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Student of the Month: Heaven Brown!
Give a big round of applause for our March middle school student of the month, Heaven Brown! Heaven is 14 years old and in 8th grade. When asked why she decided to come to PVA, she said it’s because she wanted to “better herself in education”. Heaven’s favorite part of PVA is that you can…
Student of the Month: Jada Lawrence!
Congratulations to our February Student of the Month, Jada Lawrence! She has been doing great things at PVA this school year. Jada is 17 and in 10th grade. Jada decided to come to PVA because she thought it would be a better learning experience for her. Her favorite part of PVA is “being able to…
PVA’s African American Read-In
On Thursday, PVA celebrated Black History Month with our third annual African American Read-In. Students gathered in the school district building atrium to hear spoken word performed by The Twin Poets, Nnamdi Chukwuocha and Albert Mills, and from their peers. The Twin Poets are highly acclaimed poets from Wilmington, Delaware. As Delaware Poets Laureate, they have…
Student of the Month: Jordan Bey!
Congratulations to our January Student of the Month, Jordan! Jordan is 15 years old and in 9th grade. He decided to come to PVA to “get a better learning education”. His favorite part of PVA is that he can make his own schedule. Jordan’s favorite school subject is math. When he’s not busy with schoolwork,…
Alumni Story: Jacob Simmons
Hello PVA students, I am Jacob Simmons, former PVA Senior. It may dawn on the seniors that after you graduate there should be a plan for the future and this is the future that I decided to lay out for myself. First, and most importantly I began to prepare myself for college, which is great…
Tips to Starting a Successful School Year
As summer comes to an end, it is time for students to begin thinking about how to go about managing their school work. There are many ways to plan ahead in the beginning of the school year, so that it isn’t hard to keep up with the work once the year fully starts. Get in…
9th and 10th Grade Meet and Greet!
Our very own Student Liaison, Mrs. Evans hosted 9th and 10th grade Meet and Greet today! They had pizza and fun activities to do together… Don’t miss out on any more of these fun events at the end of the year and check your emails. Let’s power through the last month of school! PVA
April Tutoring
PVA students & families, PVA will be offering an expanded schedule of tutoring for the remainder of the school year. The new tutoring times for the month of April are listed below. We will see how this schedule goes and I will make changes if needed for the last months of the year. Tutoring takes place…
Dear Parents: 5 Educational Game Apps!
DragonBox A game almost as addictive as Angry Birds, DragonBox combines first rate art design and smooth game mechanics to teach the basics of algebraic thinking. At first glance, it seems like DragonBox is tricking kids into learning algebra. It’s not. Kids are actually doing algebra from the moment they start the app. Trials have…
Travel Diary: Budapest, Hungary
Out of all the places I went, Budapest was by far my favorite. Hungary has such a rich culture and I met the most amazing people there. While I was there, I visited many popular tourist attractions such as Heroes Square, the parliment and the famous castle district. I also got to learn a lot…