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Class of ’24 graduates from Richmond Senior
ROCKINGHAM — With the traditional turning of the tassel, the 12th-graders of Richmond Senior High School became graduates Friday evening. Some students were already behind the field house by 6:30 p.m. as the rest of their cohorts in the class of 2024 slowly trickled in over the next hour.
PHOTOS: RSHS graduates arrive for ceremony
Seniors began to arrive behind the field house at Raider Stadium around 6 p.m. Friday in preparation for their graduation. The students trickled in over the next hour, and took the time to take photos and mingle before lining up to head onto the field. One student confessed he was...
New health standards will come to NC schools in 2025
The State Board of Education has approved new healthful living standards for schools to implement in two years. Healthful living standards include education on hygiene, nutrition, physical activity, anatomy and reproductive health. The new standards won’t go into effect until the 2025-26 school year. While the standards’ revision haven’t...
PHOTOS: Ashley Chapel Class of 2024
HAMLET — As the sun sank on the horizon Thursday evening, one group of students completed their public school journey. Seniors at Ashley Chapel Educational Center received their diplomas during a ceremony at the Richmond Community College amphitheater, as their families cheered their success. This was the second of...
Resegregating our schools
Several weeks ago, I wrote a column accusing our General Assembly of deliberately dismantling traditional public education and asked why Republicans were trying to destroy public schools. Longtime columnist and friend John Hood denied there was a conspiracy to destroy public schools. It was, he asserted, an effort to introduce competition and choice into public education. Hood wrote, “People favor […] The post Resegregating our schools first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
PHOTOS: Hamlet juniors vs. Davidson
HAMLET — The Hamlet American Legion junior baseball team dropped its second straight game Thursday. Hosting Davidson Post 8, Hamlet Post 49 lost 9-0 in six innings (time limit). Steve James (double, single) and Noah Stubbs (two singles) connected for all four of Hamlet’s hits. James (4.1 innings)...
PHOTOS: Senior Sunset moved indoors at Richmond Senior High
ROCKINGHAM — Twelfth-graders at Richmond Senior High School didn’t late afternoon showers dampen their last hurrah before graduation. The traditional Senior Sunset had to be moved from Raider Stadium into the gym on Wednesday as rain fell in the early evening hours. Students passed the time playing oversized...
NCCCS explains president search process to trustees
HAMLET — Dr. Kim Gold, chief of staff for the N.C. Community College System, attended Richmond Community College’s Board of Trustees meeting to walk the board members through the presidential search process. Last week, Dr. Dale McInnis, president of Richmond Community College, announced his plans to retire this...
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