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Wetsel, Brit students join forces
MADISON -- Wetsel Middle School students are joining forces with British students to unravel the mysteries of parts of the American Revolution. Wetsel Middle School History teacher Jared Morris is partnering with teacher Lauren Winters from St. Roberts of Newmister in northern England and diving into interpretations of the Boston Massacre this year.
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Loophole made hiring legal
MADISON -- The spouse of a Madison County School Board member was awarded a position as principal at a middle school in Madison. Tim Taylor, who is set to take the reins at Wetsel Middle School July 1, is the husband of Tonya Taylor, a member of the school board. His 3-1 appointment came at this month's regular meeting of Madison's school board, with Vice Chairman James Nelson casting the lone no vote and Tonya Taylor recusing herself from voting.
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MC students' art on exhibit
MADISON -- Fourteen pieces of artwork from Madison County students, ranging from the grim reaper inked just by spelling out the word “grim” over and over again to colorful sunflowers created by a collaboration of students, were chosen to be recently displayed at Madison County Public Schools’ headquarters office off Fairground Road.
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Support MCEF fund-raiser
SYRIA -- Over the past several months, a dedicated group of people have been busily getting ready for the first annual March Madness fund-raiser for the Madison County Education Foundation. The event promises to be an event that we look forward to each and every year.
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Expand MCHS offerings?
MADISON -- Madison County Superintendent Matt Eberhardt is proposing offering Madison County High School students four new courses -- Basic Statistics, Broadcast Journalism, Latin and Lifetime Sports -- possibly as soon as the 2012-2013 school year.
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Teacher pay hikes proposed
Madison County teachers may be getting bigger paychecks this time next year. That is if the Madison County School Board approves salary increases averaging 2.7 percent as proposed Monday by Superintendent Matt Eberhardt. (The increases would also go to most non-teaching school staff like administrators and janitors.)
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Curbing utility costs eyed
Numbed by sticker shock, officials with Madison County are eyeing ways to shave off an annual schools utility bill that totals nearly a half a million dollars. The Madison County Board of Supervisors and School Board met jointly Jan. 25 to hash out energy usage concerns and other matters.
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Many 'ifs' in school budget
Madison County Superintendent Matt Eberhardt presented the school board an “unbalanced” budget for fiscal year 2012-2013 with no local increase in funding and a potential salary raise for employees. He did not say where he will come up with the money to make a balanced budget. “This is an unbalanced budget. I am not sure if that has ever been presented to you before or not,” Eberhardt said during Monday’s regular monthly meeting at the school board headquarters off Fairground Road. “There are too many ifs out there now.”
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PVCC hopes to start child-sitting program to help student-parents
In addition to bringing new students into education, officials believe it’ll make the school a better experience for students who already attend and have children.
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'Seussification' Friday at MCHS
If you haven't seen the "Seussification of Romeo and Juliet," you will have another chance on Friday, Nov. 11. The MCHS Drama Troupe will perform its district award-winning show for all who wish to attend, Friday evening, Nov. 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the MCHS auditorium. Admission is Free! Come, enjoy the show, and wish them well as they leave the next morning for regional competition.
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MC school board candidate questionnaires
(Editor’s note: The following responses are from identical questionnaires The Eagle submitted to all candidates running for positions that are being contested in the upcoming election. Candidates vying for each position are listed in alphabetical order. Note that some positions uncontested – these do not appear here.)
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'Madison's Got Talent' coming
Madison County High School 11th grader Sam Huff is perfecting his dance steps to go along with his singing to prepare for the “Madison Students Got Talent” show Nov. 12. The MCHS show is inspired by the “America’s Got Talent” TV show. Huff is singing six songs, some duets with fellow 11th grader Brittney Brown. His performances will be videotaped and sent to the producers of TV’s “Glee” in hopes of being cast in the hit show. The show “Glee” is a musical, drama and comedy hit on Fox that focuses on a glee club in a high school and modern day issues. Sixteen acts are signed up to participate in the show from 7 to 10 p.m. at MCHS. Organizers are now having auditions and any student from kindergarten through 12th grade can audition their talent for a spot in the show.
