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Join a local arts education camp

Posted on June 13, 2013 at 1:17 pm

It’s that time of year again at the Louisa Arts Center for the annual arts education camps where students have an opportunity to participate in theater, vocal and art training. The first camp, led by Peggy Sadler, the former theater director at Louisa County High School, coaches the performing arts camps. “The best part of coaching Camp Curtain Call is seeing the students from start to end with a better

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  • Helping Ronald McDonald House

    Posted on June 6, 2013 at 11:56 am

    The Trevilians Elementary School Student Council wrapped up an active year of service with a trip to the Ronald McDonald House of Charlottesville on May 21. After completing a pop tab drive, nine students and two teachers visited the Charlottesville facility, which provides support for families with children who need extended treatment or specialized care away from home. While on the field trip to drop off the collected tabs, the

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  • Life’s lessons motivate Louisa graduate

    Posted on May 29, 2013 at 5:12 pm

    Amber Baker is all smiles on Friday night after receiving her high school diploma. She will be attending New York University in the fall after earning a $41,000 annual scholarship.

    It is not uncommon for graduation to be not only a time of celebration, but also of reflection, where students remember more than just the books read and the papers written. A diploma awarded serves as a symbol of all the challenges overcome. For Bumpass resident Amber Baker, a member of Louisa’s graduating class of 2013, there was a lot to remember as she walked across the stage during commencement

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  • Class of 2013 Walked on Friday

    Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:15 am

    Graduation exercises for the Class of 2013 were conducted on Friday, May 24 at the LCHS stadium. Complete details and photos will appear in the May 30 edition of The Central Virginian.

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  • Schools delay testing

    Posted on May 17, 2013 at 6:06 pm

    We don’t realize how much we rely on the Internet and other modern technology to get through the day until it suddenly stops. That’s what leaders at Louisa County Public Schools realized earlier this week when technology problems forced schools to cancel planned SOL testing on Monday. “We all tried to put our thoughts together to deal with an unprecedented situation,” LCPS Superintendent Dr. Deborah Pettit said. “We’ve realized how

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  • Louisa grad heading to Boston for bachelors degree at Berklee

    Posted on May 9, 2013 at 10:18 am

    Darren Poindexter doing what he loves, making music.

    Darren A. Poindexter has been accepted to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts with the quest to earn his bachelors degree in pro music. On November 30, Poindexter and his parents traveled to the Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Arts Center in Baltimore, Maryland, where he auditioned and was interviewed by representatives from the admissions department at Berklee. Poindexter rendered an exceptional performance and, by mid

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  • On center stag with Louisa’s Educator of the Year

    Posted on May 9, 2013 at 9:55 am

    Jelita Hopkins

    There’s a real sense of family in Trailer T at Louisa County High School.  It’s evident when you walk into Jelita Hopkins’s early morning theater class that the students genuinely love and respect her­—and the feeling is mutual. The theater and chorus teacher was named the Louisa County Educator of the Year on Thursday, May 9.  During the ceremony, her attending students gave a big shout out when she was

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