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for trains drew more than 10,000 participants. The celebration included 17 model train displays, two kiddie train rides, a touch-atruck area, arts and crafts, local foods, and live music.
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On Wednesday, June 16, you will drop off your samples from 7 to 10 a.m. at the Hanover Virginia Cooperative Extension Office at 13015 Taylor Complex Lane in Ashland.
Participation is voluntary and confidential. Water samples collected by participating homeowners will be analyzed for 14 parameters, including bacteria, metals, nitrate and hardness at a cost of $60.
Results and water system care and maintenance information will be shared at an information meeting.
All information is kept strictly confidential and results are reported only to the homeowner.
Register at: https://tinyurl.com/2021-VCE-HanoverVAHWQP or contact Missy Johnson at mcjohnson@ vt.edu or 804-752-4310.
To ensure a kit, pre-register by June 9.
For more information about the Virginia Household Water Quality Program, as well as many resources relevant to private water systems, visit www.wellwater.bse. vt.edu.
Information submitted by Laura Maxey-Nay, Hanover County Extension Office.
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“I’m so thrilled, honored, and humbled to be recognized as Hanover’s Teacher of the Year. It’s a particular honor in one of the most complicated years for teaching and learning I’ve ever known,” Taylor said.
She added, “I recognize that my work is a team effort: a team of classroom teachers, technology integrators, tech support, and instructional leaders. And the incredible flexibility, perseverance, and compassion our students, parents, and community members have shown has also been an integral part of this team effort.”
Dr. Michael Gill, superintendent, made the surprise announcement Monday, April 26, outside Bell Creek Middle School as Taylor’s co-workers and family cheered her on.
Taylor, an alumna of Longwood College and Longwood University, has had an especially impactful year,
Photo submitted by Chris R. Whitley
Family members and co-workers cheer on Stacie Taylor as she was named the 2020-2021 Hanover County Public Schools Teacher of the Year.
helping students in the new Online School, as well as with the implementation of the school division’s one-to-one Chromebook initiative.
Dr. Quentin Ballard, Bell Creek Middle School’s principal, called Taylor “an amazing educator who has a heart for kids and is a cheerleader for high-quality blended instruction.”
"In a year where words like unprecedented, unfamiliar, different, non-traditional, and unique have all shaped a new normal in schools, Mrs. Taylor has played a pivotal role in ensuring all were prepared and able to educate students in both the face to face and virtual environments,” Ballard said. “She successfully supported the deployment of devices to every BCMS student while simultaneously managing emotions, and training teachers, students, and parents on how to effectively use Chromebooks in and outside of the classroom. Ms. Taylor completed each of these tasks, as she does everything, with grace, enthusiasm, patience, and love."
HCPS employs roughly 1,400 teachers. Each year, the division selects one teacher for this distinguished award who is actively and meaningfully involved in the school and community and can serve as a role model and ambassador for teachers in the division.
Information submitted by Chris R. Whitley, Hanover County Public Schools public information officer.
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The schedule is as follows: 6:30 p.m. May 10 at Patrick Henry YMCA 6:30 p.m. May 12 at South Taylor Park Pavilion 12 p.m. May 13 Virtual (login information below) 6:30 p.m. May 17 Virtual (login information below) 12 p.m. May 18 at Ashland Library Community Rooms 6:30 p.m. May 19 at Town Shop Pavilion (100 W. Vaughan Rd.) May 13 Zoom Meeting -- Meeting ID: 965 6702 1424 Passcode: 367349 Phone #: 1-301 -715-8592 https://zoom.us/j/965670214 24?pwd=VjYzeU1mMTlqM0E1 TzBCSzFZZW5oQT09
May 17 Zoom Meeting -- Meeting ID: 988 8723 4759 Passcode: 621182 Phone #: 1-301 -715-8592 https://zoom.us/j/988872347 59?pwd=Q0kwWit5VmtNY1hv WFRnZjNvYyszZz09
For more information, contact Assistant Town Manager Matt Reynal at 804-798-9219 or mreynal@ashland.va.gov.
