vaught takes the oath of office.

Garden City Elementary invited parents to participate in a Kids in the Kitchen session by the Junior League of Roanoke Valley during their family Literacy Night. Students and parents learned about healthy snack options and how to make them.

Parents, students and teachers enjoyed Fishburn Park Elementary's Family Fun Day! The weekend event featured fresh herbs from Fishburn's garden, food, games and much more!

Some Addison Middle School students received an end of the year treat-new bicycles! Addison started the bicycle incentive program a few years ago to motivate students before the SOL tests.

On June 10, forty middle and high school girls basketball players from Fleming, Patrick Henry, Addison,Breckinridge,Jackson,Madison and Woodrow will board a bus to tour six colleges. The players will then attend a basketball camp at Grace College in Indiana.  

Cleveland Browns football player, John St. Clair visits Lincoln Terrace Elementary students to help motivate them to do well on SOL tests. St. Clair has a sister who teaches at Lincoln Terrace Elementary.

Workshops are available for 7th & 8th grade parents and students. Click HERE for more details.

Fishburn Park Elementary special education teacher, Jean Hitchins is the 2011 RCPS Teacher of the Year. Click Here for more details.

TRANE recently donated a Dogwood tree to Fishburn Park Elementary Focus School for Environmental Science during their Earth Week Celebration.

Breckinridge Middle School History Teacher, Stephanie Doyle was recently awarded the Sons of American Revolution "Teacher of the Year" medal.

Crystal Spring elementary teacher Wade Whitehead won the Virginia Lottery "Super Teacher" award. Whitehead received a $2,000 cash prize and an additional $2,000 classroom credit.

Fishburn Elementary student David Nguyen, a third grader, won first place in the division-wide elementary spelling bee competition.

Fairview Elementary students celebrate Earth Day with various class presentations.

RAMS student Imani Mcneal was recently recognized for winning first place in the city-wide Fair Housing poster contest along with a second-place winner from Grandin Court Elementary. Mcneal's artwork will be displayed on every city bus and on a Melrose Avenue billboard during the month of April.

The first day of school is August 29, 2011 and the last day of school is on June 5, 2012. Click here to download the 2011-2012 calendar.

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View the new Eat for Education Public Service Announcement.

Two Noel C. Taylor students wrote and performed their own music during the March school board meeting.

Breckinridge Middle School Student Elijah Martin will Represent RCPS in the Regional Spelling Bee Tournament.

Addison's Step Team Performs During a Special Assembly Featuring the Group Step Afrika.

Woodmen of the World Presents $1500 Check to Westside Elementary PTA.

Preston Park Elementary is one of several RCPS schools that celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday by bringing in community leaders and other special guests to read to students.

Sage Wright, violinist and member of The Wright Kids performed at a concert to benefit the Southwest Congregations in Action program.

RCPS's own Ashleigh Fisher, named State Reading Teacher of the Year, received recognition from the School Board for her exemplary accomplishment and commitment to literacy.

The Foundation for Roanoke Valley received recognition for their gracious awarding of 20 grants to teachers in RCPS.

The Patrick Henry Players will be performing the one-act play "Six Days to Melissa" in the Regional One-Act Competition Feb. 17, 2011 in Manassas, VA.

RCPS educators received awards at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference on Martin Luther King Day.

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and the Jefferson College of Health Sciences students tutor, mentor and teach RCPS students.