A group of geocachers from the Central Virginia Geocaching Association, took on the task of cleaning up Linear Park in Chester on Earth Day, April 22. Spearheaded by local resident and geocacher Sabrina Sklute, the group walked the trail and removed items including a television, a tire, a traffic cone, a real estate sign, and a plastic pipe in addition to numerous cans, bottles, plastic and paper. Fellow cachers, Lou and Mary Ruffin agreed saying “We are astounded at how people can make the effort to throw these items deep into the woods instead of putting them in the trash…
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From left Linda Lucas, John Hennessey, Missy Hennessey, Dr. James Lane, Donna Dalton, Tony Lucas, Beth Lucas, John Erbach, Dr. Joe Tylus, and Dr. Laura Hebert.
Three Chesterfield County teachers were lauded and lavished with balloons and flowers as choices for the 2017 – 2018 Teachers of the Year for elementary, middle and high school and county wide Teacher Elementary School Teacher of the Year and Robious Elementary’s Teacher of the Year; Katherine Byers is Chesterfield’s Middle School Teacher of the Year and Midlothian’s Middle School Teacher of the Year; and Beth Lucas is Chesterfield’s High School Teacher of the Year and Bird High’s Teacher of the Year. John Erbach, Dale District representative on the Chesterfield County School Board, praised Lucas for her dedication to her…
Imagine yourself on a desolate Martian landscape. All you have is your trusty robot that you’ve constructed over the past six weeks. You will use the robot to dispense fuel into a large boiler that will transport you to your airship. Then you’ll have to escape, and you know, because there’s a lack of oxygen and radiation with a thin atmosphere on the Red Planter. First, calm down because you’re not on a Martian planet. But if you were, a group of 60-plus L.C. Bird students with the guidance of their mentors and teachers might be able to help you…
Chesterfield County Public Schools is hosting three school bus driver job fairs. The schedule mirrors that of Chesterfield County Public Schools students: ten months with summers off. The starting hourly rate for a Chesterfield County school bus driver is $14.27, and Chesterfield County Public Schools will train and pay approved bus driver applicants to earn a Commercial Driver’s License. In addition, once applicants have successfully completed the required training, they will be eligible for full-time benefits. Applicants must be at least 21 years old with three years of driving experience, a driving record that must not reflect more than negative…
WASHINGTON – C-SPAN recently announced that Joseph Stoll has been named one of three recipients of C-SPAN’s 2017 Teacher Fellowship Program. Stoll teaches U.S. History and U.S. Government to high school students at L.C. Bird in Chesterfield. He is an AP U.S. exam reader, and he teaches a U.S. History course at Reynolds Community College in Richmond. Now in its 24th year, C-SPAN’s Fellowship Program invites teachers nationwide to apply for an opportunity to collaborate with the network in their Washington headquarters. Fellows will spend f our weeks during the summer developing new educational resources with C-SPAN’s Education Relations team…
Carver Middle’s crazy challenge re-scheduled Carver Middle School’s seventh grade has rescheduled their “2nd Annual I’d Rather be Crazy Than Lazy Challenge” to Thursday, June 1 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The event is free for everyone and is for all ages. The event will consist of various minute-to-win-it activities along with 30-second exercise stations with an element of “Crazy” included. They invite everyone to come out and join the fun.
Thomas Dale teacher of the year Dave Duncan at his desk.
Thomas Dale High School’s Teacher of the Year for the 2016-2017 school year has been announced and this year’s recipient is Dave Duncan. Duncan has been in education for 25 years, and he has been a teacher at Thomas Dale for 21. Duncan, who is a Social Studies teacher and has primarily taught 11th grade AP US History, said he is humbled by the win. “I don’t know if I deserve it, to be honest with you. I look at all the people who teach here, who have taught here [and] once again, I’m humbled by the whole idea of…
On Saturday April 29, members of the Matoaca High School American Red Cross Club and their sponsor volunteered at the Virginia Home Annual 5K Fun Walk. The Virginia Home is a private non profit providing nursing, therapeutic and residential care to adult Virginians with irreversible disabilities. This is the eight year the 5K Fun Walk has taken place, and the MAHS American Red Cross Club has volunteered each time. Members of the club teamed up with different residents to walk with them around the course in beautiful Byrd Park, helping with prize giveaways in the “party zone” and cheering on…
Carver Middle’s “crazy” challenge scheduled Carver Middle School’s seventh grade is hosting their “2nd Annual I’d Rather Be Crazy Than Lazy Challenge” on Thursday, June 1 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The event is free to everyone and is for all ages. The event will consist of various “Minute-To-Win-It” activities along with 30-second exercise stations with an element of “crazy” included. They invite everyone to come out and join the fun.
The Thomas Dale High School Class of ’67 is seeking pictures of the high school and Thomas Dale items to borrow for their 50th anniversary being held Sept. 9-10 If you have something you can lend for the weekend, call Randy Rule at 540-520-6692.