This video is just in from the scene of Armstrong High School, where a fight has led to the arrest of multiple students. Dozens of police officers responded to the scene just after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. As of 12:00 p.m., the school was still on lockdown.

Armstrong HS 2011 Football Schedule

The Wildcats’ Malcolm Cook finished with five completions for 105 yards, including a three-yard scoring toss to Kemontre Harris

Antoine Smith ran the ball six times for 118 yards for Armstrong, including a 63-yard scoring run. Vincent Herring finished with five receptions for 83 yards and a TD for the Wildcats.

Armstrong HS 2011 Football Schedule

Lawrence Jones had 126 yards on nine carries and three touchdowns, Dylan Jackson and Henry Reeves each added a touchdown as the Hawks defeated the Wildcats (1-6, 0-4 Capital).

Armstrong HS 2011 Football Schedule

Marcus Taylor had seven rushes for 87 yards for the Springers, who compiled 305 yards rushing on 31 carries and held the Wildcats to 86 yards on 49 plays (1.8 yards per play).

Armstrong HS 2011 Football Schedule

Of those that do graduate, over the past 3 years 9-15% at Armstrong have received an Advanced Diploma. Last year 37% at Franklin earned an Advanced Diploma. Statewide 55% of the diplomas earned by 2011 graduates were Advanced Studies Diplomas

Look up other schools here: Report Card Selection

A press release went out from VDOE today touting the rise in statewide graduation rates:

Virginia’s on-time high school graduation rate rose one point this year to 86.6 percent, and the statewide dropout rate fell one point to 7.2 percent, according to data reported today by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). Fifty-five percent of the diplomas earned by 2011 graduates were Advanced Studies Diplomas.

The 2011 on-time graduation rate expresses the percentage of students who were first-time ninth graders during the 2007-2008 school year and earned a Board of Education-approved diploma within four years. On-time graduation has increased by 4.5 points since 2008, the first year VDOE reported graduation rates for the state, school divisions and high schools based on student-level data that fully account for student mobility, promotion and retention.

“A one-point increase in the graduation rate means that nearly 1,000 more young Virginians are beginning their adult lives with the diploma they need to pursue further education and training or an entry-level job,” Superintendent of Public Instruction Patricia I. Wright said. “The progress our schools have made in raising graduation rates is due the efforts of hundreds of teachers, counselors, principals and other educators across the commonwealth who refused to give up on even the most challenging students.”

Armstrong HS 2011 Football Schedule

Armstrong HS 2011 Football Schedule

Armstrong HS 2011 Football Schedule

[Malcolm] Cook finished with 74 yards on the ground and 67 yards passing. Cook hit Vincent Herring for a 22-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. Herring also intercepted a pass. Curtis Thomas added 61 yards rushing and a score for Armstrong.

Armstrong HS 2011 Football Schedule

If anyone would like to cover these games, please contact me at murden@gmail.com.

Armstrong HS 2011 Football Schedule

Identical twins Alissa and Ariel Barlow [...] will graduate next month as co-valedictorians of Richmond’s Armstrong High School with identical grade-point averages of 4.47619.

Armstrong High School 2010 Football Schedule

09/10/10 @ Thomas Jefferson High / W 39-14
09/17/10 John Marshall High School / W 24-12
09/24/10 @ Colonial Heights High School / W 20-14
10/01/10 Henrico High School / L 0-36
10/08/10 @ Lee-Davis High School / L 8-34
10/15/10 @ Midlothian High School
10/22/10 @ Atlee High School
10/29/10 @ Highland Springs High School
11/05/10 @ Varina High School
11/12/10 Hanover High School

Check out the full list – am I missing anyone?

From the RPS press release:

Seven city high schools showed gains from last year’s report, including a 13 percent jump at George Wythe which saw its rate increase from 68.67 percent to 81.45 percent. Other Richmond City schools that posted gains include: Open High, 95.83 percent to 100 percent; Franklin Military, 90 percent to 93.75 percent; Thomas Jefferson, 85.78 percent to 88.06 percent; Huguenot, 82.49 percent to 84.59 percent, John Marshall, 74.79 percent to 75.42; and Armstrong, 61.42 percent to 69.29 percent.

From the Richmond Public Schools press release:

For the first time since the state began its Standards of Learning (SOLs) testing program, every Richmond City school has earned full accreditation based on achievement standards in English, mathematics, history and science. The results, announced today by School Superintendent Dr. Yvonne Brandon, signal a remarkable pattern of achievement by the city school district, according to school officials.

