Yearbook orders are due by April 21. To order this year’s copy of the yearbook, produced by the Trivium staff, online, visit yearbookordercenter. com, and use school code 13788. Paper forms to order the yearbook may also be picked up in room 114 at RCHS.
The Gobblelicious 5 Destination Imagination team from Maury River Middle School placed first in the Fine Arts Challenge, Flip the Script, at the state DI tournament last month. Team members included (from left) Emma Johnson, Joshua Hughes, Coach Sarah Schultz, Maddie David, Brigette Aguilar and Dasha Billias.
Maury River Middle School band director Matt Schucker has been dedicated to helping students grow through music for 17 years. In February, he was selected for the Virginia Band and Orchestra Director’s Association District 5 Educator of the Year award.
March 29 was National Vietnam War Veterans Day and marked the 50th anniversary of the withdrawal of the last American troops from South Vietnam. As Americans prepare to commemorate the service and sacrifices of its Vietnam War veterans, the Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) is calling on Virginians with personal connections to the Vietnam War to share their stories for a new exhibition, planned to open at Richmond’s flagship state history museum in 2024.
Karyn Gardner, (540) 228-2176, (540) 655-3646 karyn.gardner1985@gmail.com A herd of elephants was spotted stampeding down Arnolds Valley Road this past Saturday! Dozens of wild elephants bombarded their way off the mountain and stomped across Campbell Bridge before disappearing somewhere down on Greenlee Road. Some people reported feeling the Earth shake as the elephants trampled by.
The Buena Vista School Board last week approved a fiscal year 2024 budget that includes a 7 percent pay raise for all district employees, two new employee positions, and a request for increased funding from the city.