Wednesday, January 12 Henderson Middle is hosting an open house. It will start promptly at 6pm and finish up by 7:15pm. EVERYONE IS INVITED: current elementary school students (especially 4th and 5th grades), parents, and community members. Explore the building; talk with administrators, faculty, and students; and discover all that Henderson offers! Henderson is located [...]
Michael Paul Williams has an article up about diversity (both in race and class) in Richmond City Schools. The article primarily focus on Holton Elementary and Henderson Middle. The Holtzes, white and middle class, enrolled their son Stephen at Thomas H. Henderson Middle School. In doing so, they defied the norm in a school district [...]
Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority is hosting a free Homebuyer’s Class at 901 Chamberlayne Pkwy. on Thursday, December 2 from 6–8 p.m. The class will focus on personal finances, developing spending plans, dealing with credit issues, grants, subsidies and more. To participate, you must register by 3:00 PM on December 1, 2010 by calling 804.780.4884 [...]
Each chapter of the Guardian Angels is expected to do at least one “campaign” a year. While their main focus is crime and street patrols, the Guardian Angels also focus on other issues affecting the community — and this year they’ve chosen an interesting one: proper speech. From the release: It’s time to stop accepting [...]
Altria is paying one million dollars to help 60 students at Henderson and Boushall middle schools. RPD has the story: Beginning late next spring, 120 rising fifthand sixth-graders will become part of Higher Achievement, an intensive, year-round program of academic support. Altria is paying for it through a three-year, $1 million grant. Higher Achievement combines [...]
Woo! Yesterday the Virginia Department of Education released the 2010-2011 SOL and accreditation data (in a terrible format). Thanks to RVANews you can see that full data set as a Google Spreadsheet. Big thank you’s to the staff (and students!) at Linwood Holton, Stuart, Ginter Park, Henderson, John Marshall, and Richmond Community.
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens always has a great selection of classes available to members and non-members. This one, due to its popularity, has been given a second section. If it is your jam, you may want to sign up quickly! Saturday, October 23, 9:30 am – 2:30 pm Learn to draw from nature. Use the [...]
Congratulations guys! Three Richmond Community High School (RCHS) seniors have been named 2010 Gates Millennium Scholars. The award includes renewable college scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate studies. The three RCHS seniors selected are Kalyne Coleman, Jasmine Frazier and Chelsea Hopson. Coleman, who posted a 4.72 grade point average, will attend the University of Pennsylvania. [...]
School Board members are having meetings across the city to discuss Governor McDonnell’s recommendation to unfreeze the current “local composite index forumla.” The index determines, in part, how much state funding a school district receives. The Richmond City Schools would lose an additional *eleven million dollars*, bringing their budget shortfall to 28.8M$. The meeting will [...]
