For five consecutive years, during which the county property tax rate actually declined, local funding for schools has remained unchanged at $8.5 million. That honeymoon, however, might be over.
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Schools will cost more this year: Boone
School and Sports News for Feb. 16
RCHS’ fall 2011 honor roll The most recent Rappahannock County High School (RCHS) honor roll has been announced, courtesy of Union First Market Bank. The honorees are: 12th Grade, all-A: Tessa Crews, Christopher King, Samantha Settle, Bryn Sonnett. 12th Grade, A/Bs: Robert Adams, Adam Carter, Taylor-Anne Cunningham, Joanna Hughes, Caitlin Humbles, Kirk Milam, Candace...
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Photo above by Vickie Miller, below by Chris Ubben After work . . . a playground! MORE THAN 40 volunteers, including a mulch-dust-covered contingent from the Sheriff’s Office below, showed up last Thursday and Friday to assemble equipment and spread ground cover for the playground at Rappahannock County Elementary School, the majority of which...
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School and Sports News for Feb. 9
RCHS etymology exam-takers peform well; no more wins but respect for Lady Panthers; RCHS boys basketball "family" ends a tough season.
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Panther Seven headed for wrestling regionals
After a season of injuries, varied roster numbers at competitions and struggles on the mats, Rappahannock’s varsity wrestlers swept through the Bull Run District Tournament last Saturday. All seven Panther wrestlers qualified for this weekend’s (Feb. 10-11) Region B Tournament in Strasburg. Dylan Hitt, Pat Foley, and Jesus Lucas all placed fourth in the...
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RCHS Quiz team finishes with promising performance
Panther Quiz Bowl players shined their brightest in the final Bull Run District tournament at home last Thursday (Jan. 26), when they finished fourth overall for the season. As the fifth seed in match one, Panthers faced fourth-seeded Madison County, “a team which had beaten us twice in the regular season,” coach Dave Naser...
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Wrestlers poised for districts
This Saturday (Feb. 4) our varsity wrestlers will grapple with their Bull Run District counterparts in the district tournament in Strasburg as they seek to advance to the regional tournament. While the team’s low numbers and a resultant high number of forfeits have made team victories elusive this season, Rapp’s wrestlers, individually, have excelled on the mats...
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Scrappy and hustling, but Lady Panthers lose three
In a strenuous week of play, the Lady Panthers varsity basketball lost one game at home and two on the road. The girls played an exciting game at home last Thursday (Jan. 26) against Madison. “We fell 38-23,” coach Rich Hogan said. “Maddie Kopjanski earned her way to the charity stripe 11 times, scoring...
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Small wrestling contingent travels well
With a thoroughly diminished team, Panther Wrestlers took their determination to the mats at Riverhead High School in Staunton last Saturday (Jan. 28). “Due to injuries and sickness, we only had three wrestlers for the weekend,” coach Galen Weyer said. “Pat Foley placed first and went 4-0. Jesus Lucas went 2-2 and placed...
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RCHS Quiz Bowl team is fifth as tourney begins
In Bull Run District play, Rappahannock County High School’s Quiz Bowl team traveled to William Monroe High School for a Jan. 18 meet. “Our first match was against Central Woodstock,” coach Dave Naser said, “and we jumped to an early lead of 80-30. Zach Huff was responsible for 50 of those 80 points. The...
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Going deep ‘Into the Woods’
Rappahannock County High School’s Drama Club is currently deep in rehearsals and the pre-production phase of its spring musical, “Into the Woods.”
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Panther wrestlers’ wins make up for team scores
Panther wrestlers recently took their talents on the road for one Bull Run District meet and one tough tournament. Last Wednesday (Jan. 11), the team hosted district opponents George Mason and Madison. On Friday and Saturday (Jan. 13-14), Rappahannock wrestlers traveled to Eastern View High School for a large, two-day tournament. In Bull Run...
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Rappsody again music to ASPA’s eyes
The Rappahannock County High School yearbook – also known as Rappsody – has made RCHS proud again.
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Supervisors weigh public (and public safety) comments
Public comment provided the highlights of last week’s Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors meeting, at which the board also reappointed Wakefield supervisor Roger Welch as its chairman.
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School Board: Playground nearer, meetings earlier
Excavators broke ground this week at the Rappahannock County Elementary School playground site, Stonewall-Hawthorne district board member Paul Brown announced at Tuesday night’s school board meeting.
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Woods makes it to nationals
This winter, Julia Wood, an eighth-grade Rappahannock County High School Panther cross country runner, clawed her way to the National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships in Myrtle Beach, S.C., where she finished in the top 20 percent. To qualify for the Dec. 10 nationwide competition, Wood had to earn her slot. “There were two...
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The Rapp for Jan. 12
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.; shopping with a neighbor; the 4-H report; and a John Eaton performances to begin the season Jan. 22 at the Theatre.
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School and Sports News for Jan. 12
Wakefield announces athletes of the month Wakefield Country Day School’s December athletes of the month included two female co-winners and a seventh-grade basketball leader. Junior Makenzie Magaro of Amissville is a returning player on girls varsity basketball who led her team in scoring in the opening win over Fresta Valley with nine points. She has scored in every...
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Letter: Experts needed for Wakefield theses
A classical education at Wakefield Country Day School (WCDS) means that students from the beginning are taught to be critical thinkers, to gain a deeper understanding of what they study. These years of study – learning to think, read, write and speak effectively – culminate in an important graduation requirement: all students research, publish,...
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Small team, large achievements mark Panther wrestling
This winter, Rappahannock wrestlers have been persevering through small team numbers to show their individual prowess and Panther Pride. Beyond the mats, the Panthers have battled to harness athletes for their season. In the midst of the struggle, personal triumphs prevail in this tenacious group. Rappahannock welcomed the new year with two tough competitions...
