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Rappahannock County High School's varsity girls soccer team came away with a 1-0 win at Madison County in the quarterfinals of the Bull Run District tournament — the first time in more than a decade that the Lady Panthers bested the arch-rival Mountaineers in a district tournament.
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Whatever term you use – the law-enforcement phrase “lockdown” or the school superintendent’s preferred “shelter in place” – both of Rappahannock County’s schools were in the middle of it for about 30 minutes two weeks ago.
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At the annual scholarship awards assembly held May 2 at the Rappahannock County High School, 32 RCHS seniors received scholarships worth more than $70,000.
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Nathan Corbin, a Rappahannock native who now calls Fairfax County home, delivers an emotional but upbeat talk Monday at Rappahannock County Elementary School’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program graduation ceremony. As past and current DARE officers, respectively, Jeff Brown (left) and Robbie Fincham, listened along with a roomful of fifth-graders, the sheriff and...
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The Rappahannock County Public Schools PTO recently presented a check to the Curriculum Enrichment Program (CEP) to assist the program’s mission of supporting creative and enriching (and often impromptu) learning opportunities for students. Advisory members Rosa Crocker and Jan Makela attended the PTO meeting to update members on recent CEP successes. Flanked by members,...
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To the apparent dissatisfaction of many in the crowd, the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors voted Monday afternoon (May 6) to take the school board’s proposed budget increase down a notch (or a cent), approving only $300,000 of the requested $445,000 increase to last year's budget.
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Rappahannock County High School took four varsity track athletes to the annual Dogwood Track Classic at Lannigan Field at the University of Virginia last Saturday (May 4): seniors Trey Swindler and Case Kramer, junior Davis Sheffield and freshman Julia Wood.
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Pictured here are some of the Rappahannock County Elementary School students who’ve completed a six-week photography workshop sponsored by the RAAC Mitchell Fund. Ray Boc, Joyce Harman and Francie Schroeder of Old Rag Photography Gallery conducted the workshop for students selected from art teacher Elizabeth Botha’s classes. The focused group here includes (top row,...
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Photos by Cindy Sumner The Rappahannock Youth Basketball League, with a record 156 kids participating this winter and making boys and girls age-group teams possible for the first time, held its tournament recently; here are photos of the winning and all-tournament teams and the tournament’s most valuable players.
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Trista Grigsby, director of nutrition services at Rappahannock County Public Schools (that’s her in the center of the back row with short dark hair) represented Rappahannock at a reception last month for the recipients of the first USDA Farm to School Planning Grants in Washington, D.C. While there, Grigsby discovered that Rappahannock’s grant, in...
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Ignorance: noun; the lack of knowledge, education or information I have been the Rappahannock County Public Schools Transportation Supervisor for the past five years and the technician for the previous two years. I am replying to Ron Frazier’s letter last week with regard to the transportation department just in case there are any readers who...
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To say that “every budget can be cut” misses a grand point. The question is not whether or not a budget “can” be cut, but whether or not a budget “should” be cut. And Rappahannock County's proposed 2013-14 school budget should not be touched any further.
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In its final public hearing on the 2013-2014 school budget, the supervisors heard a flood of public opinion, both for and against the school board’s proposed $12.61 million budget, as a record 38 speakers lined up at the microphone Monday at Rappahannock County Elementary School.
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The Rappahannock County School Board has appointed Donna O. Matthews as the new superintendent for Rappahannock County Public Schools effective July 1.
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Musicals at two Rapp schools this weekend, chamber trios at the Theatre, the Studio School's open house, RAAC's "Uncle Vanya," a new Middle Stree exhibits, the Virginia Chutney Co.'s in the running for an impressive award, recycling with RAWL and more in this week's Rapp.
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For the sixth consecutive year, Rappahannock County High School’s Quiz Bowl team traveled to Washington, D.C., for the taping of “It’s Academic,” the longest-running televised quiz show in the world. The Panthers brought home second place.
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Serving up excellence Rappahannock resident Matt Beck, a member of the kitchen staff at the Blue Rock Inn, distinguished himself in the field of culinary competition last month. Beck, 17, from Boston, placed second in the 49th annual SkillsUSA State Competition for Culinary Arts held in Richmond April 20. He was awarded an annual...
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Posing last week in front of Scrabble School’s history exhibit are (from left) Rappahannock County Elementary School library media specialist Barbara Wheatley, kindergarten teachers Stephanie Beard and Pearl Barron, school psychologist Kathy Zehr Rhodes and instructional coordinator Shannon Grimsley with Scrabble School Preservation Foundation president Bob Lander. The school is scheduled to begin a...
