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July 27, 2024
Thank you, FRES PTO! The PTO will purchase school supplies for every student for the 24/25 school year. (Please bring a backpack) Funds raised by the PTO through their Bergton Fa...
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January 17, 2025
Mrs. Charity Short, kindergarten teacher was voted 2025 FRES teacher of the year by her peers. Mrs. Short has been teaching for 16 years; 15 of those years have been at FRES. She ...
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October 24, 2024
Mrs. Amanda McBryde was recognized at the Economic Education awards 2024. She received the third place award in the Elementary Grades K- 2 category for “3D Printer Project and Fun...
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October 24, 2024
Heather Cash and Justin Harpine, volunteers with Lakeside Book Company were VIP readers at FRES on Thursday, October 24. Mrs. Morrell and Mrs. McDonaldson combined their third gra...
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October 16, 2024
FRES Fall Auction October 19, 2024 Live and Silent Auction Lists If you want to place a proxy bid please send a list including item numbers, a short description of the item...
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October 4, 2024
Join us for the FRES Fall Auction on October 19, 2024. Proxy bids will be accepted and complete auction lists will be provided prior to the auction. Breakfast & concessions by FRE...
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May 15, 2024
Congratulations to Skyden and Levi who were selected as the FRES 2024 Rotary Code of Ethics winners. They were recognized for this award at the Rotary Club of Harrisonburg awards ...
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April 5, 2024
Mrs. Anita Ritchie has been chosen as the 2024 FRES Teacher of the Year. She has been teaching for 17 years, all of them at FRES. Currently, she is teaching third grade.
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April 4, 2024
FRES teachers and staff have chosen Mrs. Donna Baker as the 2024 Volunteer of the Year. Mrs. Baker donates her time weekly to help the students and staff!
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April 3, 2024
Fifth grade students Jenna Long and Rylend Reedy have received the Brittany Lam - Kelley Coggsdale Character Counts Award. Both students exemplify good character daily through ha...
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January 5, 2024
We are so thankful for the wonderful folks at Pilgrim's Pride. Happy New Year, friends!
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January 5, 2024
Best wishes in the new year to our friends at Chimney Rock VFW Post 9660!
January 5, 2024
Fulks Run Elementary has received a $500 community grant from SVO Farmer Focus to purchase storage and STEM supplies for the STEM lab. The STEM lab is available for use by all gra...
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October 31, 2023
Mrs. Smith's Science and STEM club has been frightfully busy. They created this haunted house using recyclables and a Makey Makey invention kit along with a Chromebook! Different...
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October 18, 2023
FRES staff and students would like to thank everyone for their monetary and item donations to the October 14 FRES Fall Auction. We are so appreciative of everyone who came out and...
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October 11, 2023
October 16 - 20 is Bully Prevention and Digital Citizenship week at FRES! Help us put an end to bullying by participating in these activities that remind us to be kind! Unity Day ...
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September 8, 2023
We are extremely excited to have broken ground and have construction underway for the Community Bike Trail! Planning for the trail began last year as a student-led initiative by M...
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September 1, 2023
FRES will hold its Fall Auction Fundraiser and PTO Carnival on October 14, 2023.
Place your proxy bids by 3:00 PM Friday, October 13 by emailing aritchie@rockingham.k12.va.us...