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

• Manchester Briefs (The Manchester Enterprise)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 10:33:35 am
  Compiled by Daniel Lai, Heritage Newspapers Craft show set for Saturday The Manchester Community Education program will host its annual home-based Businesses and Crafters Show on Saturday in conjunction with the Christmas in the Village festivities.
• Songs for Troops to be broadcast from the Pentagon (The Goshen Chronicle)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 08:28:10 am
  Seventy students from Chester and Minisink Valley will travel to Washington, D.C.
• Family says two women discovered dead knew each other: Bodies found within 10 miles are ruled homicides (The Shelby Star)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 04:51:29 pm
  Nick Catterton held a photo of a pretty dark-haired woman in his home Wednesday afternoon. “Yep, that’s Randi,” he said. “That’s the one who was here.”A little more than two weeks after the body of Catterton’s 17-year-old daughter...
• They did it! Chester middle schoolers bring up grades (The Goshen Chronicle)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 07:44:33 am
  Chester Chester middle school principal Ernest Jackson has announced the students who have made an outstanding effort to raise their grades during the first marking period.
• Children’s arts center to put on first show (The Journal News)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 04:57:46 pm
  WHITE PLAINS: The New York Performing Arts Center, a new children’s performing arts training center at 196 Maple Ave., will present its first "Showstoppers" youth musical theater production of "Company Greats," at 8 p.m. Nov. 14 at Port Chester Middle School in Rye Brook.
• Songs for Troops performance set for Dec. 3 (The Photo News)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 08:15:29 am
  CHESTER A Songs for Troops concert is being organized by Chester Middle School Principal Ernest Jackson,.
• Chester students will perform Songs for Troops (The Warwick Advertiser)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 08:00:22 am
  CHESTER A Songs for Troops concert is being organized by Chester Middle School Principal Ernest Jackson, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who served most of his military career in the 3rd Infantry Division.
• Gaston County Students Vaccinated Against Swine Flu (WSOC-TV Charlotte)
  posted on November 2, 2009 at 05:45:05 pm
  The Gaston County Health Department is working to combat the swine flu by doling out vaccines at county schools this week. However, there are more students signed up to get the vaccine than there are doses available.
• Students starting to get H1N1 vaccinations (WBTV Charlotte)
  posted on November 2, 2009 at 05:37:58 pm
  Students at two universities in the Charlotte area and one public school system are getting the first rounds of H1N1 vaccinations today.  Approximately 4,100 H1N1 vaccines will be distributed to students at UNC Charlotte's Student Health Center on Monday. 
• Gaston County students receive swine flu vaccine (WCNC Charlotte)
  posted on November 2, 2009 at 12:46:18 pm
  GASTONIA, N.C. -- H1N1 flu vaccines were given out to students in Gaston County Monday morning. About 100 students lined up to get their doses at York-Chester Middle School in Gastonia.
• Work to be done for Bobcats after preseason loss (The Gaston Gazette)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 06:59:34 pm
  CHARLOTTE – Certainly, there was progress made in the Charlotte Bobcats’ preseason. But after losing 95-92 to Memphis Friday, Bobcats coach Larry Brown also says his team has a lot of work ahead as it prepares for the regular-season. “We’ve...
• Gaston Arts Council 30th Anniversary Mural to be unveiled Sunday (The Gaston Gazette)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 02:10:05 pm
  When the Gaston Arts Council started making plans to commemorate its 30th anniversary, talk revolved around a celebratory concert – something on a grander scale than even the wildly popular Pops in the Park concert it sponsors each summer. But...
• Sports Calendar (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 04:09:33 am
  Spotlight welcomes sports calendar submissions from readers. Fax to (804) 775-8085 or e-mail tdsports@timesdispatch.com. BASEBALL Upper Deck Intimidators are looking for 2 or 3 12-year-old players. Information: (804) 920-0371. Blue Jays Baseball Club will hold summer tournaments for 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U and 18U. Harvey Sandig (631) 650-5759 or e-mail Cooperstown314@aol.com
• Summer program exhibits hard work of Port Chester kids (The Journal News)
  posted on August 6, 2009 at 06:38:50 am
  PORT CHESTER - Participants in the Guidance Center's summer START educational program will hold an event tonight showcasing the garden and photography they've worked on for the past five weeks.
