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Chesapeake Academy third grade teacher Niki Allen participated in the Orton Gillingham Program’s Comprehensive Training Program. This course provided participants with an in-depth understanding of the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education’s (IMSE) Orton-Gillingham methodology, focusing primarily on phonological awareness and phonics...

Chesapeake Academy technology coordinator Kimberly Dynia prepares robots for back to school use in the school’s Arts & Innovation Hub. Coding and robotics is one component of the Integrated Skills Curriculum that supports innovation and design at Chesapeake Academy...

“Life in the soil: Dig Deeper” is the theme for this year’s national youth poster contest sponsored by the National Association of Conservation Districts. The local Tidewater Soil and Water Conservation District is seeking entries from all Mathews, Gloucester,...

by Tom Chillemi The eyes of innocence were fixed on Middlesex Elementary School kindergarten teacher Ms. Singleton as she read to the children on the first day of school. The lessons of Miss Bindergarten’s book were basic: don’t jump in puddles;...

The Rappahannock Industrial Academy Alumni Association recently held its annual banquet at Immanuel Baptist Church in Saluda. Alumni of the school were introduced and student winners of the RI Academy Scholarship were recognized. Alumni present were Lillian Hill McGuire, class...

With a bagpiper leading its community to a service at St. John’s Episcopal Church, St. Margaret’s opened its 98th school year rejoicing. A diverse student body of girls from across the country and around the world attends St. Margaret’s...

Christchurch School’s first day of classes was on Tuesday, September 3. Excited about classes above are front row, from left, Abigail Smiley (Urbanna), Felice LaFevre (Flemington, N.J.), and Hali Valadez (Urbanna); back row, Sophie Kissman (Hayes), Izzy Kiland (Christchurch),...

Middlesex Public Schools will welcome students when school opens on Tuesday, September 3, to begin the 2019-20 school year. The Southside Sentinel recently asked school principals and school superintendent Dr. Peter Gretz to share their back-to-school messages, which appear...

Middlesex County Public Schools welcomes new teachers and staff members for the 2019-20 school year that begins Tuesday, September 3.         Middlesex High School Teachers and staff members new to Middlesex High School include Jaimie Ashburn, who will...

On Monday, Christchurch School held its final fall registration, welcoming all students who did not arrive early for preseason sports. Students had orientation on Tuesday and Wednesday, and classes startedtoday, August 29. Above, students play on Bell Tower Lawn. Tolling...