Expert Speaks to City on Career and Technical Education on March 17
William E. Strickland, Jr. to share his vision on Career and Technical Education with City of Richmond WHEN: Thursday, March 17, 2011 from 1:00pm – 3:00pm WHERE Richmond City Council Chambers Richmond City Hall, 2nd Floor 900 E. Broad Street, 3rd Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 This meeting is free and open to the public and [...]
First new City Schools in over a decade come to Southside!
You are invited to the groundbreaking ceremonies of the first schools to be built in the City of Richmond in over a decade! Construction of two new elementary schools will take place on Broad Rock Elementary School in the 8th District (Councilwoman Reva Trammell) and on Oak Grove Elementary in the 6th District (Councilwoman Ellen [...]
Another Perspective on RPS Bus Drivers Endangering Youth
Perhaps everyone is shocked and amazed at the apparent incompetence of Alvin Matthews and Irene Jenkins, bus monitor and substitute driver respectively, who left a five-year old autistic and asthmatic student on board a bus at the school district’s bus depot. Certainly, I find this report rather alarming, but not shocking. We can remember the [...]
Richmondmom.com Seeks to Reward Richmond Teachers
A unique effort is being made by Richmondmom.com to award a thousand dollars in prizes to teachers who are nominated and then voted for as the teacher of the year by the public. Generally, teachers of the year are nominated by their peers within schools, but this group is an independent agency with their own [...]
Huguenot High Spring Concert Event
From the Richmond Public Schools website: Huguenot High School will present an evening of instrumental and vocal music June 4 as the school holds its annual spring concert, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The concert, free and open to the public, will feature performances by the Huguenot concert band, choir, guitar ensemble, orchestra and jazz band. [...]
George Wythe to Hold Spring Extravaganza
From Richmond Public Schools: On May 28 at 7 p.m. the Fine Arts Department of George Wythe High School will hold its Spring Extravaganza in the school’s auditorium. The evening will feature a student art exhibit and performances by the school’s jazz and concert bands, inspirational dance troupe, choirs and drama department. The performance is [...]
Huguenot Students Join ‘The National Great American Cleanup’
From the Richmond Public Schools website: The Student Council of Huguenot High School has planned an afternoon full of beautification projects for the exterior of their school on May 18 as part of ‘The National Great American Cleanup’. Aptly titled “Extreme Makeover Curb Appeal Edition,” the project is a partnership with the Richmond Department of [...]
Come Celebrate Publicly with the Private Partners of Richmond Public Schools
Some of our readers may recall that Altria spent 40,000 dollars this school year on improving George Wythe High. Some may be aware of many other private partnerships that have benefited our school district in various ways. The opportunity to thank those private organisations will be available on April 29, at the Hilton Garden Hotel [...]
PTA Hosts Community Night at J.L. Francis Elementary
J.L. Francis Elementary’s PTA cordially invites you to attend Community Night on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 6:30p.m. at the Korean Presbyterian Church (Gymnasium) 2990 Broad Rock Blvd. Richmond, VA 23224. Building relationships in our community coming together to achieve common goals Find out what’s going on in your community We love to have you [...]
Patrick Henry Charter School Initiative: Give Me Liberty or Give Me . . . (Part 1)
As perhaps one of the most exciting and potentially volatile issues in education on the Southside of Richmond, the Patrick Henry Initiative (PHI) has got the school board, the public, and the blogosphere actively looking for answers to a lot of questions. The myriad of issues that a charter school brings to a public school [...]