Staunton City Schools

09/04/2026

Friendly reminder: schools will be closed on Monday, September 7th, for Labor Day. Wishing everyone a relaxing holiday weekend!

09/02/2026

Our hearts are with the students, staff, and families of Westwood Hills Elementary and the entire Waynesboro Public Schools community. When one school community hurts, we all hurt. We stand with you today and in the days ahead.

09/01/2026

September is Attendance Awareness Month! 📚

Success in school starts with showing up. Every day in class gives students another opportunity to learn, grow, connect with their teachers and classmates, and stay on track toward graduation.

Every day counts, and every day in school is one step closer to graduation! 🎓

08/30/2026

14 grants. Big ideas coming to life. 🙌

The Valley Alliance for Education just awarded 14 Creative Classroom Grants to SCS staff!

These grants help educators bring to life opportunities that can make learning memorable: hands-on projects, new classroom resources, technology, arts experiences and other creative ideas that may fall outside a typical school budget.

Congratulations to our SCS recipients, and thank you, VAE, for investing in great ideas for our students!

08/28/2026

Happy Friday, SCS!

Week 2 is in the books, and we'd love to hear who deserves a shoutout.

Did a teacher make your child feel welcome? A student or parent who showed kindness? A bus driver, cafeteria staff member, custodian, coach, or any staff member who made your week a little better?

Share what they did in the comments below. 👇 Let’s spread some love around SCS! 💛

08/28/2026

Follow for Dixon news, info and fun moments!

Little learners, big personality. 🤩
Welcome to our brand new page! Follow along for classroom moments, reminders, celebrations, and plenty of preschool joy. Dragonflies soar, little minds explore! 💫

08/22/2026

Kindness showed up BIG downtown today.

Huge thanks to the Staunton Downtown Development Association SDDA for making room for us in SummerFest ’26, Staunton Storm Bands for their rockin’ performance, student volunteers from our African American Culture Club and National Honor Society, plus ALL the other volunteers who jumped in, and all the people who showed up to participate in our first Kindness Carnival.

Staunton, you were amazing and kind today. Thanks for your support! 💙 💛



📸: Chris Lassiter and others

08/21/2026

Will we see you Saturday? The Kindness Matters Kickoff Carnvial is tomorrow!

08/20/2026

Your weekend assignment: BE KIND. ✅

Saturday, we’re taking kindness downtown!

Grab a Kindness Passport, complete 5 kindness stops, collect 5 stamps, earn a prize.

Then, level up with our Seek Out Kindness Scavenger Hunt: find all 9 hidden signs around downtown for an entry into the grand-prize drawing. 👀

📅 SATURDAY, AUG. 22
⏰ 10 AM–NOON
📍 DOWNTOWN STAUNTON, (start outside City Hall, 116 W. Beverley St.)
🎟️ FREE & FAMILY-FRIENDLY

08/19/2026

It’s World Photography Day, and we want to send a special thank you to SCS alumnus Chris Lassiter! You'll find Chris at many of our SCS events, graduations and athletic competitions capturing special moments of our students and staff.

Chris has a way of capturing moments—big and small—that our students and families can look back on for years to come. Thank you, Chris, for sharing your talent with SCS and helping us tell the story of our learning community through your photos! 📸

Headshot credit: SCS parent Kate Simon Arrowood (also a fantastic photographer!)