Swift Creek program helps 17 families this year
By Sande Snead CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      Carol Deaton, a beloved former secretary at Swift Creek Elementary School, would have been among the first to help someone else in need. That’s why the school’s annual holiday Gator Gift Program became the Carol Deaton Holiday Project after she died in a car crash in 1995.
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School forums scheduled
      Meet Chesterfield’s new superintendent and school board members and hear about the sixyear strategic plan detailing how Chesterfield County Public Schools will achieve excellence during a series of community forums scheduled over the coming months. The school system will host five community forums...
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County’s specialty centers offer choice and challenge
By Susan Nienow CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      Imagine graduating from high school with a list of credits in theatre and the arts on your college application and a strong academic record. Tanner Willis, a senior in the Visual and Performing Arts Specialty Center at Thomas Dale High School, has a 3.
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What’s available?
      Chesterfield County’s eighth graders are now in the process of examining their many options for high school. There are currently 14 specialty centers and governor’s schools for high school students in addition to the 10 traditional high schools and the Community High School. The county’s newest add...
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Fire stations accept donations for needy families
      The Chesterfield County Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services has signed on to become a drop off location for the Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Christmas Mother program. Through Dec. 19, all county fire stations will accept donations of new clothing, toys and nonperishable foods from 4-...
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