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Vol. 26, No. 40 | Richmond Suburban Newspapers | February 3, 2010
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Enrollment spike saves JROTC By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com With nearly every seat filled, in addition to a sea of uniforms, interested parents and cadets were in the audience on Tuesday, Jan. 26, awaiting a decision on the fate of Hanover County’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the four high schools. Their wish came true when the Hanover County School Board unanimously approved its 2010-2011 budget and Melody Kinser agreed to save the militaryCadets affiliated with the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps attended the Jan. 26 meeting of the Hanover County School Board as based instruction. a presence to show support for the Naval and Air Force programs in the high school system. Parents and other supporters held up signs “Keep Lee-Davis NJROTC!” An increase in students for the next school term helped save the program from budget cuts.
see JROTC, pg. 8 `
Trey Echols — almost year after car wreck — accepts his diploma By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com A year ago, Trey Echols was a senior at Lee-Davis High School, looking forward to graduation and pursuing a career in law enforcement. But that all changed in the early morning hours of Feb. 7, when
an accident left the then-18year-old with brain trauma. On Thursday, Trey and his aunt, Melanie Ledbetter, talked about the past year and the remarkable journey he has made. The next day, he received his diploma from LeeDavis after returning to school
Bee win realized in ‘spherical’ Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com After 16 challenging rounds, Olivia Prillaman, an eighth-grade student at Liberty Middle School, was declared the 2009-2010 division spelling champion for Hanover County Public Schools. The winning word was “spherical.” Yashna Nainani, a fifthgrade student at Pearson’s Corner Elementary School, was the runner-up.
in September to resume credit work toward graduation. About 4 a.m. on Feb. 7, 2009, Trey and friends Steven Young and Josh Kramer were traveling on Interstate 295 around the Route 5 exit. “He was driving,” Melanie see TREY, pg. 7 `
OLIVIA PRILLAMAN 2010 Spelling Bee winner
ROBBIE, MELANIE AND SUMMER LEDBETTER AND TREY ECHOLS
see BEE, pg. 4 `