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Marshall sought board approval for a weekend trip to New York City for nine advanced placement studio art students. The trip would be privately funded and would provide the students with an opportunity to "look at art" to help prepare them for presentations of their own work. The board agreed to the trip, subject to a review of liability issues by Dr. Gangel.
•Brion Patterson, "speaking on his own," provided the board with information on those classes whose teachers were successful in exceeding benchmarks and state averages in SOL testing. These "state beaters," he said, should be recognized publicly, and efforts made to ensure that they stay in Rappahannock.
•RCES Principal and Family Life Education Committee member Raye Tupper spoke of the committee’s efforts in developing a
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