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Virginia school district expands to 200-day year
The hottest days of summer vacation are stopped cold in the capital of Virginia.While most schools nationwide are just starting the academic year, Richmond Public Schools opened the school year for some of its elementary schools on July 22. The city started to experiment with a longer school year in 2023 in an attempt to make up for learning loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.School officials said the first year was so successful that they expanded to more schools for the 2024-2025 school year.Student and parent reactionFairfield Court Elementary is one of the schools already in month two...
Harvest season for ginseng, a highly-regulated plant in Virginia, is almost here
Ginseng harvest season in Virginia begins on Sept. 1. For those interested in collecting this valued plant, there's several regulations to be aware of -- because violating them could result in hefty fines, jail time or both.
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...
Dorris Mae Takes to the Skies Again: TBM Avenger Rejoins the CAF Capital Wing’s 2024 Tour
After months of dedicated maintenance, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Capital Wing has announced that their TBM Avenger, affectionately known as Dorris Mae, is back in flight status. Following a series of successful flight tests, Dorris Mae is set to rejoin the Capital Wing’s 2024 Tour, with stops planned in several cities along the Mid-Atlantic Coast. The Wing members and crew are elated to have this iconic aircraft back in action.
Outdoor cooking causes fire in Chesapeake, 1 injured
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — The Chesapeake Fire Department responded to the scene of a residential fire in the Deep Creek section on Friday evening. Chesapeake firefighters received the call in the 1000 block of Sir Gawaine Drive at 7:30 p.m. after occupants reported a fire on the back of the house. Crews arrived and found […]
Brian Norman Jr. vs. Derrieck Cuevas on November 8th on Keyshawn-Lemos card
Brian Norman Jr. will defend his WBO welterweight title against #7 Derrieck Cuevas on November 8th at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. Unfortunately, the negotiations for a unification fight between the unbeaten Norman Jr. (26-0, 20 KOs) and IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis fell apart over money. According to Norman Jr’s manager, Adrian Clark, Boots Ennis’ management “didn’t want to pay what we were asking for.”
47 years after ‘stolen joy,’ Bruso finds it again with a William & Mary degree
Carl “Skip” Bruso ’24 holds a photo of himself from when he was a young wrestling star. It was a wrestling coach who first reached out to Bruso about William & Mary. (Photo by Stephen Salpukas) Already a budding wrestling star, Carl “Skip” Bruso ’24 was a...
Future African Landing Memorial Will Honor First Enslaved Africans in English North America
Your browser does not support the audio element. African Landing Day was held at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia on Saturday, August 24, 2024. The event honored the first Africans who were enslaved and brought to English North America in August 1619. This year’s festival also marked the beginning of...
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