Suffolk Public Schools highlights honor graduates, CTE and Teachers for Tomorrow successes
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Summary
At the April 24 meeting the board recognized 204 honor graduates from Nansemond River High School, heard about career and technical education (CTE) business partners and a Teachers for Tomorrow team that placed at state competition and qualified students for nationals.
The board recognized student accomplishments and program milestones from across the division during the superintendent's report and a series of presentations.
Nansemond River High School Principal Dr. Sean Green and counseling director Kimberly Reed presented the school's honor graduates for the class of 2025 and told the board the school had 204 honor graduates this year. Reed reported the students had recorded more than 430 college acceptance letters on file and had received over $4.5 million in scholarship offers so far; she noted those totals were growing as additional acceptances and awards arrive.
Superintendent Dr. Gordon highlighted several division recognitions: the Little Feet meet and Champions Together unified track meet (special education athletics), National Junior Honor Society student service to the Suffolk Humane Society, and a Lakeland High School students' original music rescore of Nosferatu that received an honorable mention at the Bleeding Tree International Film Festival.
The board also heard from Amy Blythe, the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow teacher at Nansemond River High School, and three students who attended the Educators Rising Virginia Leadership Conference; three students placed at the state event and two were invited to nationals in Orlando. Blythe described the program as a dual-enrollment pathway (12 college credits) that includes internships and capstone projects; the superintendent noted the district is exploring letters of intent, guaranteed contracts and signing bonuses to encourage participants to return as employees.
In addition to program recognitions, the division presented 46 third-quarter SPS Star Achiever awards to staff members across buildings and recognized three local businesses (Amadis Industries, Star Motors and Barton Ford Suffolk) on the VSBA business honor roll for support of CTE programs.
Board members collectively praised students, families and staff and reminded the public that graduation is scheduled for May 31 for the Nansemond River High School class of 2025.
