The 66th Annual 4-H/FFA Fredericksburg Area Junior Livestock Show and Sale took place last week at the Fredericksburg Livestock Exchange. Three Westmorland students took first out of 70 4-H’ers from nine surrounding counties (Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King George, Lancaster, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Westmoreland) who participated. Morgan Minor of Westmoreland County was named both Market Hogs Reserve Champion Single and Goats Herdsman. Charles Johnson of Westmoreland was named Market Steer Reserve
Students from Montross Middle School placed first overall and second for their Action Plan Presentation in the Virginia Future Problem Solvers State Bowl at Granby High School in Norfolk last week. The students participated as four-member teams in the Middle division and the Junior division of Group Issues Problem Solving (GIPS). To compete, teams select issues from several global topics presented throughout the school year including Culture of Celebrity, Robotic
The Northern Neck Vegetable Growers Association continues their commitment to agriculture and the region this year by offering three scholarships totaling $10,000 to deserving area youth studying agriculture. Eligible applicants must live in one of the counties served by the Northern Neck of Virginia Farmers Market. Successful applicants must be 18-24 years old and at least graduating seniors in high school. These funds are only eligible for use for undergraduate
A group of Washington & Lee High School students attended the 11th Annual HBCU (Historical Black Colleges and Universities) Festival held in Arlington, Virginia. Sponsored by the Alfred Street Baptist Church, the festival features HBCU schools from across the country and the Virgin Islands. School representatives met with students as part of the program and many offered On-Site admissions and waived application fees at the festival. One of the Washington
Colonial Beach School Board appointed Kathleen Beane to serve as Colonial Beach Public Schools Superintendent following a decision by the town’s school board. This decision came following the resignation of Donna Power in the fall season of the current school year to accept a position at Page County Public Schools. Beane has worked for Colonial Beach Schools for the previous thirteen years in several positions. These positions included director of
The Westmoreland County School Board took a new direction in their leadership to start the New Year. Ending a five-year term for one elected member. On Jan. 28 during the monthly school board meeting, members of the Westmoreland County School Board elected Iris Lane to become its new chairperson in accordance with school board policy BCB and Virginia statute, which requires the board to reorganize every year at the first
By Patty Kelly Long Westmoreland County Public Schools Westmoreland County Public Schools will join festivities with visits to schools and a proclamation honoring their service to public school education this month during “School Board Appreciation Month,” when almost 850 school board members in Virginia will be honored. According to the Virginia School Board Association, the theme of this year’s celebration, “School Boards Speak Out For Public Schools,” reflects the combined
By Stephanie Romelczyk Have you noticed an abundance of inchworms this year?
By Jordan Coates Correspondent “Maybe it’s similar to people who stumble
An event that started out attracting teenage weightlifters from three local schools
Essex 4, Colonial Beach 3 A district contest gave the Drifters and
By Stephanie Romelczyk Have you noticed an abundance of inchworms this year?
By Jordan Coates Correspondent “Maybe it’s similar to people who stumble