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From Hardy County Classrooms to Master Gardener: Lindsay Paul's Journey Through Agricultural Education
Lindsay Paul completed the Farm Fellowship Program at Eastern in 2023 and has since pursued further education in agriculture and horticulture. She took online gardening classes in fall 2023 and is now training to become a Master Gardener for 2024. Her education includes guidance from Dr. Jett and Dr. Quesada.
Opinion: Restoring Confederate names on schools is a lesson in why symbols matter
Putting the names of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson back on Virginia schools is reminder of how politically powerful those Confederate figures are (and have been for generations) in that state, writes Nicole Hemmer. -
Virginia school board restores Confederate names
Proud and satisfied, or sad and embarrassed. However citizens of the commonwealth view Shenandoah County School Board’s recent decision, Virginia appears to be the first in the nation to restore Confederate school names, after years of vigorous community engagement, a controversial renaming process, and a change in board priorities related to race, diversity and inclusion. […] The post Virginia school board restores Confederate names appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
Virginia school board to vote whether to reverse school names originally named after Confederates
WOODSTOCK, Va. — A group of supporters in Warren County is prepared to support their neighbors in Shenandoah County fight against an effort to reverse school names back to their original Confederate names. The Shenandoah County School Board is expected to vote on a request by the group Coalition...
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