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CALENDAR - THIS WEEK
ARB meeting
Wed Jul 23
at City Hall Council Chambers (3rd floor), 135 N. Union St.
A Streetcar Named Desire
Fri Jul 25 8:00 pm
at Sycamore Rouge
Beer tasting: St. George Brewing Co.
Fri Jul 25 7:00 pm
at Java Mio Coffeehouse.
A Streetcar Named Desire
Sat Jul 26 8:00 pm
at Sycamore Rouge
Farmer's Market
Sat Jul 26 7:00 am
On River Rd., near Union Train Station.
Intercultural Festival
Sat Jul 26 10:00 am
at Poplar Lawn Park.
A Streetcar Named Desire
Sun Jul 27 2:00 pm
at Sycamore Rouge
Intercultural Festival
Sun Jul 27 12:00 pm
at Poplar Lawn Park.

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Odyssey Health Care, seeks volunteers to befriend terminally ill patients in Tri-Cities. No personal care. Training provided. Call 290-4300. Opportunity is profoundly rewarding & may offer you as much joy as you give.
One-Day Bus trip to Lancaster,PA for a Bible on Stage production of Abraham & Sarah. Cost $115-includes play admission,buffet meal & trans. Proceeds benefit the Delta Community Svc Foundation. For more info send email to eulica.kimber@yahoo.com



tagged with: Peabody Middle School


June 27, 2008

Petersburg middle schools take up BDPA challenge for first time

The Richmond Chapter of Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) presented the Middle School Computer Terminology Quiz Bowl on May 24, at the Times Dispatch Building in Mechanicsville. Students from Vernon Johns and Peabody middle schools in Petersburg were excited to represent Petersburg City Public Schools in this event for the first time. Teams had to answer questions about Computer Science and Technology, in a Jeopardy game show-style competition, testing their quick recall of very detailed, technical information.

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May 15, 2008

PSAs from Petersburg City Public Schools

1) Black and Gold SOL Round-up at Peabody Middle School, Saturday, May 17.
2) The Petersburg School Board will hold its 2008 Retirement Banquet on Thursday, June 5.

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May 8, 2008

UPDATED: VJMS to become VJJH; PHS graduation moved outside

For increased clarity, the whole message has been updated: The Board of Education of the Petersburg City Public Schools voted on Wednesday, May 7 to have Vernon Johns Middle School become Vernon Johns Junior High School. This fall, the school will have students in eighth and ninth grades, rather than the current setup of sixth through eighth grades.

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April 14, 2008

Secondary school reconfiguration — the ppt presentation

As noted previously, PPS will hold a meeting tonight on the reconfiguration of Petersburg’s secondary schools (the meeting will be at 6pm at Vernon Johns Middle School). Click here to view/download a .ppt presentation (1.53MB) entitled Secondary Schools Restructuring Proposal.

March 20, 2008

School news from PPS

1) Petersburg High School Boosters Club presents their annual scholarship fundraiser,
Donkey Basketball
2) Verizon Business Works With Petersburg City Public Schools to Upgrade to Fiber-Optic Network
3) Historic African-Americans portrayed at Peabody

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March 11, 2008

Next Citywide PTA meeting scheduled

The Petersburg Parent Teacher Association (PTA) will hold a Citywide PTA meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at Peabody Middle School.

December 15, 2007

PPS news

1) AP Hill Elementary School, affected by fire tragedies, is determined to be proactive
2) Holiday cheer from Vernon Johns Middle School to Walter Reed VA Hospital
3) Parents attend one-on-one report card pick-up event at Peabody Middle School

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December 3, 2007

PPS News

on Math-bots, and Forty & Eight’s presentation of flags to first graders

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