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Norfolk moves forward with Phase II of school consolidation
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — This multi-phase plan has gone through a few changes since its inception. Norfolk School Board members voted on Phase II at its Wednesday night meeting. It would force a handful of elementary schools to close during the next academic school year. They were originally going to delay this decision by another […]
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Virginia Football Coach Serves 4-Hour Suspension Amid Mysterious Investigation After Refusing Mercy
Lake Taylor High School football coach Hank Sawyer was suspended amid a mysterious investigation by Norfolk Public Schools following a 96-14 loss. He was reinstated hours later. No details about the probe have been provided. It is not clear if the circumstances of his most recent game played a role. Sawyer was “reassigned to services” […] The post Virginia Football Coach Serves 4-Hour Suspension Amid Mysterious Investigation After Refusing Mercy appeared first on BroBible.
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ODU students quietly rally, express anger outside BAL after leadership says it will remove memorial
Signs plastered the windows of the Batten Arts and Letters building on Old Dominion University’s campus Monday afternoon. Flowers, teddy bears and other small trinkets sat below them. Chalk covered the pathway out front. Each forms a memorial for a student who died outside the BAL building Wednesday. Some...
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Tributes for deceased Old Dominion student scheduled for removal
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Flowers and notes placed outside of Old Dominion University’s Batten Arts & Letters building will be removed Monday. It honored a student who died Wednesday following an incident at BAL. In a letter to colleagues and students, ODU Dean Zaryab Iqbal acknowledged the tributes and described it as a moving expression […]
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Virginia High School Football Team Creates Mercy Rule Debate With Refusal To End Blowout
Maury High School in Norfolk, Virginia beat region rival Lake Taylor 96-14 last Friday night to improve to 6-2 on the season. The game was not competitive. The Commodores scored 52 points in the first quarter. They led 89-6 at halftime. There was no mercy rule. While the second half was played with a running […] The post Virginia High School Football Team Creates Mercy Rule Debate With Refusal To End Blowout appeared first on BroBible.
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Spirits high at Norcom homecoming parade despite hazing incident
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Crowds lined the streets of Downtown Portsmouth Saturday morning for the I.C. Norcom High School annual homecoming parade. A highlight of the parade was the Marching Greyhounds, which dazzled the crowd with their music, synchronized steps, and dance moves. “I love to see the unity within the community when it comes […]
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A big step for the ‘Next Step to Success’ St. Vincent de Paul House in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – The James Barry-Robinson Institute’s Next Step to Success program held a groundbreaking ceremony this week for its new after-school and summer learning campus being built at the former DePaul Hospital site in Norfolk. The organization works with teens ages 13 to 18 on character development and support and provides resources to […]