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	<title>Hills and Heights &#187; schools</title>
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		<title>4th District School Board candidate discusses schools &amp; others tackle greening Mayo island</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/05/23/4th-district-school-board-candidate-discusses-schools-others-tackle-greening-mayo-island/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/05/23/4th-district-school-board-candidate-discusses-schools-others-tackle-greening-mayo-island/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 15:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manchester]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4th District School Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kristen Larson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mayo Island]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From WRIR podcast: We start this episode with thoughts on ways to improve Richmond Public Schools. It’s a tough topic and host Will Snyder is joined by Jeff Sadler and Kristen Larson, both concerned parents. Mrs. Larson recently announced her candidacy for the 4th District School Board seat. And then it’s on to Mayo Island. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preserving Choice in RPS and Re-zoning meeting schedule</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/05/18/a-message-about-preserving-choice-in-rps-and-re-zoning-meeting-schedule/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/05/18/a-message-about-preserving-choice-in-rps-and-re-zoning-meeting-schedule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preservation of School Choice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Re-zoning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following was submitted to me yesterday. Be sure to scroll to the bottom to see the schedule of public meetings. We believe having choice in Richmond Public Schools has positively impacted the enrollment numbers and the diversity of the student population in schools. We also believe increasing enrollment and diversity is good for all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School board candidates get some press</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/05/15/school-board-candidates-get-some-press/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/05/15/school-board-candidates-get-some-press/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 20:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4th District]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kristen Larson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rich Savage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vanessa Womack Easter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=16869</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The RTD article is supposedly about the Mayor&#8217;s son Derik E. Jones running for the 8th District school board seat but more time is spent on the 4th District candidates, Kristen Larson, Rich Savage and Vanessa Womack Easter. Larson is best known for her three-year association with the Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local High School students need some help to graduate</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/05/10/local-high-school-students-need-some-help-to-graduate/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/05/10/local-high-school-students-need-some-help-to-graduate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 12:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeless]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McKinney-Vento Regional Education Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[students]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=16806</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Alia Butler who was the driving force behind a Christmas Gift drive is looking to make a difference in another set of teen lives. I am reaching out to everyone who has helped the Richmond Public Schools McKinney-Vento program in the past to see if anyone is able to help with a current need. First of all, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boyd steps down as principal of Patrick Henry</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/04/18/boyd-steps-down-as-principal-of-patrick-henry/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/04/18/boyd-steps-down-as-principal-of-patrick-henry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patrick Henry School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pamela Boyd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Board]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a letter to PHSSA parents sent out on Monday it was announced that Pamela Boyd will be stepping down effective June 29th. Interim principal Cynthia Gentry will remain as principal for the rest of the school year. Style Weekly has some more details on the school&#8217;s attempt to find a replacement. Sharon Burton says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Area parents starting up the Richmond Southside Co-op School</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/04/11/area-parents-starting-up-the-richmond-southside-co-op-school/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/04/11/area-parents-starting-up-the-richmond-southside-co-op-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richmond Southside Co-op School]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest complaints of parents living in the city is the schools. This year the cries are even louder as the city and school board have to make tough decisions about a major budget shortfall and rezoning. One group of parents are attempting to create an option for those not satisfied with public [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>Families campaigning to keep J.B. Fisher Elementary open</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/03/12/families-campaigning-to-keep-j-b-fisher-elementary-open/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/03/12/families-campaigning-to-keep-j-b-fisher-elementary-open/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J.B. Fisher Elementary School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rezoning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Richmond School districts will be rezoned in the coming year. Under several of the proposals J.B. Fisher would close. More information on the re-zoning process including the dates of upcoming meeting to discuss the proposals can be found on the RPS website.]