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Two Virginia schools, two different approaches to students' phones
Each morning, students at Martin Luther King Middle School in Richmond, Virginia, begin their day with a lesson in restraint — by handing in their phones. "I'm not worried about the notifications I'm getting and who's texting me or what's going on on social media," 8th grader Jazmine Anderson said.The school began piloting a program last year to lock up cellphones in special pouches made by the company Yondr and store them in a supervised backpack. When the school first started using the locked pouches, they'd let students hold onto them. But that didn't quite work, 8th grade English teacher...
A Welcome from Dean Kendrick
Welcome to the new school year! You are the very first students I get to have as Dean, and I am honored to take on this role with you. As I have been thinking about what good wishes to send you for your year, I have found myself recalling the things that remain constant, from my time as a student to yours.
MSoc: Hoos break Hawks with 5-0 Victory at Home
Charlottesville, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW): After a tough loss to Colgate on Sunday in front of the Wahoo faithful, Virginia Men’s soccer has swiftly corrected the course and gotten back to winning ways. With stormy weather looming, the Cavaliers took to the pitch and put five goals past the St. Joseph’s Hawks for their second win of the season.
Charlottesville’s Dairy Market aims to make space for kids, adults, new eateries
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Major changes are in the works at the Dairy Market. “You know, change is good,” said Michael Rosen, Director of Hospitality Assets for Tiger Lily Capital, which manages the Dairy Market. “If you go and look at other food hall concepts, you know, you want to keep things on their toes and guests on their toes.”
Ahead of the 2024 regular season, field hockey aims to dominate
Coming off of their road to semifinals in 2023, Virginia field hockey aims to continue dominating offensively in 2024. With a 14-7 record last year, the Cavaliers were able to hold off powerful teams like Penn State while even coming out on top against national champion North Carolina on their senior day. The team hopes to bring that same fire to their 2024 season, hopefully advancing even further into the NCAA championship.
Virginia man wanted for trying to run woman over with car in Fredericksburg
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (7News) — A Virginia man is wanted for attempting to run over a woman with his car in Fredericksburg, according to police officials. On Thursday, August 29, around 5:15 p.m., Fredericksburg police said they received a report that a man attempted to run over a woman in the 400 block of Riverside Drive.
Falcons Split Day Two to Close out the Gettysburg Classic
GETTYSBURG, PA. - The Messiah Women's Volleyball team finish the Gettysburg Classic splitting a pair of matches. The Falcons put together a strong performance in match one on day two of the Gettysburg Classic. The Falcons defeated Bridgewater College 3-0 (26-24, 25-17, 25-20) behind an impressive performance from Leah Youtzy and Chayney Barnhart with 10 kills each. In match two, Messiah battled but couldn't take down the Diplomats of Franklin & Marshall, losing all three sets (25-19, 27-25, 25-21). Chayney Barnhart led the team with seven kills while Emma Swartz tallied 13 assists in the match.
Brown’s late goal lifts JMU Field Hockey past Villanova, 2-1
HARRISONBURG, Va. (JMU Athletics) – Early in the fourth quarter, junior Skyler Brown collected a rebound and lofted a shot over the Villanova goalkeeper for the gamewinner to give James Madison a season-opening 2-1 victory over the Wildcats in non-conference field hockey action. The win gives JMU (1-0) its...
Women's Soccer Ties Maryville to Start 2024
MARYVILLE, Tenn. – The Bridgewater College women's soccer team opened the season with a 2-2 draw with Maryville on Friday. No side gained a clear advantage early as BC registered shots earl from Cassandra Villafan and Lyric Birkley, but neither found the cage. Maryville found its first opportunity off of a free kick as Mary Bruno put a shot on net that was scooped up by Micah Stine in her first collegiate start in goal.
Volleyball Splits Day One at the Battlefield Classic
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The Bridgewater College women's volleyball team split a pair of matches to open the season on Friday night at the Battlefield Classic. Final Score: Bridgewater 3, York 0 (25-10, 25-12, 25-16) Records: Bridgewater 1-0; York 0-2 How it Happened:. BC stepped in front 2-0 in the...
Stone Spring Elementary School chosen for new arts program
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - With school now in session, Stone Spring Elementary has announced it has been chosen as one of five schools in the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts’ new program. The Changing Education Through Performing Arts (CETA) Model Schools program provides new strategies for arts...
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