“I am so proud to serve as superintendent of a school district that has demonstrated such growth in student achievement in the past few years,” said Dr. Brandon. “In 2002-2003, just eight years ago, only 19 percent of our schools were fully accredited. Today, that number stands at 100 percent. Without question, our latest SOL scores demonstrate that Richmond Public Schools has delivered on its promise to provide a world-class education for all students. The report is truly a testament to the district’s outstanding teachers, hard-working students and dedicated parents. It’s a shared accomplishment of which we can all be proud.”

To be fully accredited, middle and high schools must have a pass rate of at least 70 percent in all four subject areas. Elementary schools must achieve a combined pass rate of at least 75 percent on English tests for students in grades three through five; a pass rate of at least 70 percent in mathematics, fifth-grade science and fifth-grade history; and a pass rate of at least 50 percent in third- grade science and history.

Congratulations to Chimborazo Elementary, Bellevue Elementary, George Mason Elementary, Fairfield Elementary, Woodville Elementary, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, Armstrong High School, and Franklin Military Academy on getting the job done!

The percentage of schools attaining the ever-increasing standards needed to make AYP are down this year from 71% of schools statewide and 78% across the city last year. This drop was not entirely unexpected.

THe RTD is reporting that all of the local districts saw a drop:

In the metro Richmond area, Hanover, Chesterfield, Henrico, Petersburg and Richmond saw declines in their scores.
—Hanover: 19 of 23 schools made AYP this year compared to 21 of 23 last year
—Chesterfield: 36 of 61 made AYP this year, compared to 49 of 63 last year
—Henrico: 36 of 67 made AYP this year, compared to 52 of 67 last year
—Richmond: 28 of 45 made AYP this year, compared to 35 of 47 last year
—Petersburg: 0 of 7 made AYP this year, compared to 4 of 7 last year

For a school or school division to make AYP under the federal education law, it must meet or exceed a series of requirements and objectives. A school or school division that falls short on a single requirement or objective is not considered to have made AYP.

Meeting AYP is different than being accredited by the state. Accreditation is based on meeting testing requirements that are standard across the state and set by the Virginia Department of Education. AYP is a piece of the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).

1) View the 2010-11 AYP status for the East End schools

2) View the 2010-11 AYP status for all RPS schools (PDF)

If anyone would like to cover these games, please contact me at murden@gmail.com.

Armstrong High School 2010 Football Schedule

Fri 09/10/10 5:00PM @  Thomas Jefferson High
Fri 09/17/10 5:00PM John Marshall High School
Fri 09/24/10 7:30PM @  Colonial Heights High School
Fri 10/01/10 5:00PM Henrico High School
Fri 10/08/10 7:00PM @  Lee-Davis High School
Fri 10/15/10 7:30PM @  Midlothian High School
Fri 10/22/10 7:00PM @  Atlee High School
Fri 10/29/10 7:00PM @  Highland Springs High School
Fri 11/05/10 7:00PM @  Varina High School
Fri 11/12/10 5:00PM Hanover High School

From the East End Transformation Public Pin-up and Youth Charrette today at the Family Resource Center: a list of retail that teenagers would like to see, and maps marking in green and red the safe and unsafe places.

The Charrette Closing Session will be Monday, June 7, at 5PM at the Robinson Theatre (2903 Q Street).

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.

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2010/03/06/are-you-an-armstrong-or-kennedy-alumni_12536/feed/ 9 http://chpn.net/news/2010/03/05/vcumcv-health-fair-at-armstrong_12495/ http://chpn.net/news/2010/03/05/vcumcv-health-fair-at-armstrong_12495/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:46:39 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=12495 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.

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2010/03/05/vcumcv-health-fair-at-armstrong_12495/feed/ 0 http://chpn.net/news/2009/11/17/wildcats-finish-season-1-9_10569/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/11/17/wildcats-finish-season-1-9_10569/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:00:53 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=10569 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.

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/11/17/wildcats-finish-season-1-9_10569/feed/ 1 http://chpn.net/news/2009/11/11/veterans-day-at-armstrong_10411/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/11/11/veterans-day-at-armstrong_10411/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:41:03 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=10411 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.

Call (804) 648-8027 for more information.

