Seven PPS schools have earned the 2024-2025 Purple Star Award. The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) and the Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children recognize schools as “Purple Star” honorees when they have demonstrated their commitment to meeting the needs of military-connected students and their families.
For the 2024-25 school year, the following schools earned their Purple Star:
Brighton Elementary School
Churchland High School
Cradock Elementary School
Douglass Park Elementary School
Park View Elementary School
Waters Middle School
Waterview Elementary School
PPS now has 15 Purple Star Schools, and the goal is by next year to have all schools earn the designation so we can become a Purple Star division. To learn more about the Purple Star designation, visit the VDOE webpage.