Join Weight Watchers through BeWell to get special rates and earn rewards based on participation! You can choose to attend At Work or Community meetings, or participate in the Essentials online program. Any benefits eligible employee can earn rewards. Find out how »
Open House! When? Tomorrow, April 14, noon to 12:30, at the Carver Recreation Center, located at 233 4th Street NW in Charlottesville. Stay tuned for more locations! Continue reading
Senator Mark R. Warner invites high school and middle school students, their parents, and guidance counselors to Academy Day 2016 on April 23, 2016. Attendees will be provided a comprehensive overview of the United States service academies and their admission processes. In addition, students will be able to meet with officials from all five academies as well as representatives from ROTC programs, Virginia Tech, and the Virginia Military Institute. Continue reading
Mark your calendar! Our annual Employee Recognition & Service Celebration will be held on Thursday, April 21. Please join us as we recognize our colleagues’ dedication and service. Also, we will celebrate our We Notice nominees and Service Award recipients! View the event flyer for details »
Please RSVP to Cindy Anderson at canderson@albemarle.org by April 14.
Calling all makers, crafters, inventers, tinkerers, hackers, and DIYers: The Charlottesville Mini Maker Faire is back! Come celebrate invention, innovation and curiosity at Central Virginia’s largest show ‘n tell this Saturday, March 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Monticello High School, sponsored by Albemarle County Public Schools. Teachers and principals: Find out how you can earn recertification points for your participation and get a FREE ticket!
What is the Charlottesville Mini Maker Faire? Learn more »
The Virginia Employment Commission is hosting a Teen Opportunities Job Fair on Thursday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to Noon and 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The event will connect participants to area businesses and organizations offering hundreds of jobs, internships, and volunteer experiences for teens. Participants are expected to bring resumes, dress for success, and be prepared to interview. Parents welcome! Continue reading
The Virginia Festival of the Book’s annual schedule of kid-friendly programs, collectively known as StoryFest, will take place March 16-20. Kids will have the chance to meet favorite authors, learn how to make mini-comics, read and share new picture books and comics, and get writing advice from experienced authors with bestselling young adult books. This year’s StoryFest schedule will present more than 60 programs for children and teens, many of which are free and open to the public. 2016 StoryFest highlights »
Writer Len Schoppa (Professor of Politics and Associate Dean for the Social Sciences at the University of Virginia) and Director/Producer Skye Fitzgerald present The Slow Way Home on Wednesday, March 16, at the University of Virginia, Nau 101 on the South Lawn. The screening, following by Q&A with Schoppa and Fitzgerald, will begin at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Continue reading
The Life After High School Transition and Resource Fair is a FREE event for middle and high school students with disabilities or special needs and their parents. This special event will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at CATEC, located at
1000 E. Rio Road in Charlottesville. Registration is appreciated. Continue reading
The Albemarle County Student Council is excited to announce the start of the annual
We Notice Program. This is an opportunity to recognize a teacher or staff member whose work you would like to celebrate. This recognition can be given to any staff member who works in our schools, such as teachers, office staff, building service team members, teaching assistants, cafeteria workers, school nurses, and bus drivers. Please complete the nomination form, including a message that will be shared with the staff member, by March 31.
All employees are invited to participate in Albemarle County’s 3rd Annual Coat Drive! In addition to coats, the County is collecting hats, gloves, sweaters, scarves—anything that says WARMTH. Donations will be provided to our local neighbors in need.
Please participate by collecting donations through March 31. New this year, the three schools collecting the most coats will receive special recognition from the County! View the event flyer »