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor Jones throws support behind Patrick Henry</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/03/09/mayor-jones-throws-support-behind-patrick-henry/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/03/09/mayor-jones-throws-support-behind-patrick-henry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The full story is on RTD and below are a couple quotes. Mayor Dwight C. Jones: &#8220;I&#8217;m giving you my commitment that we&#8217;re going to dedicate our staff and our resources to ensuring we put fresh eyes on education in the city of Richmond,&#8221; he told a small but appreciative audience of the Patrick Henry [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>RPS drops the budget ball, Mayor to take advantage</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/03/07/rps-drops-the-budget-ball-mayor-to-take-advantage/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/03/07/rps-drops-the-budget-ball-mayor-to-take-advantage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathy Graziano]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RPS budget]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=15971</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Richmond School board was faced with a  $23.8 million shortfall. Instead of addressing the issue and proposing any sort of solution the board turned to the city with upturned palms. The Mayor will now be taking a look at all of RPS and the school board isn&#8217;t giving up much of a fight. RTD has [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Local parent interviewed on ABC8 about redistricting plan</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/02/17/local-parent-interviewed-on-abc8-about-redistricting-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/02/17/local-parent-interviewed-on-abc8-about-redistricting-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redistricting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school redistricting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=15722</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gregory Lyons is a local parent with two children attending J.B. Fisher and shares some thoughts in the video above about the proposed redistricting of local school districts. (Original Story)]]></description>
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		<title>School rezoning meeting tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/02/14/school-rezoning-meeting-tomorrow/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/02/14/school-rezoning-meeting-tomorrow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school district rezoning]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=15642</guid>
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		<title>Wythe-Huguenot basketball game ends due to fight</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/02/12/wythe-huguenot-basketball-game-ends-due-to-fight/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/02/12/wythe-huguenot-basketball-game-ends-due-to-fight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[basketball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[basketball fight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Wythe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Huguenot High]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=15607</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From RTD; The George Wythe at Huguenot boys basketball game Friday night was suspended when an altercation broke out between the teams. The two sides agreed to end the game where it was stopped, with 2:43 remaining in the fourth quarter, giving Wythe a 47-44 win. With the win, George Wythe secured the eighth and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fisher Elementary Open House on Saturday</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/02/07/fisher-elementary-open-house-on-saturday/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/02/07/fisher-elementary-open-house-on-saturday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J.B. Fisher Elementary School]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=15531</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From J.B. Fisher PTA President Kristin Lyons: J.B. Fisher Elementary School (3701 Garden Road) is having an Open House on Saturday, February 11th from 10 a.m. – noon. This is a good opportunity for neighbors to learn about our school. Parents can gather information needed to make that important decision about school choice. Administration, teachers, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>The hidden projects and volunteers of Patrick Henry</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/01/30/the-hidden-projects-and-volunteers-of-patrick-henry/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/01/30/the-hidden-projects-and-volunteers-of-patrick-henry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patrick Henry School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Shanabruch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greener Landscapes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volunteering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volunteers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=15393</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyday many of you drive past the re-opened Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts. The obvious improvements are easy to spot, less litter, no broken windows, new playground equipment. What you don&#8217;t see is all the other work that&#8217;s being done, who is doing it and the tremendous benefit that Reedy Creek watershed receives. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Huguenot High School “Construction Kick-off” Ceremony</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/01/25/huguenot-high-school-construction-kick-off-ceremony/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/01/25/huguenot-high-school-construction-kick-off-ceremony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Huguenot HS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=15347</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Dwight C. Jones, City Council President Kathy C. Graziano, 4th District School Board Member Adria Graham Scott, and Huguenot High Principal Tyrus Lyles are inviting the public to join them Thursday, January 26th at 3 p.m. at Huguenot High to celebrate the start of construction of a new high school. More images of the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Have some coffee today with the Superintendent of RPS</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/01/23/have-some-coffee-today-with-the-superintendent-of-rps/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/01/23/have-some-coffee-today-with-the-superintendent-of-rps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brandon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lucille Brown Middle School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Superintendent Brandon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=15317</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From those that don&#8217;t want to click through or can&#8217;t read the small print. The meeting in our area is at 3:00 pm at Lucille Brown Middle School, 6300 Jahnke.