From Albemarle County Schools and the Henley Matters listserv: IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE H1N1 FLU VACCINE: DUE TODAY, TUESDAY 13 PLEASE READ THIS PACKET CAREFULLY AND RETURN ALL REQUIRED FORMS ON OR BEFORE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13TH. EVERY CHILD, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL …
Walk to School Day – 18 September
This Friday, September 18th is Walk to School Day at Crozet Elementary. I talked about walking to Crozet Elementary a few weeks ago here on RealCrozetVA. Will you be walking to school this Friday? Related: Walk to School Day from March 2006.
WAHS Plans for Presidential Address
I thought Crozetians might be interested in this email I just received from the principal of Western Albemarle High School: On Tuesday, September 8th at 12:00 noon, President Barack Obama will deliver a speech to our nation’s schoolchildren about the importance of education, working hard, …
WAHS is one of the Best High Schools
So says Newsweek. (hat tip: the HooK)
Field School to Lease Old Crozet School?
This seems like a big win-win for the County of Albemarle and the Field School and a loss for Crozet Park, who have been leasing their space to the Field School. The Daily Progress has the story: Albemarle County officials have an idea about how …
Western Albemarle High School Welcomes New Principal
His administrative experience includes seven years as principal of Nelson County High, four years as principal of Mecklenburg County High, seven years as principal of Goochland County High, and one year as principal of Madison County High School. … Francis holds a bachelor’s degree in history from West Virginia University, a Masters of Education in secondary education from Madison College and an Education Specialist degree in administration and supervision from the University of Virginia.
Sick Kids at Henley
Reader question – Why won’t they close the school to wipe it clean? … Henley Middle School had 153 students home sick last week out of 748– 20 percent of its population
News From Henley Middle School
If you have old magazines that you aren’t otherwise recycling, you can drop them off at the Henley library and we will share them with teachers who need them for class projects and our volunteers will take the rest of them to the recycling center. … ***************************************************** Mark Your Calendar January 26, Monday – 7 PM – Meeting to Discuss Proposed Schedule Change – Henley Library January 27, Tuesday – 6:30 PM – School Board Budget Public Hearing February 2, Monday – 7 PM – PATSO Meeting February 13, Friday – Valentine Dance 4:00 – 6:00 PM February 16, Monday – NO SCHOOL (Make-up day #2) February 17, Tuesday – NO SCHOOL (Make-up day #1) February 19, Thursday – Parent Teacher Conferences [ Click here for the 2008-09 school year calendar PDF ] ****************************************************** Links The Henley website Parent Council The School Division website
Crozet and Brownsville Redistricting Plan Approved
The expansion, which includes a new wing of classrooms, more kitchen space and a new gymnasium, is slated to be finished in the spring. … If you are thinking about buying (or selling, really) in Crozet – check the school district yourself – don’t necessarily trust the MLS ( as much as it pains me, as a Realtor, to write that) .
A Slower Master Plan and Redistricting
Two stories of note from the Daily Progress – Crozet Elementary may move 101 kids to Brownsville Elementary Interesting is this – In February, school officials developed four options for moving students from Crozet to Brownsville and gave parents several months to voice their concerns and opinions. … Marshall, who’s also the editor of the Crozet Gazette, argues that “if the county drags its feet†on plans for a concentrated area of development in downtown Crozet, sprawl will occur in the meantime.