Armstrong High School
2300 Cool Lane

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]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/11/07/varina-crushes-armstrong_10329/feed/ 0 http://chpn.net/news/2009/10/31/highland-springs-46-armstrong-8_10133/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/10/31/highland-springs-46-armstrong-8_10133/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:31:38 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=10133 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.

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/10/31/highland-springs-46-armstrong-8_10133/feed/ 0 http://chpn.net/news/2009/10/23/atlee-33-armstrong-8_9927/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/10/23/atlee-33-armstrong-8_9927/#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:34:21 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=9927 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.

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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).

Team Armstrong gave the teacher’s lounge a make-over

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/10/17/today-was-a-great-handon-greater-richmond-day_9778/feed/ 2 http://chpn.net/news/2009/10/17/armstrong-drops-5th-straight_9774/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/10/17/armstrong-drops-5th-straight_9774/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:57:13 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=9774 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.

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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.

Tickets available Oct 19th: $12.00 Adults (Advanced) – $15.00 (Gate) $7.00 Children 7 to 16 years – 6 and under free at:

• BARKY’S Spiritual Shop 18 E. Broad St. Richmond
• Ms. Maggie’s Restaurant on corner of 2nd and Clay St. Richmond
• Online at http://www.armstrongwalkerclassic.org

For information on advanced tickets, to volunteer, become a vendor, advertise in the Souvenir Program Book, or to obtain tailgating information, visit our website at www.armstrongwalkerclassic.org or email: info@armstrongwalkerclassic.org

DOWNLOAD the Armstrong-Walker Classic Flyer (PDF)

ARMSTRONG-WALKER COMMEMORATIVE FOOTBALL CLASSIC HOTEL LIST

To get discount rate please mention “Armstrong-Walker Football Classic”

Richmond Marriott (Headquarters for game)
500 East Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 USA
Phone: 804-643-3400 Fax: 804-788-1230

https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ricdt-richmond-marriott/

Price 89.00 single rate

Crowne Plaza Richmond Downtown
555 East Canal Street Richmond, Virginia 23219
Hotel: 804-788-0900 Fax: 804-788-7087
www.crowneplaza.com/ric-downtown
Prices 79.00 Single rate

Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Richmond
501 E Broad St Richmond, VA 23219-1810
(804) 344-4300

http://hiltongardeninn1.hilton.com/en_US/gi/index.do

Price 89.00 Single Rate

Holiday Inn Express
201 E Cary St. Richmond, VA 23219
Hotel: 804-788-1600

http://www.hiexpress.com/h/d/ex/1/en/home

Price 79.00 Single Rate

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/10/15/armstrong-walker-football-classic-set-for-november_9694/feed/ 4 http://chpn.net/news/2009/10/10/confederates-36-armstrong-8_9600/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/10/10/confederates-36-armstrong-8_9600/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:09:17 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=9600 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.

If anyone is interested in covering the Armstrong games, I’ve got a camera that you can borrow and I can kick a few dollars your way. Contact me at murden@gmail.com if you’re interested.

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/10/10/confederates-36-armstrong-8_9600/feed/ 0 http://chpn.net/news/2009/10/09/can-you-give-5-hours-next-weekend_9582/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/10/09/can-you-give-5-hours-next-weekend_9582/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:24 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=9582 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?

Join the 2nd Annual HandsOn Day – Give 5 Hours and get a better Richmond. On Saturday, October 17th, HandsOn Greater Richmond will rally and organize 1,000 volunteers to tackle community issues through a day of service. 45 projects will take place at local nonprofits, schools, and parks. Volunteers will build trails, paint walls and murals, repair homes, feed the hungry, build birdhouses, plant flowers, care for animals – you name it. Come on out on your own, or bring your friends, family, or co-workers. Sign up today at www.HandsOnGR.org.

• **Huguenot High School – Extreme School Makeover – FAMILY FRIENDLY*** This is a COOOOOOL project with a very generous supply grant from Altria, but we need to man(and woman) power to get the work done! 6 murals; courtyard build; and more.
• Visual Arts Center: One Block Cleanup
• Friends of Paradise Park: Park It Here – FAMILY FRIENDLY
• REAL School: Paint It Forward
• Southside Child Development Center: Down by the School Yard
• Armstrong High School: Cafeteria Beautification – everyone should eat in style!
• SupportOne: All Hands on Deck. Help with some home maintenance for a local senior or person with disabilities in need.
• HandsOn Heroes – feeling heroic? We’ll place you at the project most in need of your time and talents to make it a success!