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>RPS School Rezoning Meeting February 15 at Thompson</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/01/19/rps-school-rezoning-meeting-february-15-at-thompson/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2012/01/19/rps-school-rezoning-meeting-february-15-at-thompson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PageH</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[RVANews-news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fisher Elementary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richmond Public Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RPS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=15232</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every few years, Richmond Public Schools start talking about rezoning. This process can obviously change which school your child is zoned for, and might result in schools being closed if they are under-attended. 6:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m on February 15, RPS is holding a Community Meeting at Thompson Middle School. Some of the proposals floating [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Feel Good Post of the Day</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/12/20/feel-good-post-of-the-day/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/12/20/feel-good-post-of-the-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RPS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Alia Butler dropped me this note yesterday about the recent drive to Be a Santa for Local Kids as part of the Richmond Public Schools McKinney-Vento Holiday Program. Next year I hope to do a better job of promoting this and serving more families. Special shout-out to Alia who headed up the program and did all the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>4th District School Board Seat and Others to be Open Next Election</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/12/20/4th-district-school-board-seat-and-others-to-be-open-next-election/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/12/20/4th-district-school-board-seat-and-others-to-be-open-next-election/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4th District]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[5th District]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adria Graham Scott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Bridges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maurice Henderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RPS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not only has Adria A. Graham Scott of the 4th District announced that she won&#8217;t be seeking re-election but Council Chair Kim Bridges and Evette L. Wilson of the 9th District have also announced that they won&#8217;t be running in November. Graham Scott, elected to the board in 2008, had announced her intention to not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Calls on School Board to get the facts on PHSSA</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/12/19/community-calls-on-school-board-to-get-the-facts-on-phssa/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/12/19/community-calls-on-school-board-to-get-the-facts-on-phssa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patrick Henry School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adria Graham Scott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maurice Henderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Board]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=14905</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Below are some excerpts from letters/emails to School Board Chair Kim Bridges in response to her letter sent to all PHSSA parents. Additionally school board members Maurice Henderson and Adria Graham Scott interrupted a PTA Meeting to pass out the letter. The same letter was received by every parent at that meeting the next day. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wythe Bulldogs Seek Even Playing Field</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/11/01/wythe-bulldogs-seek-even-playing-field/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/11/01/wythe-bulldogs-seek-even-playing-field/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Wythe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[george wythe HS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=14341</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Little known fact is that Richmond Public High Schools have to compete with larger, richer county schools. The result as you would expect, is wholesale slaughter on the playing fields. This is best displayed by George Wythe&#8217;s impressive, for all the wrong reasons, 67 game losing streak. With poor records participation in sports declines. To [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Wythe Win Streak Ends At One</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/10/22/george-wythe-win-streak-ends-at-one/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/10/22/george-wythe-win-streak-ends-at-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 11:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Wythe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[george wythe HS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=14227</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After the exciting win last week Manchester proved to be too much for the George Wythe High School football team to handle. Final Score Manchester 47, George Wythe 12. George Wythe made history last week by breaking a 68 game losing streak. &#160;]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>George Wythe Football On The News</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/10/18/george-wythe-football-on-the-news/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/10/18/george-wythe-football-on-the-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[RVANews-news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Wythe]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=14175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[and from ABC8 and an article on RVANews.]]></description>
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		<title>Finally a Win For Wythe</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/10/15/george-wythe-breaks-67-game-losing-streak/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/10/15/george-wythe-breaks-67-game-losing-streak/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Wythe]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=14146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If first you don&#8217;t succeed try, try again. I doubt the creator of that quote thought a football team would have to try 68 times before gettting a result. After years of frustration the George Wythe Bulldogs football team finally notched a victory last night. Any sports fan can relate to a rough patch and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Waldorf Chalk Walk-a-thon on Saturday</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/10/05/waldorf-chalk-walk-a-thon-on-saturday/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/10/05/waldorf-chalk-walk-a-thon-on-saturday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westover Hills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fest of Fall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richmond Waldorf School]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=14003</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I realize the graphic is hard to read. The walk-a-thon event is this Saturday at 9 a.m. It is part of the Waldorf Fest of Fall which runs from 10-2. Lots of activities going on at 1000 Westover Hills Blvd.