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There is a little-known gem in Chesterfield County Public School’s education system and it comes in the form of its Adult Continuing Education program. After working as a GED teacher for three years, Dawn Wells, the Adult Education Program Manager, came into this role five years ago. She said she enjoys working with adults. “After a couple years of teaching … I [became] a coordinator of testing,” Wells said. “[I] decided to leave teaching and pursue this full time, so I became a full-time GED coordinator overseeing the classes and the testing, and then slowly moved up when the administrator…

Our future is in our children’s hands and those who teach them The state of Bermuda schools By Carrie Coyner, Bermuda District School Board Member Do you ever drive through our Bermuda District community just to see your neighbors? Not the neighbors who live three blocks over, but the vast array of neighbors who make up this amazing melting pot called Chester. You should if you don’t, and pay particular attention to our schools while you do. When I drive by our schools, I wonder if we have provided everything students need to be the next county administrator, the doctor…

CHESTER and MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – “Each of you hold that healing gift, and it’s time for you to share it with the world,” said Anissa Ellis, RN, as she addressed John Tyler Community College’s Fall 2016 nursing graduate candidates during the fall Pinning Ceremony on December 15, 2016. Ellis, an alumna of Tyler’s Nursing Program, graduated from the college in December 2014 and went to work as a registered nurse for VCU Medical Center as the first in a pilot program designed to train new graduates in a wide variety of fields. She is now a RN case manager with…

Jim and Debbie Womack, owners of The Goddard School located at 10211 Krause Road in Chesterfield, have been awarded the Circle of Excellence President’s Club Award by Goddard Systems, Inc. (GSI), franchisor of The Goddard School. The award acknowledges Goddard School owners for being exceptional in the areas of quality assurance and health and safety and for being in the top ten percent of Goddard Schools all throughout the country. The Womacks and their team believe that teacher accountability and adhering to health and safety policies and procedures helps to create a great work environment. “We have a tremendously devoted…

NASHVILLE, TN – The following students achieved the Dean’s List at Belmont University for the Fall 2016 semester. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C. Angela Allen of North Chesterfield, VA (23237) Thomas Altman of Chesterfield, VA (23832) Hollie Hammel of Richmond, VA (23235) Julia Meredith of Chester, VA (23836) Cameron Suddarth of Midlothian, VA (23114) Coleman Suddarth of Midlothian, VA (23114) Approximately 30 percent of Belmont’s 7,700 students qualified for Dean’s List. Belmont Provost Dr. Thomas Burns said, “This achievement for…

Student artists learn many skills through their classes. They study form and perspective; colors; light and shadow; and more as they work in various mediums. Art, however, is about more than a set of techniques. It’s about making connections. That’s why class assignments like the Memory Project are so important to the student artists at John Tyler Community College. The Memory Project is an initiative that gives children and teens, from all over the world, who have been abandoned, orphaned, abused or neglected, a personal keepsake. This semester, Professor Colin Ferguson and the students in his Painting III/IV class painted…

SPORTS: December 6 the CQL football little league went helmet to helmet in the World Series. It was the big game for little league football players last Saturday. Eight teams played beginning at 10 a.m. with the Minors in the Chesterfield Quarterback League Superbowl. The league is celebrating 60 years and is the oldest little league association in the state of Virginia. Minors: Scott Scorpions 19 Spring Run Huskies 12 Juniors: Midlothian Mustangs 48 Matoaca Indians 0 Seniors: Scott Scorpions 5 Weaver Titans 3 Super Seniors: South 18 North 14 In other December stories: TRANSPORTATION: Mike Harton, a member of…

To celebrate Inclusive Schools Week Dec. 5 through Dec. 9, the faculty at C.C. Wells wore shirts to celebrate being “Unique as a Snowflake.”  Students learned about the accomplishments of talented individuals who overcame the negative aspects of disabilities.  All the students helped decorate the school with snowflakes and displays about  the importance of inclusion and acceptance.

Chester artists are invited to join John Tyler Community College for its twelfth annual “Fool for Art Festival” April 22, 2017. The festival, held at the college’s Midlothian campus, features a variety of art and craft vendors from around the state. If you are an artist who is interested in participating as a vendor, sign up now. Applications must be postmarked by Dec. 31, in order to qualify for a discounted registration fee of $50. For those postmarked after Dec. 31, the registration fee will be $75. All applications must be received by Feb. 20, to be considered for the…

Matoaca High School driver education students participated in “Cinema Drive,” an interactive 3-D safe driving experience Wednesday. Matoaca High is one of eight Virginia high schools to host the program, which is designed to help teen drivers with important highway decisions on the road. Students were provided with an interactive experience covering speeding, fatigue, seatbelt use, peer pressure, texting, and alcohol use as these elements relate to driving. The purpose of the program was to help students internalize the importance of their choices to drive safely and prevent crashes. The 90-minute presentation will be followed with six weeks of interactive…

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