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Richmond Community earns SOL “flexibility”

Richmond Community High School is one of four schools in Richmond City (and 54 Commonwealth-wide) that have been awarded “SOL Flexibility.” This means that the schools are free to “try new approaches in covering the SOL content without worrying about a potential short-term impact on test scores and accreditation ratings.” Schools with greater than 95% [...]

Richmond Community presents ‘Inherit the Wind’

Richmond Community High School theatre students will present the classic American courtroom drama, Inherit the Wind, January 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the school’s auditorium. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend. The play, written by Jerome Lawrence and Robin Edwin Lee, is set against the backdrop of the 1925 Scopes Monkey [...]

Richmond Community teacher named Teacher of the Year

BOOM! Gregory L. McCallum, a music teacher and band director at Community has been named RPS’s Teacher of the Year. McCallum was one of 48 city educators nominated for this year’s top teaching award. During his tenure with Richmond Public Schools, McCallum has served as the band and orchestra director at Chandler Middle, John F. [...]

Three Richmond Community students named Gates Millennium Scholars

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. [...]