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Huguenot High Construction Facing Cuts</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/10/05/huguenot-high-construction-facing-cuts/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/10/05/huguenot-high-construction-facing-cuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Huguenot High School]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=13999</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Richmond hasn&#8217;t built a new high school in 40 years. Huguenot was to be the first new high school and now the city, not the school board, wants to remove $2.2 million from the budget. The city controls the budget for this project since it is being built as an Mayor Dwight C. Jones initiative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help Local Students Part II</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/10/04/help-local-students-part-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/10/04/help-local-students-part-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[arts and entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lindsey Prather]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westover Hills Elementary School]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=13980</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to everyone that made helping out a Westover Hills Classroom a success. Let&#8217;s see if we can do it again. This time, Lindsey Prather is looking for some musicals. Make a donation at DonorsChoose.Org. Some advocates of music education argue that classroom music should focus completely on music. While I agree that music has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patrick Henry SOL Results &amp; Enrollment Reopened</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/08/18/patrick-henry-sol-results-enrollment-reopened/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/08/18/patrick-henry-sol-results-enrollment-reopened/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patrick Henry School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RVANews-news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enrollment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SOL]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=13309</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chris Dovi of Richmond Magazine.com posted an article sharing the preliminary results of PHSSA SOL testing. The results were also made available on Tuesday at the Patrick Henry School Board meeting. The 5th grader had a 94% passing rate in both English and Math testing. For the 4th graders  81% passed the History and 85% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meeting on Huguenot School Construction Tonight</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/08/16/meeting-on-huguenot-school-construction-tonight/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/08/16/meeting-on-huguenot-school-construction-tonight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Huguenot High School]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=13239</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Building a Better Richmond Planning Team and Richmond Public Schools will be hosting community meetings to share the construction schedule and discuss additional updates for the new Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School and Huguenot High School. The community meeting for Huguenot High School will be held Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at the high [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patrick Henry Summer Class Causes Latest Bit of Friction</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/06/22/patrick-henry-summer-class-causes-latest-bit-of-friction/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/06/22/patrick-henry-summer-class-causes-latest-bit-of-friction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patrick Henry School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bridges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Bridges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pamela Boyd]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=12400</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Both RTD and Richmond Magazine.com have stories on the latest tiff between the school board and the Patrick Henry board. It will come as no surprise that the Richmond Magazine story by Chris Dovi is the better written one and actually takes a look at the central problem between the two boards, communication. At issue now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bobcat Soccer on NBC12</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/06/20/bobcat-soccer-on-nbc12/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/06/20/bobcat-soccer-on-nbc12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobcat Sports League]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=12371</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
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		<title>Graduating Class of Patrick Henry</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/06/16/graduating-class-of-patrick-henry/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/06/16/graduating-class-of-patrick-henry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patrick Henry School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Henry Graduation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=12321</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The RTD has an article on the board of the Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts meeting with parents about the recent controversy. What is being forgotten by the media and some of the citizens is what has gone on this year. Bonnie Brown sent the following letter to the AP Newsroom. A school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Lunch Date With the Future</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/06/14/a-lunch-date-with-the-future/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/06/14/a-lunch-date-with-the-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patrick Henry School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lunch Date with the Future]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=12275</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, June 6th, the inaugural 4th and 5th grade classes of the Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts celebrated their year end Lunch Date with the Future program at the Willow Oaks Country Club in Richmond, VA. School faculty, board members, local business owners, parent volunteers, community members, and even the city council were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Discussion on the History of Educational Options in Va.