Browse past news stories for Henderson Middle School in Richmond, VA.

• News Near You for Nov. 20 (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 05:10:33 am
  Chesterfield A hunter was found dead early yesterday in a wooded area off River Road in Chesterfield County after he had been reported missing by his family, police said. The body of Carl Walls Sr., 52, who lived nearby, was found about 3 a.m. on private property where he had permission to hunt, said police Lt. Matt Botset. Officials are investigating the cause of death. There was no obvious ...
• Richmond superintendent cites progress, needs (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 05:11:02 am
  A lot has been made in pop culture about what’s going to happen in 2012, Richmond School Superintendent Yvonne W. Brandon said yesterday to an auditorium packed with school officials, community business partners and students. What is she hoping for that year, which could be an apocalyptic one, if you believe the ancient Mayans and modern filmmakers?
• Richmond superintendent touts successes in classroom (NBC 12 Richmond)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 12:33:11 am
  RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – From higher test scores to a lower dropout rate, Richmond’s school superintendent is touting success. Dr. Yvonne Brandon gave her "state of the schools" address this morning. She spoke for about 45 minutes at Henderson Middle School.
• News Near You for Nov. 15 (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 05:24:37 am
  Hanover Adults looking to learn how to make holiday wreaths can participate in a wreath-making class tomorrow at the Hanover High School Greenhouse, 10307 Chamberlayne Road in central Hanover County. The class is from 6 to 9 p.m. and there’s a $20 fee for materials. Participants will get an introduction to basic floral design and create a wreath to take home. Advance registration is required. To ...
• Richmond churches give away 1,500 pairs of new shoes (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on September 8, 2009 at 04:15:00 am
  Kemon McEachern is walking into Albert Hill Middle School today with a new pair of Adidas shoes—a thought that brought tears of joy to his grandmother, Marie Harris. Harris usually buys new shoes for her grandchildren, but this year the slumping economy got in the way. So she joined thousands of people yesterday in line at Third Street Bethel A.M.E. Church for a shoe giveaway sponsored by three ...
• Notable Gifts for Aug. 30 (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on August 30, 2009 at 04:19:18 am
  Marvin Hicks and Damien Maple, who participate in Richmond football programs at Hotchkiss and Blackwell community centers, moved up to the professional level as “kickoff kids” for Friday’s preseason game between the Washington Redskins and New England Patriots. They ran onto the field at FedEx Stadium to remove the kicking tee during the firstand second-half kickoffs.
• Public meetings set on state transportation plan (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on June 17, 2009 at 04:06:50 am
  State officials will hold four public meetings around the state in June and July to gather comments on updating Virginia’s long-range multimodal transportation plan.
• Port Road Money OK'd (The Harrisonburg Daily News-Record)
  posted on May 22, 2009 at 05:15:45 am
  HARRISONBURG - The Commonwealth Transportation Board approved funding for a major part of the road access to the new Rockingham Memorial Hospital site on Thursday.
• VDOT and DRPT Must Cut More from Budget (WHSV Harrisonburg)
  posted on May 21, 2009 at 06:19:54 pm
  The Virginia Department of Transportation and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation presented a draft Six-Year Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2010-2015 Wednesday to the Commonwealth Transportation Board.
• Richmond schools kick off effort to improve their image (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on April 26, 2009 at 04:18:00 am
  A couple of familiar faces helped the Richmond school system kick off a new era at Thomas Jefferson High School, and a few hopeful faces did their part at Henderson Middle School yesterday. With former Gov. Linwood Holton and current Mayor—and one-time School Board chairman—Dwight C. Jones waiting at her side, Superintendent Yvonne W. Brandon was at Thomas Jefferson to officially launch a ...
• Selling a school (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on April 26, 2009 at 12:29:11 am
  The principal at Richmond’s Henderson Middle School opens her doors to show parents the positives of a city school education.
• Board votes to move Chandler students to two schools (NBC 12 Richmond)
  posted on April 21, 2009 at 03:00:56 am
  RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - Former Chandler Middle School students will be split between two different schools when the northside institution closes its doors at the end of this year. That's the result of a School Board vote Monday evening.
• Richmond schools, parents & kids concerned about use of technology (NBC 12 Richmond)
  posted on April 16, 2009 at 05:45:56 pm
  RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - Computers, laptops, and cell phones.. It seems they're all a part of a young student's daily life at home and at school. And across Richmond public schools, they're being being used as creative learning techniques.
• News Near You for April 16 (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on April 16, 2009 at 04:14:04 am
  Goochland Methane emissions at the landfill beneath Hidden Rock Park are under control, according to the latest monitoring report dated April 8 from the state Department of Environmental Quality. A new remediation system was installed this year to bring the landfill into compliance with state standards. Henrico Henrico County resident Ellis Baggs finished in the top 15 during the 2009 Monopoly ...
• Richmond students compete with improvised instruments (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on April 2, 2009 at 04:22:40 am
  Presented with the recycling, Merci Best created a classic. She turned a paper grocery sack, four paper-towel tubes and the mouthpiece from a tuba into an instrument she calls a flugelhorn. “I kind of put my own style to it,“ she said yesterday with a handful of her Henderson Middle School classmates.
• Falls Church City News Briefs (Falls Church News-Press)
  posted on March 26, 2009 at 06:26:54 pm
  F.C. Council OK's Contract for Photo Red Lights The Falls Church City Council Monday voted 6-1 to award the contract for operation of its revived "Photo Red Light" system to American Traffic Solutions, Inc.
• Memorial service is set March 21 for Corey Smith (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on March 15, 2009 at 04:15:44 am
  When William Brown thinks of his friend and former football teammate Corey D. Smith, Brown recalls perhaps the only contradiction in Smith’s life. “He didn’t eat seafood, but he enjoyed fishing,“ Brown said. Then Brown chuckled, ruefully, sadly. Mr. Smith was fishing Feb. 28 when the boat he and three other men were in capsized in turbulent waters of the Gulf of Mexico, about 30 miles off the ...
• Family sets memorial service for Corey D. Smith (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on March 15, 2009 at 03:07:41 am
  BY PAUL WOODY and ELLEN ROBERTSON Times-Dispatch Staff Writers When William Brown thinks of his friend and former football teammate Corey D. Smith, Brown recalls perhaps the only contradiction in Smith’s life. “He didn’t eat seafood, but he enjoyed fishing,“ Brown said. Then Brown chuckled, ruefully, sadly. Mr. Smith was fishing Feb. 28 when the boat he and three other men were in capsized in ...
• Councilman Hilbert to host Northside 3rd District meeting: Mayor Dwight Jones keynote speaker (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on February 20, 2009 at 03:52:26 am
  Richmond City Council 3rd District Representative Hilbert will host his monthly meeting in the Northside 3rd District of Richmond to share his goals and accomplishments on behalf of the district. All Northside 3rd District Constituents are invited and encouraged to attend. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 25, from 6-8PM, at Richmond Police [...]