Education
‘Heavy hand of law’ isn’t needed in Virginia schools, advocates say
BY SAFIA ABDULAHI AND TARAZHA JENKINS Capital News Service Virginia schools still rely heavily on law enforcement to ...
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Buckingham
New superintendent announced
Dr. John Keeler was announced as the next superintendent of Buckingham County Public Schools at the Wednesday, May ...
FUQUA SCHOOL
Students participate in livestock show
Several Fuqua School lower and middle school students competed in the Piedmont Junior Livestock Show in Blackstone this ...
Cumberland
French graduates from Piedmont University
Nearly 400 students graduated from Piedmont University on Friday, May 6. Undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies were held ...
Education
It takes a community
Over 700 thank you cards were created, printed, signed and distributed to area educators. According to Patsy Watson ...
Cumberland
Students win essay contest
AMMD Pine Grove Project sponsored its second annual Women’s History Month Essay Contest during the month of March. ...
Buckingham
State Forestry Contest results
The State Forestry Contest was held at Dabney Lancaster Community College in Clifton Forge on Wednesday, April 20. ...
Longwood
Professor earns grant for rainwater testing research
Dr. Kathy Gee, Longwood associate professor and program coordinator of integrated environmental sciences, has been awarded a $185,000 ...
Prince Edward
Prom court crowned
Prince Edward County High School crowned its prom court at the prom held Saturday, April 30, at Longwood ...
Cumberland
Students of the Month recognized
Each month during the monthly meeting, the Cumberland School Board recognizes the Students of the Month for each ...
Hampden-Sydney
Tigers qualify for NCAA Golf Championships
The nationally-ranked No. 18 Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) golf team has earned automatic qualification to the 2022 NCAA Division ...
Education
Student showcase held
Families gathered at Full Circle School on Wednesday, April 1 to celebrate the talents and gifts of their ...
Buckingham
Students compete in State FFA Forestry CDE
Buckingham Middle School FFA members competed in the State FFA Forestry Career Development Event (CDE) held Wednesday, April ...
Prince Edward
Students participate in Bake for Good
Fifth grade students from Prince Edward County Middle School participated in Ag in the Classroom Day on-site at ...
Fuqua
Softball stadium dedicated
For over 45 years, Beth Fore was a beloved teacher and softball and basketball coach at Prince Edward ...
Buckingham
Best of the best
Fourth Brigade Best of the Best Championships were held at Buckingham County High School on April 23. The ...
Education
Full Circle earns designation as Kindness Certified School
Full Circle School in Rice joined nearly 17 million students from around the globe in participating in the ...
Church & Community
The Monuments Men at High Street Theatre
High Street Theatre presents The Monuments Men, a film about one of the largest art heists in history, ...
Hampden-Sydney
Bikes for students
Hampden-Sydney’s Cycling Club and Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) honor fraternity joined forces to raise over $6,000 in order ...
Buckingham
Agricultural Literacy Week celebrated
Buckingham County Farm Bureau and Buckingham Co. Middle School FFA partnered with Agriculture in the Classroom to celebrate ...
Cumberland
Teachers of the Year named
The Cumberland School Board recognized the School Level Teachers of the Year at the April meeting. The School ...
Education
Winners of Young Writers Competition announced
In a partnership between Creative Writing and English Education at Longwood, and with support from the Cook-Cole College ...
Education
Student loan payments extended again
For millions of Americans with student debt, the pause the federal government placed on loan repayment was supposed ...
Buckingham
Wise shows at livestock show
Tanner Wise, of Poplar View Farm LLC and a senior at Buckingham County High School, competed at the ...
Education
French participated in Piedmont Symposium
The Fourth Annual Piedmont University Symposium showcased the undergraduate research and creative inquiry projects of 389 students on ...
Buckingham
FFA Southeast Area Middle School Rally
Buckingham Middle School competed in three events at the Southeast Area FFA Middle School Rally. Teams from Buckingham ...
Longwood
Beale to present research at prestigious Capitol Hill conference
Longwood chemistry major Kaleigh Beale ’22 has been selected to participate in Posters on the Hill — one ...