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/10/09/can-you-give-5-hours-next-weekend_9582/feed/ 0 http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/29/handson-day-at-armstrong-still-needs-volunteers_9482/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/29/handson-day-at-armstrong-still-needs-volunteers_9482/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:45:52 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=9482 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.

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/29/handson-day-at-armstrong-still-needs-volunteers_9482/feed/ 0 http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/26/armstrong-falls-to-colonial-heights_9420/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/26/armstrong-falls-to-colonial-heights_9420/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:11:48 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=9420 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.

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/26/armstrong-falls-to-colonial-heights_9420/feed/ 0 http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/19/armstrong-falls-to-john-marshall_9283/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/19/armstrong-falls-to-john-marshall_9283/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:25:14 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=9283 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.

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/19/armstrong-falls-to-john-marshall_9283/feed/ 0 http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/13/volunteer-locally-for-handson-day-2009_9189/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/13/volunteer-locally-for-handson-day-2009_9189/#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:03:35 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=9189 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!

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/13/volunteer-locally-for-handson-day-2009_9189/feed/ 0 http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/12/armstrong-31-thomas-jefferson-25_9179/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/12/armstrong-31-thomas-jefferson-25_9179/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:32:17 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=9179 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.

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/09/12/armstrong-31-thomas-jefferson-25_9179/feed/ 2 http://chpn.net/news/2009/08/13/100-of-neighborhood-schools-make-ayp-86-city-wide-2_7933/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/08/13/100-of-neighborhood-schools-make-ayp-86-city-wide-2_7933/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:52:09 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=7933 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.

For a school or school division to make AYP under the federal education law, it must meet or exceed a series of requirements and objectives. A school or school division that falls short on a single requirement or objective is not considered to have made AYP.

These requirements include objectives for participation in state-wide standardized testing in reading and mathematics, achievement in these subjects, and attendance (ES and middle schools) or graduation (high schools). A minimum of 95 percent of students overall must participate in reading and mathematics testing, and 95 percent of students in each of the following subgroups also must take state assessments in these two subjects: white, black, Hispanic, students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged students, and students with limited English proficiency. Students may be counted in more than one subgroup. Students overall and in each subgroup must meet the annual measurable objectives (AMO) for proficiency in reading and mathematics or reduce the failure rates on tests in reading and mathematics by at least ten percent. Schools and school divisions also must meet annual objectives for progress on other indicators of academic achievement.

Meeting AYP is different than being accredited. The targets for school or systems AYP were initially set in relation to an individual school’s baseline performance and get progressively more stringent each year. Schools in a school system as highly regarded as Chesterfield County are expected to have difficulty making AYP as the requirements get tighter and tighter. More locally, for example, Fox Elementary in the Fan did not make AYP this year. Accreditation is based on meeting testing requirements that are standard across the state.

AYP Status for 2009-2010 based on achievement results from 2008-2009.
SCHOOL NAME	2009	2008	2007
Armstrong High	Did Not Make AYP	Made AYP	Did Not Make AYP
Bellevue ES	Made AYP	Made AYP	Made AYP
Chimborazo ES	Made AYP	Made AYP	Made AYP
Fairfield Court ES	Made AYP	Made AYP	Made AYP
Franklin Military Academy	Made AYP	Made AYP	Made AYP
George Mason ES	Made AYP	Made AYP	Made AYP
Martin Luther King Jr. MS	Did Not Make AYP	Made AYP	Made AYP
Woodville ES	Made AYP	Made AYP	Made AYP

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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.

While The Citizen covered stories from around the city, their purely local focus and civic interest shares as much with the community blogs as the more regional Times-Dispatch. It would be great to have the available run of The Citizen digitized and searchable.

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/08/10/the-citizen-1960s_7840/feed/ 4 http://chpn.net/news/2009/08/03/armstrong%e2%80%99s-2009-football-schedule-is-mostly-away_7678/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/08/03/armstrong%e2%80%99s-2009-football-schedule-is-mostly-away_7678/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:10:36 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=7678 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.

