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Vol. 32, No. 3 | Richmond Suburban News | May 20, 2015
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policy on hold Kurtzweil and Allen Attendance Sulser motion prompts some changes to take effect June 15 top PHHS graduates By Meredith Rigsby News Editor
ASHLAND – The issue of students from outside the Hanover County Public Schools district falsifying information in order to attend Hanover County Schools without having to pay tuition fees dominated the May 12 regu-
By Melody Kinser Managing Editor SHLAND – With a 4.735 grade point average, Emily Kurtzweil leads the 2015 Class of Patrick Henry High School. Zachary Allen has been named salutatorian with a 4.697 GPA. Kurtzweil is the daughter of Bernard and Annette Kurtzweil of Ashland. She has been a member of the
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Patrick Henry High School 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 13 Siegel Center
varsity volleyball and varsity tennis teams at Patrick Henry. She also was a mem-
EMILY KURTZWEIL Valedictorian
ZACHARY ALLEN Salutatorian
ber of the Science National Honor Society, National Honor Society, Beta Club, Science Quiz Bowl, Isosceles and Mu Alpha Theta. In her community, Kurtzweil has been active with the South Anna 4-H, St. Ann’s Catholic Church and Scotchtown Project. She will be attending the College of William and Mary,
where she will be a student in the double major program with Columbia University Engineering. Looking to the future, she said she plans to pursue a career in science. “High school has helped me grow and develop as a person ready to take on the world,” Kurtzweil said. see PHHS, pg. 4
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lar meeting of the Hanover County School Board. The problem was revealed after it was discovered that two students, whose parents allegedly lived in King William County, had been attending Hanover County schools since 2007, resulting in thousands of dollars of Hanover taxpayer money going toward these stu-
dents’ education. Sandra Crowder, student support services specialist, referred to as a “residency expert” by school board chairman Robert Hundley Jr., Chickahominy District, presented her recommendations of change to the current attensee POLICY, pg. 19
Check supports L-DHS Meredith Rigsby/The Local
Paul Dorn, right, representing the Lee-Davis High School classes of the 1960s, presented a check to Charles Stevens, left, principal, to be used for several additions. For the full story, turn to page 5.
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