Mrs. Beth Skaggs graduated from William and Mary as a history major and earned a master's degree from the University of Virginia in Social Foundations of Education. She has lived in Manassas since 1988 with her husband, John, who is a small business owner. They have four daughters and a son-in-law. Mrs. Skaggs advised the yearbook for 27 years. Mrs. Skaggs is certified as a Master Journalism Educator by the Journalism Education Association and a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient form the Virginia Association of Teachers of Journalism. Mrs. Skaggs is teaching Journalism, Photo Journalism/Yearbook, and Economics and Personal Finance.