Dr. Elie Bracy III

Today was a special Shining Light presentation as I got to honor two of our fifth-grade math teachers in front of all their colleagues at their math PD session! Congratulations again, Mr. Seymore and Mr. Anderson! #PPSShines

What a pleasure to have Dr. Tina Manglicmot @tmanglicmot keynote our @Sphero symposium! CS is the present and future and our kids to need to be prepared for jobs that don’t even exist! @PortsVASchools @Danny_Sphero @ebracyPPS @SLMillaci @hmeducate

🏆🏀 Congratulations to the Manor High School Girls Basketball Team for winning the Class 4 Girls Basketball State Championships! Way to go, Mustangs! #PPSShines #ChampionshipSaturday @ManorHS757 @VHSL_

In this next video feature of "Brighter Together: Shining a Light on PPS Partners," learn more about KIDZ'NGRIEF, a children's bereavement program hosted at no cost to PPS families through the @BonSecours Foundation! #PPSShines #PPSBrighterTogether

Celebrating World Language Week at Brighton! 🌎 Our Dual Language Immersion (DLI) first graders helped kick off the day by saying “Buenos días” to the entire school on the morning announcements and proudly counting to 20 in Spanish! 💛🖤🐝 @ebracyPPS @PortsVASchools

@PPSPREK had an awesome time LEARNInG & NeTWorKiNG at the VAAEYC Annual Conference. @PPSPREK @PortsVASchools @pps_FedsPreK @in8days @ebracyPPS @cardellpatillo. #PPSIgnitingFutures

What new shapes do you see? 3rd graders used our 3d doodler pens to subdivide polygons and name the new shapes they created. @jennthomas75 #PPStrt #PPSshines

Congratulations to the Churchland High School Boys Indoor Track and Field Team for winning the Class 4 Boys Indoor State Track and Field Championship, and to Ma’Riyah Williams for being named State Champion in the Girls High Jump! Way to go, Truckers! #PPSShines @gochurchland

Happy School Social Work Week to all PPS School Social Workers! Thank you for all you do to support the wellbeing of PPS students each day! #PPSShines #SSWWeek2026

🐴 Reading with the Best! 📚 A huge thank you to all our incredible readers who spent Read Across America Day sharing stories with our thoroughbreds! 📖✨ There’s no better place to grow a love for reading than right here in Thoroughbred Country. #PPSshines #CPIS 🤠🐴💙

@WESBluejays students and staff were so excited to have our community volunteers come out and celebrate Read Across America 💙💛#PPSshines @PortsVASchools @Brenda21580279 @TinikaDawson @Gammage522 @LadyKarenT

Happy #ReadAcrossAmericaDay! Special thanks to all of the volunteers who took the time to share the joy of reading with our students today! See more photos here: facebook.com/media/set?vani… #PPSShines

It is Read Across America Day! 📚📚📚 Thank you to Churchland Elementary's staff and students for letting me celebrate with them this morning! @PortsVASchools #PPSShines #ReadAcrossAmericaDay #Literacy

PPS staff across the division marked #BlackHistoryMonth2026 by creating engaging, educational displays that highlight the history, achievements and contributions of Black Americans. Take a look at this video to see some of their work! #PPSShines

Dads for Dr. Seuss. Thank you to our wonderful Dads for coming to read to us today! @PPSPREK @in8days @ebracyPPS @cardellpatillo @DrPSW_PKC

EVENT CANCELLATION: Due to forecasts for inclement weather, the PPS Title I Mid-Year School Supply Drive-Thru has been officially cancelled. Families will be able to pick up school supplies next week from their school liaison. #PPSShines

Shoutout to our ELA team for an engaging Word Study PD! Building the capacity of our 3–6 teachers and strengthening literacy instruction is essential! @ebracyPPS @nicscud @hmeducate @cardellpatillo

Westhaven Elementary Principal Ms. Eliza Fly is this month's Luminary Leader! We were proud to celebrate her excellent work at today's Principals Meeting! #PPSShines

Congratulations to PPS Coordinator of Division Athletics Shani Twyman and Waters Middle School Athletic Director Gabrielle Turner for both receiving state awards from the Virginia Interscholastic Athletic Administration Association (VIAAA)! See more highlights here: ppsk12.us/shiningbright. #PPSShines #PPSShiningBright

6th graders had the opportunity to explore our new micro bits and practice their coding skills! @PortsVASchools @jennthomas75 #PPStrt #PPScodes