Browse past news stories for Carver Middle School in Chester, VA.

• Educational resource eases transitions (Midlothian Exchange)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 07:54:18 pm
  Eighty counselors from schools across Virginia gathered at John Tyler Community College’s Chester campus on Friday, Sept. 18 to witness the demonstration of the Virginia Education Wizard, an educational resource designed to make transitioning to a career a bit easier.
• Budget crunch cuts into Chesterfield language programs (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on July 23, 2009 at 11:08:34 pm
  World-language enrollment at Chesterfield County middle schools is expected to drop about 25 percent in the fall, in part because of fewer courses being offered. And several elementary schools will delay implementation of foreign-language programs for the 2009-10 school year because of budget cuts. “We’re pretty disappointed that we’re not going to be able to offer as many things as we wanted to ...
• Hearing on school-budget cuts tonight (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on July 23, 2009 at 09:30:39 pm
  The Chesterfield County School Board will hold a public hearing tonight on the proposed budget, which includes $52 million in cuts. The $551.5 million 2009-10 spending plan would eliminate 525 positions and funding for various school programs and operations.
• Obituaries for June 19 (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on June 19, 2009 at 04:10:15 am
  Baskerville, Mr. Channing Feild III, 55, of Chester, a teacher at Carver Middle School, husband of Jill Baskerville. Benway, Mr. Wayne R., 68, of Chesterfield, a retired truck driver, a Vietnam War Army veteran, husband of Mary Benway. Britton, Miss Dorothy Jo, of Richmond, a commercial lines underwriter for Wilson, Timmons & Wallerstein Inc. insurance agency.
• Carver Middle School wins national honor (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on May 27, 2009 at 04:10:02 am
  Don Ashburn, principal of G.W. Carver Middle School, walked into the school’s dark lobby five years ago and noticed burned-out bulbs, a dusty floor, and neglected trophy cases. “It was like nobody cared. We’ve got to do something about that,“ the first-time principal recalled thinking. As he explored further, he found even deeper problems in the brick building on Cougar Trail, along Harrowgate ...