Many families in Richmond have trouble buying and filling backpacks for students returning to school in the Fall. You can help by either dropping off new school supplies or making a monetary donation. For a list of supplies, download this PDF. Supplies can be delivered 8am-4pm August 9-11 at the Arther Ashe Center. If you’re [...]
Here’s a roundup of local school news. Do you have news from your school that you’d like to share? Email us, we’d love to include it here on Hills & Heights. Click through to see info on VPI classes, Patrick Henry and J.B. Fisher Elementary.
JB Fisher Elementary PTA is deep into planning for it’s its annual Flamingo Fest. You may remember it as the Flamingo 5K,; they’ve just tweaked the name to more accurately portray all the events of the day. This year the event will be held May 22nd and will include the 5kK race,; a carnival,; silent [...]
Elementary and Middle schools in the City of Richmond will open 2 hours late today closed, so reports everybody. via Let the prayers to the weather god, that the snow will stop soon, start now. latest update from RPS Twitter.
The Richmond Times Dispatch reported on a plan Mayor Jones presented to the school board that included plans for a new Huguenot High School, which has long been suggested. Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones unveiled an aggressive plan to build four schools in the city by 2014 and start construction on the first in a [...]
In addition to Fisher’s Spring Fling and Lucille Brown’s Creative Writing Fest on Saturday, both John B. Cary and The Waldorf School are holding festivals this weekend too. This can be a nice way to check out schools you’re interested in sending your kids. Or it’s just a great way to support your schools by [...]
This fundraiser for Bon Air Elementary takes place Saturday April 18, 2009 and features the following: 5K Run/Walk 1 Mile Fun Run 100 Yard Dash Healthy Living Fair with music, food and fun activities Main website – Registration - Course
I hope to post more goings-ons at Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts, but if you want first-hand information about the progress of the new charter school you’re opportunity is this Thursday, April 2, 8pm.
