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Gen Stressed: Students’ anxiety, depression mount

Gen Stressed: Students’ anxiety, depression mount

by Randy Rieland | Jul 31, 2024 | Education, Health, Sidebar

This is the first part of a series on the mental health struggles of today’s generation of teenagers, the urgent need for more support in schools and how families can get help. Schools scramble to keep up The plan, Erica Jennejahn recalls, was to get ahead of things,...

Doers Profile: Lacey Jenkins

by Bob Hurley | Jul 14, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Business, doers, Education, Health, People, Politics

Background: Deputy Director of Programs, Headwaters Foundation, under-six coach with the Rappahannock County Soccer Association for four seasons, T-ball coach with the Rappahannock Culpeper Baseball League, clerk of Thornton Gap Regular Baptist Church and SperryFest...
Students participate in watershed field day along the Thornton

Students participate in watershed field day along the Thornton

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | May 29, 2024 | Art, Business, Education, Health, Infrastructure, Local Services, Politics

Rappahannock County Elementary School sixth grade students and Hearthstone School students enjoyed participating in the annual Watershed Education Field Day on May 16.  2024-05-16-FF-RLEP-Watershed-1-2-web.jpgRappahannock County Elementary students submerge a tarp in...
School Board seeking citizen lobbyists, recognizes retiring staff

School Board seeking citizen lobbyists, recognizes retiring staff

by Ireland Hayes | May 19, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Education, Health, Local Services, People, Politics

Rappahannock County School Board Meeting, May 14, 2024 The Rappahannock County School Board is searching for community members interested in advocating for the school district at the state level to help the district “play the Richmond game” amid recent funding...
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