Ashton Ryan is, in many ways, a typical 16-year-old. He balances a busy extracurricular schedule — organizing a coat drive, serving on the Charlottesville Youth Council and appearing every month on Rob Schilling’s radio show on WINA — with the demands of school. But for Ryan, a sophomore at Charlottesville High School, there is another […]
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Albemarle school board brainstorms high school of the future
The Albemarle County School Board wrestled Thursday night with how its high schools will embrace student-directed and experiential learning while adequately assessing knowledge and producing credits that colleges will accept. The discussion comes as school officials are looking to increase high school capacity, either with an addition to Albemarle High School or with an entirely […]
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Murray High students’ stories shared at graduation ceremony
JazzMarie Herndon has spent the last two years juggling as many as three jobs to support herself and a 2-year-old. For the last few months, she has cut her workload to just over 25 hours a week at Build-A-Bear, but for good reason. Herndon, just 18 years old, graduated from Murray High School on Thursday […]
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Albemarle schools among finalists for $10M grant
The Albemarle County school system is a semifinalist for a $10 million grant aimed at reworking the traditional public high school experience. If the application is successful, the division will have $2 million a year for five years to give some county students the option to design their own path through high school. The grant […]
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City schools weighing options to fix CHS track
The Charlottesville High School track and field team has not hosted a home event in six years. The athletes have had no home-field advantage, no senior night and no venue for friends and family to cheer them on on their own turf. While the school’s shot-putters, runners and long jumpers have enjoyed successful seasons in […]
