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on public speaking. “I used to hate public speaking in middle school, but — I don’t know why — I joined in the ninth grade. Since then, it’s been pretty awesome because I’ve gone to States
Society and Honor Council. She also plays the violin in Atlee’s orchestra. On the community level, she has been involved with the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra for three
(Editor’s note: A four-part series on the valedictorians and salutatorians in Hanover County Public Schools debuts today with Hyeon Jin Lee and Megan Ellenberger of Atlee High School. Members of the Class of 2010 will graduate on Saturday, June 19, at the Siegel Center at VCU.) ith a 4.67 grade point average on a weighted 5-point scale, the valedictorian for Atlee High School’s Class of 2010 plans to pursue “something in the health career.” Hyeon Jin Lee will be attending the University of Virginia in the fall as an Echols Scholar. “A select number of incoming freshmen are selected to be an Echols Scholar,” she said. “You don’t have to take basic requirements, you get to create your own majors and you get to work with professors.” Photos submitted by Hyeon Jin Lee and Megan Ellenberger She does have an interest in bioRather than the typical senior portrait, the valedictorians and salutatorians in chemistry as she prepares for the next Hanover County Public Schools were asked to provide a favorite photo. Atlee step in her educational journey. High School’s Hyeon Jin Lee, left, and Megan Ellenberger chose a favorite pizza The daughter of Arnold and and a trip to New York City. Jane Lee of Mechanicsville is an IB years. “It’s amazing because a lot of [to compete] a few times.” Diploma candidate. kids from the Richmond area — some Hyeon is a member of the Key At Atlee, she serves as co-captain of the Forensics team, which centers see ATLEE, pg. 15 ` Club, Beta Club, National Honor
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Man charged with murder By Bill McKelway Media General News Service A Hanover County woman who wrote the court that her former live-in boyfriend “threatened to snap [her] in half ” was found dead in her Pleasant Oak Estates home Thursday, a month after the man was released on bond from an assault charge she had sought. Hanover deputies arrested Russell Clyde Chalkley, 48, late Thursday night, hours after finding the body of 67-year-old Helen A. Dickerson inside the home she shared with him in the 6400 block of White Oak
Russell C. Chalkey has been charged with Hanover County’s first homicide in 27 months.
Ridge Drive. “He was arrested without incident,” Hanover sheriff ’s Capt. Michael Trice said. He said authorities located Chalkley at a gas station near Carmel Church in Caroline County shortly before midnight. It was Hanover’s first homisee MURDER, pg. 4 `
Vendor list growing By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com The number of vendors participating in the July 10 Hanover Tomato Festival continues to grow. Application forms can be downloaded at http://www.
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