Several Matoaca High School students were recently selected to participate in Capital One’s Future Leaders Forum for Young Women. These young women had an exciting opportunity to network with young women from across the area, work with mentors to build leadership skills, and participate in interactive activities throughout the day. Speakers specifically chosen to highlight this year’s theme of Believe in Yourself and You Can do Unbelievable Things, were: Valerie Rozycki Wagoner, Founder and CEO of ZipDial and Senior Director of Growth Markets at Twitter; Denise Gaus Kasper, Executive Coach at Capital One; and Courtney Ferrell, Change Agent and Creative…
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Throughout central Virginia, April 14 is the date to register children for kindergarten. Kindergarten is a full-day program offered in every Chesterfield County elementary school. A child must be five years old on or before Sept. 30 to attend kindergarten. Every Chesterfield County elementary school will register incoming kindergartners from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14, so parents should take their children to the elementary school they are zoned to attend. To find the correct school, parents may call 318-8743 or go online to mychesterfieldschools.com and click “find my school” in the parents section. Children should come with…
Curtis Elementary PTA is inviting the community to its 2016 Curtis Carvival. Students and former students will enjoy carnival games, face painting, arcade games, an obstacle course, moon bounce and an chance to throw a pie at your favorite or former teacher or if a pie is too messy try soaking him or her. The event will take place at the bus loop and blacktop on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Game armbands will be sold at $15 an individual with game tickets at 25 cents each. The arm bands will get the buyer unlimited game…
Ecoff Elementary is celebrating it’s 25th anniversary with a free community carnival. Join Ecoff Elementary School for a night of fun as they celebrate with the community on Friday, April 8, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. An open house will take place from 5 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. followed by a carnival from 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. There will be student work on display, free carnival games, popcorn, cotton candy, activities, and prizes. Food will be available for purchase from Brock’s BBQ, Carytown Burgers and Fries, and Kona Ice. This event will take place rain or shine. Families are encouraged to bring blankets or…
Tickets for the free Chesterfield County Schools event always disappear quickly. Online registration for the wildly popular Food Fair begin at 7 p.m. on April 4. Tickets have been snapped up rapidly in previous years, so families should be ready to reserve their free tickets promptly. Online registration is available at https://foodfair.eventbrite.com. The Food Fair gives students and parents the opportunity to taste food being considered for school lunches and breakfasts. Their feedback will help shape next year’s menus. Rave reviews from previous Food Fairs brought Southern barbecue chicken salad and fiesta cafe burritos to school cafeterias. This year’s Food Fair…
CHESTER, VA – Mellow sounds resonated throughout the L. C. Bird auditorium last Saturday. Bridges of critical thinking and teamwork were being built through music for over 20 elementary and middle schools students during a steel drum workshop. Following the two-hour workshop, the young pannists performed in the evening in a steel drum showcase which also featured groups from Longwood University, The Rhythm Project All Stars from Hampton Roads and L. C. Bird’s Hands and Pans Steel Drum Project. Funmi Ogungbade, a senior at James River High School and a pannist herself, organized the event with the help of her…
The winners of the 33rd annual Outstanding Youth Awards were honored recently at a ceremony at the Chesterfield Career and Technical Center @ Hull. The awards recognize young people and adults who have had a positive impact on their schools, communities or in the lives of other individuals. Youths receive awards in the categories of courage, compassion and service. Forty youths and nine adults were nominated this year. The youth nominees represented eight high schools and three middle schools. Youth winners for each category are as follows: Service: Thomas Reilly, Robious Middle School Courage: Kaylea Armstrong, Monacan High School Compassion:…
Each March, the Matoaca High School Red Cross Club chooses a family requiring assistance with outdoor yard maintenance. This year the club assisted a Chesterfield resident removing leaves and other debris from their yard and flower beds. Working in such perfect weather, three hours later, the club managed to fill 89 large leaf bags for pickup at the curb. The club takes pride in a community service project well done.
RoboHawks robotics team of L. C. Bird High School won the Virginia first robotics district competition March 13 in Blacksburg and also received the “Gracious Professionalism” award for helping other teams fix their robots. Next stop for the RoboHawks is the district championships April 9 and 10 at the University of Maryland. L.C. Bird High School is the specialty center for the Governor’s Academy for Engineering Studies.
Shelley Pearsall visited students at Falling Creek Middle School last week. Students have been reading two of her books: “All of the Above,” the third book that she wrote and “The Seventh Most Important Thing,” her most recent publication. Most of her books for juveniles are at least 250 pages. A former teacher and museum historian, Pearsall is now a full-time author. Her first novel, “Trouble Don’t Last,” won the Scott O Dell Award for Historical Fiction Students in the book are determined to let the world know that they are valuable and that their lives matter. “The Seventh Most…