At the May school board meeting, members of the Cumberland School Board recognized Brandon White, the student liaison to the school board, for his service during the 2018-2019 school year. He served as the alternate liaison the previous school year.

White graduated from Cumberland High School May 17 with an advanced studies diploma. He will receive his associate degree from Southside Virginia Community College May 11. White is the Student Government Association President, the Robotics Team Captain, the Scholastic Bowl Team Captain, and Captain of the Dominion Power Innovation Challenge Team.

White is the son of Marie and Michael Blevins of Cumberland. Following graduation he will attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, where he plans to major in Aerospace Engineering. At the close of his final meeting, he thanked the school board members for providing him the opportunity to be part of the school board.

Next year he will be replaced by Jasmine Allen, who served this year as alternate student school board liaison. By action of the school board, Dawn Helton and Ramir Parker were appointed co-alternate liaisons for the 2019-2020 school year.