• Kids rule Sims Legion Park Monday (The Gaston Gazette)
  posted on July 26, 2009 at 09:08:05 pm
  GASTONIA — Kids will practically run the ballpark as the Gastonia Grizzlies hold Kids Night at Monday's home baseball game. Starting with the national anthem, kids will have their hands on many of the regular game activities, including 50-50
• 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.
• Sponsored by: (The Journal News)
  posted on July 22, 2009 at 10:35:54 am
  A slaying suspect was mistakenly freed from the Westchester County jail because of a bureaucratic bungle by a correction officer and remained loose for four days until his recapture yesterday.
• Teacher's 'obsession' takes him to China (The Journal News)
  posted on July 21, 2009 at 06:34:38 am
  PORT CHESTER - A science teacher is planning to see in China this century's first and longest total solar eclipse and broadcast the event to his students back home.
• Summer camp fun (Midlothian Exchange)
  posted on June 25, 2009 at 12:08:31 pm
  If you have a band, art, or outdoor camp, etc., or vacation Bible school happening this summer, e-mail to be added to the list below. CAMPS Camp Chesterfield Offers Outdoor Fun!
• Hispanic school trustee says win shouldn't affect Port Chester voting-rights case (The Journal News)
  posted on June 12, 2009 at 06:38:39 am
  PORT CHESTER - Blanca Lopez, the first Hispanic school board member in Port Chester, doesn't agree with village attorneys citing her win to try to overturn a violation of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965.
• Register for Summer Camps (Midlothian Exchange)
  posted on June 10, 2009 at 06:23:31 pm
  It’s not too late to register for summer camps and programs with Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation Department. There is still space available in the following summer camps: Appomattox River Camp (for ages 7-12): Explore the shores of the Appomattox River at this new five-day camp at Point of Rocks Park. Activities include fishing, kayaking, archery, nature exploration and crafts.
• Region honors fallen soldiers with parades and song (The Journal News)
  posted on May 26, 2009 at 01:35:18 am
  PORT CHESTER - A soldier for the past 12 years, Sgt. 1st Class Carleen Levy says there isn't a day that goes by that she doesn't think about friends and comrades who have passed away defending the United States.
• Westchester-Putnam police report (The Journal News)
  posted on May 13, 2009 at 07:56:57 pm
  Fenimore Road: A 21-year-old Yonkers man and his 24-year-old passenger were taken to area hospitals after the 1995 Jeep they were in crashed into a utility pole at 5:22 p.m. Tuesday. The driver had minor bleeding on his body. The passenger experienced head pain.
• Parent arrest case delayed (The Goshen Chronicle)
  posted on May 13, 2009 at 06:51:16 am
  Defense lawyer takes ill, trial may go forward Monday, By Becca Tucker
• Chester case delayed (The Goshen Chronicle)
  posted on May 7, 2009 at 07:04:43 am
  Chester - The long-awaited trial of Mary Marino was postponed Tuesday when her lawyer, John Kelly, took ill. The mother of four is charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct for allegedly yelling abusively and refusing to leave Chester Academy last June.
• Teachers leap to motivate students (Middletown Times Herald-Record)
  posted on May 1, 2009 at 06:15:19 am
  CHESTER — Teacher Christine Roberts strapped herself to a professional Army skydiver, stepped out of the plane and then flipped through the air before landing safely on a school field at Chester Academy Thursday morning.
• Why the school board election matters (The Goshen Chronicle)
  posted on April 28, 2009 at 06:45:31 am
  To the Community: As the school year comes to a close, we want to take this opportunity to draw your attention to the upcoming elections for school board, which, given the times we are in, are more important than ever. And not just for our schools, but for our entire community.
• School strip searches go before US Supreme Court (Pocono Record)
  posted on April 22, 2009 at 02:12:05 pm
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• School strip searches go before Supreme Court (Middletown Times Herald-Record)
  posted on April 22, 2009 at 06:16:45 am
  CHESTER — The families of three students who claim to have been strip-searched at Chester Academy are closely watching the nation's top court as it hears arguments in a case that could have a bearing on their own challenge against the Chester...
• Parent arrest case to be tried May 5 and 6 (The Goshen Chronicle)
  posted on April 8, 2009 at 06:36:49 am
  Order of protection extended against Mary Marino; superintendent seeks to ban her from school grounds