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Yorktown Middle Teacher to Participate in National Educational ProgramPosted on: Thursday, May 10, 2012Congratulations to Melissa Schreiber, a Nationally Board Certified teacher at Yorktown Middle School (YMS). She has been selected from a pool of more than 300 applicants to participate in the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Teacher Institute for the week of May 21-25, 2012. |
Fashion Show for a CausePosted on: Thursday, May 10, 2012Tabb High School's (THS) Fashion Marketing Classes hosted their Annual Fashion Show for a Cause on Thursday April 26th. This year's fundraising cause was Cystic Fibrosis. Thirty-eight student and faculty models participated in the show. Admissions and door prize drawings netted $1000 for Cystic Fibrosis. Marketing teacher-coordinator Christina Majka, along with students Becca Mackey and Chanda Lackie, supported "Team Amanda," in honor of Amanda Varnes, who has the disease. “Team Amanda” walked to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis research. The team walked 2 miles at William and Mary Hall on Saturday May 5th and presented the check for the $1000 donation during the reception following the walk. An additional $400 in donations was collected and then presented to the team by Christina Majka |
Grafton Middle Goes Lavender for a DayPosted on: Friday, May 04, 2012Grafton Middle School (GMS) students and faculty renewed their stand against bullying and rudeness by recognizing the 13th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting on April 20. Shades of purple were seen throughout the school in remembrance of Rachel Scott and one of her favorite colors, lavender. Rachel was the first student killed at Columbine and is whom the program “Rachel’s Challenge” is named after. |
VIMS Visits Grafton Middle Seventh GradersPosted on: Friday, May 04, 2012Students at Grafton Middle School (GMS) listened as Sarah McGuire explained the food chain of the Chesapeake Bay. Sarah, from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) brought preserved specimens of the fish so students could see the sizes of the different fish. Students were able to investigate different specimens such as the anatomy of an eel that can be found in the Chesapeake Bay. This activities, centered around the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem, was part of a presentation from VIMS during their visit to Kristin Thompson's seventh grade Life Science class at GMS to teach the students about our local ecosystem. |
Coventry 4th Graders Visit Jamestown SettlementPosted on: Friday, May 04, 2012Kathy Swartwood's fourth grade class at Coventry Elementary School (CES) visited the Jamestown Settlement for a field trip. The students learned what life was like during the first days of the Jamestown colony. |
Queens Lake Middle Donates Over $1,400 to the Leukemia and Lymphoma SocietyPosted on: Friday, May 04, 2012Thank you to the Queens Lake Middle School (QLMS) community for donating over $1,400 to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The following classes donated over 100 dollars: Susan O'Hare’s sixth grade class, Barbara Poland’s sixth grade class, Heather Stark’s eighth grade class, Jessica Vaillancourt’s eighth grade class, and Thomas Weidinger’s sixth grade class. In third place for the most money donated by an A Day homeroom class is Ms. O'Hare’s class with an average of $10.27 per student. In second place with the most money donated by the A Day homeroom is Mr. Weidinger’s class with an average of $12.06 per person. The first place A Day homeroom who donated the most money is Ms. Stark’s class. Ms. Stark’s class averaged $12.86 per person and raised a total of $334.57. |
Grafton Bethel 4th Graders Visit RichmondPosted on: Friday, April 27, 2012The fourth grade classes from Grafton Bethel Elementary School (GBES), took a field trip to Richmond to learn about the capitol and the history the city holds. The students gathered on the front steps of the capitol for a group photo. |
Coventry 5th Graders Celebrate Poetry MonthPosted on: Friday, April 27, 2012Fifth graders from Elizabeth Williams’ fifth grade class at Coventry Elementary School created free verse and concrete poems in honor of National Poetry Month. |
Tabb SCA Can-StructionPosted on: Friday, April 27, 2012The Tabb High School (THS) SCA joined other local areal schools at Patrick Henry Mall in a "Can-Struction" competition. The SCA coordinated with many of the Tabb High clubs and organizations, including Key Club, DECA and National Honor Society, to hold a canned food drive that resulted in the over 700 cans. The cans were then used to construct a replica of the Taj Mahal. "Seven Wonders of the World" was this year's construction theme at Patrick Henry Mall on Saturday April 21st. Students gathered at 8am to construct the replica from the canned food. After the event, the canned food was donated to the Peninsula Food Bank. |
Walk to School for Earth Day - A Little DelayedPosted on: Friday, April 27, 2012While Earth Day was Sunday, April 22nd, Carol Bauer, fourth grade teacher at Grafton Bethel Elementary School (GBES), organized a morning walk to school on Monday to celebrate. |
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