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Volume 64, Number 26 • June 27, 2019
ACTING UP: New community theater offers creative outlet. See page 6
Goochland’s top students took lessons from parents By Roslyn Ryan Editor
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nutrition Schools’ Sunshine Food Bus is ensuring students still have access to meals during summer vacation
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to local students in need during the summer months, she knew her first step would be to get all of the other people who would need to be involved in the project on board. And, in this case, that meant literally.
Becoming the valedictorian of one’s class may not be hereditary, but for Goochland High School’s top student of 2019, one very special family connection certainly played a role. Nick Jean, who credits staying on top of his work with helping him attain his 4.8 GPA, says he also took inspiration from his father’s high school accomplishments. According to his son, JEAN Donald Jean survived a challenging early start as a child growing up in Detroit, Michigan, and managed to become valedictorian of his own senior class, earning a full ride to the University of Michigan.
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Sunshine Food Bus creator Lisa Landrum, left, helps feed attendees on June 11 at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the project.
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everal years ago, when Goochland County Public Schools’ supervisor of nutrition services Lisa Landrum hit upon a solution for providing nutritious meals
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