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Lisa Billings/Chesterfield Observer - Jessica Soffee and fellow members of Robious Middle School's eighthgrade girls chorus perform during the grand opening of the new Barnes & Noble at Chesterfield Towne Center last week. The new store stocks close to 200,000 book, music, DVD and magazine titles and includes a caf More ... Lisa Billings/Chesterfield Observer - Danielle Bailey, a four-month cancer survivor, enjoys a moment with Baylani, the mascot of the Bon Secours Cancer Institute at St. Francis Medical Center, during a National Cancer Survivors Day event earlier this month. More ... Nicole Winter is the 2009 Teacher of the Year for Chesterfield County Public Schools (CCPS). Winter, a National Board Certified Teacher, teaches history at Cosby High School, where she also founded and sponsors the Beta Club. More ... From fish flopping on the ground during a fishbowl mishap in the classroom to students testing the limits of good behavior, some would agree the perils of substitute teaching should come with a "teach at your own risk" proviso. More ... Roughly 520 seniors made history last week when they filed into the Siegel Center, becoming the 100th graduating class of Thomas Dale High School. The ceremony ended a yearlong celebration for students, alumni and the community. More ... As the song goes "school's out for summer, school's out forever," and so it is that these are bittersweet times for the many county educators who officially entered retirement as students left for summer break last Friday. More ... Chesterfield County Public Schools (CCPS) is offering a free summer program for rising juniors and seniors to jump-start their SAT preparedness. The program is designed to help students understand their individual strengths and weaknesses as identified by their PSAT results. More ... Marguerite Christian Elementary students braved the heat and humidity earlier this month for the school's annual Field Day. Clockwise from top right: Holly Love (left) and Christine Martin compete in the Olympic Torch Race. Connie Kim (left) and Amina Felton build their toe muscles during the Rock Pick Up. More ... Clockwise from top right: Wyatt McInnis, a second grader at Watkins Elementary, anxiously awaits his treat during a Rita More ... |
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