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Teachers, students
honored at special
breakfast
The Kappa Foundation of leaders, Corbin T. Brickhouse, a
Petersburg awarded the prestigious senior at Thomas Dale High School,
Golden Apple Award to two received the Petersburg (VA) Chapter
outstanding Chesterfield County of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
educators June 3 at their Scholarship Scholastic Award and Seth E. Lyons,
Achievement and Awards Breakfast. a senior at Matoaca High School,
The award was presented to received the Dr. Freddie W. Nicholas
Stephanie R. LaSmith, an assistant Scholastic Award. Both students plan
principal at Matoaca High School, to continue their studies at higher
and Rhonda Bailey-Clarke, a gifted educational institutions within the
and talented teacher at C.E. Curtis Commonwealth of Virginia.
Elementary School. The Kappa Foundation of
The Golden Apple Award Petersburg Inc. is a 501(c) (3)
recognizes excellence in leadership, organization that was established
teaching, and counseling within an exclusively for the support of
PHOTO COURTESY OF SONYA MASON was presented to LaSmith and Bailey- The guiding tenet of the foundation is
charitable and educational purposes.
educational environment. The award
Clarke for their work within their
to encourage the pursuit of academic
schools, and within the community.
excellence.
Both are respected educators, who are
frequently recognized for reaching
professional duties, to ensure that
MATOACA WOMAN’S CLUB PRESIDENT PEGGY PERKINSON PRESENTED RACHEL COLELLO above and beyond the scope of their
WITH THE RACHAEL MC EWEN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD. the students that pass before them We take
maximize their learning
Matoaca Woman’s opportunities. your
Both of them are recognized as
Club 2017 year-end trailblazers in their fields and they smile
epitomize what today’s educators
should be: fearless and unafraid
outstanding to chart new pathways to learning; personal
Outstanding as communicators with
student awards the ability to reach and teach the
gifted and talented students as well
as the educationally challenged
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One of the many activities of the the Rachael McEwen Scholarship proficient.
Matoaca Woman’s Club each year is Award of $1,000 on May 30. She was Two area high school students FREE CONSULTATION
to present an award to the outstanding unanimously chosen because of her were also awarded scholarships at the
students in the Matoaca School District. stellar academic standing and impressive breakfast. In the presence of parents,
This year, the club is happy to announce community service record. Perkinson, family members, and community
the recipients of the following awards: presented the award.
At Matoaca Elementary School,
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