Three out of every four Chesterfield County schools are being designated as fully accredited for at least the next two school years based on sustained levels of high academic achievement. In all, 46 Chesterfield County schools will benefit from state legislation passed in 2016 that says public schools in Virginia that had been fully accredited for three straight years would be fully accredited for three more years. The guaranteed full accreditation started with the 2016-17 school year and will be acknowledged officially in accreditation ratings that are released later this fall. Forty-five of the schools will be fully accredited through…
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With support from the Boren Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University student, the Vietnamese, and Chester resident Theresa Dinh will study in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang, Vietnam. The Boren Scholarship, part of the National Security Education Program, supports undergraduate students who wish to study less commonly taught languages. Dinh will spend an academic year abroad. Participants commit to a year of federal government service upon graduation. Dinh, an international studies major in the College of Humanities and Sciences, is also a member of the Honors College and VCU Globe. She will study human trafficking and other topics at Hoa Sen University and in the State University…
Students at the Chesterfield Career and Technical @ Courthouse and automotive partners from across the region recently presented Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Department of Social Services client Tywanda Auld with a refurbished Pontiac G6 through the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides program. Recycled Rides is a nationwide community service program in which collision-repair businesses collaborate with other automotive industry partners, technical schools, and vehicle insurers to repair and donate vehicles to families and service organizations in need. As part of the program: CTC@Courthouse students provided the workforce. State Farm Insurance Company donated the vehicle. Firestone Complete Auto Care on Iron Bridge…
More than 4,000 Chesterfield County Public Schools students received their high school diplomas during graduation ceremonies June 7-12 at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Siegel Center in Richmond and Virginia State University’s Multi-purpose Center in Ettrick. Graduations at VCU and VSU were streamed live online at http://mychesterfieldschools.com/students/graduation/and on Comcast Channel 96. Each graduation will be re-broadcast exactly two weeks later on Comcast Channel 96 and Verizon Fios Channel 26, and the ceremonies will be available online at http://chesterfieldschoolsva.swagit.com/original-programming/. Photos courtesy of Chesterfield County Public Schools.
DALE DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER JOHN ERBACH
Work has started on the new replacement for Beulah Elementary School to be built at a different location from the original school, making the new school more centrally located in the attendance zone. Members of the School Board and other local leaders broke ground on one of several school projects financed through the 2013 Bond Referendum. The new school will replace the original Beulah Elementary, which was built in 1928, and is scheduled to open August 2018.
Linda Callery officially retired from Chester Presbyterian Preschool after 31 years of teaching. Mrs Callery’s last day of teaching Pre- Kindergarten was May 26, 2017 and a reception was held in her honor. Pictured is Linda Callery and her assistant Chris Brooks.
RENDERING OF THE FRONT OF BEULAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A groundbreaking ceremony for a replacement of Beulah Elementary School will be held Wednesday, May 31. The Beulah Elementary project was one of 10 school revitalization projects approved by county residents in the 2013 bond referendum, which focused on renovating or replacing older school facilities. Approved projects include the renovation or replacement of seven elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school, as well as the construction of a new elementary school to relieve overcrowding at Watkins Elementary. “I am excited to see construction start on a new Beulah Elementary. The existing school, built in 1928 with multiple additions…
Howard Nester, President of Chesterfield Farm Bureau, along with Candie Whitus and Lee Thompson, insurance agents, recently presented Henricus Historical Park staff with a donation of $1,000 for the care and feeding of the animals at the living-history museum. The historic site currently cares for chickens, goats, pigs, and cats. “We’re honored to have the ongoing support of Mr. Nester and the Chesterfield Farm Bureau.” said Executive Director Charles L. Grant. “The Farm Bureau’s generous donation helps greatly with the feeding and annual veterinary care that our animals require to keep them happy and healthy.” For more information, please visit…
The Board of Supervisors recognized Sandhya Gentius-Harris, a fifth-grade student at J.B. Watkins Elementary School, as the grand-prize winner of the annual essay contest for Older Americans Month at the board’s meeting April 26. The contest, which gives students in grades 4-5 the opportunity to acknowledge older adults who have had positive impacts on their lives, was open to all Chesterfield County Public School students. Essays came from 235 students at nine elementary schools. Sandhya Gentius-Harris wrote about her grandfather, who grew up deaf but didn’t let that stop him from his dreams and career. “He taught himself how to…