2009 Armstrong Football Schedule

Fri 09/11/09 Thomas Jefferson High 4:00PM

Sat 09/19/09 @ John Marshall High School 1:00PM

Fri 09/25/09 @ Colonial Heights High School 7:30PM

Fri 10/02/09 @ Henrico High School 7:00PM

Fri 10/09/09 @ Lee-Davis High School 7:00PM

Fri 10/16/09 @ Midlothian High School 7:30PM

Fri 10/23/09 Atlee High School 4:45PM

Fri 10/30/09 Highland Springs High School 4:45PM

Fri 11/06/09 @ Varina High School 7:00PM

Fri 11/13/09 @ Hanover High School 7:00PM

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/08/03/armstrong%e2%80%99s-2009-football-schedule-is-mostly-away_7678/feed/ 0 http://chpn.net/news/2009/07/17/sign-up-now-for-champions-youth-developmental-basketball-camp_7191/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/07/17/sign-up-now-for-champions-youth-developmental-basketball-camp_7191/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:31:36 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=7191 Sign up now for the Champions Youth Developmental Basketball Camp being held the last week in July. This free week-long camp for boys and girls ages 9-13 will run 9AM-noon Monday July 27-Friday July 31 at Armstrong High School. Pre-registration is required and interested families should contact Dr. Leon Wright Bey, Camp Director, at (804)536-6394.

Participants will receive free breakfast and lunch, basketballs expert instruction, t-shirts, school supplies and awards. Each camp will include 100 students. This will be the camps third year in Richmond.

Openings are available on a first-come, first served basis.

In addition, there is a Petersburg Camp to be held: MONDAY, JULY 27, 2009 – THURSDAY 30, 2009 – 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. – Petersburg High School; 3101 Johnson Road.

Champions Youth Developmental Basketball Camp (CDBC) began in Petersburg in 2005 and focuses on holistic skills development, including: Basketball, Academic, Life and Leadership (BALL). CDBC is produced by the nonprofit organization, Friends Helping Friends, Petersburg Department of Parks and Leisure Services, and through the leadership of Director Tami Yerby, and Camp Director Dr. Leon Wright Bey of Virginia State University, who previously served as Virginia State University’s (VSU) Women’s Basketball Coach and Athletic Director.

In addition to the support provided by a variety of sponsors, key to the success of these camps is the help of numerous high school and collegiate basketball coaches; current/former athletes, educators, administrators, entrepreneurs, and community leaders, who serve as clinicians, motivational speakers, and support staff.

Assistance in bringing this camp to Richmond included, but was not limited to, support from Richmond City Councilman Marty Jewell, Central 5th District; Richmond Department of Parks and Recreation; Randy Ashe, Athletic Director, Richmond City Public Schools’ Armstrong High School (AHS); Darryl Watts, AHS Head Coach for Boy’s Basketball; and former local high school and Virginia State University Head Football Coach, Lou Anderson. Support for this year’s camp is also being provided by Richmond City Councilwoman Betty Squire, East End 7th District.

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/07/17/sign-up-now-for-champions-youth-developmental-basketball-camp_7191/feed/ 0 http://chpn.net/news/2009/06/10/armstrong-evacuated-due-to-gas-leak_6225/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/06/10/armstrong-evacuated-due-to-gas-leak_6225/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:38:10 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=6225 Armstrong High School was evacuated this morning at around 10AM this morning “after a smell of gas started filling the school“.

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The Personality feature in the April 23-25 issue of the Richmond Free Press profiles Jennifer Tillery, 17, of Gilpin Court. Graduating a year early from Armstrong High with a 3.88 GPA, Jennifer was recently awarded the $7,000 2009 Stephen J. Bollinger Memorial Scholarship.

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/04/25/congratulations-to-armstrongs-jennifer-tillery_5595/feed/ 4 http://chpn.net/news/2009/04/24/open-house-at-armstrong-high-school_5543/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/04/24/open-house-at-armstrong-high-school_5543/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:20:53 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=5543 Armstrong High School‘s PTSA will host an open house from 6-8PM on April 29 in an effort to attract greater support and involvement from the community. The event will highlight the various academic departments, community resources, and extra-curricular activities such as band and choir. Call (804)780-4449 for more information.

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The construction of Armstrong High School (February 6, 1952) (via the Adolph B. Rice collection).

From the RPS history of Armstrong High School:

In September 1952, Armstrong High School moved to its present location on Church Hill, adjacent to Oakwood Cemetery. The new building (42 classrooms, shops, homemaking and commercial education rooms, auditorium, gymnasium, cafeteria, and library) made it possible to offer an expanded and more comprehensive curriculum to the students in grades 7-12. (Graves Junior High School was then organized at the West Leigh Street site.)

