Schools blend high and low tech in Elkton area
Elkton Middle and East Rockingham High schools pair high tech Lego robots with woodshop projects to teach versatile job skills. Grants from the U.S. Department of Labor fund Senger and McCarty to guide students in robotics and measured drawings turning blueprints into precise parts.
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EMS
East Rockingham
Elkton
Elkton Middle
Anne Senger
Dave McCarty
ERHS
Senger
McCarty
U.S. Department of Labor
East Rockingham High
Talon
Alison Helmick
Amy Scheel
Sarah Cameron
Mika Northrup
Erhs Student Council Association
Authorities on alert for first day at SHS in 2012
Rockingham deputies were posted at Spotswood High School as a precaution after a noncredible violent threat circulated on Facebook ahead of the spring semester. Officials stressed safety while noting no confirmed danger, with law enforcement and school leaders coordinating closely and planning to proceed with classes.
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SHS
Spotswood High School
Rockingham County
Facebook
Columbine High School
Colorado
Seth Muraskin
Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office
Commonwealth
Clark Ritchie
Muraskin
Garst
Carol Fenn
Computer literacy class planned in Elkton
Elkton offers a Wednesday evening two semester online course at Elkton Middle School teaching Internet use email word processing and spreadsheets for college credit. Sherrie Holloway will lead the EMS computer lab tutoring. Seventeen seats remained as of press time with a second intro class planned for February if needed. The program supports five campus software skills and ends with a college credit. The article also notes Blue Ridge Garden Club activities at the East Rockingham Senior Center.
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Elkton
EMS Computer Lab
Sherrie Holloway
Blue Ridge Garden Club
East Rockingham Senior Center
Wilma Bain
Marie Frey
Gloria Crump
Elkton Area
Ted Hayes
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