Our Back-to-School countdown campaign is intended to get students and parents excited for the start of the 2024-2025 school year! In each video, you will hear some of our SPS staff and community parents give helpful tips and advice to better prepare you for success. Closing out

'Twas the night before the First Day of School, and our Board Chair and a few members of our Suffolk Public School Board are eager and excited to welcome our students to the 2024-2025 school year! #BacktoSchoolVA

Welcome to the official First Day of School for SPS! Division Superintendent, Dr. John B. Gordon, III is kicking off Day 1 of 177 with a #motivationalmoment to prepare you for an outstanding school year! #SPSBack2School24

On the morning of the First Day of School, 12th-grade students from Lakeland High School gathered on the football field to watch the sunrise and set their goals for the upcoming school year! 🔗 Click here to view more photos: bit.ly/3UcMWZ5. #GrowTogether

Our Superintendent, Dr. John B. Gordon, III, along with our School Board Chair, Karen Jenkins, and City of Suffolk Mayor Mike Duman, took the time to meet and greet students and staff on the First Day of School. #GrowingTogether #SPSCreatesAchievers

Thank you to the many community partners who donated school supplies to our students for back-to-school, including the Suffolk Sheriff's Office! #GrowTogether #SPSCreatesAchievers

Dear students, to say that we've missed you is an understatement! 🫶 #GrowTogether #SPSCreatesAchievers Video Credit: Northern Shores Elementary School; Dr. Andrea Wilkins-Banks, Prinicpal

In accordance with the Code of Virginia 22.1-79.1, Suffolk Public Schools will be closed for students and staff on Friday, August 30, 2024.

In observance of Labor Day, Suffolk Public Schools will be closed on Monday. September 2nd. We will reopen on Tuesday, September 3rd. #SPSCreatesAchievers

Cremier Scott, Teacher Assistant at Nansemond River HS was selected by the Norfolk State University Men's Basketball Adopt-A-Classroom Initiative to receive a donation of school supplies. The program was organized as an outreach program to support teachers across Hampton Roads, and

The John F. Kennedy Middle School Replacement Project is fully underway and we are excited about the progress of construction! #SPSCreatesAchievers

Happy National Grandparents' Day! Today we celebrate the wisdom, love, and joy that grandparents bring to our lives. Thank you for passing down family traditions and creating lasting memories with us! Suffolk Public Schools will celebrate Grandparents' Week September 9-13th. If

Suffolk Public Schools Celebrates National Arts in Education Week! "Art education is important to me because all humans innately desire to express themselves creatively. It empowers students to find their unique voices and provides opportunities to share themselves with the

The month of September is Suicide Prevention Month, and today, September 10th, is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay. The triennial theme for 2024-2026 is "Changing the Narrative on Suicide," with the call to action "Start the Conversation." The call to action encourages everyone to