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Choir, student awards and Page Middle School team highlighted at board meeting; students win ship‑repair innovation prize
Summary
The meeting opened with a county music performance and honors for seniors of the month, Kiwanis Teenager of the Year and community volunteer awards. Page Middle School’s team won first place and $1,500 at the Virginia ship‑repair digital innovation competition for a telescoping rotor sail in a TEU container.
The Gloucester County School Board meeting opened with a youth performance marking Music in Our Schools Month and included multiple recognitions and a student‑team presentation on maritime innovation.
County music educators and students performed selections including the national anthem and "Why We Sing Together." The meeting then recognized seniors of the month at Gloucester High School — Madison (senior of the month) and Jack Sell (senior of the month) — and Kiwanis Club representatives presented the district Teenager of the Year award to Addison (Addie) Baum, who will attend the University of Virginia with a Kiwanis scholarship and who has volunteered extensively, including with a Junior Squad Volunteer Rescue Squad.
The board also named Cara Fuchsia as community volunteer of the month for her PTO leadership at Achilles Elementary.
Page Middle School’s robotics/innovation team — billed in the presentation as "Paige Eagle’s Automated Rotor Veil" — described a telescoping rotor sail system designed to be stored in and deployed from a 20‑foot equivalent unit (TEU). The students explained that rotor sails using the Magnus effect can reduce fuel use and chose hydrogen fuel cells (not solar) for continuous motor power in variable weather. The team said they won first place at the Virginia Ship Repair digital innovation competition and a $1,500 prize. Board members complimented the students; no action was required.
The meeting included other recognitions tied to All‑State chorus selections and governor‑school acceptances for students in music and band programs.
