Skyline High School leaders report on student voice, safety planning and auditorium repairs

Dr. Keith Reeves, co‑interim principal at Skyline High School, reported to the Warren County School Board on a range of academic, safety and extracurricular items at Skyline and thanked staff and community partners for recent work.

Reeves said Skyline established an Instructional Leadership Team this year to involve department representatives in refining the school’s continuous support plan and in master scheduling. He said a newly formed principal’s advisory committee allows staff to submit concerns asynchronously and meet face to face to influence school policy. “Our newly established student council provides 13 student representatives direct access to a democratic body run under Robert’s Rules of Order to make motions, debate solutions and enact recommendations directly to the school administration,” Reeves said.

On safety, Reeves reported Skyline established Warner County Public Schools’ first cardiac emergency response team in coordination with county school nurses under the leadership of Chastity Jenkins and that the school’s updated crisis management plan formed the basis for countywide protocols. He said the school is collaborating with Warren County Fire and Rescue, Front Royal Police and the Warren County Sheriff’s Department, and that the previously mentioned portable AED donation will further reduce response times for cardiac events.

Reeves updated the board on repairs to the Skyline auditorium. He said the first two of three shipments of newly manufactured American‑made equipment have arrived; the auditorium’s control modules failed in January 2024 and the new parts will restore the lighting system. “These pieces of hardware in our dimmer rack have around a 20 to 25 year lifespan, and our equipment was manufactured 20 years before it failed,” Reeves said.

Instructional and extracurricular items Reeves mentioned included a transition to using PowerSchool for course recommendations, a search continuing for Skyline’s next principal, the spring musical Hello Dolly, and a performing‑arts trip to New York City. Reeves noted upcoming events and shared scheduling details: a band spring concert on April 24, an improv night on April 25, the Apple Blossom Grand Feature Parade on May 3, and a combined Skyline/Skyline Middle School performance on May 8 that will premiere “Rising,” by Virginia composer Elijah Steele.

Reeves also highlighted student achievements: a Skyline athlete set a school high‑jump record and several wrestlers won VHSL Class 3 state championships. He described a cafeteria “have something/leave something/need something/take something” bin in partnership with Sodexo to reduce food waste and thanked staff for their efforts.

Why it matters: The report outlined changes to leadership and student voice structures, proactive emergency planning carried countywide, investments in performing arts and facilities repairs that affect instruction and community access.