Thomas Dale duo nabs ‘Power 5’ offers
0ABOVE: Chris Tyree totes the pigskin in action earlier this year. Chris Tyree’s name has been in the headlines for the past three years, even longer if you consider the level he was playing at in middle school. However, the Thomas Dale High School junior continues to reap the benefits of his athleticism on the field and a strong work ethic in the classroom. Last week he picked up offers from Michigan State and Kentucky. Tyree finished the football season with 1,446 yards rushing on 177 carries and 11 touchdowns. This included an electrifying 92-yard score and seven games with…
Primrose students collect goods for food bank
0On Nov. 29, preschoolers and kindergarten students from Primrose School at Ironbridge Corner helped count and box up 767 non-perishable food items to donate to Chesterfield Food Bank to help families in need. The students created detailed shopping list and shopped at Lidl. As part of the school’s Caring and Giving program, the event helps students understand the value of generosity while creating a hands-on approach to math, nutrition and planning skills.
Ewalt earns statewide award
0Chester resident Kate Ewalt recently received a Virginia Association of Science Teachers Recognition in Science Education (RISE) award. The award recognizes excellence in science education at the middle school level. Ewalt is a seventh-grade life science teacher at Colonial Heights Middle School.
Ettrick Elementary earns ‘distinguished school’ status for reducing ‘achievement gaps’
0ABOVE: Students and staff at Ettrick Elementary gathered for a surprise assembly Dec. 14. Ettrick Elementary School recently was named a “distinguished school” in accord with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.Ettrick was one of up to 100 schools throughout the country that were recognized for outstanding student achievement in 2018. Ettrick Elementary, fully accredited by the Virginia Department of Education for the past two school years, is being recognized for reducing “achievement gaps” between student groups. Examples of increased academic performance from 2014-2018 include: black students’ English academic achievement increased 25 percentage points; economically disadvantaged students’ English academic achievement…
Snow Sunday
0ABOVE: Caroline George, 7, made a snowman on Snow Sunday, Dec. 9. Some reported 12-13 inches of snow.
Snow Sunday
0ABOVE: Boone, a 3-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer and black and tan Coonhound mix, was sad that he couldn’t play fetch because everything was hidden, his owner Lisa Simmons said.
Talking turkey
0Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. So have you finished eating all of your turkey? Me neither, but I am closing in on the final meal. I cooked my turkey on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, and the following Monday night I had the typical Thanksgiving meal along with a glass of wine and a piece of cherry pie with ice cream. Tuesday I decided to change things up a bit and made a turkey casserole. I had chicken rice mix left-over in the cupboard, so I put shredded turkey in the bottom of a dish,…
Spring Run defeats Salem to win minors championship
0The Chesterfield Quarterback League, whose minor division includes 8- and 9-year-olds, hosted its annual Super Bowl on Saturday morning at Cosby High School. The Spring Run Huskies defeated the Salem Cowboys 19-6. Spring Run was the northern champion, and Salem was the southern champion. Tyqwez Jones scored Salem’s only touchdown on a 15-yard pass from Tehron Wilson, head coach Jake Shires said. Spring Run’s scorers were not available.