Once again, Armstrong’s new quarters were immediately crowded, subsequently leading to the use of modular classrooms and a system of staggered openings/closings. Therefore elementary schools were soon forced to retain the seventh grade, and the eighth grade was diverted to the East End building when it became available.

Renovations in 1966 enlarged Armstrong’s kitchen and cafeteria; a two-phase air conditioning program was carried out in 1969 and 1982.

In October 1980, the School Board granted the request of the East End Think Action Committee to name the Armstrong gymnasium for an Armstrong graduate and long-time coach, the late Maxie Cleveland Robinson. [...]

In Summer 2004, the school board issued a consolidation work plan for East-End area schools. Armstrong was one of the schools included in this consolidation. Armstrong High School has been combined with John F. Kennedy High School, located on 2300 Cool Lane, and now goes by New Armstrong.

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/04/06/building-a-new-armstrong-high-school_5251/feed/ 1 http://chpn.net/news/2009/03/31/new-vdoe-report-details-on-time-graduation-rates_5104/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/03/31/new-vdoe-report-details-on-time-graduation-rates_5104/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:29:18 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=5104 The Virginia Department of Education today released state-level, division-level and school-level reports that detail outcomes for students who entered the ninth-grade for the first time in 2004 and were scheduled to graduate in the spring of 2008.

RPS had a 65.9% graduation rate and a 16.2% dropout rate. Armstrong HS had a 56.1% on-time graduation rate and a 16.2% dropout rate. Franklin Military Academy had an amazing 98.4% on-time graduation rate and shows no drop-outs. FMA trailed only the nationally-lauded Open High and Community High, both of which had 100% on-time graduation rates. (more detail for Armstrong & Franklin)

Statewide, of the 96,152 students in the cohort, 8,347, or 8.7 percent, dropped out; 0.4 percent were reported as being on long-term medical or family leave or expelled for one year with the potential of returning to school; and the status of two percent could not be determined with current state data.  A student whose status is unconfirmed is not counted as a dropout until it is established that he or she is not enrolled in another public or private school or receiving home instruction.

Today’s release complements the Virginia On-Time Graduation Rate reports published last October with more specific data.

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/03/31/new-vdoe-report-details-on-time-graduation-rates_5104/feed/ 23 http://chpn.net/news/2009/03/21/armstrong-mentoring-programs-having-a-positive-effect_4884/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/03/21/armstrong-mentoring-programs-having-a-positive-effect_4884/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:50:08 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=4884 In a strong contrast to all the noise about Armstrong’s troubles at the beginning of the year, today’s RTD has a look at what Principal Dimitric Roseboro and a number of mentoring programs are doing towards ensuring that the students are successful:

It’s a chance to talk to different men who have been successful in life,” Sizemore said of the morning sessions. “It has taught me how to be a better individual. And it’s taught me how to better manage my time. It’s taught me how to plan long-term goals.”

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/03/21/armstrong-mentoring-programs-having-a-positive-effect_4884/feed/ 0 http://chpn.net/news/2009/02/18/local-black-history-month-articles-in-the-voice_4401/ http://chpn.net/news/2009/02/18/local-black-history-month-articles-in-the-voice_4401/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:11:07 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=4401 As part of their celebration of Black History Month, The Richmond Voice has published a series of local histories as A Trip Down Memory Lane that includes a look at the Church Hill Train Tunnel collapse and histories of the Fourth Baptist Church and Armstrong High School, as well as Civil Rights sit-ins in Richmond during the 1960s, the demolition of Fulton, and a look at a more recent controversy at the Canal Walk.

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2009/02/18/local-black-history-month-articles-in-the-voice_4401/feed/ 0 http://chpn.net/news/2008/11/01/armstrong-drops-last-game-of-season_2928/ http://chpn.net/news/2008/11/01/armstrong-drops-last-game-of-season_2928/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:23:56 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=2928 The Armstrong Wildcats (2-8) ended their season with a 14-12 home loss to the Atlee Raiders. A pair of 4th quarter touchdowns sealed the deal for the Raiders (2-8).

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]]> http://chpn.net/news/2008/10/25/wildcats-finally-score-in-loss-to-henrico_2890/feed/ 0 http://chpn.net/news/2008/10/23/community-forum-tonight-at-armstrong_2881/ http://chpn.net/news/2008/10/23/community-forum-tonight-at-armstrong_2881/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:48:54 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=2881 There will be a community forum at Armstrong High School tonight at 6PM to address recent turmoil at the school [1] [2].

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