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

• Chesterfield budget meetings (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on October 29, 2009 at 04:18:28 am
  Nov. 5, Meadowdale Library, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 5, Elizabeth Davis Middle School, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 6, Chester Baptist Church, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 16, Clover Hill High School, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 17, Salem Middle School, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 19, Manchester High School, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
• Chesterfield soliciting input on budget woes (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on October 29, 2009 at 04:18:17 am
  How Chesterfield County and its schools will cope with a projected $60 million shortfall in the next fiscal year is at focus in a series of public meetings. Bracing for a difficult budget process come January, leaders are sharing the numbers they are seeing and soliciting public input on spending priorities. The next meeting is from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight at Matoaca Middle School-East.
• Shock Lacrosse to hold tryouts (Midlothian Exchange)
  posted on September 24, 2009 at 12:24:14 pm
  The Richmond Shock Lacrosse club announces tryout dates for our 2009-2010 teams. The club plans to field three teams for the upcoming season, Middle School, Junior Varsity and Varsity.
• Back To School: Swine Flu Worries (CBS 6 Richmond)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 08:32:49 pm
  Chesterfield - Hand sanitizer should be at the top of the " back-to-school" shopping list. The Wal-Mart in Chester was packed Monday with last minute back-to-school shoppers. Kids like Mackenzie Hodge are looking forward to the new school year.
• Violence a concern at Matoaca Middle (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on July 23, 2009 at 11:14:16 pm
  Heather Egan and other parents of students at Matoaca Middle School in Chesterfield County are concerned about violence at the 1,100-student school. “The violence is too high at this two-campus school,“ she said. To find solutions, last week a committee of concerned parents had a second meeting with school officials, including the new principal, Wayne Carter, and School Board member David Wyman. ...
• 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.
• More Chesterfield schools in jeopardy of not meeting benchmarks (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on April 27, 2009 at 04:14:09 am
  All but 10 schools in Chesterfield County are in danger of failing No Child Left Behind’s rising annual objectives for next school year. The federal educational accountability law enacted in 2002 requires all students to be proficient in reading and math by 2014. No Child Left Behind’s Adequate Yearly Progress benchmarks for Virginia schools increase every year toward that 100 percent. This ...
• BUILDING PERMITS (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on March 12, 2009 at 06:56:41 pm
  Following is a list of building permits issued in the past few months in the Richmond area for construction valued at $50,000 or more. The name listed is that of the owner and contractor unless otherwise noted; the project is a single-family dwelling unless otherwise noted. Real estate transfers for the same localities appear Saturdays in the Classified section. Permits and transfers can be ...
• Chesterfield school leaders ‘relieved’ about budget (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on March 7, 2009 at 05:02:49 am
  Chesterfield County school leaders are welcoming the news that they’ll get to keep most teachers and support staff after weeks of agonizing about the potential loss of hundreds of job because of budget cuts. “The current mood is happier, of course,“ said Brent Thomas, principal at Chester Middle School. “I think everyone is relieved.“