Greene to serve as lieutenant governor at MGA in Richmond
Rockingham County students from Turner Ashby and Spotswood high schools will hold the MGA top two offices for the first time in years. Senior Erin Greene becomes lieutenant governor while Sam Baron will be governor, with both earning certificates from the Virginia State Board of Elections. The program mirrors the General Assembly, with sessions in the Capitol and hands on governance experience.
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Harrisonburg
Richmond
YMCA
Rockingham County
MGA
Sam Baron
Turner Ashby High School
Spotswood High School
Erin Greene
Virginia State Board of Elections
Virginia
Sharon Davies
Davies
Ed Smith
Smith
Virginia General Assembly
Virginia Capitol
Baron
Greene
MGA Senate
Legislative Branch
Shenandoah Valley
The
Assembly
Bob McDonnell
Turner Ashby
Spotswood
Virginia State Capitol
Michael Reilly
Byrd Newspapers
Spotswood teachers embrace creative reform at Blazer Block initiative
At Spotswood High School teachers form eight correlates under Principal Seth Muraskin to explore flexible Blazer Block time. They study technology, safety, mentoring, and a new mission, seeking student achievement gains and educator leadership while inviting broader staff input.
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Penn Laird
Spotswood High School
Seth Muraskin
East Rockingham High School
Muraskin
Lawrence Lezotte
Schools eye new breakfast lunch menus under federal rules
Harrisonburg and Rockingham County schools prepare for Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act changes set by the USDA. Officials anticipate phased decreases in sodium, higher whole grain bread, more dark green and yellow vegetables, and milk limited to 1 percent fat.
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Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Barack Obama
Obama
Secretary of Agriculture
Institute of Medicine
US Department of Agriculture
Andrea Early
Rockingham County Food Service
Gerald Lehman
Early
Lehman
Institute
Rockingham
Elkton teen dies in Christmas crash in Rockingham County
In eastern Rockingham County, Adam Wade Forren a 19 year old Elkton man died from injuries after a single vehicle crash on Captain Yancey Road near Island Ford Road. He was not wearing a seat belt and died Monday at UVA Medical Center.
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Harrisonburg
Elkton
Rockingham County
Adam Wade Forren
Captain Yancey Road
Island Ford Road
Forren
F.L. Tyler
Virginia State Police
University of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville
Tyler
Virginia
Civil War 150th events eyed for Harrisonburg area
Harrisonburg and Rockingham County plan a five year Civil War sesquicentennial from 2012 to 2015 with major events in 2012 and 2014. The effort aims to boost tourism as sites and tours focus on spring 1862 campaigns including Port Republic and Cross Keys. A new series of interpretive markers in Harrisonburg highlights local Civil War history funded by state grants.
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Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Brenda Black
Eddie Bumbaugh
HDR
Virginiacivilwar Org
Terry Heder
Shenandoah Valley
15Th Alabama Infantry
Cross Keys
Heder
Black
Neff Avenue
Hardesty Higgins
S. Main St
Nathaniel Banks
Massanutten Regional Library
South Main Street
John Hanson McNeill
Partisan Rangers
Shenandoah County
McNeill
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Elkton, Va
Commonwealth
Kim Floyd
Floyd
Jeremy Hunt
Ronews
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