High School
Warrior Geeks garner award at robotics competion
The Matoaca High School Robotics Team, The Warrior Geeks, competed in the First Tech Challenge on Saturday January 14, 2012 at Norfolk State University along with twenty-two other teams. Attending the event were two other teams from Chesterfield and teams from Henrico, Hopewell, and Richmond.
Matoaca students honored by Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Several Matoaca High art students were recently recognized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers their outstanding work and will receive Scholastic Art Awards.
Gather: an evening of dance
Dance companies from universities throughout Virginia and North Carolina will convene on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 8 p.m., in the Thomas Dale High School main auditorium, for “Gather: an Evening of Dance.”
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Mataoca HS students, faculty accept Rachel’s Challenge
Guest speaker Torski Dobson-Arnold visited Matoaca High School Thursday, Jan. 5, presenting assemblies for students and staff introducing the Rachel’s Challenge Program established by the family of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student to die in the Columbine High School tragedy.
Matoaca HS collected 1200 pounds of food for Christmas Mother
As part of a schoolwide project, Matoaca High School collected over 1200 pounds of food to benefit the Colonial Heights-Chesterfield Christmas Mother Program.
Matoaca fashion department gets hands-on experience
October was a busy month for Matoaca High Fashion Merchandising students and their teacher Heather Viar.
Evelyn Boyd White assumes presidency of the NACAC
Evelyn Boyd White, guidance coordinator at Thomas Dale High School in Chester, Va., assumed the presidency of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) following the associations 67th National Conference in New Orleans, Sept. 22-24.
Chesterfield honors 63 Teachers of the Year
Chesterfield County Public Schools honored Teachers of the Year from 63 schools last Thursday at the Holiday Inn Koger South Conference Center. The annual celebration is sponsored by the Chesterfield Public Education Foundation.
TDHS Marching Band thunders for elementary students
With a gray sky overhead, the Thomas Dale High School Marching Band brought fireworks to the students of Marguerite Christian Elementary the morning of Thursday, Sept. 22, converting the school’s bus loop into a musical arena for the massive crowd of children.