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Principals outline improvement plans, goals to Rappahannock School Board

Principals outline improvement plans, goals to Rappahannock School Board

by Ireland Hayes | Oct 10, 2024 | Art, Business, Education, Health, Local Services, Politics

Principals from both Rappahannock public schools presented their annual school improvement plans to the School Board Tuesday, outlining their goals and benchmarks for achievement in all areas of study at each school.  Jennifer Wissinger, Rappahannock County Elementary...
National Gallery exhibit opens featuring Sullivans’ Haitian art collection

National Gallery exhibit opens featuring Sullivans’ Haitian art collection

by Ireland Hayes | Oct 6, 2024 | Art, Education

An exhibition featuring Haitian art from the collection of Beverly and John Fox Sullivan opened this weekend at the National Gallery of Art, the first permanent Haitian art display in the gallery’s history. 2024-06-28-Haitian-Art-Society-6-web.jpgJohn Fox Sullivan...

Community rallies Saturday to ‘kick out’ childhood cancer

by Ireland Hayes | Sep 27, 2024 | Art, Business, Education, Health, Politics

Saturday event will support former high school student Totality Martial Arts and Rappahannock County community volunteers will host “Kicking Out Cancer,” a community event Saturday to raise awareness for childhood cancer and support a local family battling...
‘Everybody thinks their generation had it tough. This generation has a different challenge.’

‘Everybody thinks their generation had it tough. This generation has a different challenge.’

by Randy Rieland | Sep 24, 2024 | Education, Health, Sidebar

What schools and parents can do Time was when teen dread and dark moods were largely viewed as unfortunate features of adolescence, conditions driven by insecurities and hormonal changes that in time would pass. It’s an attitude that can linger, particularly among...
Report card: Achievements, weaknesses identified in RCPS academics

Report card: Achievements, weaknesses identified in RCPS academics

by Ireland Hayes | Sep 20, 2024 | Art, Business, Education, Health, Local Services, People, Politics

Rappahannock County Public Schools showed big academic advancements in the 2023-24 school year, especially in English, raising their state accreditation levels overall.  But there still seems to be room for improvement.  While English scores rose at both the...
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