Vouchers, Charters Homeschoolers
0What would happen if lower income families with students in school if those families had a chance to choose a school for their child in the Chesterfield system? Currently we know that schools in areas with families of lesser incomes have children with less opportunities and poor grades. It is not just holding your thumb in the air and testing the wind, it is a demographic truth. There are two ways a voucher system could work: the school system would allow each student an allowance, say in Chesterfield $7,500, and that voucher could be applied to any school in the…
Is Christmas here yet?
0Hello and welcome back to the wonderful holiday world of the Dogpound. I am sure Christmas will be a wonderful holiday but I already got my little taste of it on Thanksgiving Day. I wanted to get a photograph transferred to a poster board and my little cracker-box Wal-Mart does not have that capability. Backtracking a minute…I like to take pictures and I usually make some of the better ones into 8x 10’s to hang on the wall, but of late I have gotten into canvas posters. Something about the texture and the wrap-around picture that makes the pictures stand…
Artists plow into VDOT project
0VDOT asked the art class at L.C Bird and other Chesterfield County Schools to participate in painting a snow plow blade. They chose as their theme the Varina-Enon Bridge deeming it a beautiful Chesterfield County landmark. Visual art teachers who participated: Mrs. Gearles, Mrs. Gia, and Mr. Zoller. Snow plow painters: Destiny Brown, McKenzie Brown, Josh Banton, Ethan Dotson, Ryan Flanagan, Dalton Hepler, Robert Jeter, Sara Kuzma, Cheyenne Lowery, Alicia Martin, Cristian Mejia, Maggie Miller, Andrew Nichols, Veni White, and Heaven White.
Remember When?
0Careful where you slide your card
0On Monday, Nov. 21, it was discovered that a skimming device was placed on the ATM at Argent Credit Union’s Chester location at 11900 Chester Village Drive. Any cards used at that ATM Nov. 12 or 13 could be vulnerable and may be at risk for fraudulent activity. The personal information that could be at risk includes: member name, card number, expiration date, and personal identification number. Letters will be going out to all affected members stating that their compromised cards will be blocked. The credit union will also replace their check immediately of any suspicious transactions. The credit union…
County Charter Changes meeting
0Chesterfield County Proposed Charter Changes Thursday, December 1 at 7:00 p.m. Chesterfield Career & Technical Center @ Hull – Door 20 13900 Hull Street Road Midlothian, VA 23112 The feedback provided by citizens on the proposed charter changes at the public hearing on November 16th is appreciated. Based on that feedback, some of the original proposed changes have been removed to enhance the Board of Supervisors oversight and citizen participation in the hiring of the Police Chief. A link to a summary of the proposed changes and the Charter Amendments can be found below: Proposed Changes to Chesterfield County Charter-November…
Camp Baker to get a boost
0The Chester and Richmond Civitan Clubs recently joined forces to assist the Greater Richmond ARC and Camp Baker in Chesterfield in upgrading their respective kitchen facilities. With a matching donation from the Chesapeake Civitan Foundation the two clubs donated $21,000 for the recent upgrades. Pictured (l to r) are Kim Watson, Vice President of Development, Richmond ARC; Larry Grimes, Past-President, Chester Civitan Club; Jonnie Corbett, Past-President, Richmond Civitan Club, and Mike Atkins, Assistant Vice President for Facilities, Richmond ARC. The Chester Civitan Club was once the prime supporter of Camp Baker. Today, as much of Camp Baker’s support comes through…
Bensley Elementary named National Title I Distinguished School
0Bensley Elementary School has been named a National Title I Distinguished School based on its sustained academic excellence. This is the second time in 14 years that Bensley Elementary has achieved this prestigious recognition, marking only the sixth time that a Virginia school has earned this national honor more than once. Bensley Elementary was selected for the honor again based on exceptional student performance for two consecutive years. The school’s 2015-16 pass rates on state-mandated standardized tests are 90 percent in English, 92 percent in math, 99 percent in social studies, and 91 percent in science. Bensley obtained full state…