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Salem School Board briefed on new electronic card entry system
All Salem schools will soon have an electronic card entry system as a way of securing their buildings. The school board recently approved the project and was briefed on specifics during a meeting Tuesday. The “proximity card” entry system for buildings was initially discussed last month. The school board and city council held a joint meeting in May at which officials talked about the possibility of installing a card entry
Franklin County to purchase 2 YMCA properties, fund new career and technical center
The Franklin County Board of Supervisors emerged from a closed meeting Tuesday afternoon and voted unanimously to proceed with two new initiatives officials said are designed to serve multiple generations of county residents. First, the board announced that the county will acquire at a bargain price two properties in Rocky Mount currently occupied by the Franklin County Family YMCA on Technology Drive — including the main YMCA facility and the
2 NRV counties on list for school resource officer grants
RICHMOND — Montgomery and Pulaski counties are among two dozen localities in Virginia getting state grants to place school resource officers in public schools. Gov. Bob McDonnell said today that the Criminal Justice Services Board approved the matching grants. The funding will help pay for school resources officers’ salaries and benefits. The officers will be placed in a total 42 elementary, middle and high schools that don’t currently have school
Roanoke Higher Education Center's seminars to focus on finishing education
For years the Roanoke Higher Education Center has held workshops to share information and resources with the community, but this week the center is dramatically expanding that approach. Instead of hosting dozens of people for a workshop at its downtown site, the center will host a series of workshops at the Roanoke Civic Center where organizers hope to attract hundreds of people for the first “Pathways to Education” showcase. “This
Franklin Co. grad readies for Annapolis
David Sicher had no intention of going to college anywhere else. The Navy way of life just always made sense to him. He wanted structure. He wanted leadership. He wanted camaraderie. Come June 27 he will start a journey he hopes will include all of those things. A little less than two weeks after graduating today from Franklin County High School, Sicher, 19, will head to Annapolis, Md., for induction
Roanoke County Schools Superintendent Lorraine Lange to retire in 2 years
Roanoke County Schools Superintendent Lorraine Lange plans to retire in two years. Lange, who has been at the school system's helm since 2006, announced Thursday she will retire in June 2015. During a school board meeting Thursday the board signed off on a new agreement with Lange to take her through the 2014-15 school year. Her previous contract was scheduled to end in June 2014. "You just can't get rid
Franklin County trying to save school staff positions
Mark Church , superintendent of Franklin County Public Schools, said the school division believes it can save enough money during the fiscal year that begins July 1 to retain 14.5 positions previously targeted for elimination. Church and Lee Cheatham, the school system’s finance director, said they believe they can identify ways going forward to save the money necessary, about $400,000, to save these positions — including 13 elementary school computer
EDUCATION NOTEBOOK: Patrick Henry High School graduate Erin Cao earns $2,000 scholarship
Patrick Henry High School graduate Erin Cao recently received the Herff Jones Believe in You Scholarship & Principal’s Award. Cao, who earned a $2,000 scholarship, was the only local winner of the honor that recognizes 50 student leaders across the country, according to a news release from Herff. School principals are asked to nominate one high school senior who shows academic excellence and strong leadership skills. The program awards 47
Roanoke schools employees to get at least 2 percent raises
Roanoke City Public Schools staffers will receive at least a 2 percent raise. After months of debate and consideration, the Roanoke School Board voted 4-3 to give employees raises. The move will cost about $2.1 million and came after lengthy discussion during Tuesday’s meeting. Officials voted to give all staffers a step increase, an incremental pay increase based on time served, and if that increase doesn’t result in a 2
Departing Roanoke School Board chairman led division through trying times
Inside a Crystal Spring Elementary School classroom, David Carson found himself the arbiter of an important case: girls vs. boys. Sitting at the head of the room, the girls lined up to his left and the boys to his right. They went before him two at a time answering math and geography questions he posed. “Boom,” he said, pointing to the victor. For the longtime Roanoke School Board chairman and
Candidates for Patrick Henry High principal meet with community
Finalists for Patrick Henry High School principal met with the community Monday where they fielded questions on everything from student discipline to how to recruit and maintain great teachers in lean economic times. Kathy Duncan, principal of the Roanoke Technical Education Center, and Joe Jablonski, a Patrick Henry assistant principal, were named as finalists for the post last week. Current Principal Connie Ratcliffe is retiring after six years leading the
Roanoke County high schools send off Class of 2013
William Byrd High School's 2013 commencement Northside High School's 2013 commencement Glenvar High School's 2013 commencement Cave Spring High School's 2013 commencement Hidden Valley High School's 2013 commencement
Lives of Hidden Valley twins anything but identical as graduation approaches
Almost every varsity baseball game at Hidden Valley High School over the past three years ended the same way. With Nic Ratliff striking out. Each home victory by the Titans from 2011 to '13 was punctuated by an unusual postgame ceremony near home plate. Ratliff, the Titans' star senior shortstop, would hold a bat menacingly over his right shoulder as his twin brother, Ben, delivered three pitches. Strike one. Strike
Glenvar High School's graduation to move indoors today
Glenvar High School’s graduation ceremony will be moved to the Salem Civic Center because of wet weather expected Friday. School system spokesman Chuck Lionberger said in an email the school’s commencement ceremony will now begin at 7:30 p.m. at the civic center. Graduation was previously scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. outside in the Highlander Stadium. Students from all Roanoke County high schools are scheduled to graduate Friday. Graduations for
2 finalists named for Patrick Henry High principal job
Two finalists for the Patrick Henry High School principal position were named today and the community will have an opportunity to meet them next week. Kathy Duncan, director of ROTEC, and Joe Jablonski, currently a Patrick Henry vice principal, have been named finalists for the position, school system spokesman Justin McLeod announced in an email. The Roanoke Technical Education Center operates in a separate building on the PH campus and
Hopkins tapped to fill Roanoke School Board vacancy
Attorney William "Bill" Hopkins Jr. will take over the final year of the school board term of Chairman David Carson, who will step down this month. Carson, who has been on the board since 2005, was recently tapped to become a circuit court judge and is not legally permitted to remain on the board once he takes the bench in July. His final meeting will be June 11. During a
Roanoke school board acknowledges city council's support
As Roanoke schools officials look to spend down their financial reserves in the next couple of years, they told the city council today that the city’s support for education has been adequate. School board members said during a joint meeting that the city’s funding formula for education is sufficient and said the funding from the state is subpar. The city’s funding formula for schools means 40 cents of every dollar
1. COMMENTARY: A letter to the ones left behind
2. Military takes down Roanoke woman's ‘Operation Bedsheet’
3. Meteorologist Jamey Singleton fined $200 for February wreck
4. Dublin town attorney Baker found guilty of reckless driving, not DUI
5. Two more suspects arrested in Salem burglary
6. Police investigate Monday armed robbery at SW Roanoke convenience store
7. 2 men charged in Blacksburg break-in Monday
8. Smith Mountain Lake man's steam boat is a step back in time
9. New River Community College shooting suspect waives right to preliminary hearing
10. Bond set for Roanoke man charged in death of stepson
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