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MHS senior places first in Forensics Original Oratory Competition
MHS senior places first in Forensics Original Oratory Competition
Updated on 04/16/2024
Congratulations to Manor High School's Wesley Bias-Saunders for placing first in the Original Oratory category at the Virginia High School League Class 4 Forensics Competition! 
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PPS buses to have stop arm cameras beginning Monday, April 8
PPS buses to have stop arm cameras beginning Monday, April 8
Updated on 03/25/2024
Over the upcoming Spring Break, all Portsmouth Public Schools (PPS) school buses will have new stop arm cameras installed to begin use Monday, April 8. 
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PPS kicking off pilot for family reading program
Updated on 03/18/2024
This spring, all elementary schools in Portsmouth Public Schools (PPS) will take part in a special reading program, where every sixth-grader in the division will be reading the same book at the same time.  
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