Former EMU education professor dies

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Kathryn F. (Kass) Seitz, a former member of the Eastern Mennonite University teaching faculty, died Sunday, June 5, at Oak Lea Nursing Home in Harrisonburg. She was 73. Seitz was a member of EMU’s education department faculty from 1979 to 1986. Her teaching specialty was elementary education. Her spouse, Kenneth L. Seitz, Jr., who survives,…

‘Long-awaited,’ ‘special,’ ‘surreal’ day for FMS grads

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The final order came down, and a flurry of hats flew into the air, marking the end of 35 cadet careers at Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro. “It’s been long-awaited,” said Alex Burkard of Stuarts Draft, who began at Fishburne as an eighth-grader, and for whom the graduation ceremony on Saturday was the end of…

JMU rallies past Virginia Tech

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Sophomore Matt Tenaglia (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East) had a pair of multiple-RBI hits as James Madison scored seven runs over the final four innings to rally past Virginia Tech 7-5 in a non-conference baseball game Saturday evening at English Field. JMU won its fourth straight game to improve to 31-15 overall. VT fell to 27-21…

Long-time church historian passes

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Irvin B. Horst, a former Eastern Mennonite University professor who devoted most of his life to Anabaptist history, research and thought, died Apr. 23, 2011, at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community. He was 95. Dr. Horst taught church history and English literature courses at EMU from 1955 to 1967. During this time, he worked to increase…

McDonnell launches teacher performance-pay initiative

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Gov. Bob McDonnell has invited 57 school divisions that may have difficulty attracting, retaining and rewarding experienced, fully licensed teachers to participate in his Virginia Performance-Pay Incentives initiative for hard-to-staff schools. The initiative — which was approved by the 2011 General Assembly — is a centerpiece of McDonnell’s “Opportunity to Learn” education-reform agenda. It provides…

Chris DeWald: Stroke deficits – the gifts that keep on giving and giving and giving

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Hello, again. I am going to introduce you to another stroke survivor. I feel another voice would be beneficial to survivors and also caregivers. Donna was the first stroke survivor I had met online that was a base of information for survivors and caregivers on strokes. Not from doctors, but from someone who shared your…