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Vol. 36, No. 21 | Richmond Suburban News | October 9, 2019
All schools get Village Bank officer full accreditation to lead local Chamber ASHLAND – Hanover County Public Schools (HCPS) zby the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) based upon results during the 20182019 school year. This the first year that school divisions have been solely assessed under the newly revised and more rigorous Standards of Accreditation established by the Virginia Board of Education. HCPS is one of the largest school divisions in the
mance continues to rank highly in the state in all five subject areas. For the fourth year in a row, students earned the highest pass rate in math among the 15 largest school divisions in the Commonwealth. Other highlights include: Black and white students’ overall pass rates exceeded state pass rates in all five subject areas. Students with disabilities’ overall pass rates exceed-
“As always, we remain committed to meeting the unique academic and socio-emotional needs of all learners to help ensure they maximize their potential and further close achievement gaps.” DR. MICHAEL. B. GILL Superiintendent Hanover County Public Schools
Commonwealth to experience this level of success at all of its schools. Students exceeded all of the Standards of Learning (SOL) benchmarks set by the VDOE in English (reading and writing), math, history, and science, as well as met or exceeded the state average on 28 out of 29 SOL tests. Hanover’s student perfor-
ed state pass rates in reading, math, history, and science. Hispanic students’ overall pass rates exceeded state pass rates in reading, writing, math, and science. Dr. Michael B. Gill, superintendent of schools, said, “I am proud of our students’ continued hard work and see ALL, pg. 4
Staff Report news@mechlocal.com HANOVER – Amanda Bosher Porch of Village Bank was unanimously elected president of the Hanover Chamber of Commerce during its Annual Member Dinner. A new slate of 2019-2020 officers was chosen during the Sept. 19 event, “A World of Opportunities,” at the Hanover Tavern. Porch brings 20 years of banking experience in Hanover County to her new leadership role. Working the last 15 years at Midlothian-based Village Bank, with locations in Sliding Hill and Mechanicsville, Porch has held a number of positions,
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AutumnFest, the signature community event of the Hanover Tavern Foundation, will be held on Oct. 19.
Tavern’s signature event scheduled for Oct. 19 AMANDA BOSHER PORCH
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including branch manager and currently vice president, small business banker. A member of the Chamber for 10 years, Porch has served in previous leadership positions, including
HANOVER -- The fall season will kick off on Saturday, Oct. 19, with the 4th annual Hanover AutumnFest presented by Anton Paar. AutumnFest is Hanover Tavern Foundation’s signature community event of the year. The Tavern grounds
see CHAMBER, pg. 4
become the backdrop for a day of food, family fun, and live music from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event features on-site, smoked pork, turkey, and beef brisket, Brunswick stew, side dishes, and fresh pies from Hanover Tavern's restaurant. In addition, there is local craft beer and wine, live music see TAVERN’S pg. 4
County receives almost $23,000 from VDEM grant Staff Report news@mechlocal.com RICHMOND – Hanover County has received $22,997 from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) in grant funding for the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program (EMPG). The county’s amount is among an award of $2.7 million throughout the state. The EMPG program is a federally
funded, state distributed, grant program that focuses on funding planning, operations, equipment acquisitions, trainings, exercises, construction and renovation efforts at the local government level. “Delivering core capabilities requires the combined efforts of the whole community, rather than the exclusive effort of any single organization or level of government,” said State Coordinator Jeff Stern. “The grant program supports efforts
across the Commonwealth to build and sustain core capabilities across key mission areas including prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery. Federal grant funding is essential in supporting local emergency management programs.” Grant funding for the program is available to cities, counties and those towns recognized as emergency management jurisdictions under Title 44 of the Code of Virginia.