Sunday, September 5, 2010
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Niemann Pest and Dylan Wright, both rising freshmen at Patrick Henry High School will be heading to the 2010 F1 in Schools World Championships in Singapore, September 18 – 23. James Madison Middle School’s Team Pyrrhogaster earned the right to represent the USA at this year’s World Championship after winning the 2009 National Championship in [...]
Monday, August 30, 2010
Councilman Dave Trinkle paid the meal’s tax on time for July according to Ann Shawver, Director of Finance. It was due August 20. Trinkle’s two restaurants are Fork in the Alley and Fork in the City. After being late most every month this year Trinkle has taken a “hands on” approach to his bookkeeping. Tim [...]
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
More than 650 new Roanoke College Maroons arrive August 28 for a busy semester. Just some of the weekend’s highlights include: getting to know the campus, building R House, checking out Roanoke and Salem and experiencing the class’s summer reading, When the Emperor was Divine, firsthand through a conversation with a Japanese American veteran. Day [...]
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
School Administrator Rita Bishop introduced Gene Jones the new William Fleming principal at Monday’s joint meeting with city council and the school board. “The only thing new about William Fleming is a new building and a new stadium,” remarked Jones. His lofty goals this year is to increase the graduation rate by 10 percent and [...]
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
A campaign dubbed “Eat for Education” was launched Wednesday in front of the Texas Tavern. The two-percent meal’s tax increase starts July 1 and Mayor David Bowers recognized that “the meals tax may impact restaurants and their customers.” The two-percent tax will go to combat the budget shortfalls for Roanoke City Schools. The campaign still [...]
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Gene T. Jones, Jr. the executive director of Norfolk high schools, lost his job in the division’s downsizing plan. This morning at a special meeting of the Roanoke City School Board Jones was confirmed as the pick for principal of William Fleming High School. Jones was one of four who applied for the spot. Superintendent Rita [...]
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Two days after felony charges were dropped against Gene T. Jones, Jr. in Norfolk General District Court Roanoke City School Superintendent Rita Bishop introduced Gene T. Jones, Jr. executive director of high schools Wednesday evening as the fourth candidate for principal of William Fleming High School. It has been almost a year since principal Susan Willis left [...]
Friday, June 11, 2010
School board members Jason Bingham and Todd Putney were absent from Thursday night’s public input meeting on closing Huff Lane Intermediate School. Chairman David Carson, Lori Vaught, Suzanne Moore, Mae Huff and outgoing member Courtney Penn voted to close it. The public meeting was held in the James Breckinridge Middle school cafeteria. Council member Anita [...]
Thursday, June 10, 2010
School board members Jason Bingham and Todd Putney were absent from Thursday nights public input meeting on closing Huff Lane Intermediate school. Chairman David Carson, Lori Vaught, Suzanne Moore, Mae Huff and outgoing member Courtney Penn voted to close Huff Lane School. The public meeting was held at James Breckinridge Middle school cafeteria to accommodate [...]
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
In a 4:00 p.m press release: Late last week, Roanoke City Public Schools’ administrators were alerted that standard procedures had not been followed with the sale of outdated computers from the division. The hard drives from some of the outdated computers were not removed prior to the sale. As a result, personal employee information may [...]
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Friday, May 14, 2010
Blacksburg (May 14, 2010): Governor Bob McDonnell’s Commencement address to Virginia Tech’s 2010 graduating class: Thank you President Steger, Rector Lawson, members of the Board, parents, faculty and most importantly the graduating class of 2010! It is my great honor to join all of you tonight at Lane Stadium. As a former high school football [...]
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Monday, May 3, 2010
At Monday’s Roanoke city council meeting Suzanne Moore was reappointed to the Roanoke City School Board. Her term was set to expire June 30, 2010. Courtney Penn did not reapply for another term. Penn served during a tumultuous time of budget shortfalls, school closings and school bus outsourcing. He was key in the arduous process [...]
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Round Hill Montessori Primary School will likely be partially used for preschool. The newer addition can be used separately from the rest of the school said Deputy Superintendent Curt Baker Tuesday. The Roanoke City School Board will make a decision on Round Hill and City School’s future Wednesday morning.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
At a meeting of the School Board Audit Committee Tuesday the City Municipal Auditor Drew Harmon recommended that Brown Edwards & Co., LLC be selected as the school’s new independent auditors. If the School Board concurs then they will replace KPMG for the 2010-2011 school year. Brown Edwards & Co., LLC has an office in [...]
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