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May 25, 2008
Psychiatrists offering free mental health service to troops
Thousands of private counselors are offering free services to troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health problems, jumping in to help because the military is short on therapists.Reflecting on war history to prevent future repetition
A wide-eyed young boy carefully examined a gleaming bayonet as its owner, Civil War re-enactor Waverly Adcock, watched with a smile.May 23, 2008
Sheepskin prices increase
It will be a little more expensive next fall for full-time students to attend Blue Ridge Community College and the other 22 Virginia community colleges.May 22, 2008
Fort Defiance wins state envirothon
Fort Defiance High School took first-place honors at the Virginia Envirothon earlier this week at James Madison Universty. The team from Fort Defiance will now travel to Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Ariz. in July to compete in the Canon Envirothon.May 21, 2008
Teacher in Staunton charged for bomb threats
Campus crime committed by teachers is rare. But bomb threats made by teachers – such as the notes allegedly planted around Shelburne Middle School in February by a special education instructor – are almost unheard of, experts say.May 19, 2008
Former MBC student receives Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award
Following in the footsteps of her husband, Mary Beth Smyth, who graduated from Mary Baldwin College in 1947, received the school’s Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award in recognition of her service, character and spiritual qualities. “It was certainly something I never expected to receive,” Smyth said. “I was happy to receive it, and I’ll always think of it and enjoy it.”Speaker urges Mary Baldwin graduates to ‘become significant’
It wasn’t about to rain on their commencement.
Sandwiched in between light drizzles, 316 Mary Baldwin College students received degrees and honors during a two-hour graduation ceremony on the Barbara Kares Page Terrace.
Va. Tech says freshman deposits up
Virginia Tech officials say the school has received deposits from 5,601 freshmen for fall 2008, up from 5,215 deposits received last year.May 16, 2008
Fishburne holds graduation ceremony today
Fishburne Military School will celebrate its 129th commencement today at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, with alumnus John Thompson speaking.Fishburne celebrates 129th commencement
Fishburne Military School will celebrate its 129th commencement Saturday morning at First Presbyterian Church. The ceremonies will start at 11 a.m.May 15, 2008
MBC’s Fox is the conductor
STAUNTON - Mary Baldwin College President Pamela Fox does not see herself as the centerpiece of the Mary Baldwin College story.
May 14, 2008
Waynesboro School Board announces appointments
The Waynesboro School Board has appointed two assistant principals for Waynesboro High School and an assistant principal for Kate Collins Middle School for next year.May 13, 2008
Waynesboro Schools Teacher of the Year named
When Alycia Knicely wants to provide that extra dose of motivation for her students to read, she sponsors reading celebrations including a recent reading on the farm day.‘Graphic, effective and gripping’
STAUNTON — The video starts with a young man on a playground who quickly disappears.
May 09, 2008
Historian discusses Wilson contributions to White House
Staunton native and America’s 28th President Woodrow Wilson spent eight years in the White House, but he will not be remembered for the changes to the building while he was there, said noted White House historian William Seale.May 01, 2008
Augusta School Board names Draft principal
The interim principal of Stuarts Draft High School for the past four months was appointed the school’s permanent principal by the Augusta County School Board Thursday night.April 29, 2008
New principal likely to take helm at Waynesboro HS
If the Waynesboro School Board approves the change at its May 13 meeting, there will be a new principal at Waynesboro High School for the next school year.Back to class: Federal grant awarded for history teacher enrichment
A $455,145 federal grant will allow history teachers in the Waynesboro Schools and three other Virginia school districts to gain a deeper appreciation of pivotal moments in American history, educators said Tuesday.April 24, 2008
Beyer to speak at BRCC graduation
Megan Beyer will present the keynote address at this year's commencement of Blue Ridge Community College on May 10 on the BRCC campus.April 18, 2008
