ALDIE, Va. — Living in one of the region’s fastest-growing, affluent communities comes with benefits and the potential challenge of helping students feel connected if they have to change schools. “Loudoun County opens about a new school each year,” says Ashley Ellis, deputy superintendent of Loudoun County Public Schools, standing outside Hovatter Elementary School, in Aldie, […]
WINCHESTER, Va. — The Winchester School Board unanimously approved $9.7M in funding for the historic Douglas School renovation in addition to $2.5 million previously approved. Douglas School educated Black students from Winchester and Frederick and Shenandoah counties from 1927 to 1966. The building is on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic […]
RICHMOND, Va. — Robinson House was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013 and is one of the oldest buildings in the Boulevard Historic District of Richmond, Va. The VMFA’s goal was to convert the property into an interpretive gallery and regional Visitor Center (First Floor) and office space (Second and Third […]
This month, General Contractors Magazine published a list of the “Best Middle School and High School Contractors In the U.S.” Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc. is featured as the Best Middle & High School Contractor in Virginia. In the last 15 years, the Shockey team has built nearly five million square feet of space for educational […]
WINCHESTER, Va. — Katie Lockhart, Winchester Public Schools’ Career and Technical Education coordinator, was incredibly excited as she walked through the halls of the almost complete Emil & Grace Shihadeh Innovation Center. Following years of planning to make the Innovation Center at 536 Jefferson St. a reality, Lockhart said she’s ready for students to step […]
Front Royal, Va. — Valley Health opened a new 177,000-square-foot Warren Memorial Hospital in June. The architect for the new facility was Perkins+ Will and the contractor was Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc. To ensure 100% operational readiness of this replacement hospital on day one, a “Transition Plan” was developed by Hammes Healthcare for 20 […]
FRONT ROYAL, Va. – Valley Health and community leaders are celebrating the opening of the nonprofit health system’s new $100 million Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal. The replacement facility officially opens on June 23, 2021. Officials say the three-story hospital with adjoining medical building commands a 28-acre developed campus on a slope with stunning […]
ALDIE, Va. — Perhaps the most striking characteristic of Aldie’s Lightridge High School — the newest public high school in Loudoun County — is its sheer size. According to Principal Ryan Hitchman, the school’s two-story floor plan comprises 310,000 square feet and is one of Loudoun County Public Schools’ largest learning facilities, stretching roughly three […]
