Nokesville Elementary School
12625 Fitzwater Drive
Nokesville, VA 20181
Nokesville Elementary School Web Site
Phone: 703.594.2155
Principal: Bruce S. McDaniel
Date Opened: September 5, 1929 (current building)
Number of Students: 365
Number of teachers: 25 (including specialists)
School Colors: Orange and Black
School Mascot: Tiger
Nokesville Elementary School has been housed in at least four school buildings and known by several different names. The Nokesville Village School opened in 1870 in a log cabin on Wilkins Corner, now the junction of Nokesville Road and Fitzwater Drive. By 1833, it had moved to a new one-room schoolhouse located at the northeast corner of Fitzwater Drive. That one-room school served the community for 25 years until a new two-room building was erected in 1908.
The current building opened its doors on September 5, 1929, as Brentsville District High School. At that time, the school housed grades one through 11.
A new Brentsville District High School was opened in 1964 and at that time, the older building reverted to the name of Nokesville Elementary School, the name by which it is still known today.
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Nokesville Elementary offers many educational opportunities to its students. Nokesville students benefit from parent tutors, grandparent mentors, and high school tutors and Principal Bruce McDaniel offers his own tutoring session called Lunch-time Learning. Special programs include the Fulton Phonics Program, and Good Homes/Good Families Program, a Thursday evening parent-training program. A partnership with Independent Hill School, a special education school, offers the opportunity to discuss and learn about people with disabilities.
Enrichment programs and extra-curricular activities at Nokesville include Lunch Chess Club, Tuesday Running Club, TIGER PRIDE Environmental Club, fall football, winter basketball, spring baseball, after school chorus, PTA sponsored meeting and special guest speakers.
Parents are encouraged to participate in the school's day-to-day activities. They may tutor small groups or individuals, help in the classroom, or participate in the many family activities offered. Helping with Market Day and the Creativity Museum, and chaperoning field trip are only a few of the ways that parents may participate in their child's educational day.
Nokesville has benefited from its history and a strong tradition of community support. Many of its students are grandchildren of graduates of this fine school.
Revised: 12/14/06
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