tagged with: Armstrong
March 6, 2010
Are you an Armstrong or Kennedy alumni?
Ruth Woody, secretary for the Armstrong Kennedy Alumni Association, sends along the following:
I am looking for members of the graduation classes of both schools. This includes members of the Richmond Colored High and Normal Schools. For more information contact me at akpride@richmondhill.org.
March 5, 2010
VCU/MCV Health Fair at Armstrong
The 3rd Annual VCU/MCV Campus Community Health Fair will be held on Saturday, March 6th, at Armstrong High School from 10AM to 3PM. Free Screenings will be offered for: Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Dental screening, HIV / Syphilis screenings, and H1N1 Shots. Free lunch for the first 400 people. Games and moon bounce for kids.
November 17, 2009
Wildcats finish season 1-9
The Armstrong Wildcats 2009 season finished without a bang in a 48-14 loss to Hanover yesterday. The Wildcats ends with a 1-9 record, having lost 9 straight after beating T.J. to start the season.
November 11, 2009
Veterans Day at Armstrong
In recognition of Veterans Day, a ceremony featuring a pass-in-review by the Armstrong High School Junior ROTC cadets and performances by the school’s band and choir will be held from 2:30-4:30PM today at Armstrong High School.
November 7, 2009
Varina crushes Armstrong
The #3 Blue Devils crushed the Wildcats 62-20. Next week is the final game of the season for 1-8 Armstrong, an away outing at Hanover High School.
October 31, 2009
Highland Springs 46, Armstrong 8
Armstrong fell to 0-4 in the Capital District and 1-7 over-all with last night’s 46-8 loss to #5 Highland Springs.
October 23, 2009
Atlee 33, Armstrong 8
The Armstrong Wildcats fall to 1-6 after dropping a home game 33-8 to the Atlee Raides. Next up is another home game when Armstrong hosts Highland Springs High School on 10/30.
October 17, 2009
Today was a great HandsOn Greater Richmond Day
More than 1,000 volunteers signed up for 40 service projects that all took place today as part of HandsOn Greater Richmond 2009, including projects at Armstrong High School and Bellevue Elementary. RVA Tweets has a running commentary from the day. The HandsOn Youtube page will be collecting video from the day and the HandsOn Flickr page will have photos from the day (and the local events ought to show up in the Church Hill Flickr pool, too).
October 17, 2009
Armstrong drops 5th straight
The Armstrong Wildcats fall to 1-5 after dropping an away game 30-14 to the Midlothian Trojans (1-5). Next up is the first of 2 home games in a row as the Wildcats take on Atlee High School on Friday 10/23 and Highland Springs High School on 10/30.
October 15, 2009
Armstrong-Walker Football Classic set for November
The Armstrong-Walker Classic Foundation and the Virginia Hornets Semi-Pro Football Team present the Armstrong-Walker Commemorative Football Classic! Armstrong vs. Walker on Saturday, November 28, 2009, at Virginia Union University’s Hovey Field.
October 10, 2009
Confederates 36, Wildcats 8
The Armstrong Wildcats fall to 1-4 after dropping an away game 36-8 to the Lee-Davis Confederates (3-2). Next up is another away game this Friday evening at Midlothian High School.
October 9, 2009
Can you give 5 hours next weekend?
The 2nd HandsOn Greater Richmond Day is just over a week out and the volunteer opportunity at Armstrong High School still needs 13 volunteers. Can you give 5 hours towards a project that will have a daily positive impact on the students at the school?
September 29, 2009
HandsOn Day at Armstrong still needs volunteers
Hands on Greater Richmond Day, a day of volunteer action across the city, will be held on Saturday, October 17. One of the local projects, cafeteria beautification at Armstrong High School, still needs volunteers. Please consider signing up for this or one of the other 40+ projects scheduled for that day.
September 26, 2009
Armstrong falls to Colonial Heights
The Armstrong Wildcats fell to 1-2 with a 22-6 loss at Colonial Heights last night. Next up for the Wildcats is another away game: Fri 10/02/09 7PM @ Henrico High School.
September 19, 2009
Armstrong falls to John Marshall
The Wildcats lost a close one at John Marshall today, losing 27-26 after 2 failed extra point attempts and a John Marshall TD with 30 seconds left in the game. Next up: @Colonial Heights HS at 7:30PM on Sept.25.
September 13, 2009
Volunteer locally for HandsOn Day 2009
One of the more than 40 service projects set for HandsOn Day 2009 will be Cafeteria Beautification at Armstrong High School. Volunteer now to help out on Saturday, October 17, 2009. Much thanks to everyone that has already filled out the crew that’ll be working at Bellevue Elementary!
September 12, 2009
Armstrong 31, Thomas Jefferson 25
Wildcats’ quarterback Xavia Gary racked up 368 passing yards for the Wildcats in an exciting up&down home win over Thomas Jefferson last night in their first game of the season. Next week Armstrong plays at John Marshall High School in a 1PM Saturday afternoon game.
August 13, 2009
DOE releases AYP numbers for 2009-2010
Six of the eight East End schools met this years AYP benchmarks. All of the neighborhood elementary schools and Franklin Military Academy met the adequate yearly progress (AYP) standards of No Child Left Behind, while MLK Middle School and Armstrong HS did not. 71% of schools statewide and 78% across the city met their targets for the year.
August 10, 2009
The Citizen (1960s)
In following up at the Library of Virginia on a recent find , I was fortunate to receive a roll of microfiche containing a number of 20th century Richmond newspapers. Included were a number of precursors to our current crop of community blogs, including the mid-1960s The Citizen.
August 3, 2009
Armstrong’s 2009 football schedule is mostly away
The Wildcat’s 2009 football season kicks off with a home game against Thomas Jefferson on September 11 at 4PM. There are only 3 home games, with the other 7 being away. This year’s team hopes to improve on last year’s 2-8 record.