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I continue to believe we can solve our school spending problem if we approach things objectively and without much of the emotion that tends to accompany the annual budget season. The problem There appears to be no objective link between school staffing levels and enrollment. As our student enrollment has contracted, reductions in school...
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Next weekend puts Rappahannock students in the spotlight, literally, with performances of two plays: the perennial favorite “Anything Goes” at Rappahannock County High School, and “Twigs to Branches,” an original musical written and composed by music teacher Dontez Harris and his Belle Meade School students.
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RCHS’ Estes heads to Youth Summit Charles Estes, a student at Rappahannock County High School, has been selected to represent Virginia as a National Youth Delegate to the 2013 Washington Youth Summit on the Environment at George Mason University. Estes joins a select group of 250 students from across the country to participate in...
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Interim superintendent Kathy Grove and the school board have created a budget fornext year that continues the forward momentum of our school system. My three boys graduated from RCHS in 2001 and 2006, and over these past 25 years, I’ve witnessed the inspiring improvement in our school system. Rigorous core course offerings, stimulating arts...
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The RCHS JV softball team finally broke into the win column last night by sweeping a doubleheader from visiting Manassas Park. A report from Patrick Alther.
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During the General Assembly’s 2013 session, state legislators debated how much to spend on public education. But has education funding been going up or down? It depends on whom you ask.
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The Rappahannock County School Board took a break from budgetary matters to discuss the impending (government mandated) rise in school meal prices at its monthly meeting last Tuesday night (April 9).
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Panther Quiz Bowl members showed endurance and persistence at the annual U.Va. Cavalier Classic in Charlottesville on Saturday, March 23. The team took four key players and competed in 10 matches throughout the day. Plus, the RCPS honor roll and Wakefield sports updates.
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Courtesy photo Rappahannock County High School 10th- through 12th-graders attended a college tour at George Mason University earlier this month, one of the college and trade school trips sponsored by the Headwaters Next Step career and college access program and the school’s guidance department. At George Mason, students toured the campus and dorm rooms,...
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If anyone’s interested, here’s the history of the masonry sign at the high school. In 1996, at one of the basketball games, discussion...
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Bus safety and gratitude for the county’s teachers were the two major themes at the joint public hearing last Wednesday night (April 3) of the Rappahannock County School Board and the Board of Supervisors.
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The pollen count isn’t the only thing rising in Rappahannock County this spring, as controversy over a new animated electronic sign in front of Rappahannock County High School is also filling the air.
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Lady Panthers varsity soccer players have been on a victory prowl. With recent back-to-back wins, they’ve increased their overall record to 4-2. Also, a Wakefield varsity girls' basketball player is named to the all-state team and an update on the rest of the Wakefield sports teams.
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Rappahannock's supervisors were presented with a draft of the county’s 2013-2014 budget Monday. Though no discussion on the matter ensued – that will come at an April 29 public hearing – the $22.54 million budget is about $742,000 more than last year’s $21.8 million budget.
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Rappahannock’s Junior Panther (JP) girls soccer kicked off its season with two March games and a balanced record – one win, one loss.
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Those who need further evidence that the “man’s best friend” theory is true need only watch all the smiling first- and second-graders as they greet their favorite reading companion and open this week’s story.
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During the final hours of Wednesday’s reconvened session, the General Assembly approved a state budget that boosts funding for Virginia’s public schools next year.
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Interested and anxious parents and rambunctious and excited students packed the Cultural Arts Center last weekend to share a common interest: home schooling. The Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers celebrated its 20th anniversary while providing introductory information for interested attendees and a new perspective for home-schooling parents and students.
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RCES playground’s ever-improving state(s) If you’ve ever wanted to travel across this great country, it’s never been so easy. Just take a trip to the elementary school playground! Last Saturday (March 23) a talented and spirited group of volunteers organized by RCES parent Rachel Bynum, painted a new feature on the blacktop adjacent to...
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Last Wednesday (March 20), Rappahannock County High School’s sophomore class held its second Donkey Basketball fundraiser. Thanks to much support, once again it was a huge success. For selling tickets at Rappahannock County Public Schools we wish to thank Cynthia Volk, Stacy Devine, Tasha White, Donna Oliver, Vickie Miller and Martha Kidwell. Also, another...
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Virginia schools must provide extra help to students in kindergarten and first and second grades who do poorly on diagnostic reading tests, under legislation that Gov. Bob McDonnell signed into law in recent weeks.
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At its public work session Tuesday night (March 19), the Rappahannock County School Board voted to adopt a formal budget proposal totalling $12,618,208 – a $445,932 increase over the 2012-13 budget.
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