</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/05/17/a-discussion-on-the-history-of-educational-options-in-va/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/05/17/a-discussion-on-the-history-of-educational-options-in-va/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 13:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patrick Henry School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[G.R.E.A.A.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lacy Ward Jr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Russa Moton Museum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Greater Richmond Education Reform Alliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Urban League of Greater Richmond Professionals Network]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=11707</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This Thursday, May 19th at 7:00 p.m. Lacy Ward Jr., the Director of the Robert Russa Moton Museum will be discussing the importance of educational options in the commonwealth. Fittingly this discussion will take place in the future home of the Virginia&#8217;s first charter elementary school the Patrick Henry School building at 3411 Semmes Ave. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evolution by Patrick Henry Students</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/05/16/evolution-by-patrick-henry-students/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/05/16/evolution-by-patrick-henry-students/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 13:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patrick Henry School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fox Elementary]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=11671</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[PHSSA&#8217;s Art Teacher, Anne Chamblin brought in a student from VCU to animate the drawings about evolution done by the 4th and 5th graders. I&#8217;m not sure but I think Tyler Rhoades is the student involved and more details were grabbed off the Youtube Page. A collaborative animation in which I took 5 groups of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good Shepherd Offering Summer Camps</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/05/09/good-shepherd-offering-summer-camps/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/05/09/good-shepherd-offering-summer-camps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 12:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Shepherd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[summer camp]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=11545</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Good Shepherd Episcopal School will be offering both full day thematic and several one week mini sessions for children 3-12. You can sign up your kid for camps on Art, LEGOS, Cuong Nhu, Science, and Culinary Sciences. Camps are held Monday through Friday and include a snack with lunch available for a bit more cash. An extended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patrick Henry &amp; George Wythe Make Funding Requests</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/05/03/patrick-henry-george-wythe-make-funding-requests/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/05/03/patrick-henry-george-wythe-make-funding-requests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 12:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patrick Henry School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Wythe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Henry]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=11484</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night the city council heard citizen requests for budget money. North of the river wants landscaping and a lighted sign for Carytown, south of the river is looking to improve their schools. Details from RTD. Among the possible changes to Mayor Dwight C. Jones&#8217; plan, Councilman E. Martin Jewell is recommending $500,000 to help pay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Love My Teacher Contest</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/04/26/i-love-my-teacher-contest/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/04/26/i-love-my-teacher-contest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patrick Henry School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RVANews-news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I Love a Teacher Video Contest]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hillsandheights.org/?p=11330</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[RPS is having a contest in which students say why they love their teacher and above is the Patrick Henry entry. Voting ends April 30th, to vote go here click on the video and hit the &#8220;Like&#8221; button. I haven&#8217;t gone through all the videos so if you recognize another neighborhood school please let me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Westover Hills Elementary &amp; 100K Meals Campaign</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/04/19/westover-hills-elementary-100k-meals-campain/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/04/19/westover-hills-elementary-100k-meals-campain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westover Hills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westover Hills Elementary School]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry about the formating, but if I reduce it you can&#8217;t view it. Click on the heard to view a better version.]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: Patrick Henry School for Science and Arts is a Richmond Public School</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/03/30/opinion-patrick-henry-school-for-science-and-arts-is-a-richmond-public-school/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/03/30/opinion-patrick-henry-school-for-science-and-arts-is-a-richmond-public-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PageH</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[editorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Henry School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RVANews-news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some RPS School Board members don’t seem to believe that Patrick Henry School is a Richmond Public School. They speak animatedly when discussing sports programs for “their” schools, but cast suspicious glances at PHSSA when its board makes a simple request. They even go so far as to say that the charter school takes money [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good Shepherd Welcomed Iditarod Racers</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/03/21/good-shepherd-welcomes-iditarod-racer/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/03/21/good-shepherd-welcomes-iditarod-racer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[author's visit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Shepherd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GSES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karen Land]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every year Good Shepherd Episcopal School has an author visit. This year it was 3 time Iditarod racer Karen Land, her sled dog Borage and the sled she rode across Alaska. From Montana, Karen