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Countdown to EndZone: Rocktown
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - There’s a new program entering the Valley League this coming season. The Rocktown Raptors continue their preparation for their debut this fall on the gridiron. Head coach Curtis Cherebin is quite familiar with the area. He arrives at Rocktown after serving as the Harrisonburg junior varsity head coach and HHS varsity assistant last season, and he embraces the opportunity to begin a new era of Raptor football.
'It's beautiful': Riverheads community celebrates brand new middle school
GREENVILLE — Kay Bartley spent 23 years teaching at Beverley Manor Middle School. That came to an end last spring when the school closed, making way for two new middle schools in Augusta County. This year the business teacher will be in a brand new classroom in a brand new school. Bartley is one of the staff members at Riverheads Middle. ...
'There is so much excitement': Buffalo Gap holds ribbon cutting for brand new middle school
SWOOPE — "It's way nicer than the old school," said Kayla Botkin, a rising seventh grader. Botkin began her middle school journey at Beverley Manor, which closed following last school year after serving students for 35 years. Students from the school will now attend one of two brand new middle schools in Augusta County. Both Buffalo Gap and Riverheads will open new schools this year. ...
JMU engineering major earns prestigious national scholarship
HARRISONBURG, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) — Julia Larson, a third-year engineering major at JMU, is one of 49 students nationally to receive a $5,000 scholarship from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). “I feel extremely grateful about being awarded the scholarship,” Larson said. “I am grateful...