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Waynesboro Public Schools’graduation rate for 2019 falls justbelow the state rate, but AugustaCounty Schools students are grad-
uating at a higher rate.Graduation rates were released
Tuesday acrossVirginia, where thestate rate stands at 91.5 percent.
Waynesboro Schools Superin-tendent Dr. Jeff Cassell said thatthe school system’s graduationrates have improved every year for
the past five years.The school system’s graduation
rate is now at 89 percent, with adrop-out rate of 5.6 percent.
Graduation rates exclude stu-dents who earn a GED and whodo not finish high school in fouryears.
“Whenever we have a trend Ithink it shows sustainability,” saidCassell.
Augusta County Schools’ gradu-ation rate is 92.8.
“Although we are proud that wehave maintained a consistent on-time graduation rate and a low
drop-out rate, both surpassingthe state average, we realize westill have work to do,” said AugustaCounty Schools SuperintendentDr. Eric W. Bond in a statement.
The school system’s drop-out
Graduation rates atWaynesboro schools just belowstate average
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Area law enforcement will be takingsteps toward reducing assaults on Satur-day.
The fourth annual Walk a Mile in HerShoes lets law enforcement officers liter-
ally step into women’s shoespete in a relay race wearingheels, all to take a stand againsdomestic violence.
Law enforcement offi-cers representing Augusta
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A member of the Augusta County Sher-iff’s Office’s Orange Team competes lastyear in the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes relayrace at Wilson Memorial High School in
Fishersville. His team won the race.
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
Fall’s favorite fruit will be available asa treat this weekend.
Youth from Waynesboro will be sell-ing homemade apple dumplings onSaturday starting at 8 a.m. at 1 LumosPlaza behind the Waynesboro Fire De-partment.
“We’re gearing up for another fan-tastic weekend,” said Dirk Gold, one ofthe youth leaders.
Preparation of the dumplings takesplace the day before the event, allmade from raw ingredients of flour,sugar and cinnamon as well a collec-
tion of other secret ingredients.“There’s nothing pre-made about
them,” Gold said. “It’s an all-day af-fair and the baking of the dumplingsgoes well into the night over at the fire-house so they’re homemade and fresh.The secret sauce is what really sells thedumplings.”
The annual Apple Dumpling fun-draiser is 37 years old, dating back to1982.
The event was pioneered in 1982 asa fundraiser for The Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints. The apple
Apple dumplings on sale this weekend
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Volunteers with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsmake apple dumplings on Oct. 4 that the church’s youth sold atApple Days Craft Show in Waynesboro last Saturday.
BY LOGAN [email protected]
(540) 932-3562
VERONA – The AugustaCounty Board of Supervi-sors addressed questionsfrom a handful of countyresidents on Wednesdaynight regarding the ongo-ing downtown Stauntoncourthouse project.
In May of 2018, Au-gusta County supervisorsvoted to demolish the65-year-old district courtsbuilding in downtownStaunton and build a newfacility that would houseall county courts. Thecurrent 117-year-old Au-gusta County courthousewould be renovated andserve as office space forthe commonwealth’s at-torney, court services andmagistrate. The estimatedcost is $70 million. Thedecision came a yearand a half after countyvoters rejected a refer-endum to move thecounty courts to Ve-rona and build a $45million courts com-plex.
Last month, in a 5-2vote, the supervisorsdecided to purchase aneighboring property to
Supes hearconcerns onStauntoncourthouse
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