Decrease in Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths: Virginia
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Virginia experienced its fewest number of traffic deaths during the 2018 Memorial Day weekend – the lowest within at least the past five years.
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LearningRx shares exercises to work on the brain over the summer
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The lazy days of summer have a hidden danger lurking. It’s a phenomenon that educators call the “Summer Slide.” Also known as “Brain Drain,” the Summer Slide is essentially the loss of knowledge and ability that typically occurs when formal education stops during the summer months.
Renaissance Faire visionary earns the electric cooperatives’ Unsung Virginian Award
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The Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives has named Cornelia Rutherford as this year’s Unsung Virginian for her tireless efforts to preserve and grow the Virginia Renaissance Faire, a family-friendly event held at Lake Anna Winery over five weekends each spring.
Washington and Lee University graduates 441 students at 231st Commencement
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Graduating seniors at Washington and Lee University on Thursday were reminded of the institution’s long history, and in particular the history of Lee Chapel on the very day of its 150th anniversary, as President William C. Dudley used the chapel as a symbol for the need to create genuine community.
DeWayne Moore named assistant principal at R.E. Lee High School
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Effective July 1, DeWayne Moore will join Staunton City Schools as an assistant principal at R.E. Lee High School.
Stonewall Brigade Band opens 130th season on June 4
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It all started when a young man moved to Staunton from the Winchester area. David Drake had played in a band in Newtown—a sliver of a village between Stephens City and Kernstown, just south of Winchester.
Morgan Griffith: Working to keep schools safe
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School safety has been on the minds of many recently. As I’ve traveled the Ninth District, constituents have frequently approached me to discuss this topic.
JMU grad student lauded by American Academy of Physician Assistants
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Blake Rogers, a native of Clover Hill and a student in James Madison University’s graduate physician assistant studies program, has been named “Student of the Year” by the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Farmer teaches about agriculture, one chick at a time
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Chris Allen, who raises beef cattle, laying hens and vegetables on her 50-acre Fresh Branch Farm in suburban Chesterfield, visits elementary, middle and high school students in the spring to tell them about chickens and embryology.
‘Strength and oomph’ fueled Charlottesville-area DACA student’s education
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Not until coming to the United States did Keyri Lopez-Godoy begin to enjoy school. In El Salvador it had been just something she had to do, but after her parents brought her to the U.S. when she was eight years old, it was a requirement that she came to love, thanks to a litany of encouraging teachers.