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MCHS bleachers condemned
Some of the bleachers at Eddie Dean Field at Booster Park, the football stadium at Madison County High School, as well as the bleachers at MCHS’s softball, track and soccer fields, were deemed off limits last week by a structural engineer. But the main bleachers at the football field are still fine to sit on, Superintendent Matt Eberhardt told The Eagle Tuesday.
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MC school officials balk at county plan
Some members of the Madison County School Board are taking issue with a request from the county to share accounting information on a joint server. Superintendent Matt Eberhardt said he believes they are in compliance with a centralized system of accounting and sees problems with potentially sharing financial information with the county on a joint server.
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Madison schools miss AYP
All four Madison County public schools did not make the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) reports set up by the federal government for 2010-2011 school year, according to information released this month. Madison County High School, Wetsel Middle School, Waverly Yowell Elementary and Madison Primary School all missed the benchmark tests required by No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The Madison County school division as a whole also did not make AYP benchmarks.
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Woodberry plans to add science building
According to a sign posted recently, the school — located in Madison County — will soon feature a new science building on its 1,200-acre campus.
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PVCC's average student age dropping
It’s a change officials attribute to a number of causes, including a rough economy and transfer agreements that let students turn two years at a community college to half of a four-year degree at a number of colleges.
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'11-'12 MC school bus schedules
2011-2012 Madison County Public Schools bus schedules
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"Miracles" come to CCS
Cornerstone Christian School Headmaster John Higginbotham is as overjoyed about receiving donated land as he is about his ability to pay for a new school bus. But he said it pales in comparison to the miracles he sees working in the hearts of the children of the school.
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MCHS wins academic competition
School officials are expressing pride that Madison County High School won its 15th straight Virginia High School League academic competition in its category for schools similar in size. The announcement that MCHS won the honor, which is for the 2010-2011 school year, came last month. The trophy signifying the win, sometimes called the “Wachovia Cup” for the bank that sponsors it, will be presented this fall.
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MCHS '11 valedictorian addresses class
Editor's Note: The following speech was delivered during the 10 a.m. Saturday, June 11 Madison County High School Class of 2011 commencement ceremony in the Wetsel Middle School gym.) Today is the day we have been waiting for and working towards for the past 13 years. Although the last four years at Madison County High School had their ups and downs, and there were plenty of times when most of us could not wait for today to come, I personally can only remember those tortures and anticipations as funny, precious moments that are gone forever. Never again will we wander the halls while we are supposed to be in class or ride the elevator just to feel rebellious; never again will we laugh with each other as we once did, or see one another every single day; never again will we be capable of procrastinating without any repercussions; never again will we eat the cafeteria’s awesome cookies; but, above all else, never again will we be students together under this familiar roof.
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MCHS graduating 126 Saturday
The 2011 Madison County High School graduation ceremony – which is set for 10 a.m. this Saturday at the Wetsel Middle School gym – will honor 126 graduating seniors, according to MCHS Assistant Principal Josh Walton.
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Court grants group access to review UVa records
The decision of how many climate change research documents a former University of Virginia scientist produced are exempt from disclosure under the state’s Freedom of Information Act is now in a court’s hands.
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MPS pair win top art honors
Madison Primary School art teacher Danelle Nutter could not be more proud of her two students who won top honors in a poster contest sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service. Smokey Bear paid a special visit to the school on May 20 to present awards to two students. Posters created by Mary Lynn Aylor and Alyissa Staples were awarded first place in a contest sponsored by the U. S. Forest Service and the National Garden Clubs.
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Community college tuition, fees to rise for 2011-12
In-state students at almost all community colleges will pay $119 per credit hour, up 8.7 percent from $109.50.
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