Congratulations to the Strasburg Competition Cheer team on winning the Bull Run District Championship! Mackenzie Jenkins was named the District Cheerleader of the Year and was joined on the All-District 1st Team by teammates Elizabeth Sealock and Elizabeth Cadle. Alyssa Landman, Alexis Bevans and Olivia Fisher made the All-District 2nd Team for the Rams.

Stonewall Jackson High School finished fourth overall to advance to the regional tournament next week. Evelyn Bosserman made the All-District 1st Team and Hailey Hummel was named to the All-District 2nd Team.

Central High School had a strong finish to the season as Keirah Stickley landed on the All-District 1st Team and Dixie Tusing earned All-District 2nd Team honors.

Great job everyone!

Every October, schools and families across the nation come together for a week-long celebration highlighting the benefits of reading aloud to children. Throughout the week, Sandy Hook Elementary School will be having community members reading to students. Thank you to our awesome staff for coordinating this effort and to all of our volunteers for taking time out of their busy schedules to read and connect with our students!

Seven members of the Central FFA Chapter recently competed in the Northern Area Forestry and Career Development event, which was held at Seven Bends State Park. Students identified different types of trees, tools, and diseases, map reading, and forest management skills.

Central High School placed first in the overall contest. Individually, Hailey Waybright placed first, Ethan Street placed second, Karissa Jones placed 3rd, and Zach Sharp placed fourth!

Happy Friday! Here is your Friday Update for Oct. 17, 2025.

Are you or anyone you know interested in becoming a substitute teacher at Shenandoah County Public Schools? There are still open slots for our Substitute Teacher Training on Thursday, Nov. 6, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Shenandoah County Board Room at 600 N. Main St. in Woodstock. This event is open to the public, but there are limited seats available. Anyone interested in attending should fill out the Substitute Teacher Training Form here https://forms.gle/6sYzxUumxdxZfGdA8. Enrollments will be accepted in the order they are received. If you have any questions, please contact Crystal Stickley at clstickley@shenandoah.k12.va.us.

The Final Draft List of library books and materials proposed for purchase for October 2025 is available on the Library Media page of the division website, which can be found under “Division,” “Departments,” “Library Media” or by going to www.shenandoah.k12.va.us/en-US/library-media-239ca75b. If parents or community members would like to request reconsideration of the purchase of one or more books or materials on the Final Draft List of library books and materials, the parent or community member would complete KLB-E: Shenandoah County Public School Division Request for Reconsideration of Learning Resources and return the completed form to the superintendent.

Have a great weekend!

Our 8th graders from Signal Knob Middle School, Peter Muhlenberg Middle School and North Fork Middle School took a field trip to Triplett Tech this week to learn about all of the CTE programs and options available to them when they get to high school!

This is not only an important opportunity to expose our 8th grade students to the world of CTE, but it also allows our Triplett students the chance to put their skills on display and explain why they chose their specific CTE pathway.

Congratulations to Central High School junior volleyball standout Caroline Eye on reaching 1,000 assists for her career! You help set up the Falcons for success Caroline, great job!!

All three of our middle schools turned in some great performances at the District Cross Country Meet last week!

The Signal Knob Middle School Girls Team won the Middle School championship behind a trio of top-10 finishers in Evelynn Bauserman (2nd, 15:09), Hadley Kerrisk (15.38) and Alayna Dellinger (16.23). The Rams Boys Team finished third overall and were led by Brant Dellinger (4th, 13:39) and Jake Hiserman (8th, 14:11).

North Fork Middle School saw Adella Watkinson break her previous district course record by 40 seconds with a time of 14:03 to finish first overall and help the Generals Girls Team finish fourth overall. For Generals Boys Team, Crew Belyea came in first with a time of 13:11, beating his time from last year by 46 seconds, and Harper Gangwer, Isaiah Moore, and Cole Miller all finished in the top 15 to help the team finish second overall.

The Peter Muhlenberg Middle School Girls Team finished second overall and were led by Eliana Helm (8th overall), Hadar Savit (9th overall), and Ivy Jones (10th overall).

Bring Your Parent to PE Week is always a hit at W. W. Robinson Elementary and this year was no different! Thank you to all of the parents who participated and to our staff who made it a fun and memorable week for everyone with games like Cone Flip Tag and Haunted Forest.