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ticulture program will provide students with “skills to enter the working world from high school...or as preparation for college,” he said.
“It’s ironic that the school board would veto the horticulture classroom” at the same time that the county planning commission is expressing concern over the decline of Rappahannock’s orchard industry, commented Mary Schumaker, noting that two members currently serve on both bodies.
According to Bloomer, Piedmont Regional School has no plans to implement a horticulture program since Madison, Orange and Culpeper high schools—three of the four participating localities—either already have such a program or will have one in the next two to three years.
Capacity of 250
Before reviewing space needs at the high school, Dr. Bloomer noted that RCHS was constructed in I960 with a capacity of approximately 250 students. An addition built in 1966 increased classroom capacity by 100 but included no expansion of library, restroom, office, storage or other support facilities. According to Bloomer, RCHS enrollment now stands at about 470 with an annual increase of 20
94.7%