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Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced recently his proposed state budget will include $145 million over the next two years to make tuition-free community college available to low-income and middle-income students who pursue jobs in high-demand fields. The Governor’s “Get...

While often characterized as a dead language, Latin fairly bursts with benefits to middle school scholars: vocabulary development, eased assimilation of foreign languages, foundations of grammar, increased standardized test scores, rich connections to the past, and foundation for sciences,...

On December 4 members (above) of the Middlesex High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Key Club partnered with Christ’s Basket to prepare bags of non-perishable food items for homeless families.

Place-Based Extensions of the Academic Classroom (PEAC) are an important component of Christchurch School’s college-prep curriculum. Exploration in the watershed, hands-on projects, and creative, outside-the-box thinking ensure that lessons take hold and students make important intellectual connections. Classes take PEACs...

Middlesex Rotary has contributed a total of $7,789 to Middlesex Elementary School PTO for playground surface refurbishing, to the Middlesex County Public Schools Kids First Program, and to Love4Kids. Accepting the donations and pictured above from left are Christy...

In support of C-SPAN’s national “StudentCam” initiative, Atlantic Broadband, the nation’s eighth-largest cable operator, is inviting middle school and high school students in its service areas to create and submit video documentaries on the theme, “What’s Your Vision in...

The St. Clare Walker (SCW) Middle School Student Council Association (SCA) will have a silent auction on Thursday, December 5, at 6 p.m. It will take place during the winter band concert held in the school auditorium. Items that...

Rappahannock Community College (RCC) has announced its 50th anniversary celebrations across the service region. On January 9, 1970, the local board of the newly-formed Rappahannock Community College met for the first time to chart the future course of the...

Christchurch School will present its 39th Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, December 8, in St. Peter’s Chapel on the school campus. There will be two seatings—one at 4 p.m. and one at 6:15 p.m. The public is invited. There is no charge for...

Cub Scout Pack 341 continues to be active and on the move. Last week they had three major events over the weekend. First, they walked the streets of Urbanna and collected canned food for the Scouting for Food program. This year they...