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All Goochland schools earn full accreditation Contributed report
All Goochland County Public Schools have once again earned full state accreditation, as announced Oct. 28 by Dr. Stephen Staples, Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction. “As we’ve said consistently, the measure of the value of a school’s success cannot be limited to a single test score,” Goochland superintendent Dr. James Lane said. “We maintain our
focus on growth and progress, rather than achievement, but are absolutely proud of our schools’ accomplishments on the SOL (Standards of Learning) tests.” “Every school that earned full accreditation this year is another school that is better preparing its students for a lifetime of success,” Virginia Secretary of Education Anne Holton said in a statement accompanying the statewide results. For
a school to earn full accreditation, students must have pass rates of 75 percent on Standards of Learning (SOL) tests in reading and writing, and a rate of at least 70 percent in mathematics, science and history tests taken toward the end of the 2014-15 school year. High schools must also meet state minimum requirements for graduation rates. Statewide, 78 percent of Virginia schools, 1,414 out of 1,823, are fully
accredited in 2015-16, up from 68 percent of schools a year before and the first percentage increase since 2010, when state officials began introducing higher performance requirements for schools. Goochland is one of 37 districts to have all of its school achieve full state accreditation. “Student learning begins and ends with the classroom teacher - and our schools are filled with professionals
who work tirelessly everyday to design and deliver instruction that’s relevant, meaningful, and engaging,” Assistant Superintendent of Instruction Stephen Geyer said. “Our continued strong results are a tribute to them.” For more information about Goochland County Public Schools, see the most recent annual report, Explorations in Learning, available on the division website at http://www. glnd.k12.va.us/.
Elementary School Honor Roll, Marking Period 1 Byrd Elementary 2ND GRADE
Ailey Black Chelsea Breedlove Damon Bruce Andrew Butler Daylyn Carter Aedan Curry Connor Davis Samantha DiPace Arianna Edley Arlene Elrod Jacob Foskey Xavier Franklin Jalia Ganyuma Noah Gilman Rylee Greczek Brady Harrington Rubi Haugh Lopez
Kaylee Henley Ruby Johnson Lukka Karjala Zachary Lewis Teresa Lim Steven Marteny Tyus McCowin Kali Moore Kevin Morman Jamond Morris Zaylee Nelson Morgan Nichols Kacy Payne Austin Rush Hailey Slayton Miranda Slayton Bodhi Staples Jacob Staton Tiffany Vagner Justin Wall Wyatt Wall
Kaniyah Watson Jacob Woodfin 3RD GRADE
Aryauna Anderson Alexandra Ball Preston Barrett Everett Brewer Dustin Brown Demarco Cooke Maleah Cowan Nataleigh Darlington Wyatt Davidson Wyatt Fulton Ava Garrison Cheyenne Golden Claire Haden Mia Hyman Abigail Johnson Kaci Johnson Sadie Johnson
Tristan Johnson Chase Kranz Caleb Lemley Nathan Lim Carl McElroy Matthew McKinney Callie Paul Reid Payne Peyton Rhoads Wyatt Richardson Olivia ThompsonNeisz Ellie Toney Nathaniel Trent Damarion Watson 4TH GRADE
Marlene Baker Davianna Baugh Isabella Beatty Annabelle Berry
Devon Bowman Ellie Bowman Emily Bryant Amelia Capone Amber Cogbill Madison Davis Tyler Davis Landon Drumheller Emma Elrod Johnathan Fender Madisen Giampa Casey Grimm Mason Hall Uriah Harris Tana Hlavacek Alexis Johnson Phelan Karjala Brendan Martin Liam McGovern Gabriella Muniz MaKenna Payne Kaylee Perry Shaun Porter Amber Robertson Abigail Salyer Keniya Tinsley Jordan Ware
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Corey Allen Lucas Alley Magaly Alvarez-Correa Jocelyn Beaulieu Tyler Black Giovanni Blankenship Easton Bowman Mya Bradley Chase Breedlove Trevor Brown Anthony Condrey Nikolai Cotner
Hayley Craig Cornelius Dandridge Kaley Deland Madison Duke Noah Durfee Tristan Gilman Mason Gregory Tamiah Harris Haley Holder McKenzie Jones Samantha Lim Andrew Meiller Justin Morton Maxwell Nichols Deontae Quarles Nydja RandolphHarris Madeline Rhoads Grace Ruff Sasha Staples Jayden Staton Samuel Stubbs Ebony Taliaferro Kenyon Thondique Jacob Throckmorton Alana Toney Malachi Tyler Mayland Walker Cameron Weimer
Goochland Elementary 2ND GRADE
Jackson Bell Braxton Bunge Mason Cachina Gretchen Cartwright Damon Dinora Ashlee Fallen Sarah Forsythe Riley Gill
Greyson Grant Matthew Grubbs Jaela Halderman Jessica Halderman Hattie Harrelson Ashley Hyer Joseph Johnson Aniya Jones Luke Kelley Sean Lane Kaiden Leadbetter Jackson Leonard Kara Leonard Malik Maben Ocean Martin Matthew Matejka Adin McCormack Faith Meade Jaylen Mills Makaylah Minor Olivia Murren Jack O’Malley Kyhl Pace Brynn Parrish Lauryn Parrish Katelyn Ragland Kinyon Ross Owen Schachtchneider Chanel Smith Rafael Smith Kyle Stamey Abigail Stapleton Cassidy Stern Samantha Stevens Wyatt Stone Michael Street Parker Stuck Aiden Valdez Mia Valdez Emma Whaley Kassandra White
Zahara Woodson Skyler Woodward Annabel Yates. 3RD GRADE
Oliver Baer Tyler Black Gavin Bluhm Braxton Brooks Sam Caldwell, Jack Campbell Kierjaea Carter Kiershara Carter Garrik Cartwright Grant Cole Alison Croker Elena Dewey Christopher Eckert Aniyah Evans Matthew Frago Celina Freet, William Geyer Victoria Harris Jayden Hart Mikhail Haywood Dawn Hewitt Isaac Hite, Luke Houchins Grace Jennings Sydney Jones Nathan Lane Lauren Lawson Seth Lucy Lydia Mallory Juliana Martin Grace Maurer Nathan McGraw Malachi Montgomery Conner Neale Thomas Neill see Honor Roll > 10