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Pfc. Cauley completes Parris Island training
Marine Corps Pfc. Codie R. Cauley, son of Venus Cauley of Chester, Va., earned the title of United States Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C.
CCHASM receives $25,000 grant for Alliance Food Pantries
Walmart has presented CCHASM with a grant in the amount of $25,000. This grant will be used to assist CCHASM’s 23 Alliance Food Pantries with the purchase of food supplies for area residents in need.
Ettrick Elementary School’s kindergarten is famous
Ettrick Elementary School Kindergarten teacher, Brittany Haas, recently took her students to Pocahontas State Park. She never dreamed that a routine field trip would evolve into an opportunity to be filmed by Science Matters in order to promote “Exploring the Outdoors!”
Area schools select Teachers of the Year
Surprise and excitement were among the emotions running through Chesterfield County schools last Thursday when teachers learned they are the school division’s top Teachers of the Year. School system and county leaders brought flowers, banners, cakes and balloons as they announced the awards to these terrific teachers.
Curtis Elementary, Girls on the Run collected over 1,500 pounds of food
Matt Denardo from WRIC-TV Channel 8 came out to meet with “Girls on the Run” running group last Friday.
Service at Fun Walk is Matoaca’s calling
Members of the Matoaca High School American Red Cross Club and their families and friends volunteered on Saturday May 11 at the Virginia Home 5K Fun Walk. The Virginia Home is a private, non-profit providing nursing, therapeutic and residential care to adult Virginians with irreversible disabilities.
Math & Computer Science Club awarded grant
Virginia State University’s Walter M. Johnson Math & Computer Science (WJMCS) Club has been awarded the NCWIT-Symantec Student Seed Fund grant. The funds will be used for Computer Science Saturday programs for 20 high school girls attending local schools.
The Next Level: Chamberlin, Diamond, Topping
Chamberlin started his baseball career at Virginia Wesleyan before transferring to Hampden Sydney as a junior. The former Matoaca standout catch made immediate impact for the Tigers in the 2013 season, playing in 32 out of the team’s 41 games.