November 2021 Newsletter
Greetings!

More than 230 eighth-graders recently took flight on a twin-engine aircraft—many for the first time—thanks to a new and exciting partnership with Dynamic Aviation.

This Bridgewater-based company allows middle school students to learn about aviation trades and explore career possibilities in the industry through their NextGen Aviators program.

Students learned about basic aerodynamics and flight principles, aircraft design and manufacturing, aircraft assembly and repair, electrical and wiring, and aircraft control through flight simulation.

Staunton City Schools is the first public school division in the Shenandoah Valley to participate in the NextGen Aviators program.

We look forward to developing this partnership to offer our students more exciting career paths.
Dixon Garden Blossoms as Outdoor Classroom
A beautiful garden and outdoor learning space at Dixon Educational Center is blossoming thanks to robust community partnerships.

Project Grows, the Staunton Rotary Club, and Wilson High School student and Eagle Scout Caleb Jones have worked with our operations and preschool teams to create an outdoor classroom that may be the envy of all preschools. The garden includes fruit trees, a grapevine, a smorgasbord of growing veggies, custom-made outdoor seating and handcrafted structures by Caleb, and a pond filled with frogs and fish.

Dixon Garden is where our preschoolers can connect with their food and develop a love of nature. Our sincere thanks to all who have made the garden such a special place!
Top News
Public Hearing on SCS Strategic Plan Nov. 8
A public hearing on the 2021-2025 strategic plan for Staunton City Schools will be held at 6 p.m., Monday, Nov. 8 during the Staunton School Board's regular meeting at City Hall.

The plan, which will guide the work of the school division over the next four years, focuses on supporting and enriching a healthy learning community. The School Board will consider approval of the plan at its regular December meeting.
Kindness Challenge Begins in December
Staunton City Schools will begin a Kindness Challenge next month, encouraging students, staff, and the community to perform random and organized acts of kindness. The goal is to combat negativity and reinforce a healthy school culture by spreading goodwill in our schools and the community for the remainder of the school year. Stay tuned for more details in December!
"Avenue of Trees" Planted in Front of Ware & Shelburne
Shenandoah Green planted more than 20 trees in October on the drive beneath Ware Elementary School leading to the grounds of Shelburne Middle School.

The plantings were part of the Staunton Tree Legacy Project, an effort to plant a tree for every child in Staunton City Schools - or 2,746 trees. Shenandoah Green expects to reach its goal on Nov. 12 when the group plants the 2,745th and 2,746th trees in front of Shelburne.
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