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Seeing the smiles and hearing their voices ring
out, “I can see, I can see better” was a very big deal
for Wayne Castleberry, committee chairman for local
Rotary Club project “We Can See Clearly Now.”
Castleberry, along with members from Conexus
Vision, the nation’s non-profit consumer advocacy
group for all issues related to healthy vision,
witnessed the smiles and voices of 20 students from
Elizabeth Scott Elementary Rotary
School as they received their
prescription glasses. glasses
Through the Rotarys
project, Conexus screened
3,585 students in Chesterfield’s Title I elementary
Bird Conference 12 champs schools. From the initial screening, they provided
263 professional eye exams and delivered 197 pairs
In a rematch of a hard-fought championship game Varina of eyeglasses over the last few months.
won last season, L.C. Bird got its revenge defeating Varina Castleberry said the pilot project falls within four of
61-58, on a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Mario Haskett Rotary’s areas of focus; fighting disease, saving mothers
to become the Conference 12 boys’ champions. and children, supporting education,
With the game tied at 58 and five seconds remaining, the and growing local
ball was inbounded to Pinky Wiley, who got it to Haskett for economies.
the deep, contested, game-winning shot.

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Fort Lee celebrates
a century 2018 school year. The new school is located at 1405 Cummings Drive in Richmond,
CodeRVA, a new regional public high school, is scheduled to open for the 2017-
MATOACA WRESTLING:
Fort Lee commemorates its centennial SAM BRASWELL 113, BRANDON within five minutes of the Maggie Walker Governor’s School, and it has a seven-year
in 2017 with a variety of activities that WOODY 120, NOAH ROULO 132. lease in a building owned by Michael & Son Services. The school’s design builds
honor both its rich history and the lineage of on next-generation school models across the nation that rethink the use of time and
troops, family members, and civilians who Matoaca wrestles space, leverage technology to accelerate learning, personalize learning experiences,
contributed to a century of support to the 6th conference and redesign curriculum to align with competency-based progressions.
nation.
Celebration plans in July included a When asked about this year’s squad, A Completely Different Experience in Dining
community concert at the annual Fourth at coach Hal Miles said the Warriors
were more balanced this year, filling
the Fort celebration, a time capsule ceremony, every weight class. That balance has LUNCH HOURS
the unveiling of a commemorative print, earned them a sixth straight Conference
museum exhibit openings, and a documentary 12 title, and they followed it up by Sun-Fri 11:00 am - 2:15 pm
DINNER HOURS
premiere. finishing second at the 5A South Sun - Thu 4 pm - 9 pm
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