Students in Dr. Kathleen Fowler’s Writing Composition courses at Surry Community College’s Pilot Center recently had a hands-on opportunity to make writing a fun activity when tie-dyeing became a lesson in writing directions. Students in Dr. Kathleen Fowler’s Writing Composition...
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The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Naomi Manns, of Spencer, at Radford University Jenna King, of Woolwine, at Radford...
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This summer, the Summer Discovery Institute (SDI) will return to Patrick & Henry Community College (P&HCC). The free college prep and leadership camp is for area high school students rising ninth through twelfth grades. The camp will run Monday through...
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Virginia Cooperative Extension in collaboration with the Southwest Virginia Chapter of the Society of American Foresters and other members of the forest industry – is offering an environmental education opportunity for teachers from July 11-14. The Trees to Products program...
Read moreSchools in Patrick County listed the elementary and high school students honored with Academic Awards. Blue Ridge Elementary School 3rd Grade Academic Awards: Emily Beth Adams, Montana Rae Elaine Cain, Lucas Cameron Hall, Jay William Hill, Diego Rodrigo Ibarra, Matthew...
Read moreThe Patrick County 4-H Marksmen recently traveled to W.E. Skelton 4H Educational Center at Smith Mountain Lake in Wirtz, VA to take part in the 2022 Virginia 4-H Spring Air. More than 17 4-H shooting clubs from around the state...
Read moreLauren Murphy, a local teen, was selected to be a part of Virginia’s 4-H National Muzzleloader Development Team. Lauren excelled during the 2020-2021 Virginia Shooting Sports Education season and stood out as a competitor, surpassing her competition and being chosen...
Read moreJonah Chester As Virginia and the rest of the nation track a years-long decline in college enrollment, leaders in higher education are weighing the best ways to keep folks enrolled.The Virginia-based National Student Clearinghouse revealed that college enrollment across the country dropped...
Read moreBy Taylor Boyd Residents will have an opportunity to express their opinion on proposed changes to district lines in Patrick County when the Patrick County Board of Supervisors holds a public hearing on the proposal at its April 25 meeting. ...
Read moreBy Taylor Boyd Add driving a school bus to Jason Wood’s ever growing list of duties. Wood, the superintendent of the Patrick County School division, on March 29 climbed into the driver’s seat to pick up elementary and high school...
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