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By Gerald Ochs
Rappahannock News Writer
The first day of school is a mixed blessing. It’s a time to meet old friends and new, to give up that summer freedom, to get back to academics and athletics, for the parents to take a bit of a breather and renew that school year routine, and it’s a time for the students and the whole community to meet this year’s crop of new teachers.
Some of the meeting and greeting will be possible at book day on Thursday, Aug. 23, from 2 to 5 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. at both the elementary and high schools. If that does not bring you into contact with everyone you want to see, then the first day of school will do it. School starts this year on Monday, Aug. 27 but will end early that day with release at 1:40.
New teachers at RCES this year include first grade teacher Linda Dunn, fresh from the University of Oklahoma, seventeen year Englishteaching veteran Caesar Roy, and social studies teacher Jimmy Swindler, who undoubtedly wins the coveted “Longest-Term Rappahannock Resident New Teacher at RCES Award.”
Middle school ranks are complete with new science teacher Gail R. O’Neal from the University of Pittsburgh, and eighth grade math teacher Teresa Elliot, who holds a Masters in Teaching from Aurora University.
The RCHS culinary program gets a twelve course meal with the signon of Mary Arthur, who graduated from the Culinary Institute of American and was the Executive Resident Chef at the Alaska Governor’s Mansion and a baker/cook at the Inn at Little Washington.
The special education program at the RCPS will get a boost with three new staffers: Nancy Allegretto, who has served as a principal for ten years, a health education director for five years, and a middle school teacher for five years, takes over as Director of Special Education; Jill Edwards, with a degree in special education and four years of special ed. teaching experience, joins the RCHS special education teaching team; and she is joined at RCHS by special education teacher Mark Matney, who holds a Masters in Special Education from the University of Virginia.
Math and sciences at RCHS too will gain with the skills and experience of three new teachers: Scott Stephens, with eight years of experience and a degree in Secondary Math Education will teach math; Charles Hui, with degrees from the University of Hong Kong and Purdue, and with seven years of high school and college teaching experience will also become an RCHS math teacher; and Bill Hunt, with thirty years of experience and degrees from the University of Florida and Duke University will teach chemistry and physics.
Melissa Delcour will join RCHS as an English teacher. She holds a Masters Degree in Education and has sixteen years of experience in
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