visits schools, libraries, and corporations and has won school speaking awards for her talks. During library sessions this year the students followed the current [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brown Middle Schooler Wins Spelling Bee</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/03/06/brown-middle-schooler-wins-spelling-bee/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/03/06/brown-middle-schooler-wins-spelling-bee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 15:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lucille Brown Middle School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spelling bee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ian Fraser a seventh-grader in the International Baccalaureate program at Lucille M. Brown Middle School spelled better than all the rest in the 2011 Richmond Times-Dispatch Regional Spelling Bee. It took nearly two hours and over 150 words, to determine the best of the best. Ian will be hitting the road in June to Washington [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate a Teacher in a Video</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/02/15/celebrate-a-teacher-in-a-video/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/02/15/celebrate-a-teacher-in-a-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love a teacher contest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The “Love A Teacher” Video Contest is a studentdriven, teacher appreciation campaign designed to recognize the invaluable contributions of Richmond Public Schools teachers. Current and former students of Richmond Public Schools are invited to demonstrate their appreciation and creativity through submissions of 60-second videos (or less) in honor of their favorite teacher. Entries will be accepted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Applications for Patrick Henry Due on Friday</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/02/09/applications-for-patrick-henry-due-on-friday/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/02/09/applications-for-patrick-henry-due-on-friday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patrick Henry School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From PHSSA Facebook we find out the following; New student applications for the 2011-12 school year must be postmarked by this Friday. Click on the link to download an application. AND Thank you to everyone who came to the Parent University last night. The Playground group raised over $150 from the bake sale to go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4th District Schools Meet and Greet Tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/02/07/4th-district-schools-meet-and-greet-tomorrow/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/02/07/4th-district-schools-meet-and-greet-tomorrow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4th District Schools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Council President Kathy Graziano and School Board Member Adria Graham Scott have scheduled a second Meet and Greet for Fourth District parents. The event is scheduled for February 8th, at Fisher Elementary School, from 6:30-8 pm. Fisher is located at 3701 Garden Road, off Cedar Grove Road. Parents of preschool, kindergarten and early elementary grades [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PHSSA Update</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/02/06/phssa-update/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/02/06/phssa-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 20:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PageH</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patrick Henry School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts will be sprucing up the playground at its permanent home in late March. With no tenant in the building for the last few years, some of the equipment and benches were stolen or damaged. New equipment has been ordered so the students can safely use the playground while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Malone Stirring the Pot Again</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/01/27/malone-stirring-the-pot-again/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/01/27/malone-stirring-the-pot-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[RVANews-news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Henry School Initiative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reggie Malone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This morning as parents were dropping of their children at Patrick Henry School&#8217;s temporary location Reggie Malone was passing out a letter between School Board Chairwoman Kim Bridges and President of Patrick Henry&#8217;s Board of Directors Sharon Burton. Reggie Malone had served as vice president of the charter school’s board but resigned the same day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Richmond Public Schools on 2 Hour Delay Thursday</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/01/26/richmond-public-schools-on-2-hour-delay-thursday/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/01/26/richmond-public-schools-on-2-hour-delay-thursday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Read it and weep parents. Local news outlets have broken the news on Twitter that our precious little bundles of joy will hanging out with us for a couple extra hours in the morning.]]></description>
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		<title>After School Activities Cancelled Today</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/01/26/after-school-activities-cancelled-today/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/01/26/after-school-activities-cancelled-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richmond Public Schools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From RPS Twitter; All afterschool activities have been cancelled for today, Wednesday, January 26, 2011, due to forecasts of inclement weather.]]></description>
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		<title>Area Schools Win Awards</title>
		<link>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/01/26/area-schools-win-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://hillsandheights.org/2011/01/26/area-schools-win-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard.H</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fourth District]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J.B. Fisher Elementary School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southampton Elementary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southampton ES]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every year the Governor and State Board of Education recognizes schools and divisions that achieve excellence goals and far exceed minimum state and federal accountability standards. Two schools in our area were recognized. Southampton Elementary was awarded the Board of Education Excellence Award, the second-tier honor in the VIP program. These schools and divisions also [...]]]></description>
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