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Panthers thin on wrestlers but not on talent
Panther wrestlers hosted their first Bull Run District home meet of the season Dec. 14 and posted team losses of 42-28 against Randolph-Macon and 50-18 against Clarke County. On Saturday, Dec. 17, they made the long trek to Washington and Lee and brought back bragging rights from the tournament by posting a team win against...
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County will pay off lights rather than loan interest
With $220,000 outstanding, the note being paid by the county for the stadium lights installed three years ago at the high school has been accruing interest at the rate of $30 a day. The Board of Supervisors put an end to that and voted to pay the note off.
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Photo: Lessons learned
For this year’s fall recital, nine school-age musicians shared the limelight with three adults, all participants in the Rappahannock Music Lesson Program. After performing for an enthusiastic crowd of parents and friends, five violin students posed with instructor Olivia Devening (at left, back row), including (in front) Skotty Scoville and Olivia Devening, and (back...
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Giving: It’s on the rise
At a time of giving thanks, it’s best to start by recognizing those who give. And that would be us – or, the people and businesses in and around Rappahannock County. Though official statistics are hard to come by, there’s much evidence that the county benefits from an exceptional generosity – of time, money...
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Letter-writer McCracken apologizes
I would like to sincerely apologize to Ms. Rosa Crocker and the readers of the Rappahannock News. I let my emotions and a negative rumor influence my opinion and get the better of me. All that I can say is that I am very sorry to Ms. Crocker as well as Chris Ubben for...
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The Rapp for Oct. 3
Maazel auctions his 1873 violin to endow the Castleton Festival; The Inn receives The Post's top restaurant rating again; a Soap Box Derby film event in Culpeper, an RCHS drama encore performance, a Rappcats raffle, "Sudarium" authors at the library and more.
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Letter: Rosa Crocker has the dedication — and the experience
As a retired teacher with 30 years experience I wish to express my support for the reelection of Rosa Crocker for school board representative from Wakefield district. My late husband, Paul Nichols, served for 40 years on the Rappahannock County school board, thus I understand the requirements of a board member quite well....
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Letter: ‘Amy Hitt will give 110 percent’
My vote is for Amy Hitt, for Jackson district school board member on Nov. 8. Amy and I have been friends and neighbors for more than 17 years and I have seen firsthand the amount of time and energy that she has given, and continues to give, to the children of not only Rappahannock...
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Letter: Elect ‘hard worker, go-getter’ Amy Hitt
I am writing in support of Amy Hitt for Jackson district school board member. I have known Amy for 15 years she is a hard worker and a go-getter. She has always had the best interest of the children of Rappahannock County first and foremost. I first met her when she was very involved...
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Letter: Elect Steve Howell in Hampton district
I am writing to urge the voters of the Hampton district to elect Steve Howell as their next school board member. Steve has coached two of my children in the Rappahannock-Culpeper Baseball League. His patience and enthusiasm for the children he works with makes a beneficial impact on each of the players he coaches....
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County’s resources: on the rise?
When Richard Lykes died in February 2009, he left the majority of his estate – about $2 million – to the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation. His only stipulation was that the money be used to benefit Rappahannock County, his adopted home. It is up to NPCF executive director Cole Johnson, and the rest of...
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RCHS band, colorguard take firsts at Fall Marching Classic
The Rappahannock County High School band picked up more honors at last weekend's Fall Marching Classic (held Saturday, Oct. 8 at Manassas Park High School).
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Ready, set, returned: Rapp volleyball is back
The return of the Panther Pride could be a theme of the Rappahannock girls’ volleyball team this season.
“We have a lot of returning girls,” Maddie Kopjanski said. “A few are back from varsity, but now there are a lot of JV girls on varsity. The good thing is that we’ve played together for so...
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The Rapp column for Aug. 11
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative's annual meeting in Bealton • The Taste of Rappahannock is on for Sept. 10 • Remembering T.C. Lea
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RCSSA comes up $25,000 light
The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors paid the bills as part of its regular monthly meeting Monday afternoon at the courthouse, but one of them — for roughly $25,000 — came as a surprise. Three years ago, the Rappahannock County School Sports Association (RCSSA) helped finance the purchase and installation of lights at the...
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Wakefield and Griffin celebrate Bloomsday
Wakefield Country Day School will host a Bloomsday celebration at Griffin Tavern on Thursday, June 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. Bloomsday is a commemoration of the life of Irish writer James Joyce, who gave us the novel “Ulysses,” and is appropriately named after the book’s protagonist, Leopold Bloom. The evening will consist of...
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Wakefield’s Cowherd award winners
At its final athletic awards night of the year May 20, Wakefield Country Day School announced the winners of the annual Leonard Cowherd Awards. The award is named for a 1999 alumnus of the school who died in Iraq while leading a platoon of soldiers in 2005. “The Leonard Cowherd that I knew as...
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The Rapp for April 28
Upcoming events: Poetry to make the Civil War personal; all the "Proof" you need at RAAC Theatre; another Sperryville "Renaissance"; and a two-course Food Pantry benefit in Washington.
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Few voices at county budget hearing
“Thirty-four minutes and 52 seconds,” said Circuit Court Clerk Peggy Ralph, after Board of Supervisors Chairman Roger Welch adjourned the public hearing for the 2011-12 Rappahannock County budget Monday evening (April 25) at Rappahannock County High School. That is: A record may have been set for the shortest public hearing for the county budget,...
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School and Sports News for April 28
Rappahannock High School girls' soccer, boys' soccer and baseball coverage.
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