Berkeley Middle School
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Berkeley Middle School was built over 30 years ago as a high school. A few years later it was changed to a middle school then a junior high school. About 10 years ago it became the middle school it is today. The original building has been added to and now makes up four connected buildings.
In late 2010, Dr. Gaston stepped down from his occupation as the school's principal. The former vice principal, Karen Swann, took over as the principal for the remainder of the school year. It is unknown, though likely, that she will continue to be principal for the next school year also.
. It is part of the Williamsburg-James City County Public School system. It offers core classes such as math, science and English as well as foreign languages (German
, French
, Latin
, and Spanish
), music (Band, Choir, Orchestra, general music), theater, and art.
In late 2010, Dr. Gaston stepped down from his occupation as the school's principal. The former vice principal, Karen Swann, took over as the principal for the remainder of the school year. It is unknown, though likely, that she will continue to be principal for the next school year also.
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Berkeley Middle school is a public school located in Williamsburg, VirginiaWilliamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city...
. It is part of the Williamsburg-James City County Public School system. It offers core classes such as math, science and English as well as foreign languages (German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
, and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
), music (Band, Choir, Orchestra, general music), theater, and art.