If you haven’t taken the opportunity to see Western Albemarle’s drama department in action, you’re missing out. via email: Western Albemarle High School Fall Plays A Night of One-Act Plays Play with Your Food/The Outsiders/8Minutes Left WAHS Auditorium Description: This is a night of 3 …
Speed Cameras on 250 near WAHS, Brownsville, Henley
Nice. I know y’all don’t speed in front of the schools, it’s just other people driving cars and trucks, right? From Charlottesville Community Engagement: “Albemarle County to expand speed zone cameras, add stop arm bus cameras” The first time I read that, I read that …
Live Where you Can Walk or Ride to School (and other things)
For a period of time, she rode the bus. Then we walked to school, and I walked back. That took too long for my work life. So we walked, and I walked my bike and I rode home. Then she’d ride on the downtube, and …
White Hall School Board Race – Joann McDermid
Hawes Spencer at the Daily Progress has a great story this morning about the newest School Board Candidate, Joann McDermid. Make sure to read the whole thing. There’s a new Albemarle County School Board candidate pushing for academic achievement. Joann McDermid burst onto the scene …
Crozet Elementary getting new principal
When we were at Crozet Elementary, we loved Ms. Crummie and make every day better for our daughter. Katherine Knott at the Daily Progress: After a dozen years leading Crozet Elementary, Gwedette Crummie is retiring, according to a recent announcement to the school community. Crummie, …
Brownsville & Crozet Redistricting Process Begins (2021)
I’ve started adding the year to some of these stories because we’ve had these discussions before. I said in 2019 If you don’t have kids, please get involved, as school quality and perceived school quality affects property values. If you do have kids, get aware …
Western’s New Principal (2021 edition)
That was quick; good. Via email, from WAHS’ new principal. Dear Western Albemarle Families and Staff: As announced by Dr. Keiser in an email a few minutes ago, I am thrilled and privileged to be working with all of you as your new principal beginning …
Crozet Elementary Construction Starting Soon
Via email Hello Everyone! I wanted to provide you with a brief update regarding the Crozet ES project. Again, please forward to anyone else that you think might be interested. If there are any groups/individuals that are not receiving these updates, please let me know …
Big Updates on Crozet Elementary Plans
via email Hello Everyone! I hope that this email finds you well and that you and your families are enjoying the nice, warm weather that we’ve had this week! It has been awhile since I last provided you all with an update on the Crozet …
Crozet Land Use Meeting Recap
There was a big land use meeting the other day. Here’s the blog post with the agenda, and below are the attachments sent out after the meeting. These land use decisions affect everything. Housing, schools, roads, trails, jobs, parks, and virtually everything else. Note that …